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11-27-2009, 02:22 AM
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| KingFish  Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 40
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         |  Coral Gardening in Fiji Highlighted in BBC Series Over the summer the BBC released an incredible series called 'Fragile Paradise' about the South Pacific. If you missed it, check out this clip which highlights the coral restoration efforts of the Corals For Conservation program which began in Fiji in 1999. The growth on the hard corals is stunning and you should start drooling by the 2 minute mark. 'As part of the coral program, we trim bits and pieces off of rare, and where possible temperature tolerant corals, and then grow them to several hundred times the original fragment size to create “mother corals”.' 'Two-year-old mother corals are then trimmed to produce coral seed fragments that the communities grow in the coral farms and restoration sites. All of the coral farms thus produce only second and third generation corals, completely avoiding the negative impact of wild harvesting of corals.' For more on the efforts of the Corals for Conservation program, visit their Web site: Corals For Conservation BBC Series Info: BBC - BBC Two Programmes - South Pacific, Series 1, Fragile Paradise _________ Go slow, let it grow. My tank build thread <-- Support 3reef! - Now with monthly option for only $2! 3reef shirts here! - Now with free bumper stickers! Help Me with unanwered posts! Promote! |
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11-27-2009, 09:22 AM
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| Torch Coral  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: reno, NV Age: 14
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 |  saw this vid the other day cool stuff! _________ ocellaris clownfish pair, strawberry pseudochromis, blue damsel 70w metal halide pendant, 10 gallon sump/fuge don't click this, seriously. |
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11-27-2009, 10:21 AM
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| Aiptasia Anemone  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Age: 25
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| wow, thats really awesome! |
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11-27-2009, 10:38 AM
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| Pajama Cardinal  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SE Kansas Age: 30
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| Wish my acros would grow that much in 6 months. Just shows how far we have to go to actually mimic nature. |
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11-27-2009, 05:03 PM
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| 3reef Sponsor  Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado
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 | Frag racks in the ocean? I'm feeling slightly jealous here. Seriously though that's some amazing work they are doing to help save the reefs. This looks like a more viable option than propagating in aquariums and moving back to the oceans. |
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11-27-2009, 07:18 PM
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| Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ft lauderdal Florida Age: 16
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| that would be a amazing job _________ 40 gallon custom acrylic  50+ pounds of live rock aquaticlife 159 watt t5 fixture 2 maxi jet 1200 powerheads Aqua C w/ MJ1200 |
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