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 199…
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Silicon in the reef aquarium, friend of foe?
By: CRAIG BINGMAN, Ph.D. For some aquarists, one of the advantages to having a reef aquarium is that one gets to play the role of a minor god. The fate of a mesocosm of organisms is in your hands, as …
‘Sundried tide’ — silent, natural disaster
Their analyses have revealed for the first time that these are highly predictable events that can seriously impact the state of coral reefs at a time when they are preparing for the stresses of summer…
Water Too Hot? Reefs Hope for a Hurricane
A hurricane can destroy a coral reef. The fragile superstructure created by millions of marine microorganisms does not fare well when slammed by high winds and powerful waves. But coral reefs worldwid…
Mac Dashboard Widget: Salinity for your saltwater tank
Mark over at his blog, made a nice handy Mac widget called Salinity. It is used to calculate approximate salinity based on your hydrometer reading. It takes into account the current water temperature …
Colossal Squid Caught off Antarctica, length 43FT!
In Antarctica’s Ross Sea, a fishing boat has caught what is likely the world’s biggest known colossal squid (yes, that’s the species’ name), New Zealand officials announced tod…
Week In review of June 2007 for saltwater aquarium news and articles
Coral Reef Fish Starve Themselves to Maintain Social Order Indian Ocean sailfin tang, Zebrasoma desjardinii Buying an Aquarium a how to guide 24″ 2×24W Tek 2 T5 High-Output Retrofit Kit w/ Bulbs Re…
Reef Builders 100% uptime since Launch
Reef Builders is still growing strong thanks in part to our current members informing everyone they can about this site. We appreciate that very much, also it does help that we have had 100% uptime wi…
Why Reverse Osmosis is a must when keeping a saltwater aquarium
Maintaining good water quality is a foregone conclusion in fishkeeping, but it cannot be stressed long and hard enough when it comes to keeping corals. Perhaps it is not surprising then that some enth…
Shark pregnancy baffles aquarium
Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish. No surprise there, since sharks digest their food slowly. Then George realized he wasn’t looking at the stomach …