Curacao Reef Ball Project-July Update

Pictures sent in by Maureen Kuenen

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Reef Balls, Mid-July 2000
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White tips represent new and active growth.
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Note the growth of the hard coral over the plug.
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Acropora in the area., note dead area overgrown by algaes.
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Two plugs, the closer is done correctly with live tissue touching the base, the second will not attach properly as dead tissue is at the bottom. This can also be caused by bacteria introduced when handling a coral (use sterile gloves!) after the coral is in place.
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Good Lettuce Coral plug
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Note good growth around edges indicating healthy attachment to the Reef Ball
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Algae in the area, we are looking for sources of nitrates, ammonia or phosphate to explain it's proliferation.
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Bran fragment.
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Underwater culturing area, also being invaded by the prolific alage.
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Good shot of tissue growth over the plug.
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A plug that was overcome by algae.
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Soft coral.
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Algae competing with corals.
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Another experimental attachment method.
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Star corals.

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