Apo Island Beach Resort

[cebudiver]

here is a type of coralline algae (halimeda) that is common in the philippines
....most of it's weight is CaCO3 which is what coral sand is made of ...
there are also numerous encrusting red algal species that also precipitate CaCO3 but they would not be confused with any type of green algae

[cebudiver]

this one is called cactus algae and is also found in the philippines - it is also mostly CaCO3 by weight

[earlmj]

I found the same picture as you on the internet but it is not the one i meen .

Anyway , it looks atleast a bit like the one that is within the trade with the commercial fish exporters here in Manila It has the intention to "crumble down " in a reef tank .

[yabs]

cebu
the picture on the left looks very much like what was at borocay
but at borocay it looked darker in colour

[petunia415]

Originally Posted by earlmj

Maraming Salamat Po , Chrissar.! I am a Ichthyologist and have specialized in Marine life indeed. Any questions about freshwater fish therefore I could answer as well. Once settled in Duma I wish to open a meeting and Info point for all questions about the Marine life and how to behave and act if...
Plus seminars for those that wish to be informed fully.
Also I will be able to give treatments to those that are stung , got an injury or "run in conflict " with some nasty kind of Poisinous fish or Invertebrate.

thanks for the very valuable information. Highly appreciated.

[Marky]

Originally Posted by earlmj

So much true Cebudiver but I do not wish to write whole novels , about one topic.
Lets first tell the people that there is more then one way to "make "coralsand but yet the only REAL Coralsand is made out of coral itself. That is the one I was refering to.. from the Parrotfish. The other types are either a result of Diatome algae or Coralline Algae as you so right have posted here.
TYPE ONE : never round as a ball .. is real Coralsand
TYPE TWO perfect round shaped as a ball ,pretty small and in one case looking like starshaped Birdseed . Made by Diatome Algae or Corallinae Algae

Coralline Algae ( Rhodophyta ) is also known as the outside layer ( Epiphytic)of Calcarious Rocks and is nothing more then a result of calcarious algae deposits.. Just to put it simple for most of the readers ( hope you agree on this one) at time it "solves " (crumbles) and get a new calcium layer around the crumbled piece that can vary in size from less then 0.1 mm to some bigger.. Same procedure as with the Diatome Algae. Lets all not forget it is a process already going on for millions of years , and hopefully millions of years to come..............
The same Corallinae Algae Technique is addapted for building artifical reefs as it goes very rapidly. Beside that also the Acropra type of corals grow very quick unlike some species that have a growthrate of one inch per year only.

Once in Duma I will ( here we go again) give seminars and can show how everything goes and show the difference in types of coralsand. It is very easy to show in an aquarium the whole procedure of the building of Corallinae Algae and also how it gets into becoming Coralsand. Many marine tank keepers around the world can tell you that as well. Very rare is the Birdseed Coralsand . It is completly round but carries a star shape as well. It is found in the Philippines on very few places only ,which I will not reveil . Some Parrotfish do pretty well in captivity and feed on DOGFOOD PELLETS.

Wow. Heavy duty.

[Geraldo]

Originally Posted by The Dane

This is the main building of Apo Island Beach Resort, the up and downs you see here are called the Golden Cowries, there are 4 of those. they are priced at P1950 a night and they have an awesome view

Right behind them is the restaurant, they serve plain and simple food, the garlic chicken is my favorite

Does the Cowries have a own private bathroom?

[balustre]

Originally Posted by yabs

cebu
the picture on the left looks very much like what was at borocay
but at borocay it looked darker in colour

I first visited Boracay in 1976 when it was still a pristine place with only one building(a governor's mansion) in sight. There wasn't any algal bloom then. On my subsequent visits to Boracay, I have noticed the green algal bloom of Enteromorpha. I think the bloom is caused by pollution. You can find this green alga in abundance at the DC boulevard waters. Fishermen collect them to use as bait to catch siganids (balawis/dangit/Lo/Siganus)). Enteromorpha is edible and is a salad delicacy in the Ilocos and in Korea.

[kryssy123]

wow...nice place!

[Swany]

Originally Posted by kryssy123

wow...nice place!

Wow, you have posted your first post, but you haven't introduced yourself, kryssy!