How to make corals at home. DIY corals! (5 master classes)

Major threats to coral reefs:

The fishing industry has destroyed many coral reefs.
Logging and construction activities near coastlines have caused soil, mud and sand to wash into the sea, blocking sunlight from reaching the reefs.
Trash dumped in the ocean can also harm coral reefs
Fertilizers and human waste are dumped into the ocean.
The algae grows faster and cuts off the light and oxygen the corals need to survive.
Careless boating and diving can also cause reef destruction.
Global warming is causing ocean temperatures to rise. High water temperatures bleach corals and lead to their death.

Not every fish likes the pseudo-sea

Soil with a high calcium content, corals, and shells create increased water hardness in a pseudo-marine aquarium, a high content of calcium and magnesium salts, and a general high alkalinity of the water. Such conditions are not suitable for every fish.

The best adapted to hard water are African cichlids that live in the freshwater lakes of Malawi and Tanganyika (the composition of the water here is similar to that in your “sea”), and Australian iris. These fish are distinguished by bright colors, shapes and very interesting behavior. Cichlids for the most part are not schooling fish; among them there are both peaceful species and predators. Some of them aggressively defend their territory and will not get along with other fish species. It is also necessary to provide for the presence of shelters and grottoes.

Man-made corals from hot glue and wire: master class

Marine style and marine themes in the interior never lose their relevance. A variety of shells, unique starfish and even the most ordinary pebbles from the beach can become a real interior decoration. If we remember such amazing representatives of the marine and oceanic fauna as corals, then we can safely say that even one small coral can create an amazing marine-style atmosphere in a room.

Thanks to their amazing shapes and colors, corals are an ideal style solution and the most recognizable element of marine style, along with starfish and shells. But what if you don’t have a coral that is suitable in color, shape and size? Of course, make it yourself!

When we make coral with our own hands, we will receive an interior element that is ideally suited to our room in color, size and shape. To decorate your home with a man-made composition of corals, we will make not one, but two corals at once, using a glue gun with hot glue, which almost everyone who loves handicrafts has. You will need: thin wire; hot glue gun; acrylic paint; brush; a small piece of plywood for stands; nails and hammer.

Making red coral

1. Cut the wire into several pieces of different lengths. In this example, their length varies from 10 to 40 cm. Bend each piece approximately in half.

2. Heat up the glue gun and carefully coat all the pieces of wire with hot glue, leaving the folded area of the wire untreated.

3. Select the color you want to paint the coral, in this case classic red (coral). Using a regular brush, paint the cured glue on the wire with acrylic paint.

4. When the paint is dry, you can assemble all the branch parts into one large coral. Take 2 - 3 pieces of wire with glue and connect them together using another, thinner wire not covered with glue. Add 2 - 3 more parts to the structure and connect them again with wire not coated with glue.

In order for the coral to stand on a flat surface, all ends of the wire used to fasten the “branches” must be twisted and bent into the shape of a stand. After making the white coral, we will attach both of our products to a plywood base.

Making white coral

1. Cut 3 pieces of long wire, each 30 - 35 cm long and twist their ends together.

2. Bend all the wires the way you like and place them on a flat surface that the hot glue will not stick to, such as glass. The most suitable shape for such a coral is a “fan”, therefore, spread the free ends of the wire approximately 10-15 cm apart.

3. Cover all the wires with glue. You can then add additional strands of glue to your structure without using wire. Simply apply beads of hot glue across our three branches. If you plan to use the coral on both sides, after the glue has hardened, turn the product over and cover it with glue on the other side.

4. Once you have the coral in the shape you want, let the glue dry and paint it with white acrylic paint using a regular brush. If you have white acrylic spray paint, you can use that to paint the coral faster and easier.

We make stands for our corals

To make the base for our corals, prepare a piece of plywood and attach the ends of the wires to it using nails. Cover the ends with glue to hide the nails and paint with acrylic paint in a matching color.

If the plywood bases do not seem beautiful enough to you, they can be pre-coated with stain or painted.

