Collecting SPS today

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Actually, I am not a sir, but a Mrs. And I own and operate a coral aquaculture facility here in NC. We make our own rock.

So...yes, it is illegal? Or no? I find the scuba tank law a little fuzzy?

I am glad you take an active role in conservation...please take care who you fling accusations at, though...I just asked you a question. If you aren't doing anything wrong, there shouldn't be anything to be angry about. :)
 
Puffyluv said:
Actually, I am not a sir, but a Mrs. And I own and operate a coral aquaculture facility here in NC. We make our own rock.

So...yes, it is illegal? Or no? I find the scuba tank law a little fuzzy?

I am glad you take an active role in conservation...please take care who you fling accusations at, though...I just asked you a question. If you aren't doing anything wrong, there shouldn't be anything to be angry about. :)
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No, you accused right off the bat, with an accusatory question......So you're in the wrong here. Maybe you should have asked "Are you collecting legally?"
 
jason78 said:
Steve





Yes the sun coral is being feed. This was the condition it was in when rescue from a tide pool. It was a victim of the last storm as well. One side was in the sand.
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Good stuff :) Just thought I'd ask as a lot of people seem to get them and not know they need feeding and then wonder why they die off. Best of luck with recovery of it, I've seen pictures of them coming back from much worse!
 
Honestly, it sounds as if you are both working toward the greater good of the hobby and reef preservation, so can we please get on with this incredibly interesting topic? Please keep us posted on the progress of your aquarium and reef observations while diving.
 
Thanks everyone i will keep this updated as I see noticeable progress.

As for the fuzzy part. It is not fuzzy at all. If you are on any artificial air source like scuba tanks or an air line from a boat it is illegal to collect anything. If your free diving or snorkeling you can take anything you want except red coral. Red coral is highly sought after because it is made into gem stones. It is very valuable. But it is not legal to take anything else except for specific crabs, one species of urchin called a collector urchin and a species of cone shell. Lastly just to keep up the education part. I can go to the reef and collect any fish I want too. I can use my hands, traps, and held nets and even casting nets. They love Vienna Sausages and swarm to it. Not hard to catch fish.

Now back to me. I don't collect fish, I buy from local breeders to preserve and support the economy. I don't take from the reef or a mother colony. I only collect non thriving broken places that are dying and going to turn into sand with the tides. The only reason they die is due to the low flow and bad water or being in the sand so there is no reason they can't thrive in my aquarium.
 
The thing is once you see a real reef with your own eyes you realise the devastation caused by storms alone, even normal weather will see lots of corals moved closer to the beach, where they eventually become the beach.

In fiji I saw quite a few washed up montipora, how they got onto the beach and remained alive astonished me, I threw a few back in but am pretty sure they are destined for coral gravel :lol:
I have seen enormous table acros in the maldives just knocked over on their sides from storm damage, the main coral having died but new tips growing into a new plate, so so much damage from storms, sad really, but then that is how reefs are built I suppose.

Ordinary weather alone causes more damage to reefs than the aquarium trade I'd wager. Pollution and over fishing are real problems along with crown of thorns which are a huge problem.
I wonder if the real reason so many reefs are stone white with dead coral is because crown of thorns are eating them, I've witnessed with my own eyes what they do. I was told in fiji that most of the coral coast is gone because of them.
 
Redrosetuscan said:
The thing is once you see a real reef with your own eyes you realise the devastation caused by storms alone, even normal weather will see lots of corals moved closer to the beach, where they eventually become the beach.

In fiji I saw quite a few washed up montipora, how they got onto the beach and remained alive astonished me, I threw a few back in but am pretty sure they are destined for coral gravel :lol:
I have seen enormous table acros in the maldives just knocked over on their sides from storm damage, the main coral having died but new tips growing into a new plate, so so much damage from storms, sad really, but then that is how reefs are built I suppose.

Ordinary weather alone causes more damage to reefs than the aquarium trade I'd wager. Pollution and over fishing are real problems along with crown of thorns which are a huge problem.
I wonder if the real reason so many reefs are stone white with dead coral is because crown of thorns are eating them, I've witnessed with my own eyes what they do. I was told in fiji that most of the coral coast is gone because of them.
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This is very true. As we see them we remove them.
 
Small update. They are a little upset from a new aquascape
This one is starting to turn blue and grow over previous dead spots.


You can't see it great from this angle but this one from above is starting to turn pink and has very green pollups




 
Really enjoy this thread too!
I love how the sps progresses from being left for dead to the road of recovery.
Jason, I've made up my mind that I'll be chasing for updates every now and then so be prepared.
 
Nothing new. Waiting on my new bulbs to see if I can get more color. We are over stocked on sps. I like to give them a couple months to color up. If they don't I will take them back out to the reef and the go to the tide pools at low tied and collect replacements. But the MH lights I am running now are almost 10k so I am getting lots of growth but not a ton of color.
 
Just an update. With the great weather I was able to return some SPS to the ocean. I chose an area that was void of any reef due to current going the wrong direction. But with three to ten feet of water and amazing formations it will turn into a beautiful reef.

Here is what was returned.


And some updated pics
Going from brown to amazing green with pink tips



Turned green last week or two when I started feeding and adding trace elements.


This thick one is going green to pink.


Purple Tips


My personal fave


 
I like what your doing to help the reef. may I ask what you are adding in trace elements and food...?
 
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