The Elegance Coral Project
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AEALOVESHERGIRLS
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Thanks!!
crpeck
Premium Member
************ THANKS! ************THANKS! *************THANKS!
.................................. Reef Cherie .............................
..........................................$20...................................
************** We're at $695! ****************
Who is going to be the one to push us over $700?????
All donations, large or small will help accomplish Eric's research! Every donor is a part of this project! Keep 'em coming.
****************** THANKS! *******************
For PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=CoralResearch%40midsouth.rr.com&no_note=1&tax=0¤cy_code=USD
Or mail a check:
Elegance Coral Project
c/o Catherine Peck, CPA
6387 Brooks Manor Cove
Memphis, TN 38119
.................................. Reef Cherie .............................
..........................................$20...................................
************** We're at $695! ****************
Who is going to be the one to push us over $700?????
All donations, large or small will help accomplish Eric's research! Every donor is a part of this project! Keep 'em coming.
****************** THANKS! *******************
For PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=CoralResearch%40midsouth.rr.com&no_note=1&tax=0¤cy_code=USD
Or mail a check:
Elegance Coral Project
c/o Catherine Peck, CPA
6387 Brooks Manor Cove
Memphis, TN 38119
Gene: thanks. I'll be looking for them
Amanda: it appears that at least one of your photos shows an elegance coral with the condition I am interested in.
Thanks, everyone, for the donations to date. I'll try to do a progress summary and make sure the website is updated within the next few days...as you might imagine, my email over-runneth right now with inquiries and information regarding this project. I am trying to keep up and sort through it all. be patient with me.
thanks....and find me some more sick corals!!
Amanda: it appears that at least one of your photos shows an elegance coral with the condition I am interested in.
Thanks, everyone, for the donations to date. I'll try to do a progress summary and make sure the website is updated within the next few days...as you might imagine, my email over-runneth right now with inquiries and information regarding this project. I am trying to keep up and sort through it all. be patient with me.
thanks....and find me some more sick corals!!
AEALOVESHERGIRLS
Premium Member
OK, my coral is now covered with white slime every morning and it has stopped feeding. It is definetly still alive though. I'm ready to send it to Coral heaven. So, I put it in 70% pure grain alcohol and 30% water? Is that RO water? I will ship it UPS NEXT Day Air to try to preserve as much as possible, OR I will try to ship it alive. Which do you want?
Amanda
Amanda
AEALOVESHERGIRLS
Premium Member
Where do I get grain alcohol? Is it the same as rubbing alcohol?
AEALOVESHERGIRLS
Premium Member
Well, I have a dilema...
I was looking closely at the sick coral and noticed that on it's base there are some cool hitchikers on there. I'm not even sure what they are, I'll take a picture if i can close enough. Now I don't know what to do.
I was looking closely at the sick coral and noticed that on it's base there are some cool hitchikers on there. I'm not even sure what they are, I'll take a picture if i can close enough. Now I don't know what to do.
crpeck
Premium Member
WOW!********** AWESOME!*********** WONDERFUL! ********THANK YOU!
........................... Gene Schwartz ..........................
...................... another $200 .......................
********Gene, You're the greatest! **********
Nowif Gene believes in this enough to send so much, surely you all can kick in $10 or $15. It ALL is appreciated and makes the statement that you're behind this project.
Thanks!
Cathy
........................... Gene Schwartz ..........................
...................... another $200 .......................
********Gene, You're the greatest! **********
Nowif Gene believes in this enough to send so much, surely you all can kick in $10 or $15. It ALL is appreciated and makes the statement that you're behind this project.
Thanks!
Cathy
davejnz
In Memoriam
Eric,I know your getting tons of e-mail so i'll just post here.How's that elegance that i shipped holding up?Is it healthy?On a side note,the one that i kept has opened up fully today and was probably withdrawn due to acclimation(still keeping my fingers crossed)Although it has yet to show a feeding response with frozen mysis,maybe i'll try another food.
Dave:
I told you it looked poor for several hours after intorduction and I wasn't certain it was really healthy. Well, its really healthy. Doing great. It is control species #1, and I thank you.
I am expecting four more sick elegance corals tomorrow. Sick elegance number three, acquired here in town, is on its last leg and is out of the live study. It will be fixed for histology within the hour.