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Weaving loom for rugs

In addition to clothes, bed linen and towels, our grandmothers wove carpets and bedspreads on their looms. To create such products, the same classical devices were used. However, they are quite bulky. In addition, it takes a lot of time and effort just to thread the machine to start working on carpets.

Therefore, a simpler weaving device, the frame type, is very popular.

As a rule, rugs that are well known to all of us are created on such a machine from scraps of old clothes. You can also use special thick woolen threads.

How to make such a loom with your own hands? Quite simple. It is an improved version of the classic frame. However, it will be larger and longer. As fasteners for the base threads, you will have to use large nails or screws with thick legs and wide heads.

Pay attention to the special detail. You need to place 4 metal loops along the four edges of the machine. They are needed to fix 2 rods. When working on a rug, they will need to be inserted into its edges so that the width of the finished product is uniform.

Pros and cons of artificial products

As for artificial corals, this is the simplest option for decorating an aquarium. Most often they are made of silicone, so they are easy to clean and look like real ones. Artificial corals have many advantages. This is both highly environmentally friendly and practical. In addition, they are durable, which means you don’t have to constantly buy them again. As for their color, it is quite diverse.

First of all, this is their high price. In addition, if low-quality materials are used for their manufacture, the products will be toxic. This means that, first of all, the remaining inhabitants of the aquarium will suffer.

Factory machines

If you are wondering how to make a DIY loom, then you are one of those who want to create their own textile products from scratch. To do this, it is not necessary to make the machine yourself. You can buy it.

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There are hundreds of varieties of factory-made looms on sale. Domestic or European manufacturers provide a guarantee for their products, so you can buy machines without fear that they will not be able to work.

Judging by the reviews, among Russian manufacturers the best are looms and Pelsi. The latter specializes in the manufacture of wooden toys.

As for manufacturers from other countries, their products are many times more expensive.

Application in construction

Man has used corals as building materials since ancient times. In all countries where there are coral reefs along the coasts, blocks from them are used to build buildings. In the tropics they are used to make roads, embankments, dams and marinas.

Old, long-dead corals are used, since fresh ones are more fragile and porous and are not suitable as a building material.

The most remarkable coral structure was built in Florida. This is Coral Castle - a complex of towers, buildings and statues. The miracle of art was built by Edward Lidskalninsh: he dragged over a thousand tons of blocks from the coast to his site. The miracle of architecture is not deliberately plastered so that tourists can admire the coral colonies.

High quality lime is obtained from corals in the tropics. Coral powder is used as filters that disinfect water. Wood is also used to polish and polish wood.

Dentures are made from coral in Japan. Corals are used in medicine to prepare powders that help strengthen bones.

Nowadays, the practical use of corals is not as widespread as in ancient times. Many countries carefully protect their reefs as a national treasure and do not allow the export of corals outside the state. For example, in Egypt there is a huge fine for smuggling a twig. At the same time, the reefs attract millions of tourists and make Egypt a truly fabulous country, where the most unique and rich nature is at the bottom of the sea.

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Description, properties and features of black coral

Features and distinctive features of coral

History, properties and uses of red coral

Composition, extraction and properties of white coral

Coconut as an aquarium decorative element

Actually, we are not talking about a palm nut, but about a coconut shell, from which you can independently make an original shelter for fish.

You need to buy a fresh large coconut at the grocery store and combine business with pleasure. You should find three notches on the surface of the nut bark, make holes in their place (with a screwdriver, nail, drill) and drain the juice.

Then the shell is sawed in half with a jigsaw, and the white pulp is removed. In the future, it can be used for culinary purposes.

To destroy unwanted microorganisms, the shells are boiled in water for 5-7 minutes. Next, as far as your imagination allows, you can cut out notches around the circumference of the shell cut or make additional holes.

The two halves are placed on the ground of the aquarium, and curious fish will immediately begin to explore new caves.

In addition, some fish use the lint on the shell as food. In less than a month, the hard shell of the nut will become completely smooth.

