Assembled concrete reefs as a stand for coral transplantation on the seabed

Abstract

Abstract Corals are cultured as a multiplication effort to conserve the recovery of coral reef ecosystems in natural habitat or sold as ornamental biota for saltwater aquariums. Coral cultured requires a substrate for the enlargement of transplanted coral tillers, where the substrate must be in accordance with the needs and conditions of the aquatic environment. This assembled concrete reefs as a stand is designed to be resistant to the conditions of the monsoon season sea waters. Artificial reefs made of concrete designed with concrete beam where each beam has a dimension of 1 m in length, 10 cm in width and 10 cm in height are arranged in specific form so that it is easy to assemble to place on the seabed. The test results shown that this structure for 12 months on the seabed is still intact, the position of the structure has not shifted, the transplanted coral has remained attached, natural epiphytes already attached after 1 month and are attached until next 11 months.