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Reef Builders Guide: How to setup a Reef Tank

    The best words I have to describe a coral reef is a “lush wasteland.” By this I mean many extremely different types of life inhabit a coral reef, yet it…

What should you test for in your saltwater aquarium, and how often?

To ensure that the water in your aquarium is up-to-par and meets the generally recommended standards for reef aquariums, regular testing is strongly recommended, not to say required. By: Albert J. Thiel

5 Million to protect the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

The Australian Government will provide $5.46 million in funding for projects to improve water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Malcolm Turnbull today announced 20 Natural Heritage Trust projects – approved under the…

Project “Tikki Aquarium”/case mod-crazy!

Here is a crazy aquarium mod. Basically they are putting the guts to a desktop computer in the bottom portion of this tank. There is an aquarium on top, granted not saltwater but from the looks of it there seems…

What can you get for $32M? How about an island in Fiji!

225 Acres of unspoiled beauty can be yours. Fringed with white sand beaches surrounded by its own tranquil lagoon and spectacular reef. Being freehold property, this property is not subject to the regulatory requirements governing native land leases, providing distinct…

“Super Suckers” Slurp Invasive Algae Off Reefs

In the battle against an exotic seaweed, biologists are employing a rather unusual solution: underwater vacuum cleaners. The cleaners—called Super Suckers—suck up tons of gorilla ogo, invasive algae that are killing coral reefs, smothering sea grass beds, and fouling beaches…

Waters off Washington state only second place in world where glass sponge reefs found

Thirty miles west of Grays Harbor, University of Washington scientists have discovered large colonies of glass sponges thriving on the seafloor. The species of glass sponges capable of building reefs were thought extinct for 100 million years until they were…

An Abridged How-to on Algae Control in your saltwater aquarium

  Algae— these simple, unicellular or colonial, photosynthetic eukaryotic plant cells, are remarkable. From planktonic blooms to giant kelp beds to algal films micrometers thin, algae of all types form the base of a global ecosystem, cycling carbon, oxygen and…

The island paradise built on a garbage dump

Garbage dumps are generally not associated with thriving coral reefs, vast mangrove plantations and rare bird species. Yet on Pulau Semakau off Singapore, this is exactly what you will find: just beside a secluded ecological zone that harbors dozens of…

The Great Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef in Belize

A feature attraction of Diving in Belize, Especially for divers with a appreciation of geographical phenomena, is the opportunity to explore the famed Blue Hole. Part of the Lighthouse Reef System, it lies approximately 60 miles off the mainland out…

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