CORAL WATER ALKALINATES

In our body, almost all liquids are neutral or slightly alkaline. The exception is gastric juice, which has high acidity, as well as secretions: sweat, urine.

will help determine the PH balance of any liquid, such as saliva. It must be measured several times during the day, before meals.

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If your reef will be full of corals, it is recommended that you use alkaline water or calcium to meet the needs of the growing corals. In addition, be sure, if you have not already done so, to acquire special tests for water and do them regularly in order to have time to react to fluctuations in water parameters in your reef.

Water flow.

Corals definitely need a constant flow of water, with the help of which food gets to them, as well as which washes away various contaminants that get to them from other aquarium inhabitants. The recommended water flow is 20-30 volumes per hour, and some aquarists prefer to set an even stronger flow.

Lighting.
Lighting
when keeping corals is a must, regardless of the type you are considering for your reef. Corals that have zooxanthellae require light to live and grow and are called hermatypic. Corals that lack zooxanthellae are called ahermatypic and are often found in places where there is not much light penetration. They get most of their energy from food. Which is transferred downstream and from individual feedings. Therefore, when considering the required level of lighting, you must take into account the type of coral that you want to keep. Here are some general guidelines to get you started: Hard or stony corals – These corals typically need bright, intense lighting using metal halide or T5-HO lamps. Soft corals - different species may have different requirements, some need high levels of light, some have lesser requirements. Mushroom Corals - Most prefer low light levels. Corallimorphs – feel better in intense light. Zoanthids – also do well in high light levels.

Again, it all depends on what kind of corals you plan to keep. Lighting in a reef aquarium can be the most expensive part of keeping corals. You will need money not only for good lamps, but also to pay for electricity, because they must shine from 8 to 12 hours a day. In addition, these lamps can also raise the temperature of the water in the aquarium, so you may need a special cooler, which is also not cheap.

Food for corals – to feed or not to feed?

You can often hear aquarists boasting that they don’t feed their corals anything, but they grow by leaps and bounds. Maybe it's true, maybe it's not. Hermatypic corals obtain most of the energy for their growth from the zooxanthellae living within them. Zoxanthellae definitely need light, so in theory, as long as you provide the corals with proper lighting, they will be fine. But let’s listen to other aquarists who claim that feeding corals will significantly accelerate their growth. Personally, I am one of those followers who feed their corals. Typically, corals are fed small amounts of food, aimed directly at the coral. When the lights in the aquarium are turned off and the coral polyps are exposed.

Agermatypic corals almost always need to be fed, and many of them will be quite difficult to keep for those new to the aquarium hobby.

Aggression in corals.

Some may not know this, but some corals can be aggressive towards others. There are many ways in which corals compete for territory. Some of them have tentacles of varying lengths, with which they can sting other corals. These tentacles are commonly called nematocysts. Some corals are more dangerous than others.

There are certain types of corals that release special chemicals into the water that can affect other types of corals. This is one of the reasons why many marine aquarists use activated carbon to filter the water to remove these chemicals, as well as perform regular water changes.

So the main consideration here is the behavior of the corals you plan to keep and how the different types of corals will get along with each other. Mixing different types of corals in one aquarium is not a good idea. Of course, I know that it is common to see reefs where both hard, stony and soft corals grow. But believe me, this is the same situation as if you saw an aquarium full of fish on the cover of a book or magazine. This is a beautiful picture, but maintaining such an aquarium is oh so difficult. In this case, the least you can do for your corals is to give them enough space between each other.

Attaching corals.

So, after you've thoroughly studied the corals, you're eager to bring them home. If you don’t have enough money to buy a full-fledged large coral, you can buy smaller “pieces” of it. In any case, whether you buy a large or small coral, you will still need to somehow secure it in a new place. There are several ways to secure corals. Super glue works well with hard corals, for example. You need to remove the rock on which you want to mount the coral from the aquarium, dry the place where you plan to mount it, and then attach the coral to the rock, first applying super glue at the joint. Let them “snuggle” for a minute and put them back in the aquarium. If you're lucky, your live rock may have holes in it that are suitable for placing coral there.

