The tide is dead low as Diane Cowan lifts seaweed-covered rocks at dawn’s first light, something she’s done for more than a decade as a way to monitor Maine’s most valuable fishery. Here at Lowell Cove, the number of juvenile…
New Study Presents First-Ever Classification of World’s Coastal Waters
As demands on oceans grow, it is important to ensure that their resources are being conserved and carefully managed worldwide. A new study led by The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund (published in BioScience) — Marine Ecoregions of…
Barrier Reef `can adapt to warming’
THE Great Barrier Reef may be much better suited to surviving climate change and warmer conditions than previously thought. Researchers in north Queensland have found many corals contain microscopic algae that protect them from temperature fluctuations. The study by the…
Deep Sand Bed (DSB) Diagram
Yet another diagram, illustrating a deep sand bed. Most likely this would be separate from the aquarium, perhaps in line either after the overflow or after water gets processed in the sump. Read
Diagram of Fish Only with Live Rock Aquarium
Another diagram of Fish Only with Live rock aquarium, great visual aid for those people new to the saltwater hobby. Shawn Mackey is the illustrator. Perhaps he will do more for the saltwater hobby? Read
Diagram of a modern protein skimmer with a needlewheel pump
Another diagram of a needle wheel impeller pump with a modern protein skimmer. This should clear up a lot of confusion with protein skimmers. Read
Diagram of a modern reef aquarium with sump and refuge
Here is a diagram of a modern reef aquarium with sump and refuge. Great for beginners so they can get an idea of what goes into putting a reef aquarium together. Enjoy! Read
Reproduction in Aquarium Corals: What do we know and what do we still have to learn?
By: ANN TARRANT Over the past decade aquarists have made remarkable advances in rearing scleractinian (hard or stony) corals (Siegel 1997). This has been possible as a result of a better understanding of nutrient cycling and improvements in technology, such…
Orewa reef plans get moving, reef building to start
About $100,000 has been donated by local business to fund a resource consent application for a reef at the beach. That was topped up by a $60,000 grant in the Rodney District Council 2007-2008 annual plan approved last week. After…
Reef Tank Temperatures — Another View
By: RICHARD HARKER The November 1997 issue of Aquarium Frontiers Online included an article entitled, “What are Natural Reef Salinities and Temperatures…Really…and Does It Matter?†(Shimek 1997). In the article, the author argued that hobbyists maintain reef tanks at artificially…