Anyone watching "Wild Pacific" on the dicovery channel?

fasteddie99 · 07/13/2009, 09:07 PM

Tonight they talked alot about reef corals and had some awesome reef shots. They showed several sps corals that they fragged and let sit on large racks on the sea floor for 2 years. They filmed it somehow during this growth process in its natural habitat. Then these people re-distribute these now large coral to a barren boneyard of coral skeletons and within a few years it will start to re-inhabit fish and other animals and organisms in the ocean.

Just wanted to let everyone know this interesting show is on and is a new series on the discovery channel. I love DVR

blakeorme · 07/13/2009, 09:20 PM

Just watched that segment on "coral gardening." Awesome.

jbird69 · 07/13/2009, 09:21 PM

Im watching it right now. Very cool!!!! wild ocean frag racks!

coral_lagoon · 07/13/2009, 09:40 PM

How about the reef with all those clams. I loved that part..

boilermaker1 · 07/13/2009, 09:47 PM

Evidently I missed the part about coral gardening... which episode is it in? I DVRed it all.

jbird69 · 07/13/2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally posted by boilermaker1
Evidently I missed the part about coral gardening... which episode is it in? I DVRed it all.

All I know is it was on at 8pm tonight. The coral farming was at the beginning.

boilermaker1 · 07/13/2009, 10:30 PM

Thats why... I didnt sit down until 830, and I just watched it live. Time to go to the DVR. Thanks

agreeive?fish · 07/13/2009, 11:07 PM

dvr every episode sofar.. very interesting

BuddhaKiss · 07/14/2009, 02:13 AM

The coral gardening was very cool. I wonder if any of those frags were harvested for the hobby trade. I love seeing corals in their natural environment, cuz you get a glimpse of how they're "suppose" to look in their natural environment, rather than the artifical ones we create.

crvz · 07/14/2009, 07:02 AM

The growth rate of the frags they gardened was sick. Makes me feel rather inadequate.

Definitely a great clip in the show.

Puffdragon · 07/14/2009, 07:07 AM

Very cool. Just watched Blue planet over the weekend

Amoore311 · 07/14/2009, 07:15 AM

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The growth rate of the frags they gardened was sick.

This is exactly what I said when I saw the clip last night. They went from 2-3" frags to a MASSIVE colonies that looked bigger than basketballs in 2 years.

reefwizz · 07/14/2009, 08:08 AM

Im watchin it too. Sweet show

Sugar Magnolia · 07/14/2009, 08:21 AM

I really enjoyed them last night. The coral growth was most impressive!

07/13/2009, 09:07 PM	#1
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	Anyone watching "Wild Pacific" on the dicovery channel? Tonight they talked alot about reef corals and had some awesome reef shots. They showed several sps corals that they fragged and let sit on large racks on the sea floor for 2 years. They filmed it somehow during this growth process in its natural habitat. Then these people re-distribute these now large coral to a barren boneyard of coral skeletons and within a few years it will start to re-inhabit fish and other animals and organisms in the ocean. Just wanted to let everyone know this interesting show is on and is a new series on the discovery channel. I love DVR __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

07/13/2009, 09:21 PM	#3
jbird69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The beautiful State of Jefferson Posts: 2,751	Im watching it right now. Very cool!!!! wild ocean frag racks! __________________ Broke Back Mountain is not a movie, its the pile of dead ninjas in Chuck Norris' back yard

07/14/2009, 07:02 AM	#10
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	The growth rate of the frags they gardened was sick. Makes me feel rather inadequate. Definitely a great clip in the show. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

07/14/2009, 07:07 AM	#11
Puffdragon Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 297	Very cool. Just watched Blue planet over the weekend __________________ The definition of an expert "Someone who has done something for so long that they can not see a new way to do things." Current Tank Info: 350 gallon mixed reef system

07/14/2009, 08:21 AM	#14
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	I really enjoyed them last night. The coral growth was most impressive! __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

07/13/2009, 09:20 PM	#2
blakeorme Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 350	Just watched that segment on "coral gardening." Awesome.

07/13/2009, 09:40 PM	#4
coral_lagoon Pushrod Powered Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Down The Corkscrew , CA Posts: 1,263	How about the reef with all those clams. I loved that part..

07/13/2009, 09:47 PM	#5
boilermaker1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 784	Evidently I missed the part about coral gardening... which episode is it in? I DVRed it all.

07/13/2009, 10:30 PM	#7
boilermaker1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 784	Thats why... I didnt sit down until 830, and I just watched it live. Time to go to the DVR. Thanks

07/13/2009, 11:07 PM	#8
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	dvr every episode sofar.. very interesting

07/14/2009, 02:13 AM	#9
BuddhaKiss Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,068	The coral gardening was very cool. I wonder if any of those frags were harvested for the hobby trade. I love seeing corals in their natural environment, cuz you get a glimpse of how they're "suppose" to look in their natural environment, rather than the artifical ones we create.

07/14/2009, 08:08 AM	#13
reefwizz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 215	Im watchin it too. Sweet show