What's the Difference?

[Astinus]

Between Maricultured and Aquacultured?

[cruiZe]

Mariculture is a specialized branch of aquaculture involving the cultivation of marine organisms for food and other products in the open ocean, an enclosed section of the ocean, or in tanks, ponds or raceways which are filled with seawater.

 

Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants.Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the harvesting of wild fish.

 

^^^^ That's what google said. Maybe think indoors vs outdoors? inside in tanks, vs grown in the real ocean?

 

Aren't there places that throw rock into the ocean and leave it there for a while to make live rock? Guess that would be Mariculture and places that grow clams in tanks would be Aquaculture

[D Z]

 

^^^^ That's what google said. Maybe think indoors vs outdoors? inside in tanks, vs grown in the real ocean?

 

Aren't there places that throw rock into the ocean and leave it there for a while to make live rock? Guess that would be Mariculture and places that grow clams in tanks would be Aquaculture

Basically this. Maricultured is where they set up grow out frams in the ocean....like this:

 

Aquaculturing is farming within a tank in a facility such as a garage,warehouse, store, greenhouse, etc.

[Astinus]

TY! I was looking at LiveAquaria's Diver's Den. For Corals. Just getting some eye candy for the "Wish List".

I am actually going to look at their Fresh Water Fish. We have a 75g Aquarium and TBH, I am tired of the run of the mill

"Petsmart" and other Chains limited selections.

[D Z]

TY! I was looking at LiveAquaria's Diver's Den. For Corals. Just getting some eye candy for the "Wish List".

I am actually going to look at their Fresh Water Fish. We have a 75g Aquarium and TBH, I am tired of the run of the mill

"Petsmart" and other Chains limited selections.

Also just a cpl things to mention when buying aqua/maricultured coral. Most ppl believe that aquacultured coral is a lot hardier as it is already acustomed to life outside of the ocean. They can typically handle parameter swings better than maricultured corals that are used to the stability of the vast ocean. Also, you typically have a better chance of getting pest free coral when buying aquacultured corals.

 

Specifacally for when buying maricultured SPS, you will most certainly want to do at the very least 1 dip in Bayer....most ppl will recomend multiple dips. People usually cut the coral off of the rock that it is mounted to as that is what can almost always carry pests. Buying maricultured sps is a great way to get larger pieces, sometimes even colonies, at a much more reasonable price tag. Just be careful to ensure that your parameters are rock solid and watch out for pests.

[Astinus]

TY DZ! TBH, I am nowhere near to getting any SPS. I actually don't want any *Yet* if ever.

Currently our tank is not mature and I have to yet be very confident with keeping the easy softies/LPS.

Our Zoas, the RBTA and Duncans don't look happy at all.

The RBTA, I can understand. The Cinnamon Clown seems just to aggressive in it's "Hosting".

The Zoas, I posted pics of in my other thread asking about Sponges. The 2 Duncans, every morning look like crap.

Kind of wilted. But when the lights come on, and as they (The lights) are ramped up, the Duncans look okay.

With all that said, the positive side of things, The Elegance, Bubble and Goniopora (Flower Pot) Corals all seem to be doing quite well!

[fishfreak0114]

My Duncans look bad in the morning too, it seems that thy shrink up each night so I wouldn't worry if I were you. They also do that when something annoys them like a cleaner shrimp

[Astinus]

My Duncans look bad in the morning too, it seems that thy shrink up each night so I wouldn't worry if I were you. They also do that when something annoys them like a cleaner shrimp

It just started recently. Like within the past 2 weeks.

[Pjanssen]

Gonipora are suppose to be one of the harder corals to keep, as are elegance. You must be doing something right!

[Astinus]

Gonipora are suppose to be one of the harder corals to keep, as are elegance. You must be doing something right!

TY Penny. That's why I am confused about my Zoas.

[Pjanssen]

TY Penny. That's why I am confused about my Zoas.

 

maybe your water is too clean for them

[Astinus]

Hmm...That is a Possibility.

I had a Nitrate level way too high. I cut back on my feeding.

I will see if I resume the feeding. I was feeding every day....will feed every other day.

[fishfreak0114]

It just started recently. Like within the past 2 weeks.

Have you moved them? If you have it could be a flow issue. When I changed the flow to be stronger on them they looked really bad. But my flow was so strong (it was an accident) that it blew off flesh and it got brown jelly. It made a comeback though!

 

Mine change appearance sometimes too, sometimes they're huge and puffy, tentacles included, and other times, like right now, the tentacles appear thin and stringy and it's a bit deflated.

[Astinus]

I haven't moved them perse. I do lift them sometimes to lift the rock they are sitting on.

Like in my other thread asking about Sponges. But I haven't relocated them in the tank.

I try not to handle them at all, if possible.

[fishfreak0114]

Well as long as they're not losing tissue, I'd just keep a close eye I find Duncan's weird. Mine already look different then they did a couple minutes ago because I'm guessing something disturbed them

[ninjamyst]

read somewhere maricultured acros tend to brown out and takes longer to color up. i tend to not buy mariculture although they are ALOT cheaper than aquacultured.