President Bush seems to have decided that he stands a better chance of history remembering him favorably for marine conservation rather than nation-building in Iraq or human rights in Guantanamo Bay. First he designated the world’s largest marine protected area,…
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Substrates in Aquariums–Plenums, DSBs & Barebottom Aquaria
There is more then one way to skin a cat. In the reef keeping hobby this adage is axiomatic. Given that every single tank is slightly different from any other in methodology used, in how each develops biologically, chemically, and…
When New Arrivals Don’t Eat
Often a new arrival will not eat within the first 48 hours of receipt. Normally, your fish will resume eating when it has adjusted to its new surroundings and is once again comfortable. But occasionally you will come across a…
Water changes are key to a sucessful reef tank
The most time consuming and least pleasurable task that needs to be done is a water change. There has been much debate as to whether water changes are necessary or not, as well as how often and how much should…
Coral Is Dying. Can It Be Reborn?
Clouds were moving across the sun and a 20-knot northeast wind was stirring a 3-foot chop as Meaghan Johnson headed her open boat into the Florida Straits. Ms. Johnson, a program coordinator for the Nature Conservancy, headed the boat into…
Human genes may hold secret to saving Barrier Reef
Corals could have thousands more genes than humans and may have been one of the first animals to develop immune system genes to fight disease, according to new research Scientists at James Cook University in Townsville have discovered these simple…
AquaDom, the world’s largest cylindrical saltwater aquarium
Placed at the lobby of the Radisson SAS Hotel in Berlin, the 25 meters high AquaDom is the largest cylindrical aquarium ever built. Filled with about 900,000 liters of seawater, it contains some 2600 fish of 56 species. Combined with…
Puerto Rico to Build Reef, Buy Reserve
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A fund to compensate Puerto Rico for damages from a 1994 oil spill will be used to build an artificial reef, create a shoreline nature reserve and restore the walls of a Spanish colonial fort,…
Mandalay Bay’s Shark’s Reef Aquarium
Since I was in Las Vegas this past weekend on Business, I took the time to go to Mandalay Bay’s Shark’s Reef Aquarium exhibit located inside of Mandalay Bay hotel & Casino. This exhibit features an array of animals including…
Coral Reefs Damaged from recent 8.0 Earthquake in the Solomon Islands
In the Solomon islands, coral reefs were heavily damaged from a recent 8.0 scale earthquake in the region. In an instant, the grinding of the Earth’s tectonic plates in the 8.0 magnitude earthquake Monday forced the island of Ranongga up…
