The Ocean

reefnut

reefnut

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I thought this was interesting...
There may be as many as 6 million diatoms, tiny floating plants in a cubic foot of sea water
In the world's oceans there are:
58 species of sea grasses
less than 1,000 species of cephalopods - squids, octopi, & nearly nautiluses
1,000 species of sea anemones
1,500 species of brown algae
7,000 species of echinoderms - starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and sea lilies
13,000 species of fishes
50,000 species of molluscs
What elements is in our ocean waters?
Element -- ppm
Chlorine, Cl 19,500
Sodium, Na 10,770
Magnesium, Mg 1,290
Sulphur, S 905
Calcium, Ca 412
Potassium, K 380
Bromine, Br 67
Carbon, C 28
Nitrogen, N 11.5
Strontium, Sr 8
Oxygen, O 6
Boron, B 4.4
Silicon, Si 2
Fluorine, F 1.3
Argon, Ar 0.43
Lithium, Li 0.18
Rubidium, Rb 0.12
Phosphorus, P 0.06
Iodine, I 0.06
Barium, Ba 0.02
Molybdenium, Mo 0.01
Arsenic, As 0.0037
Uranium, U 0.0032
Vanadium, V 0.0025
Titanium, Ti 0.001
Zinc, Zn 0.0005
Nickel, Ni 0.00048
Aluminium, Al 0.0004
Cesium, Cs 0.0004
Chromium, Cr 0.0003
Antimony, Sb 0.00024
Krypton, Kr 0.0002
Selenium, Se 0.0002
Neon, Ne 0.00012
Manganese, Mn 0.0001
Cadmium, Cd 0.0001
Copper, Cu 0.0001
Tungsten, W 0.0001
Iron, Fe 0.000055
Xenon, Xe 0.00005
Zirconium, Zr 0.00003
Bismuth, Bi 0.00002
Niobium, Nb 0.00001
Thallium, T 0.00001
Thorium, Th 0.00001
Hafnium, Hf
7 x 10-6
Helium, He
6.8 x 10-6
Beryllium, Be
5.6 x 10-6
Germanium, Ge
5 x 10-6
Gold, Au
4 x 10-6
Rhenium, Re
4 x 10-6
Cobalt, Co
3 x 10-6
Lanthanum, La
3 x 10-6
Neodymium, Nd
3 x 10-6
Lead, Pb
2 x 10-6
Silver, Ag
2 x 10-6
Tantalum, Ta
2 x 10-6
Gallium, Ga
2 x 10-6
Yttrium, Y
1.3 x 10-6
Mercury, Hg
1 x 10-6
Cerium, Ce
1 x 10-6
Dysprosium, Dy
9 x 10-7
Erbium, Er
8 x 10-7
Ytterbium, Yb
8 x 10-7
Gadolinium, Gd
7 x 10-7
Praseodymium, Pr
6 x 10-7
Scandium, Sc
6 x 10-7
Tin, Sn
6 x 10-7
Holmium, Ho
2 x 10-7
Lutetium, Lu
2 x 10-7
Thulium, Tm
2 x 10-7
Indium, In
1 x 10-7
Trebium, Tb
1 x 10-7
Palladium, Pd
5 x 10-8
Samarium, Sm
5 x 10-8
Tellurium, Te
1 x 10-8
Europium, Eu
1 x 10-8
Radium, Ra
7 x 10-11
Protactinium, Pa
5 x 10-11
Radon, Rn
6 x 10-16
:eek: and I thought it was just salt and water...
From what I've read the ocean's salinity veries so I would assume the PPM content would also very.
Reefs - Over 60% of the world's coral reefs are threatened as a result of pollution, sedimentation and bleaching due to rising water temperatures caused by global warming. Global Coral Monitoring Network (GCRMN) states that currently 27% of all coral reef worldwide has disappeared and around 2050 only 30% will be left. :eek:
 
hairtrigger

hairtrigger

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Yah. Now I know why on the buckets of Instant Ocean it says "Scientifically Manufactured." Or something along those hi-tech lines. :cool:
 
reefnut

reefnut

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Originally posted by plum70rt
:rolleyes: A little extra time on your hands I see;)
You got it:p .
Some more for ya...
Coral reefs are of three types: fringing reef, barrier reef, and atoll. Fringing reefs extend outward from the shore of an island or mainland, with no body of water between reef and land. Barrier reefs occur farther offshore, with a channel or lagoon between reef and shore. Atolls are coral islands, typically consisting of a narrow, horseshoe-shaped reef with a shallow lagoon.
 
califishdude

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Hey reefnut that is very interesting but i think you might be missing some other things that are including in a cubic foot of sea water like BEER CANS....lol
 
sammystingray

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I tend to disagree with the authors opinion that 60% of the worlds reefs are threatened by global warming........I'm willing to bet the numbers of creatures is MUCH higher as well....some scientific trips that dredge up bottom sediment find as many as 3-4 new species of animals each times they pull it up. The ocean is still very unexplored. Anyone see that new jellyfish they found recently?
 
justinx

justinx

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I am curious as to where you are getting your info from, becuase I am questioning some of those values. Just would like to see.
That, and I am pretty sure that there are more than three types of reef out there. More like six or seven.
 
