Tire Reef Off Florida Proves to Be a Disaster

[Demon_fish]

somebody made an oopsie, lol. thats sad that they can just dump their old garbage in the ocean.

 

[Ash]

I never seen that down there before.. intresting. Thats really sad - hopefully they smart enough to take out what tires they can.

 

[cichlaguapote]

Freakin weird..

 

[amesbien]

oddball do u have a link for this, this would make a great current event id need for my environmental science 2 class, i searchedbut couldnt find it.

 

[TankBuster]

HUh, I was gpomg tp throw a bunch of tires in my reef tank also. Good thing I saw this thread. Who would have thought that tires would be bad for a reef. Well I guess engine blocks are out of the question too.

 

[Oddball]

oddball do u have a link for this, this would make a great current event id need for my environmental science 2 class, i searchedbut couldnt find it.

You can find many articles on this by searching on 'tire reef'.

 

[davo]

Shame it didnt work. Where does it say it was toxic i missed that bit, or someones making stuff up. It takes a long long time for the reef to develop, it prob was an ok idea, other than the fact that over time, they all came apart. They should have made 1 giant tire. Old train carriges might work. In the bahamas there are a hell of a lot of sunken ships and although they havent become mini reefs they've proven to be a good haven for many organisms, particularly reef sharks.

 

[TankBuster]

The ships and airplanes were a good idea. They do harbor alot of life. I just cant see the benefit of tires.

 

[CHOMPERS]

I never seen that down there before.. intresting. Thats really sad - hopefully they smart enough to take out what tires they can.

So Ash, that mean you dive? Have you heard of Toilet Bowl Reef? No joke! It is said to be a good place for lobstering. Never been there myself.

 

[Gonzaga]

There is actually a tire reef right in the waters I fish. It does hold some life but not as much as the other artificial reefs over here.