Avery Point Feasibility Study
Growing Coral with Local Resources
9-7-7
Notes:
Small patches of cyanobacteria. Coral polyps show good extension. SPS coral look surprisingly healthy with strong fluorescence, especially purple colors.
Detritus build-up on sand where there is lower flow, high flow areas have bright white sand
All Xenia show strong pulsing.
Temp 80
Noted amphipods, brittle stars, bristle worms, fan worms, spaghetti worms 





#1  Zoanthids on Recycle rock

4 Polyps Brown  B
3 Polyps Purple/Green PG

#2 Green Star Polyps - Pachyclavularia sp. 34 polyps on coral skeleton

#3 Green Star Polyp - Pachyclavularia sp. On GARF aragocrete plug

#4 Zoanthid- 8 Polyps OB (Orange center, Brown Skirt) On artificial rock

#5 Zoanthid – 2 Polyps OB (orange/brown) On artificial rock

#6 Zoanthid – 74 OG (orange center-green skirt) on artificial rock square

#7 Palythoa/Zoanthid

5 polyps Palythoa green center - 1 large primary polyp,  4 small

3 polyps Zoanthid OG (orange/green )         8 polyps Zoanthid PG (purple/green) on artificial rock

#8 Acanthastrea echinataCoral Bank I.D. #15.3.4-1.7 on artificial rock

# 9 Psammocora superficialis Coral Bank I.D. # 7.2.10-1.1 On artificial rock

# 10 Zoanthid 86 polyps OB (orange/brown) 1 polyps OG on artificial rock square

#11 Zoanthid 97 polyps BB (blue/brown) Note: Aptaisia


#12 Zoanthid 71 polyps BB (blue/brown) on artificial rock square

#13 Super Green Star Polyp- Pachyclavularia sp. w/ blue sponge
On artificial rock
Note: Colonies stressed before placement in system

#14 Galaxia - on artificial rock

#15 Tropical Colonial Tunicate, Sinularia soft coral on live rock

Underside
















Special Note:
Colonial tunicate very fast growing, placed in tub 9-3-7. Already growing on rock it was placed on by 9-7-7. Detached when picked up main colony. That piece will now be #15.1









#16 Zoanthid – 14 polyps B (brown) on artificial rock















#17 Zoanthid – 12 polyps OB (orange/brown) on artificial rock















#18 Zoanthid – 52 polyps BB (blue/brown)





#19 Ricordea yuma–8 polyps on live rock 1 xlg 6cm across (7 md 1cm )

#20 Ricordea yuma – 5 polyps (2 x 1.5cm, 1 x 5mm, 2 x 1mm) Special note: Placed in system 6/2007 during initial cycling. Bleached and stressed. On Boston Aqua-farms disc

#21 Xenia umbellata – 34 polyps 3 stalks 2cm each Special note: Placed in system for initial cycling, faired well with no residual stress

#22 Lobophytum – soft octocoral, growing on plastic grating

#23 Xenia elongata 5 polyps

#24 Zoanthid 19 polyps OB (orange/brown) on artificial rock Special note: Initally placed in 6/2007 for primary cycling. Stressed somewhat bleached. ½ size polyps.

#25 Zoanthid 29 polyps PG (purple/green) On Boston Aqua-farms Plug





















#26 Zoanthid 23 polyps OB (orange/brown) on artificial rock

#27 Zoanthid 32 polyps PG (purple/green) On Boston Aquafarms plug










#28 Zoanthid 16 polyps OG (orange/green) On Boston Aquafarms plug








#29 Favites paraflexuosa Coral Bank I.D. #16.11.10-1.1 On GARF aragocrete plug

#30 Acanthastrea lordhowensis 9 polyps 7 x 1cm 2 x 5mm On artificial rock

#31 Acanthastrea lordhowensis 9 polyps 7 x 1cm 2 x 5mm On artificial rock

#32 Green Star Polyp - Pachyclavularia sp. On concrete plate

#33 Caulastrea furcata Coral Bank I.D.#16.9.4-9.1 Large polyp 28mm x 20mm   Small polyp 5mm

 #34 Zoanthid 7 polyps BB (blue/brown) on artificial rock Note: Placed in system for initial cycling stress and bleached polyps only 2mm across closed, normally 5mm







#35 Zoanthid 10 polyps OB (orange/brown) on artificial rock Note: Placed in system for initial cycling stress and bleached















#36 Zoanthid 60 polyps OB (orange/brown) on artificial rock

#37 Zoanthid – AB Aqua center, Brown skirt On marble tile















#37.1 Zoanthid AB 74 polyps

#37.2 Zoanthid AB 50 polyps

#37.3 Zoanthid AB 62 polyps (top)                        #37.4 Zoanthid AB 52 polyps (bottom)














#38 Montipora digitata- purple/brown (AAT) on Boston Aquac Farms plug














#39 Pocillopora damicornis Coral Bank I.D. #3.1.3-9.1 on Boston Aqua Farms plug











#41 Green Star Polyp on GARF aragocrete plug











Xenia elongata

#42- Darker- 8 polyps

#43- Lighter- 22 polyps

#44 Coralmorpharian Mushroom Anemone green 3 polyps 1 x 2cm 2 x 5mm






Chaetomorpha macro-algae