Corals on Top of Corals
We all know how reefs are built. As years go by and corals grow, their old skeletons and those of other creatures build up and create enormous, intricate structures. What I want to share in this post is some pictures of the process, that show corals on top of...Reef Threads Podcast #309
Dana Riddle can help you grow corals quicker.
We’re back, because that’s what we do. This week’s topics include more about Chris Maupin’s research, Dana Riddle’s research, and jet-lagged corals. We hope you enjoy the show. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and ChristineSponsor: Rod’s Food
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Grow corals quickly
How to Grow Corals Quicker, Part II, Combined effects of velocity and alkalinity, Dana Riddle, Advanced Aquarist
Jet-lagged corals
Stony Corals suffer jet lag, too, Leonard Ho, Advanced Aquarist
The Last Bonaire Brain Coral
Good morning all, you can ask any seasoned diver who has been to Bonaire or the Caribbean in the past 10 years “what did you think about the reef on your last dive” and they will all say, “it’s not the same reef as we remember”. Due to years of massive tropical storms, overfishing, dragging nets and anchors, trash and runoff from shore our poor coral reefs are disappearing right before our very eyes and there is little we can do to stop it. On my last trip to Bonaire a few weeks ago I spent more time underwater shooting dying or dead corals than I did photographing fish or coral reef scenes, I must say it’s very alarming. I found colony after colony of wiped out endangered Staghorn coral and only a few brain corals like this one in the shallows, 14 years ago they were quite abundant.Let’s Talk Corals: Rock Anemones!
For this episode, we traveled to Plant City, Florida to speak to our friends at ACI Aquaculture about one of the hottest animal of 2016 and 2017, rock anemones! Exploding in vibrant in colors and extremely easy to keep, these anemones have become must have animal for...Sting Ray Fossil, Heliobatis Radians
Good morning friends, Aimee, the three dogs and yours truly just returned from the annual 2017 Tucson Gem and Mineral show. Now that I have spent years underwater I find myself more attracted to the underwater fossils more than ever and when I found this rare sting-ray I of course went crazy and had to photograph it! This was a large ray measuring around or close to 24 inches from top to bottom and cost around $10,000, more than I had with me… We spent days walking around looking at gems, minerals and fossils from all over the world but most pieces were way out of our budget, I think Aimee ended up with a sterling silver ring with a tiffany jasper (lavender) cabochon and I bought a colorful tripod bag from Tibet. While in Tucson I went out to help the SDMB association “Sonoran Desert Mountain Bike” help build a new trail at Star Pass which should be open sometime this year. I got up early two mornings in a row at 7:00 and rode the bike “burrrrrrrr” to Star Pass and met a group of around 40 other volunteers and worked swinging a pick for four hours each day, it was super fun and very rewarding.
