Unlocking the secrets of coral spawning | Natural History Museum

Witness one of nature's most elusive wonders as Jamie Craggs, Aquarium Curator at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, successfully triggers the mass spawning of corals in captivity.
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On #WorldOceansDay, witness the wonder of coral reproduction with the Horniman Museum and Garden's Jamie Craggs. Find out more here: bit.ly/NHM_Discover-Coral-Spawning In their natural habitat, corals reproduce sexually once a year during a mass spawning event that is as complicated to recreate as it is beautiful to observe. Find out more about the aquarium the Horniman created for our #CoralReefs exhibition here: bit.ly/NHM_Discover-Coral-Aquarium

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See you using the Apex to control your lunar cycle and Lighting intensity would be interesting to see your programming for this.

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Martins Reef The Horniman Museum and Gardens may be able to give you more of an idea how they programmed the lighting conditions for their coral. You can find them on Twitter @HornimanMuseum or search for more info on Project Coral on their website.

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are those Radion LED? they look so natural in your tank !! I almost thought you guys are using 10k MH !

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masterclass

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of course

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Good day. I am a researcher for the National Museum in the Philippines. Can I get your permission to use this video?

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Looks like they don’t want you to use it sadly

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i'm curious. did you get the coral to release sperm at the same time? because an animal releasing eggs is not spawning.

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