DKO Posted November 27, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) SEVERAL popular Sydney beaches, including the iconic Bondi, resembled scenes out of a apocalyptic film today after an algae bloom turned the water blood red.Patches of the red algae, a natural phenomenon that can be exacerbated by certain weather conditions, were sighted between Bondi Beach and Maroubra Beach this morning. http://www.perthnow....r-1226524729541 Edited November 27, 2012 by DKO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted November 27, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 27, 2012 We get that in Florida sometimes. Kills a lot of fish. I think pollution plays a role in it as well as weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveForTomorrow Posted November 27, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Its beautiful, but if its being cause by human activity than thats another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
with bells on Posted November 27, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 27, 2012 i was going to go swimming at Clovelly on thursday.. wont be doing that now.. eek!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted November 28, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Red tide is a common event and makes fish inedible and beaches are usually closed for swimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted November 28, 2012 #6 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Biblical stuff!!!! Not really, just a natural phenomena... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted November 28, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I once had a 15 gallon fresh water aquarium I was cycling turn blood red overnight, and just as suddenly the next day it was clear again. I believe the organisms responsible are dinoflagellates, but I did not expect to see them in fresh water or an aquarium. As they are know to give off toxins I did several water changes before adding any fish. These red tides can be deadly to sea life. Once while in Sarasota, Florida I saw first hand what one can do, thousands of dead fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other organisms dead and rotting all over the beach. The stench was terrible and the red tide itself makes it hard to breath and burns the eyes if you are near the water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousGreek Posted November 30, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I once had a 15 gallon fresh water aquarium I was cycling turn blood red overnight, and just as suddenly the next day it was clear again. I believe the organisms responsible are dinoflagellates, but I did not expect to see them in fresh water or an aquarium. As they are know to give off toxins I did several water changes before adding any fish. These red tides can be deadly to sea life. Once while in Sarasota, Florida I saw first hand what one can do, thousands of dead fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other organisms dead and rotting all over the beach. The stench was terrible and the red tide itself makes it hard to breath and burns the eyes if you are near the water. If that's so, then humans' action is not responsible for these red tides, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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