a coral spawned in my tank(video@pic's)

acropora nut · 07/28/2007, 07:06 PM

Check this out . Last night after the light's went out I took a peek in the tank w/ a flash light. A coral of mine starting to release egg's out of the polyps . The eggs were all over the tank.......Take a look at the pic's...I had to use the flash on the camera so the pic's are not the best because the lights were off......Check out the Video...

Mike

ReefJunkieOK · 07/28/2007, 07:21 PM

Awesome!!!

nwrogers · 07/28/2007, 07:24 PM

Way cool! It is hard to see in the photos but the video is great! Congrats for sure!!

acropora nut · 07/28/2007, 07:33 PM

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Originally posted by nwrogers
Way cool! It is hard to see in the photos but the video is great! Congrats for sure!!

Thx's ..I thought it was cool...I have had other coral's spawn in the tank but never witnessed it.. Look at the coral shot's. The egg's look like pimples before they start to release.....

Mike

Amphiprion · 07/28/2007, 07:54 PM

Very cool. At least you know you are doing well

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acropora nut · 07/28/2007, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by Amphiprion
Very cool. At least you know you are doing well .

Thx's Amphiprion... I wish the video had come out a little better..When I was shooting the video the camera went dead....

Thx's again

Mike

bubbletip2 · 07/28/2007, 10:16 PM

Awesome. The only spawning I have seen were on the Discovery channel. Pretty rare event.

Midnight snack for the chromis...

gasman059 · 07/29/2007, 06:49 AM

nut be aware that u may have some water quality issues. water change might be needed,
great going!

acropora nut · 07/29/2007, 07:20 AM

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Originally posted by gasman059
nut be aware that u may have some water quality issues. water change might be needed,
great going!

My water quality should be fine. It was only one coral and my green chromis had a feeding frenzy with the egg's..The same coral spawned again last night.....

Mike

atzak · 07/29/2007, 07:48 AM

nice work, thats awesome

ipiniowa · 07/29/2007, 08:30 AM

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Originally posted by acropora nut
My water quality should be fine. It was only one coral and my green chromis had a feeding frenzy with the egg's..The same coral spawned again last night.....

Mike

2 nights in a row... Wow. That is cool. I saw a movie at the IMAX in Omaha this spring that was talking about how when corals spawn they all do it at the same time, down to the minute. It was pretty crazy. Nice to catch something like that in a captive environment.

Jeff · 07/29/2007, 08:32 AM

Very cool!

chromafi · 07/29/2007, 08:40 AM

What are you using for simulation? Dimmers? Moonlights?

michika · 07/29/2007, 09:01 AM

Very cool!

gasman059 · 07/29/2007, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by acropora nut
My water quality should be fine. It was only one coral and my green chromis had a feeding frenzy with the egg's..The same coral spawned again last night.....

Mike

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fancyfish · 07/29/2007, 10:46 AM

Thats awesome. Nature is sooooooo amazing

GSMguy · 07/29/2007, 12:24 PM

wow that is cool i cant wait to find out your methods in totm

acropora nut · 07/29/2007, 08:54 PM

Thx's everyone for taking a look and making a comment.. I just thought this whole event was cool and unusual...

THX's again ...

Mike

dvmsn · 07/29/2007, 09:17 PM

Stellar accomplishment

ReefWreak · 07/29/2007, 10:21 PM

Really awesome event in your tank, and it shows that you're certainly doing something right!

Quote:

Originally posted by gasman059
nut be aware that u may have some water quality issues. water change might be needed,
great going!

I would heed gasman's advice though and just be on the lookout. A mutual friend of ours had a maze coral spawn in his tank one night out of the blue, and the resulting "effluent" of the event suffocated most of his fish and killed a whole bunch of SPSs that were doing well for a long time. Just saying to keep close watch.

again though, definitely awesome, and congratulations!!

MarineGirl411 · 07/30/2007, 12:47 AM

That is so beautiful. The beauty of creation! WOOHOO! Great job. That must have been so exciting to watch. =)

murphreef · 07/30/2007, 01:11 AM

very interesting ive only had my RBTA spawna and of course the infamous Poccis

acropora nut · 07/30/2007, 07:15 PM

THX's everyone.....It's funny my large squamosa clam was spawning today when I fed the tank phyto ...I did a water change after this event...I wonder if there was a full moon ...

Mike

bluetmax · 07/30/2007, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by acropora nut
THX's everyone.....It's funny my large squamosa clam was spawning today when I fed the tank phyto ...I did a water change after this event...I wonder if there was a full moon ...

