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Usually 72 - 76 degrees F, but most corals prefer different temps, when answering this question it depends on if it is soft corals or hard corals, but this is the average temp
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How do you care for a coral reef?
To ensure that you care for your Coral Reefs, You need to ensure you have the following this from the Coral.org site. I did some research of my own to answer this question properly as Coral Reefs are VERY important to the world I have found. Sunlight: Coral needs to grow in shallow water where sunlight can reach them. Corals depend on the algae that grows inside them for oxygen and other things, and since this algae needs sunligh to survive, corals also need sunlight to survive. Coral rarely develop in water deeper then 50 meters. Clear water: Corals need clear water that lets sunlight through to survive; they don't thrive well when the water is opaque. Sediment and plankton can cloud water, which decreases the amount of sunlight that reaches the zooxanthellae. Warm water temperature: Reef-building corals require warm water conditions to survive. Different corals living in different regions can withstand various temperature fluctuations. However, corals generally live in water temperatures of 68-90° F or 20-32° C. Clean water: Corals are sensitive to pollution and sediments. Sediments can settle on coral, blocking out sunlight and smothering coral polyps. Pollution from sewage and fertilizers increase nutrient levels in the water, harming corals. When there are too many nutrients in the water, the ecological balance of the coral community is altered. Saltwater: Corals need saltwater to survive and require a certain balance in the ratio of salt to water. This is why corals don't live in areas where rivers drain fresh water into the ocean.
How do abiotic factors affect coral reefs and what some?
"Abiotic" (not living) things are temperature, turbidity, pollution, destruction. Corals are very specific about the temperatures at which they can survive; reef corals especially so. Reef corals have zooxanthellae in their tissues, which require light. Turbidity reduces light. Pollution, such as heavy metals or halogenated hydrocarbons poison, the corals or their symbiots directly.Nutrient pollution, such as nitrates or phosphates, encourage growth of algae which can over grow the corals or increase turbidity. "Destruction" covers many things like storm surge, dredging, earthquakes, or boats dragging their anchors.
How are corals affected by global warming?
Global warming cause bleaching of corals, ie, the algae which provide the colour to corals die out resulting in the loss of colour. When the producers die out of course the ecosystem can no longer survive and hence it is lost forever.
What is the ideal ocean temperature for the growth of reef-building corals?
about 75 degrees Fahrenheit
Why do corals need salt water?
Because they need a certain balance between water and salt in order to survive.
What temperature does typhus need to survive?
It needs the human bodies temperature to survive.
Why can certain fossils such as corals be used to indicate former water temperature?
Most corals can only live in warm, fairly shallow waters of about 40 ft. deep. Any deeper and the water would be too cold and the corals would die off.
What does a coral reef need?
Corals cannot flourish with opaque water. With this, they need clear water for them to get sunlight to do well. They also need warm temperature specially the reef-building corals.
Where do the corals occur?
it occurs between the tropic where the temperature is at least 21 degrees centigrade. the waters should not be deep because the corals need sunlight to grow. in deep waters sun light doesnt penetrate. so temperature and shallow water are ideal conditions for the corals to grow. this mainly happens between the tropic i.e tropic of cancer and tropic of capricon.
What is the most extreme cold temp an Audad can survive?
the coldest temperature to survive is -78the coldest temperature to survive is -78
What temperature can the stegosaurus survive?
Warm Temperature
What temperature does sperm survive in?
A sperm can survive at a temperature of between 33 to 35 degrees Celsius.