reefnut

reefnut

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Your gona make me try to find those sites again... :confused:
I'll post some links in a while just for you :p
 
reefnut

reefnut

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Originally posted by ReefNut
I thought this was interesting...
There may be as many as 6 million diatoms, tiny floating plants in a cubic foot of sea water
In the world's oceans there are:
58 species of sea grasses
less than 1,000 species of cephalopods - squids, octopi, & nearly nautiluses
1,000 species of sea anemones
1,500 species of brown algae
7,000 species of echinoderms - starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and sea lilies
13,000 species of fishes
50,000 species of molluscs
www.ovi.ca/fact_fact.htm
What elements is in our ocean waters?
Element -- ppm
Chlorine, Cl 19,500
Sodium, Na 10,770
Magnesium, Mg 1,290
Sulphur, S 905
Calcium, Ca 412
Potassium, K 380
Bromine, Br 67
Carbon, C 28
Nitrogen, N 11.5
Strontium, Sr 8
Oxygen, O 6
Boron, B 4.4
Silicon, Si 2
Fluorine, F 1.3
Argon, Ar 0.43
Lithium, Li 0.18
Rubidium, Rb 0.12
Phosphorus, P 0.06
Iodine, I 0.06
Barium, Ba 0.02
Molybdenium, Mo 0.01
Arsenic, As 0.0037
Uranium, U 0.0032
Vanadium, V 0.0025
Titanium, Ti 0.001
Zinc, Zn 0.0005
Nickel, Ni 0.00048
Aluminium, Al 0.0004
Cesium, Cs 0.0004
Chromium, Cr 0.0003
Antimony, Sb 0.00024
Krypton, Kr 0.0002
Selenium, Se 0.0002
Neon, Ne 0.00012
Manganese, Mn 0.0001
Cadmium, Cd 0.0001
Copper, Cu 0.0001
Tungsten, W 0.0001
Iron, Fe 0.000055
Xenon, Xe 0.00005
Zirconium, Zr 0.00003
Bismuth, Bi 0.00002
Niobium, Nb 0.00001
Thallium, T 0.00001
Thorium, Th 0.00001
Hafnium, Hf
7 x 10-6
Helium, He
6.8 x 10-6
Beryllium, Be
5.6 x 10-6
Germanium, Ge
5 x 10-6
Gold, Au
4 x 10-6
Rhenium, Re
4 x 10-6
Cobalt, Co
3 x 10-6
Lanthanum, La
3 x 10-6
Neodymium, Nd
3 x 10-6
Lead, Pb
2 x 10-6
Silver, Ag
2 x 10-6
Tantalum, Ta
2 x 10-6
Gallium, Ga
2 x 10-6
Yttrium, Y
1.3 x 10-6
Mercury, Hg
1 x 10-6
Cerium, Ce
1 x 10-6
Dysprosium, Dy
9 x 10-7
Erbium, Er
8 x 10-7
Ytterbium, Yb
8 x 10-7
Gadolinium, Gd
7 x 10-7
Praseodymium, Pr
6 x 10-7
Scandium, Sc
6 x 10-7
Tin, Sn
6 x 10-7
Holmium, Ho
2 x 10-7
Lutetium, Lu
2 x 10-7
Thulium, Tm
2 x 10-7
Indium, In
1 x 10-7
Trebium, Tb
1 x 10-7
Palladium, Pd
5 x 10-8
Samarium, Sm
5 x 10-8
Tellurium, Te
1 x 10-8
Europium, Eu
1 x 10-8
Radium, Ra
7 x 10-11
Protactinium, Pa
5 x 10-11
Radon, Rn
6 x 10-16
:eek: and I thought it was just salt and water...
http://users.bigpond.net.au/ajj/salt..._chemistry.htm
From what I've read the ocean's salinity veries so I would assume the PPM content would also very.
Reefs - Over 60% of the world's coral reefs are threatened as a result of pollution, sedimentation and bleaching due to rising water temperatures caused by global warming. Global Coral Monitoring Network (GCRMN) states that currently 27% of all coral reef worldwide has disappeared and around 2050 only 30% will be left. :eek:

Originally posted by ReefNut
You got it:p .
Some more for ya...
Coral reefs are of three types: fringing reef, barrier reef, and atoll. Fringing reefs extend outward from the shore of an island or mainland, with no body of water between reef and land. Barrier reefs occur farther offshore, with a channel or lagoon between reef and shore. Atolls are coral islands, typically consisting of a narrow, horseshoe-shaped reef with a shallow lagoon.
www.uvi.edu/coral.reefer/structre.htm
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpag...efid=761572186
 
justinx

justinx

Active Member
hey thanks for posting those links. I didnt get a chance to look at the encarta site, but i looked at the University of the Virgin Islands site. I am sure that they know what they are talking about, but I still think that there are more than three types of reef. I think that they have just simplifief their message to the poing where it is portraying inaccurate information.
As far as the chemistry of saltwater, I still find it hard to believe that chlorine is the most prominent element in saltwater. Why then do we go to such lengths to dechlorinate the water we add to our tanks. I definitely question a lot of the values posted there. If you think along the lines of basic chem, a water molecule is composed of 2 parts hydrogen, and one part oxygen. Why then are elements such as sulfur and chlorine more present?
Not questioning you, but the information. Thanks for the post! It has definitley sparked my interest.
 
reefnut

reefnut

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chlorine :eek: , I see what you mean. I tend to agree with sammy also. I was trying to find information on ocean sea water. Salinity, calcium, PH etc. around the reefs. I wasn't able to find anything specific to reef areas...
 
reefnut

reefnut

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Originally posted by TangMan99
Cool stuff, but like they said dude . . . You gotta get out more. :)
:D By the way, this is me getting out. :D The wife is at working this weekend, the kids are driving me crazy and the boat isn't ready for the water yet. My sanity this weekend is the tank and the PC... :D
 
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