Spawning coral?

[Cassian]

so I just watched a really cool documentary about the Great Barrier Reef. One of the things it talked about was that once a year, in October, the whole reef reproduces by releasing millions of eggs and sperm into the water. Has this ever occurred in our tanks? because it would be a really neat experiment to work on if it hasn't ever been done.

 

[ndrwater]

It has. Dr. Richard Ross @Thales is doing research now on exactly that. He has been successful too from what I understand.

 

[Cassian]

It has. Dr. Richard Ross @Thales is doing research now on exactly that. He has been successful too from what I understand.

ooo very interesting!

 

[Jettareefer223]

I haven’t had sps spawn. My rainbow torch did 10 months ago it yeilded 2 randomly placed torches one posted up on a magnet with my one of stag colonies. The other right above jf jack o lantern decimating all the slow
progress in it had made lol.

Mother colony

Number 1

Number 2
Need to get new photo they’re getting big!

 

[Hemmdog]

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.3538

 

[Thales]

Hiya - getting on a plane but here is a video of the work we are doing.



Neptune Systems made this one that goes into some detail

 

[Cassian]

very neat everyone!

 

[Jettareefer223]

I promised updated pictures lol. Family photo day on the reef!

 

[Cassian]

I promised updated pictures lol. Family photo day on the reef!

wow thats amazing! those torches look amazing!

 

[Jettareefer223]

wow thats amazing! those torches look amazing!

Once the baby one’s popped up they grew on me I’m acro guy haha. I got the mother from a client as a gift. Truly priceless!!

 

[Tamberav]

Yes once....I got up one morning and my tank was overflowing with eggs. It was many years ago in a simple overfed 40B...my guess is the gorgs.

 

[Jettareefer223]

I’m definitely always intrigued with delicate natural processes that somehow take place in our tanks. Most events occur so randomly and go unnoticed there’s no ascertainable explanation lol.