With soft corals the situation is more complicated. Sometimes they come in small shells. You can try attaching them with staples or something similar.

Or simply try placing them in a small crevice in live rock or at a junction of live rock.

And don’t forget where and what corals are best placed inside the aquarium. Depending on their lighting needs, they should be placed closer or further from the surface of the water in the aquarium. This will help slowly acclimate the corals to your lighting. If you have metal halide lights in your aquarium, you can place the hard corals at the very bottom, raising them a little closer to the surface over the course of a week to allow them to get used to the intense light.

Conclusion.

There are a variety of corals available in the marine aquarium hobby. Some of them are more expensive, some are cheaper, and can be very, very demanding in terms of maintenance. Is coral difficult to maintain? Yes, some are quite difficult, and some can be recommended even to beginners in marine aquarium keeping. Therefore, if you are interested in keeping corals, you just need to research less demanding species and information about their maintenance. You can find it in books, on the Internet, and, of course, don’t hesitate to ask your acquaintances and friends who are aquarists. Good luck!

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From the history

Archaeologists find coral jewelry from almost all nations. In Ancient Greece, pink coral was considered a symbol of immortality. The Greeks believed that it saved from damage, poisoning, and cured gout and other diseases.

Corals were a decoration in Rus'. Beads made from them were included in a girl’s dowry if she was from a family with any income.

The art of coral carving developed in Renaissance Europe. Not only jewelry was made from it, but also vases, weapons, furniture, horse harnesses, and book bindings were inlaid. But corals were distributed mainly in the Mediterranean regions. In Italy, figurines made of cornetti corals of all shades were sold, which protected against the evil eye and damage.

In the 19th century, fashion for corals came to all European countries. A fad has spread to travel to Italy and bring souvenirs from there. It wasn't just beads or bracelets. It was considered prestigious to have an umbrella with a handle made of coral or a cane with a knob made of the same material.

Since the gem is a rather fragile material, the umbrella or cane was almost never used for its intended purpose. These items were more “for beauty.”

Nowadays, coral carving has lost its sophistication, although products with corals can be seen in abundance in the East and in the countries of Oceania.

Some general decorating rules

No matter how much you would like to decorate your aquarium with a variety of crafts, you should not clutter the interior space too much. It must be remembered that its inhabitants need more swimming space.

It is recommended to place homemade decorations in the background or on the sides, since the basis of any aquarium is its inhabitants, and not crafts. In addition, such placement will help to hide from view technical devices for ensuring the vital functions of fish (filter, aerator, thermometer). It is advisable to leave only low decorative elements in the central part of the aquarium composition.

In pet stores you can easily purchase almost everything you need to decorate a fish house. But only well-made home decorations can serve as an object of pride for any aquarist and give the interior space a unique look and beauty.

If you are looking to create a unique aquascape within the walls of your home aquarium, you need to create your own aquarium decorations. For crafts, you can use both special materials from the store and improvised materials, but they are safe and pre-processed. Homemade decor can be made from natural or artificial raw materials; these can be simple or complex blanks. Simple decorations include the simplest grottoes, caves or wooden decks. Complex ones include sunken ships, chests, underwater cities, and bizarre underwater reefs.

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What is made from coral

If we talk about sea gifts, coral is considered one of the most valuable. Even pearls are slightly inferior to it, not only in appearance, but also in significance. There are about 6,000 types of polyps in total, and each of them is unique and beautiful in its own way. Formations that have a bright and expressive color are most often used for making jewelry. However, you can often find branched bushes as room decor.

Coral Jewelry

Coral reefs can take centuries to form. The polyp grows approximately 1 cm per year, but only the tops of the branches are used for decoration. The most popular formations are red and pink.

Coral jewelry has never gone out of fashion. These are bright and spectacular products that complement any look and outfit.

