A Letter From The Coral Science Team

Frankie · 03-04-2009, 08:24 AM

I received this Email from Tim Wijgerde this morning:

Dear www.coralscience.org visitor, may we present the following to all you aquarists and divers out there:

- All of our published articles will be converted into pdf, free for all to enjoy. Our introductory article is available now! The rest of our stories will follow suit. Please see our homepage.

- This month, we will publish a complete overview about the different ways corals feed, including (in)organics, particles such as plankton and photosynthesis. The combined effects of lighting and nutrition will be outlined in detail. Latest scientific insights will be combined with practical tips for your aquarium. We are proud to announce that Dr. Fanny Houlbreque, world-renowned coral scientist has agreed to co-author this article with us.

Visit the website for these exciting regular updates!

Yours,

The Coral Science Team

ReefLady · 03-04-2009, 08:35 AM

Pretty cool stuff!

Frankie · 03-04-2009, 11:40 PM

Yeah this is a great site Teri. I have used them for news articles. Very solid info. Tim seems like a pleasant guy to deal with also.

mps9506 · 03-04-2009, 11:43 PM

Cool... new bookmark

timwijgerde · 03-10-2009, 07:58 AM

Dear all,

our latest article about coral nutrition is being completed at this moment.

We hope to publish it this week. Although no article can be completely comprehensive, it does give a nice overview about the various ways corals feed.

Happy reading & reefing.

Tim
coralscience.org

ReefLady · 03-10-2009, 08:40 AM

Excellent - thank you Tim. & Welcome! ;-)

timwijgerde · 03-16-2009, 06:33 AM

Thank you ReefLady.

Our article will be probably published at the end of this week. We had some delays in the final workup of the article. We are also preparing for new articles which include mariculturing feather stars, and an article about rearing Atlantic Acropora palmata by Mitch Carl, amongst others.

BigAl07 · 03-16-2009, 08:48 AM

Thank you Tim. I eagerly look forward to it's release

as well as the next batch of articles.

timwijgerde · 03-20-2009, 08:48 AM

You're welcome. Our future goal is to get as many marine biologists as possible to participate in our quest for science outreach.

The article is online now! The PDF version will be published shortly, for those of you who do not want to spend 2 hours in front of their screens.

Best

tim

timwijgerde · 04-13-2009, 03:02 PM

May we present you the following upcoming articles, amongst others.

Culturing feather stars - Dr. Shibata Tomoko

Dr. Tomoko tells you all about his research on Oxycomanthus japonicus in Japan. He will discuss feeding behaviour, embryogenesis and rearing young O. japonicus offspring. Feather stars are true suspension feeders, and although popular, very difficult to keep alive for over six months. New scientific insights may help us to one day keep these animals alive for several years in home aquaria!

Ciliates and coral disease - Dr. Shashank Kevshamurthy

Dr. Kevshamurthy will discuss his latest research on ciliates; small microbes which are abundant in the tropical seas and of which some cause coral disease! Brown Jelly Syndrome, a disease which causes rapid coral death, has recently been linked to these small organisms.

Rearing Acropora palmata - Mitch Carl

Mitch Carl from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo shows you how he rears young A. palmata offspring in the zoo! This work is part of SECORE (Sexual Coral Reproduction), a project set up in 2001 in order to save the endangered Caribbean Elkhorn coral. Coral larvae are collected every August in Puerto Rico, after which they are transported to zoos all over the world where they are settled in aquaria. From these young settled polyps, new A. palmata colonies will grow. Mitch has been very successful at keeping this difficult coral species, and he will show you how it's done!

Sexual coral reproduction - Biology, limitations and future perspectives - Tim Wijgerde

Although fragmentation of many coral species is now standard practice, this strategy does have its limitations. In the future, hobbyists, aquaculture facilities and zoos worldwide will have to resort to sexual reproduction of corals, to ensure robust captive populations. Read all about why we need to take this next step in coral husbandry, and how we might be able to do this, in this upcoming article!

Check out our homepage regularly!

twoclowns · 04-13-2009, 03:06 PM

about when should we receive our hard copy in the mail for the first issue? thanks Keith

timwijgerde · 04-13-2009, 04:58 PM

Hi Keith,

hardcopies are not yet within our realm of possibilities. This requires investments, which can be significant. We do plan to issue more pdf's, and hopefully hardcopies (books) in the future. Unfortunately, the current economy is working against us.

swissgaurd · 04-13-2009, 06:15 PM

ive bookmarked your site
looks like some good info

timwijgerde · 06-02-2009, 10:09 AM

We would like to present some new articles on our website, including this article about feather star mariculture:

Coral Science - Development and Culture of Feather Stars

Yours

Tim Wijgerde
Coralscience.org

timwijgerde · 07-12-2009, 02:08 PM

Dear all,

may we present three new articles related to coral reproduction:

By Dana Riddle (well-known author of aquarium-related articles) and Sara Peck: ReefWatchers Volunteer Group Documents Coral Spawnings in Hawai’i

Coral reproduction - part I: Biology

Coral reproduction - part II: Challenges and future perspectives

In addition, we have published reports about the CORALZOO-workshop, and ciliates and Brown jelly disease in corals.

