Table 2 Statistics of the STAR systems while exposing the corals to environmental treatments only (Phase 1) and environmental and disease treatments (Phase 2).

From: Elevated temperature decreases stony coral tissue loss disease transmission, with little effect of nutrients

Phase

STAR system

Mean dose duration (s beaker−1)

Mean round duration (min)

Doses day−1

Vol water (mL day−1)

Full water changes day−1

Mean NH4 added (μmol day−1)

1

A

38.7

31.0

46.5

2789.8

4.6

13.9

1

B

39.1

31.3

46.0

2761.3

4.6

13.8

2

A

61.4

49.2

29.3

1757.9

2.9

13.2

2

B

61.7

49.3

29.2

1751.1

2.9

13.1

  1. The STAR system relates to the two robot arms (A and B) and their associated dosing boxes.