I told you it looked poor for several hours after intorduction and I wasn't certain it was really healthy. Well, its really healthy. Doing great. It is control species #1, and I thank you.
I am expecting four more sick elegance corals tomorrow. Sick elegance number three, acquired here in town, is on its last leg and is out of the live study. It will be fixed for histology within the hour.
AEALOVESHERGIRLS
Premium Member
Need help!!!! Can't find grain alcohol anywhere in MI, what should I do, my coral is still alive, I want to preserve it asap!
Amanda
Amanda
Try the local high school chem lab teacher. Also, try the Walgreens or "Mom and Pop" drug store in town - unlikey that the WalMart or grocery store places will have any. In WI it is not legal to sell Everclear in the grocery liquor departments, though some liquor stores do have it. I got a little formulin from the local college bio teacher, but I would try the local mortician too. Hope one of these works....
AEALOVESHERGIRLS
Premium Member
I will call wallgreens right now, I have tried all the liquor stores and mom and pop as well as rite aid. I also looked under home medical. Wish me luck!
AEALOVESHERGIRLS
Premium Member
Well, no luck at walgreens 
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NOTICE!!
Today I recieved four sick elegance corals. I am greatly appreciative of the effort.
BUT
If you are sending live corals for the study, please take the time to ship them as described and properly. One of the corals today was sent in a small tupperware container in a small box with heat packs directly around the container. there was virtually no air in the container, so the coral sat in a small volume of stagnant water that probably went from very hot to very cold during its journey. This is what it looked like when I opened it (it is now useless for the study).
Two others were packed by a store. In fish bags without air above them, basically just tied with some water in them. They leaked, of course. They were put into a small box with pieces of styrofoam layed around them, totally unsealed to air, and some heat packs under the sytrofoam. The bag water was 56 F. Needless to say, it will be very hard to use these corals, too, since that temperature causes all sorts of stress that confound the study. I will put them into a tank to see if they recover and follow them, but they are not likely to be valuable, either, if they live.
The fourth coral came in a large bag with lots of water and some air, floated upside down on a piece of styrofoam. It also leaked, and had some packing around it, but was in a sealed container so cold air didn't hit the bag. The water temp was 72F, and the coral is fine.
Please, please, please...if you are going to send live corals, please take the time to pack and ship correctly. Its a total waste of effort and money if these small things are not done right. If you cannot or are worried about doing it correctly, please just fix the corals in ethanol or formalin as described, or contact me to determine the best course of action.
Again, I really appreciate the effort, and do not want to see the effort wasted.
Today I recieved four sick elegance corals. I am greatly appreciative of the effort.
BUT
If you are sending live corals for the study, please take the time to ship them as described and properly. One of the corals today was sent in a small tupperware container in a small box with heat packs directly around the container. there was virtually no air in the container, so the coral sat in a small volume of stagnant water that probably went from very hot to very cold during its journey. This is what it looked like when I opened it (it is now useless for the study).
Two others were packed by a store. In fish bags without air above them, basically just tied with some water in them. They leaked, of course. They were put into a small box with pieces of styrofoam layed around them, totally unsealed to air, and some heat packs under the sytrofoam. The bag water was 56 F. Needless to say, it will be very hard to use these corals, too, since that temperature causes all sorts of stress that confound the study. I will put them into a tank to see if they recover and follow them, but they are not likely to be valuable, either, if they live.
The fourth coral came in a large bag with lots of water and some air, floated upside down on a piece of styrofoam. It also leaked, and had some packing around it, but was in a sealed container so cold air didn't hit the bag. The water temp was 72F, and the coral is fine.
Please, please, please...if you are going to send live corals, please take the time to pack and ship correctly. Its a total waste of effort and money if these small things are not done right. If you cannot or are worried about doing it correctly, please just fix the corals in ethanol or formalin as described, or contact me to determine the best course of action.
Again, I really appreciate the effort, and do not want to see the effort wasted.
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davejnz
In Memoriam
Glad to hear the specimen is healthy,Now we just need 4 more healthy specimens and we're on our way.If anyone out there is shipping live specimens and are unsure how to do so,feel free to contact me and i will be glad to discuss with you how i sent mine.
It arrived at 72 degrees,a little cold but not too bad.
It arrived at 72 degrees,a little cold but not too bad.
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