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    Dutch Government Backed Coral Nursery to Launch

    The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and aquarium company EcoDeco BV have teamed up to create one of the most promising aquaculture plans to date. Tim Wijgerde of Coral Science writes, “Soon, a small-scale coral nursery will be established near Utrecht, The Netherlands, with two test systems having a total volume of 33,600 liters (8,842 USG). [...]

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    The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and aquarium company EcoDeco BV have teamed up to create one of the most promising aquaculture plans to date. Tim Wijgerde of Coral Science writes,

    “Soon, a small-scale coral nursery will be established near Utrecht, The Netherlands, with two test systems having a total volume of 33,600 liters (8,842 USG). During an optimization study of 18 months, the cost-effectiveness of the systems will be determined by measuring coral growth, health and coloration. Other recent innovations such as new lighting technologies and water flow devices will also be part of the test phase.

    The plan is to make this aquaculture facility as energy efficient as possible by utilizing new lighting technology such as LEDs and Plasma. In addition they have designed 2 hp propeller pumps that “operate at much higher efficiencies that current aquarium pumps” and are capable of pushing 750,000 l/h at 400w.

    We wish them luck in the build out and 18 month cost study–this type of project could drastically change the propagation of corals.

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    2 Comments

    1. Nicksadaka
      July 26, 2010 at 6:46 PM | Permalink

      Definitely good luck to EcoReco BV! Hopefully this can be a huge springboard for the aquaculture industry. I’m crossing my fingers for you!

    2. Nicksadaka
      July 26, 2010 at 1:46 PM | Permalink

      Definitely good luck to EcoReco BV! Hopefully this can be a huge springboard for the aquaculture industry. I'm crossing my fingers for you!

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