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Check this out. You would have thought they would have asked us first!
Check this out. You would have thought they would have asked us first!
Rubber Reef?
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AquaReeferMan
Got Reef?
Wow. I dont even know where to begin. Who, why, how? What were they thinking?
boxfishpooalot
Active member
Yes thats sad. What can we learn from this?
I hate to admit but why would a reef not grow on it. After all it is a platform. Perhaps its because the tires leach a toxic chemical. I wonder what chemical?
I hate to admit but why would a reef not grow on it. After all it is a platform. Perhaps its because the tires leach a toxic chemical. I wonder what chemical?
reefD
New member
okay i was totally shocked when i read this. why? cayse in the 70's we had technology ot study the leaching properties of a car tire and how those leached elements would effect the ocean. thats when i said ...duhh! thats not it. they did study that and the amount of leached compounds were minimual and also majoprity was totally non toxic in long run. any case the issue was and i qoute
"While sponges and corals occasionally latched onto tires, most marine creatures had a difficult time finding a home on the unstable rubber surfaces. Studies by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found that few fish spent much time among the tires and that sponges and other immobile organisms could rarely live on them for long. Worse, the tires began to move. "
the materials began to break down and wash up on beaches. the constant shifting of the tires prevented any long term healthy coral growth.
"While sponges and corals occasionally latched onto tires, most marine creatures had a difficult time finding a home on the unstable rubber surfaces. Studies by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found that few fish spent much time among the tires and that sponges and other immobile organisms could rarely live on them for long. Worse, the tires began to move. "
the materials began to break down and wash up on beaches. the constant shifting of the tires prevented any long term healthy coral growth.
other than them not atractive to look at. they dont hurt a thing, their not an oil spill. we have them here off our coast in nc and the coral grows all over them as well as fish living in and around them . they arent very nice to look at on the beach when they wash up. I say throw em back in, weight em down with something that will keep them submerged. I have seen entire tire reefs with life forms all over them. If they are giong to put them out there they need to put them either deep down or somewhere that the current is not normally strong. there is however the threat of hurricanes that always was a few up. retie em and put em back out. they are alot better than toxic chemicals that are dumped in international water
that is the real problem. if you have powerheads in your tank chances are you have rubber in their too so how bad is it?
that is the real problem. if you have powerheads in your tank chances are you have rubber in their too so how bad is it?Frick-n-Frags
New member
I wonder how much shipping would be on an entire "tire reef"?
I want one!!!!!
should be perfect kiddie-pool sized, and quite appropriate for it to boot.....
I want one!!!!!
should be perfect kiddie-pool sized, and quite appropriate for it to boot.....
