The Elegance Coral Project

Yes, you did offer to help and then Stephen was all over it FAST and just got it done. Thanks for the offer, anyway. ;)

The one really taking the load on this, of course, is Eric. And not just the obvious ... obtaining and working with coral samples, but also all of the contact, emails and fielding questions that only he can answer.

Well enough back patting going on around here. Time to just get back to work and keep this thing rolling.
 
foundation

foundation

"It has been my hope from the beginning that this could grow into a full fledged research organization that could continue past even this project."

Cathy, I think this is a great Idea and I agree with you! I think Eric did mention in the beginning about continuing research and going to gonapora(sp?) next. I am willing to help.

Perhaps industry/business support should be recognized by a mention of name and not amount. That way we could recognize them but not the size of the donation. (even giving Eric the elegance corals is a donation as they had to purchase them in the first place)

One thing I know, "fighting" (argueing, bickering) is a turn off and if we want support, we need to stop doing it on the thread. Please don't get me wrong I understand your frustration! After going back to a place where I have spent several thousands of dollars and they were too busy to talk to me, I got upset. I did get the pictures. Just no info about them :(

Can we get some letterhead, or something to hand out when businesses (LFS) are to busy to have someone "bend their ear". Being a lowly hobiest I don't usually get to talk to owners or VIPs. But handing them written material might get to someone important. If nothing else I will get the information Eric posted at the begining of this thread printed up. (40 ppl at 1 club meeting 40 at another ... all add up) I'm hoping for more support.

Mae
 
Thanks for the Kind words everyone...it really is no bother ...

Mark, you are more than welcome to add your spoon to the broth at any time. In fact I may actually need the help. :-) I am in the process of getting a new laptop setup and it has put me behind on several projects. I will be uploading some new images to the site (for those that have sent them, I am not ignoring you)

Thanx again!
 
Specimen update:
Today marks one week since I purchased the 7 corals. They all appear to be eating and doing well. One of them seemed to be retracting but looked quite good today. Another that looked good the past few days looked slightly retracted today. I believe they are exhibiting normal behavior so far. Time will tell. I am collecting pictures every few days. I'm not sure what to do with them (the pictures) but should anyone be collecting them let me know.

Regards,
Kevin
Aquatic Dreams LFS
Spokane WA.
 
Kevin, you asked the same question I was going to ask. I know Eric wants the pictures, but Steve (Vert) do I send them to you also?
Eric, do you want me to go back over the course of ? to take pics at the LFS to see how they are progressing? One definately appears to be on it's last legs :( I will try to talk to someone "in charge" there to see If maybe they will give me the one to send to you, or send it directly. With a copy of the word document in hand, maybe they will be more willing to talk to me. Maybe it was just a weekend that was too busy. Anyway, will try again.

As many times as I've visited the site I didn't see the word doc, Thanks Steve.(Vert)

Mae
 
Yes please send me the photos with as much detail as you can. A good way to catalog them is to make notes referencing the image name. That way I can put it together without bugging you about it.

The images I have received so far are being put with text and will wait for Eric to return before posting so that as few mistakes are made as possible. I am no scientist, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn last night so I feel qualified...:D

Thanx- Send photos and text to spollock@carolina.rr.com
 
********** THANK YOU! ************* THANK YOU! ************* THANK YOU! **********

....................................... Tom Haines .....................................

............................................. $20 .........................................

Thanks for your support!
 
*********** A BIG THANK YOU TO THE LAND DOWN UNDER! ************

...................... Thank you, Sandra Hinloopen! .......................

...............................Miareefer .....................................

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A messeage from Miareefer: "C'mon Aussies .. Chip in."
 
Elegance

Elegance

Hi ime proud to help out a little on a excellent cause thankfully for us here in oz we are not affected with unexplainable catalphylia losses. I personally have 6 in my tanks and i rate them as indestructible . I asked Eric a few weeks ago if he could have a look at a few photos of my largest cat cause it was expeirencing some strange stoney growths under some polyps and his opinion was it was throwing a few daughter colonys .Its at the point of almost dropping them at the moment . So anyway good luck with the study and ime looking forward to a possible conclusion.
Miareefer
 
Having done my share of research I can appreciate the difficulty with funding. I hope this helps out. i had some trouble with pay pal. Did you get the contribution? I wasn't able to get back to the LFS today but will attempt a trip and a photo tomorrow. I would pick up the coral myself, but am concerned about 2 transfers. I may pay for it to be held in the dealer tank until the weather here in Buffalo warms up a bit. I will try to photograph it nonetheless.

As far as fund raising via this forum, I am in full support of establishing a dedicated foundation type funding organization through the forum. I think it worthwhile and will certainly provide intermittant support if it was established. Perhaps a scientific team could be established to review proposed projects so that unsound or potentially unfruitful projects would be less likely to be funded. This would be a great way for those of us with captive reefs to give something back. (I'm sure you can delay buying that new reef gismo for one more month to find out what's going on with the elegance coral and others)

Ron:)
 
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I went back to the lfs first thing yesterday and the coral was sold. I'll keep an eye out for others, but we only have 1 lfs with coral in the area.

Ron
 
**************THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH! ****************

....................... Ronald Alberico .............................

............................... $300 .....................................

............................ AWESOME! ................................
 
Hi Mark! We're at $2,390 so we're getting closer to Eric's goal of $3,500. I think there are some corals out there, too that people are waiting till Eric gets back before they send them.

I'm hoping as the word extends out of RC that we''ll continue to have donations come in to get us the rest of the way.

Thanks!
Cathy
 
Just an update, so far my elegance is doing wonderful and I don't think it contracted the disease of the other one I sent out to Eric. I love this coral!

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Amanda
 
congradulations on your healthy specimen,mine still appears very healthy too,but i have trouble shrinking file sizes down to 50k so i cant post pics
 
davejnz said:
congradulations on your healthy specimen,mine still appears very healthy too,but i have trouble shrinking file sizes down to 50k so i cant post pics
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http://www.imageresizer.com/
 
Of the 6 I photographed last weekend 4 were still at the LFS- 2 were missing (dead?) 1 was a skeleton with a slight bubble of tissue. 1 was slightly puffy and 2 others were soo swollen they looked more like jellyfish :( I didn't have my camera with me today.
Will try to go tomorrow and take pics.
Mae
 
MaeThunder said:
Of the 6 I photographed last weekend 4 were still at the LFS- 2 were missing (dead?) 1 was a skeleton with a slight bubble of tissue. 1 was slightly puffy and 2 others were soo swollen they looked more like jellyfish :( I didn't have my camera with me today.
Will try to go tomorrow and take pics.
Mae
Click to expand...
Hopefully that LFS will get the hint and stop selling these corals
until a cure can be found
 
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