This is a trip. You Tube link, Low Tide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOBqEPX6GM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOBqEPX6GM
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Corals at low tide vid.
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nice. i gotta give my corals some fresh air once in a while!
lol!
that is pretty wild.
that is pretty wild.
and we're all soooo concerned with acclimation and sterileness of environment with our
systems.... these healthy thriving corals are getting crapped on by seagulls on a daily basis...
systems.... these healthy thriving corals are getting crapped on by seagulls on a daily basis...
One day i hope to have a surge tank that will replicate low and high tide.
Most large hosting anemones face the same kind of rugged conditions and survive out of water during low tide. I dont think i would lower the water enough to totally expose corals but i would consider dropping the level down for a couple hours where some sps would be exposed.
Those corals are hardy but you have to remember that they are also exposed to very moist air while exposed. I wonder how PE on them looks when the tide comes back in.
Most large hosting anemones face the same kind of rugged conditions and survive out of water during low tide. I dont think i would lower the water enough to totally expose corals but i would consider dropping the level down for a couple hours where some sps would be exposed.
Those corals are hardy but you have to remember that they are also exposed to very moist air while exposed. I wonder how PE on them looks when the tide comes back in.
That is a very cool video. It's neat that the guy is definitely a reefer. Eric Bornemann talked about corals being out of the water, and he added a couple things:
1) The corals that live in that zone are the corals that can stand being out of the water. The ones that can't stand it (there are many) don't survive there, they are where they can be covered 100% of the time.
2) The smell on that reef flats is a REEKING version of the smell you smell when you frag an acro.
One thing that amazes me in that video is, if you've ever been in the tropics, that sun is hotter than it feels on the hottest summer day here in NJ.
1) The corals that live in that zone are the corals that can stand being out of the water. The ones that can't stand it (there are many) don't survive there, they are where they can be covered 100% of the time.
2) The smell on that reef flats is a REEKING version of the smell you smell when you frag an acro.
One thing that amazes me in that video is, if you've ever been in the tropics, that sun is hotter than it feels on the hottest summer day here in NJ.
last time i saw a video of people walking on exposed reef flats, a big wave came rushing in. 
Seriosuly there are some really good older pictures floating around, some are in Veron's coral taxonomy books, with reefs exposed. very neat.
Seriosuly there are some really good older pictures floating around, some are in Veron's coral taxonomy books, with reefs exposed. very neat.