Mike

Actually there was a full moon last night...There was a big to do on AOL's science section about it. It was called the "buck moon" because its when deer begin to grow their antlers. I wonder if this spawning is something that occurs annually this same time of year?

Gary Majchrzak · 07/30/2007, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by acropora nut
THX's everyone.....It's funny my large squamosa clam was spawning today when I fed the tank phyto ...I did a water change after this event...I wonder if there was a full moon ...

Mike

is your aquarium exposed to the moon's cycles?
does it receive sunlight?
congrats.

07/28/2007, 07:06 PM	#1
acropora nut Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 427	a coral spawned in my tank(video@pic's) Check this out . Last night after the light's went out I took a peek in the tank w/ a flash light. A coral of mine starting to release egg's out of the polyps . The eggs were all over the tank.......Take a look at the pic's...I had to use the flash on the camera so the pic's are not the best because the lights were off......Check out the Video... Mike

07/28/2007, 07:21 PM	#2
ReefJunkieOK Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Catoosa, Ok Posts: 367	Awesome!!! __________________ John Current Tank Info: 120 gallon SPS dominated reef. 2x250watt XM 10K MH with 4x110 VHO actinic. 5000g koi pond.

07/28/2007, 07:24 PM	#3
nwrogers Got gorgs? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Binghamton NY Posts: 3,151	Way cool! It is hard to see in the photos but the video is great! Congrats for sure!! __________________ Nate Current Tank Info: 65g RR Coral Reef SSB w/ 150lbs Fiji Live Rock, Hydor Koralia Wavemaker 2 w/ 2 K4's, 1 175w 10K SE MH, 2 VHO Super Actinic, Digital Aquatics Reef Keeper, ASM G3 Skimmer, Korallin Calcium Reactor, GEO kalk reactor, 75g basement sump

07/28/2007, 07:54 PM	#5
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Very cool. At least you know you are doing well . __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

07/29/2007, 06:49 AM	#8
gasman059 The OG mad scientist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SOFLA Posts: 10,308	nut be aware that u may have some water quality issues. water change might be needed, great going! __________________ There's a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". 1985-present Current Tank Info: Officially lurking!

07/28/2007, 10:16 PM	#7
bubbletip2 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 736	Awesome. The only spawning I have seen were on the Discovery channel. Pretty rare event. Midnight snack for the chromis...

07/29/2007, 07:48 AM	#10
atzak Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Jupiter NC Posts: 1,191	nice work, thats awesome __________________ smokers suck butts Current Tank Info: 210 reef, 55 gallon planted fresh water

07/29/2007, 08:32 AM	#12
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	Very cool! __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

07/29/2007, 08:40 AM	#13
chromafi Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 131	What are you using for simulation? Dimmers? Moonlights? __________________ Take the meat bridge Current Tank Info: 75g Sps, 30g Lps/Polyp, 50g Predator, 6g Nano

07/29/2007, 09:01 AM	#14
michika red headed step child Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Land of Polar Bears & Poutine Posts: 1,994	Very cool!

07/29/2007, 10:46 AM	#16
fancyfish Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,418	Thats awesome. Nature is sooooooo amazing __________________ The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Albert Einstein I hate micro-bubbles!! Current Tank Info: 215 gallon oceanic Ultimate with starfire front, 3-250 watt metal halide, 4-36 inch 39 watt T-5 actinic and daylight bulbs, aquamedic turboflotor shorty with mesh mod 3-Tunze Turbelle® stream 6105 with controller, 40 gallon sump

07/29/2007, 12:24 PM	#17
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	wow that is cool i cant wait to find out your methods in totm __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

07/29/2007, 08:54 PM	#18
acropora nut Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 427	Thx's everyone for taking a look and making a comment.. I just thought this whole event was cool and unusual... THX's again ... Mike

07/29/2007, 09:17 PM	#19
dvmsn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Surfside Beach, SC Posts: 3,008	Stellar accomplishment

07/30/2007, 12:47 AM	#21
MarineGirl411 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,583	That is so beautiful. The beauty of creation! WOOHOO! Great job. That must have been so exciting to watch. =) __________________ I am a reefaholic and there is no cure. =) Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef, Cardiff Nano Seahorse tank.

07/30/2007, 01:11 AM	#22
murphreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: simi valley Posts: 3,208	very interesting ive only had my RBTA spawna and of course the infamous Poccis __________________ Justin Current Tank Info: 25G cube (finally back in the hobby in a small way)

07/30/2007, 07:15 PM	#23
acropora nut Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 427	THX's everyone.....It's funny my large squamosa clam was spawning today when I fed the tank phyto ...I did a water change after this event...I wonder if there was a full moon ... Mike