Introduction
Giant Clams are amazing. Let me just start by saying that. The members of the family Tridacnidae are also known as the Tridacnids or as the Giant Clams. These animals are truly amazing. Within the phylum Mollusca there are about 115,000 species on Earth, with 30,000 of them contained in the Bivalvia class (Bivalves). Of [...]
Before you rush out and buy Seachem’s new line of “things you must have for your reef”. Be warned. Most if not all of their products are just a re-hash of similiar products they already sell, with one or two things added that make them “must have”. Fancy labeling and “mac” stylized graphics [...]
H&S has jumped on the needle-wheel bandwagon, or should we say, new needle-wheel bandwagon. If you happen to have an external H&S unit then your in luck, this upgrade should be available starting April 15th at most H&S dealers. We are seeing so many needle wheel designs that most are starting to look very [...]
The title says it all, which is better? The tried and tested German pumps, or the newcomer from Pennsylvania that is ecotech marine. They both use the propeller style design, for the record the Tunze was the first aquarium powerhead to utilize this efficient propeller design, however the vortech powerhead might have improved on this [...]
Who would have thought there would actually be life in Antarctica waters? Scientists have found giant Macroptychaster sea stars in Antarctic waters. They also found jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and those sea stars pictured above are about 2 feet wide. We are thinking that to keep those new jumbo sea stars in an aquarium at [...]
We thought that Digital Aquatics, the guy’s that bring you the ReefKeeper 2 and the new Reefkeeper Elite were to start taking pre-orders in March. They have only 11 days to make good on their offer. Time is a tickin’ guys.
If you haven’t looked at Bart’s 600 gallon display, then you should get a look at it. He is a RB member and the whole system of course is 1300 gallons, and if that doesn’t make you sick with envy he has over a 1 ton chiller keeping his whole system nice and cool. Your [...]
Running a low nutrient system? You might consider testing for Potassium (k). As Logan over at stony reef suggests, your potassium levels could run low. Water changes may not be enough. Be sure to check it out.
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GreenFuel Technologies, the Cambridge, MA, alternative energy company has reached an agreement—worth up to some $92 million—to build an algae-based fuel plant in Europe, according to sources close to the firm. GreenFuel is developing algae bioreactor systems to convert carbon dioxide emissions into renewable, clean-burning biofuels. Perhaps we can all send our excess algae [...]
Mr. Reed, 90, former chairman and chief executive officer of Santa Fe Industries, died of natural causes Saturday, March 15, in his Lake Forest home. Mr. Reed served on the aquarium’s board for 47 years and as president from 1984 to 1994. He oversaw the addition of its popular Oceanarium, which brought the first [...]