Coral can be worn both during the day and in the evening. This is a universal mineral that does not impose any special requirements on itself.

What is made from coral? Whatever! Earrings, beads, bracelets, necklaces, necklaces, rings - everywhere it looks stylish and unique. The best combination of mineral and metal is silver. But this does not mean that a platinum or gold product will look bad.

Coral is relatively soft and pliable, so when processing it you need to be extremely careful and vigilant. In the field of jewelry there is for the type of its use:

The tops of bushes of the same size are carefully cut down, sanded and inserted into the product in an almost unprocessed form, that is, in the way nature created it. If the polyp contains defects in the form of deep cracks or chips, then special compounds are applied to them to mask such defects.
The same fragments of polyps are cut into small pieces, which are then given a specific shape. It can be absolutely anything: sphere, oval, rectangle, cabochon, fancy.

Finished beads can be inserted into a metal frame or strung on a thread. More often they try to use pieces of the same shape and size, but you can also find a completely opposite situation - jewelry made from corals of different lengths, widths and shapes. These are fantasy products that have no analogues.

Sometimes an engraving can be applied to a fossilized polyp; the characteristics of the mineral allow this. Such beads become a family heirloom and are passed on from generation to generation.

Interior items

Coral is used to make not only stylish accessories, but also interior items. But usually these are decorative elements that do not have a practical role. This can be a hardened bush inserted into a metal base. Many fashionistas use such stands to hang their jewelry.

Also, jewelry boxes, paintings, desk organizers, stationery stands, sconces, floor lamps, etc. can be decorated with fragments of the mineral.

In order to decorate the room, you can use polyps of any shade: red, green, purple, white.

Many aquarium hobbyists prefer to use education in aquariums, creating incredible landscapes in home aquariums.

Tools and materials Time: 1 hour • Difficulty: 7/10

white polymer clay;
a large brush with a round tip (you can use any other tool, but only with a round tip);
pin or needle;
aluminium foil;
wooden plank;
oven.

They are simply amazing! Despite the apparent difficulty in execution, making such corals is not particularly difficult, and a step-by-step description with photos will tell you what needs to be done and in what order.

These wonderful corals are a unique and stylish interior decor for lovers of marine themes. They can be used both for home and for decorating spas and other similar establishments.

Since corals are made of clay, after baking they can easily be placed in an aquarium with pet fish. We are sure they will love this neighborhood!

Necessary materials:

Therapeutic effect

From time immemorial, healers have valued coral powder. Their modern “colleagues” also use the influence of the mineral:

As an antibacterial agent that heals wounds, ulcers, and fractures.
To alleviate diabetes and blood problems.
Beads are suitable if the thyroid gland is sick, with acute respiratory infections, acute respiratory viral infections.

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Alpha Java Edition
June 28, 2010	Markus Persson mentioned corals in his own blog: “I tried adding corals, but it's very difficult to draw one block that looks like corals, because it's more like crazy variations and diversity. But I know the corals will have tiny bits of fish around them.”
Official release of Java Edition
Corals are added in a comic assembly, including fish and fish blocks.
The corals were showcased in the MineCon Earth video: yellow coral, red coral, blue coral, and dead coral, including slabs.
1.13	18w09a	Added coral blocks, which were called corals and had the names "Blue", "Pink", "Purple", "Red" and "Yellow", instead of "Tubular", "Brain", "Bubble", "Fire" and "Horn" .
Added dead coral blocks, which were called dead coral at the time and had no varieties.
18w10a	Updated coral block textures.
18w10b	The dead coral blocks developed varieties (still called dead corals). Added coral blocks, which were called corals and had the names "Blue", "Pink", "Purple", "Red" and "Yellow", instead of "Tubular", "Brain", "Bubble", "Fire" and "Horn" .
18w10d	Added Coral Reef, allowing coral blocks to generate naturally.
18w14b	Coral blocks are no longer called coral.
The Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, and Yellow Coral Blocks and Dead Coral Blocks have been renamed to Tubular, Brain, Bubble, Fire, and Horn. .
18w16a	Mining coral blocks requires silk touch.
Coral blocks now have a short delay before dying.
Official release of Bedrock Edition
1.4	1.2.14 build 1	Added coral blocks.
Added dead coral blocks.

