Mike, the lucky guy who won the Photo Contest finally received his camera. I originally ordered it thru fotoconnection about 3 weeks ago, or longer. Naturally having a different shipping address then my billing I needed to call them to confirm. No big deal. Fraud is everywhere. So I called them, confirmed the order, [...]
If you haven’t heard already Reef Builders had a new place to hang out and chat. No you won’t be needing your keyboard either. Using the Teamspeak engine you can now login and talk to other aquarists of all things related to aquariums. Instructions for doing this are straightforward and easy to do, it requires [...]
A clam dredged up off the coast of Iceland is thought to have been the longest-lived animal discovered. Scientists said the mollusc, an ocean quahog clam, was aged between 405 and 410 years and could offer insights into the secrets of longevity. Researchers from Bangor University in north Wales said they calculated its age by [...]
Steve, who is in the process of building a 180 gallon saltwater aquarium grabbed this tank that needs a lot of work. His plan and equipment goes like this: 65 gallon acrylic (49×18×17) sump/refugium. 36″ high stand. Will be built once I have the tank so I can take actual measurements. 72″ Solaris G-Series LED [...]
A giant artificial coral reef is being built in the Red Sea in a move to protect natural reefs from destruction – without banning scuba divers. An estimated 50% to 70% of the Red Sea’s reefs have already been destroyed in Israel, Jordan and Egypt. Divers are the main culprits as they flock to the [...]
Seems fish are all the rage lately, the game’s publisher Last Day of work hopes to captalize or fullfill the nerds among us that crave to raise, breed, and sell fish. Seems pretty cool to us, and it must be to be on the best sellers list for 40 weeks straight. We will take two.
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The Maldives are a nation of 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean. Coral supports the country’s two main industries: tourism and fishing. Abdul Azeez, a scientist working at the Banyan Tree Maldives, which is fancy 5 star resort. Azeez started to look for ways to protect corals. “The Banyan Tree staff built the [...]
Today 3reef.com was hacked by an uknown group or person. A message posted up on 3reef.com read:
“Hi 3reefers -
Apparently 3reef was hacked over the weekend.
The ISP has required that all the software be upgraded to prevent this from happening again.
This will take considerable time. Earliest estimate is tomorrow.
Thank you for your patience and we look [...]
The increasing acidity of the world’s oceans will endanger one-third of all marine life, according to a new report released by ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies. As oceans soak up more and more carbon dioxide, they become more and more acidic. Scientists fear more acidic oceans could be lethal for marine life [...]
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about corals digging the whole moonlight experience. Corals sense different lighting habits and tend to respond more favorably to blue lighting, think: actnics and moonlights. Researchers led by Oren Levy of the Center for Marine Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia, studied corals on Australia’s Great Barrier [...]
