Article on Corals

[zenkatydid]

Not sure if this has been posted or is known about - just came across an interesting article concerning corals and their life-giving symbiotic relationship with an interesting organism.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070830165013.htm

 

[lando]

Good article...thanks for sharing.

 

[MT79]

“Symbiodinium uses sunlight to convert CO2 into carbohydrates for the corals to feed on"

Commonly called zooxanthellae on the boards. That's why we spend all that $$ on lighting Interesting though that they have 100x's more DNA than we do.

 

[melosu58]

Good article

 

[lando]

Commonly called zooxanthellae on the boards. That's why we spend all that $$ on lighting

Funny huh? With all of the focus on clowns/anemones and gobies/pistol shrimp symbiotic relationships, we often over-looking one of the most important symbiotic relationships...that being the one between zooxanthellae and their host corals.

 

[chase33]

good aricle. Thanks

 

[MT79]

we often over-looking one of the most important symbiotic relationships...that being the one between zooxanthellae and their host corals.

Not me. I run 720 watts of lighting over a 55 gal