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Current
Totals |
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1/2 Million
Reef Balls in World |
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40 Countries |
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3,200+ Projects |
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17 Authorized Contractors Worldwide |
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World’s
Largest Designed Reef Manufacturer |
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Stability |
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Vortexed Holes |
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Surface & pH |
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Variable Sizes |
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Light Zones |
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Adapter Plugs For Secure Transplants |
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Totally Adaptable “Baserock” for Natural Reefs. |
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Specifically designed for Corals |
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Floating Deployment / Low Cost |
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Universally Permitable, Industry Standard--adds
a living reef |
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Protection of Investment-Stable |
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Allows focus on Corals, not substrate |
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300+ Reasons to Build Reefs-Today Coral |
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“Default Goal”-
Mimic Natural Reefs |
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Coral Propagation &
Restoration Projects
should adhere to
default goal |
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Minimize Underwater/Diver Work |
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Wide Range of Corals-Soft & Hard |
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Minimize Costs |
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Strong Attachment |
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Simple enough for volunteers/indigenous work
forces |
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Allow morphology changes-Relocate |
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No damage to natural reefs. |
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Compatible with Aquarium Industry “plug”
standards |
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#8 Rubber Stoppers in Mold |
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Hole for Coral Plug-Wherever Desired on Reef
Ball…12-128 per Ball. |
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1-3 Minute pH Neutral Cement Mix |
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Standard Medicine Plastic Cup for Mold |
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Propagated or Transplanted Corals embedded
directly into the Concrete |
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Works on nearly all hard corals and Gorgonian
Corals |
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Grow out required for some other species in a
controlled setting. |
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Case Study of Coral Propagation using Reef
Balls. |
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40 indoor tanks, 60 gallons each |
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R/O H20, Instant Ocean, MH Lighting |
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4 banks of connected tanks |
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Reverse Daylight Photosynthesis Filtration, turf
algae & Calerpras |
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Produces 500 Plugs/ Month w/ 90 day grow-out. |
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Demonstration Only-Stage 2 outdoors |
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Reef Ball Training-Reef Ball Asia |
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Tanks & Technical-John Walch |
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Propagation-Todd R. Barber, RBDG US |
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Grant from Malaysian Gov’t to Coral life |
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Marketing, SMART Fish |
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Lab Production, Export-Coral life |
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Temperature…added A/C |
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Nudibranch Infection |
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From Malaysian Nat’l Parks |
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Special Permits-Imperiled Corals |
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Some
for
Aquarium
Resale |
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Others for
Restoration |
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After 1st Mother Corals, plugs planted on Reef
Balls |
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Subsequent Stock from 3rd Generation off Reef
Balls |
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Some Reef Balls used for restoration work |
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New “wild” collections only for new species. |
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First Corals for Export Spring 2002 |
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Requires outdoor facility to be economically
viable |
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Color Morphs & Variety drives Aquarium Mkt
Demand |
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Diversity/suitability drives restoration demand |
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