Nursery Assembly and Installation continued J K L M N O P Q Photo: Valeria Pizarro Coralina- Universidad de Los Andes agreement No. 013-2014. Cookies are made from Portland II cement, sand and fresh water. Mixed and molded by hand they need to dry > 24 hours (J). Four holes are made to allow fishing line to tie down the coral fragments. Fishing line only works with fast-growing corals; marine epoxy may be used with other species (expensive). The green plastic coated mesh (ј”x ј”) is ideal (K) for the trays to hold the cookies; we made the trays 2’ x 2’ for simplicity in keeping track of genets. However use what is available (M, P, R).
Note the use of smaller baskets for keeping your genets separate (N). The most important aspect is keeping the corals in the water, and making sure they are snug on the cookie. Cookies can be affixed to the trays by fishing line (tedious) or cable ties (expensive). Make sure you remove all the long ends of cable ties as they will collect algae (Q, R). Temperature loggers may be placed on the nurseries (in ziplock bag, R). 9