Yours

Tim

03-04-2009, 08:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team Pretty cool stuff! __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

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03-10-2009, 07:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
timwijgerde Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team Dear all, our latest article about coral nutrition is being completed at this moment. We hope to publish it this week. Although no article can be completely comprehensive, it does give a nice overview about the various ways corals feed. Happy reading & reefing. Tim coralscience.org

03-10-2009, 08:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team Excellent - thank you Tim. & Welcome! ;-) __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

03-16-2009, 06:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
timwijgerde Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team Thank you ReefLady. Our article will be probably published at the end of this week. We had some delays in the final workup of the article. We are also preparing for new articles which include mariculturing feather stars, and an article about rearing Atlantic Acropora palmata by Mitch Carl, amongst others.

03-16-2009, 08:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team Thank you Tim. I eagerly look forward to it's release as well as the next batch of articles. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Last edited by BigAl07 : 03-20-2009 at 08:55 AM.

03-20-2009, 08:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
timwijgerde Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team You're welcome. Our future goal is to get as many marine biologists as possible to participate in our quest for science outreach. The article is online now! The PDF version will be published shortly, for those of you who do not want to spend 2 hours in front of their screens. Best tim

04-13-2009, 03:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
timwijgerde Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team May we present you the following upcoming articles, amongst others. Culturing feather stars - Dr. Shibata Tomoko Dr. Tomoko tells you all about his research on Oxycomanthus japonicus in Japan. He will discuss feeding behaviour, embryogenesis and rearing young O. japonicus offspring. Feather stars are true suspension feeders, and although popular, very difficult to keep alive for over six months. New scientific insights may help us to one day keep these animals alive for several years in home aquaria! Ciliates and coral disease - Dr. Shashank Kevshamurthy Dr. Kevshamurthy will discuss his latest research on ciliates; small microbes which are abundant in the tropical seas and of which some cause coral disease! Brown Jelly Syndrome, a disease which causes rapid coral death, has recently been linked to these small organisms. Rearing Acropora palmata - Mitch Carl Mitch Carl from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo shows you how he rears young A. palmata offspring in the zoo! This work is part of SECORE (Sexual Coral Reproduction), a project set up in 2001 in order to save the endangered Caribbean Elkhorn coral. Coral larvae are collected every August in Puerto Rico, after which they are transported to zoos all over the world where they are settled in aquaria. From these young settled polyps, new A. palmata colonies will grow. Mitch has been very successful at keeping this difficult coral species, and he will show you how it's done! Sexual coral reproduction - Biology, limitations and future perspectives - Tim Wijgerde Although fragmentation of many coral species is now standard practice, this strategy does have its limitations. In the future, hobbyists, aquaculture facilities and zoos worldwide will have to resort to sexual reproduction of corals, to ensure robust captive populations. Read all about why we need to take this next step in coral husbandry, and how we might be able to do this, in this upcoming article! Check out our homepage regularly!

04-13-2009, 03:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
twoclowns Star Polyps Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester and Somersworth, NH Posts: 153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team about when should we receive our hard copy in the mail for the first issue? thanks Keith __________________ Proud Member of the 200+ club, have upgraded from 125 with 30 refugium, to a 215 reef with 125 sump/frag/refugium and 30 tall refugium. 370g system. And a separate 125g zebra moray tank Down the road hope to be a member of the 800+ club My name is Keith and I'm a addict, reefing is so much fun! If you are interested in buying some of my corals check out my corals on this website: http://twoclowns.mycoralfarm.com

04-13-2009, 04:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
timwijgerde Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team Hi Keith, hardcopies are not yet within our realm of possibilities. This requires investments, which can be significant. We do plan to issue more pdf's, and hopefully hardcopies (books) in the future. Unfortunately, the current economy is working against us.

04-13-2009, 06:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
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06-02-2009, 10:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
timwijgerde Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team We would like to present some new articles on our website, including this article about feather star mariculture: Coral Science - Development and Culture of Feather Stars Yours Tim Wijgerde Coralscience.org

07-12-2009, 02:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
timwijgerde Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Letter From The Coral Science Team Dear all, may we present three new articles related to coral reproduction: By Dana Riddle (well-known author of aquarium-related articles) and Sara Peck: ReefWatchers Volunteer Group Documents Coral Spawnings in Hawai’i Coral reproduction - part I: Biology Coral reproduction - part II: Challenges and future perspectives In addition, we have published reports about the CORALZOO-workshop, and ciliates and Brown jelly disease in corals. Yours Tim

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