by Admin | Mar 9, 2017 | Conservation, Events
Thanks to everyone that attended the CORAL ORGY as part of the 10th Borscht Film Festival this past Friday, February 24th at the New World Center on Miami Beach. CORAL ORGY was a site-specific audiovisual collaboration by Coral Morphologic and Animal Collective on the cosmic secrets behind the sexual reproduction of corals. Coral Morphologic proposes that unlocking the secrets of coral reproduction is a culminating achievement in humankind’s quest for colonization of planet Earth, and a first step towards restoring a healthy biosphere. Animal Collective performed an hour of new music inspired by the reefs while Coral Morphologic projections painted a cosmic world of fluorescent coral inside the Frank Gehry-designed room. We are grateful to have been able to include footage of one of the first predicted stony coral spawns in captivity from Project Coral at the Horniman Museum. This advancement in coral reproduction (led by aquarist Jamie Craggs) is evidence that humanity is finally crossing this all-important milestone at just the critical juncture when the world’s coral reefs are ailing most. We are proud to support the work of SECORE and the Coral Restoration Foundation, and were thrilled to be able to display their footage of corals spawning in nature across the New World Center’s 7,000 square foot video projection wall in Soundscape Park prior to the main event. Tags: Animal Collective, Borscht Corp., Borscht Diez, Borscht Film Festival, Coral Morphologic, Coral Restoration Foundation, Project Coral, SECORE This entry was posted on Sunday, March 5th, 2017 at 7:16 pm and is filed under Art. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. by Leonard Ho | Mar 9, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Look at the spectral plot. See anything novel? Orphek's new Atlantik V4 features new "dual-chip" LEDs including ones that produce infrared (above 800nm) light. by Leonard Ho | Mar 8, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
This Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus was‎ posted in the Singapore Reef Club Facebook page by Junkai Ong. It is one of (if not) the finest fairy wrasses we have ever laid our eyes on. And it's for sale! by Admin | Mar 8, 2017 | Photography, Science
Anyone interested in biology (and if you’re on this site, I bet you are) can’t help but be fascinated by mangroves. Here’s a selection of photographs that I took in Mauritius that shows a mangrove thicket at its... by Joe Rowlett | Mar 8, 2017 | Fish
The collectors at Dynasty Marine might very well have stumbled upon the first record of hybridization among the deepwater basslets in the genus Liopropoma. The fish seen here combines an interesting mix of traits found in two closely related species from South... by ReefBum | Mar 8, 2017 | Science, Tanks
Cyano is a common pest that can rear its ugly head when excess nutrients are present. It is often referred to as a form of algae but it is actually a bacteria (cyano is short for cyanobacteria). In most instances, the best remedy is to increase flow, siphon out what you can and abide by the rules of nutrient control by performing regular water changes, using a good skimmer, not overfeeding the tank, employing a good clean up crew and removing any detritus that might collect in the tank or sump. Cyano do rely on light since they are photosynthetic so in extreme cases the tank lights can be turned off for three days to knock back a bloom. If this option is chosen, one should siphon by Todd Gardner | Mar 7, 2017 | Aquaculture, Fish
As reported on the Reef Threads Podcast, Gramma dejongi can now be added to the ever growing list of captive-bred marine fishes. Around two months ago, at the start of the their spawning season, the Gramma dejongi in my lab at Suffolk County Community College began to... by Leonard Ho | Mar 7, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Scientists have documented a very rare hybrid between Dascyllus aruanus (the three-stripe/convict damsel) and D. reticulatus on the Great Barrier Reef.