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Jewelers' preferences

Among all the variety of marine polyps, there are several species that are used more often than others, for example, red marine polyps. In addition, there are those that are difficult to find, such fossils are unique and expensive. Below are examples of such fossils.

Place of red coral production: Mediterranean (Algeria, Morocco, Italy), Red Sea, Japanese and Malaysian coasts.

The jewel has dozens of shades, each of which has a special name. The most common types are:

angel skin - a pale pink stone, sometimes giving off a silvery glow;
Salmon is a material of red-orange shades;
Sardinian stone is a “true” scarlet coral;
Oxblood is the rarest type of red fossil, having a brown tint.

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The popularity and high price of red sea stones have led to the appearance of many fakes. However, checking the authenticity of a piece of jewelry is not difficult. Just dip it in milk. The natural stone will become lighter, perhaps even pink.

The name “akori” was given to blue (blue) coral, which is one of the rarest. Of course, it cannot compare with a black stone, but the fact that blue coral lives only in the very depths of the Pacific Ocean makes it desirable for many jewelers. The same can be said about yellow coral - its uniqueness leads to a high price for the product.

Not all corals have a calcium skeleton. Thus, black coral is completely plant-based. Due to its unique nature and low prevalence, it was nicknamed royal.

White coral, although not one of the most expensive, is quite often used in jewelry. For example, in the Sea of Japan, in addition to pink ones, you can find snow-white fossils of high quality. Their tops are a valuable material and allow you to create inexpensive but spectacular jewelry.

A little history

Corals were brought to Russia and European countries from Africa, Mediterranean countries, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Hawaii and Mexico, where they have long been a popular material for making jewelry.

Black corals were first discovered only in the 50s of the 20th century, near the Hawaiian Islands. In the early 70s of the last century, “golden coral”, which has a rare cream color, was discovered in Hawaii and then in the Philippines.

Yellow, orange and even amethyst-purple specimens are found in the waters surrounding South Africa. These corals are too porous and must be impregnated with plastic to increase their strength.

In ancient times and in the Middle Ages, clothes were decorated with corals, beads and other jewelry were made from them. In Poland and Ukraine, coral beads - namista - were part of national costumes, an adornment in which commoners walked down the aisle and wore them on holidays. And the number of strands of beads indicated the well-being of the family.

However, noble beauties did not neglect jewelry made from this material either; naturally, the craftsmen made more exquisite products for them, inserted them into rings, decorated combs with coral, made tiaras, brooches, and earrings. Decorations made from fragments of coral branches mounted in gold or silver were popular.

In Greece, corals were called dragon bones, and the name “dragonite” stuck to them for a long time. Therefore, it is not surprising that corals were credited with miraculous properties, they were believed to be able to protect against the evil eye and damage, and bring happiness to their owner. At the same time, there is an opinion that constantly wearing jewelry with draconite corals negatively affects a person’s character; he becomes more aggressive and quarrelsome.

Self-production of the machine

Many people are faced with the task of how to make a loom? Moreover, to spend less materials. So how to make a loom with your own hands? First of all, you need to adhere to the manufacturing scheme, which contains successive steps:

A quadrangular frame is selected.
Round openings are made in two slats.
Slats with the smallest circumference are placed in the openings made at the ends of the bar and secured with wedge parts.
There are grooves in the middle part of the side bar to accommodate the comb.
The equipment has a solid bottom for stable standing.
Nails are driven into the nearest round block at a distance of 5 mm to tighten the threads.
At the rear of the installation, a rail is used to wind excess fabric.

The comb can be made from thick plywood. Its height reaches 15 cm. The length of the comb should be greater than the distance between the frames, which are located on the side. The number of nails driven in must be divided by two to obtain the number of teeth. Select the height of the teeth to be approximately 70-100 mm, and the width 5-7 mm. The interdental space is 5 mm.

