A few coral close ups

I get mesmerized by some of the patterns John.

Very nice!!!!!!!!

Nature did it indiana. The source silica is mostly slowly dissolving diatom skeletons from ancient oceans.

I believe the colony of diatoms in all the oceans is the largest and heaviest source of life on earth.
The thin porous shells are very high quality silica and they are microscopically tiny assisting in their ability to dissolve.
Pretty much creates an overdose of dissolved silica to replace the coral and any other replaceable object like shells.
Diatom rich limestone bed rock and rotting organic matter creating acids makes for interesting chemical reactions.

We drink this water and it messes with our brain and then our accent. Obvious brain damage

Southern brain, note bullet holes

Nature made it awesome, you made it beautiful.