Great post, Boomer.
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Originally posted by mps9506
I believe I read Borneman (this isn't a citation, so I could be wrong ) that symbiotic algae could possibly provide up to 110% of a corals energy needs...
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I just wanted to clarify, since Eric Borneman's name was mentioned. I believe this is the quote you were referring to.
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Taken from Aquarium Corals by Eric Borneman page 50
The zooxanthellae, by themselves, can provide more than 150% of the metabolic carbon energy needs of some corals, and are generally able to provide at least 60% of the needs of other species. In fact, it has been found that from 78-99% of all photosynthate (the sum of all the products of photosynthesis) is normally passed on to the host animal in a process called translocation.
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