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On the near shaft there are nails to which threads of equal length are tied. Then the threads are divided into even and odd. Behind the comb there is a moving shaft where the odd threads are attached. And the even threads are on the comb, namely, they are wrapped around the nails of the teeth. A homemade loom works according to the rule of winding the remaining amount of thread on a bar, and the base of the product is made.

Next comes the winding of the threads onto the wefts. The end of the thread is attached to the left side of the frame, which is located in front of the drive rack. When the bar is raised, the weft is pushed into the shed. Movement occurs from left to right. By alternating multi-colored threads, you can get designs on the product (checkered, striped).

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Application in medicine

The healing properties of coral stone are recognized by both folk and traditional medicine. Its healing effect is due to a large number of biologically active substances.

In traditional medicine, coral powder is used to treat diseases of the endocrine system, musculoskeletal system, diseases of the skin, heart, blood vessels and blood pathologies, such as anemia. Calcium, which is part of marine polyps, is absorbed by the human body much better than other types of building material of human bones. Since it is a gift from the deep sea, it fills the body with iodine, which ensures high effectiveness in treating thyroid diseases. The coral mineral is also used in dentistry; dental implants are made from it.

Alternative medicine attributes more extensive properties to the marine polyp. It is believed that it promotes wound healing, relieves depression, insomnia and nervous tics. When worn regularly, a coral bracelet improves vision, memory and blood circulation. The fossil promotes the perception of new information, so such decorations are suitable for students and schoolchildren.

Coral beads are recommended to be worn for throat diseases - both for treatment and prevention

The fossil normalizes appetite, which is important for obese patients

It has been noticed that in people with chronic diseases, the jewelry becomes stained in a short period (several months).

Lithotherapists claim that each disease requires a certain type of marine polyp. Thus, pink coral will help with pathologies of the nervous system or sleep disorders. But if you have diseases of the cardiovascular system or anemia, you need to wear red stone jewelry.

What do we know about corals?

Corals are the fossilized skeletons of marine polyps growing in tropical seas and oceans. There are about 6 thousand species of corals in nature, with 350 or even more colors and shades. The color of a coral depends on organic and inorganic substances in different proportions.

If the coral has more organic matter, it takes on darker shades or even becomes black. Thus, Indian black corals consist entirely of organic matter. This is one of the most expensive types of coral, and now their extraction is prohibited.

If inorganic substances predominate in corals, they are lighter, have all shades of pink, red and white with multi-colored inclusions. Blue corals are recognized as the rarest and most valuable.

Yet, the jewelry industry prefers to use corals of red colors and shades, the so-called horny madrepore and gorgonian corals found in the Mediterranean Sea or the Pacific Ocean.

Selecting the scenery

As a rule, the soil is taken in a light shade - it can be coral chips, marble pebbles or quartzite. The background of the vessel is covered with a film of pure blue-blue color, it will create the illusion of depth. Artificial rocks are also preferable in light colors - they are attached with glue to the back and side walls of the aquarium and will be the basis for simulating a sea landscape.

Rocks can be decorated in advance with colorful latex imitations of marine flora and fauna - corals, polyps, sea anemones, exotic plants are sold in large pet stores.

By the way, dried corals and shells will add special authenticity to the underwater landscape. Please note that living plants are not planted in a pseudosea; too hard alkaline water will not allow the flora to develop normally. And fish in this kind of aquarium are planted with a fighting, aggressive character - they will irreparably damage the thickets.

If you brought corals or shells from the sea yourself, you need to thoroughly boil them, although after this the corals become more fragile. After boiling, wash them with a brush under strong water pressure to remove any remaining soft polyps. A longer, but gentler method is to treat the corals with a weak solution of chlorine bleach and then soak the corals for two to three weeks with constant water changes.

Mother-of-pearl shells are not boiled - this causes the mother-of-pearl to fade.