Coral experiments

[reefwars]

Tonight's experiment is simple


I'm going to fill a glass with saltwater and place a zoanthid frag in the cup then out in the bitter cold it goes for the night , tomorrow morning ill place the block of ice back in my tank and we will see if the zoa will survive it's currently -24 out side

Will take pics of the whole process



I voted will come back to life

[Tn23]

that's just cruel D jk
Very interesting experiment, love to see the results as well.
Guess we can then ship zoas all over the world without heatpacks from then on?

[reefwars]

Frag of blue zoa's is now outside it's so cold it should freeze in about an hour


I have high hopes for " lucky "

[Wheelman76]

Lol , " lucky" hey? Hes gonna need it.

[Wheelman76]

Looking forward to see the results

[mark]

how about a side by side with some GSP and aptasia

[monocus]

the aptasia would survive

[reefwars]

Well I gotta say I'm amazed

the coral this morning was a full block of ice and spent all night in the -24 cold I put it in this morning to thaw amd was opem with in an hour all polyps are out and open to my amazement this coral is going to survive amazing and surprising what a single coral can handle if put to the test

So I guess the question is now should I give it a try for a full week

[soapy]

Amazing, in addition to being frozen solid it probably also went through some wild salinity swings as the ice froze and thawed. Puts new light on the question of how to acclimate corals.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by soapy

Amazing, in addition to being frozen solid it probably also went through some wild salinity swings as the ice froze and thawed.

It got me thinking that maybe it's a gradual cold that the corals don't like or disagree with got me wondering if I should ship single corals in a block of ice instead lol

Or how about preserving coral for many many years to come simply by freezing them this could open up a whole new science in to preserving life for future generations