2006-10-11 08:06:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
You can't put a weight on a coral reef since a reef is made up of separate individuals building on top of there older skeletons. They can be any size. The larger one is of course the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. But there are coral reefs locate all over the globe IE. Fiji, Philippines, Hawaii, Bahamas, even off the coast of Florida.
P.S. They skeletons that LPS (Large Polyp Stony), and SPS (Small Polyp Stony) corals create are Calcium Carbonate they metabolize out of the calcium in the the water so I guess you would have to find out how much that weighs and also factor in the actual animals living on it with are mostly water.
FYI: the Great Barrier Reef is the only living structure that you can see from space. =)
2006-10-11 11:10:49 · answer #1 · answered by Critical 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on the size of the reef. However, if you added up the mass of the corals, the fish, the invertebrate life forms, a large one would weigh in the tons.
2006-10-11 08:29:10 · answer #2 · answered by Rags to Riches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those are shaped by using the precipitation reaction. precisely the corals from a team or colony in some length of time. Then they die and lower back next corals are shaped over it so as that they form layer by using layer shape. This layers can furnish an thought with reference to the rain fall, salinity, temperature profile. by way of fact the formation of those relies upon on those factors. they are able to additionally be dated by using diverse technique by using measuring the radioactive Carbon-14 isotope (Carbon relationship). those corals includes frequently Carbonates of Calcium, Magnesium and Strontium etc. while it includes some impurities they modify into colored.
2016-11-27 22:06:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how big a coral reef is.
2006-10-15 05:04:51 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you mean how much do it weighs?
It weighs exactly 16 ounces for every pound of coral.
2006-10-11 08:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the entire reef weighs tons and tons
2006-10-13 10:30:00 · answer #6 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now it feel like the denny's breakfast I had this morning, a lot.
2006-10-12 01:25:02 · answer #7 · answered by Kenshin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Up to several thousand pounds.
They are always getting bigger unless they die.
2006-10-11 08:08:18 · answer #8 · answered by MЯ BAIT™ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it realy depends on the size and such ......
2006-10-11 09:09:07 · answer #9 · answered by applepie8111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i honeslty dont know
2006-10-11 08:09:35 · answer #10 · answered by elenitsa!!!! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