Has anyone ever tried to move coral from a tank to the ocean?

I am bored at work just researching different things and was wondering if this has ever been done if so what was the out come?

 

I hear the other way around has been quite successful.

 

NOAA, SECORE, and a multitude of other governmental and environmental agencies DO NOT WANT THIS DONE. We mix corals from all over the world in our little glass boxes. They don't want us to potentially mix bacteria or diseases from the Red Sea into say coral reefs off the Florida Keys. There's just too much scientists don't know yet and they don't want to take the risk.

For instance, look at Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa prolifera. Who would have thought that would have happened??

 

Very interesting reading thank you

 

Not to mention that you can introduce a species with no natural predators that just takes everything over. Look at all the land species of plants and animals that wreak havoc on the ecosystems they've been introduced to. Cane toads anyone?

Check out: Global Invasive Species Database

 

BTW, they do actually rebuild reefs and establish corals on them. However, the corals are from the damaged reef. They build the structure out of reef balls. Then they go and frag the corals that are there and glue them onto the reef balls. Then it's just a matter of waiting. After a number of years, the fish populations are up, the invertabrate population is up, the reef balls don't look man-made anymore and the coral population is saved. reef balls - Google Search

 

That's very cool, man! Thanks for the info an link.

 

Really cool with the balls being made of concrete and ashes ..

So many cemetaries taking up soo much space that really can't be used for anything else.. At least underwater the "cemetary" becomes a reef.

 

I just spent some time reading up on these. Very cool, thanks for sharing.

 

i think i saw those reef balls on dirty jobs before..