Captive Reef’s Grow Out Contest for 2011 runs September 25 through March 31, 2012 and is again sponsored by Inland Hobby who is putting up a DFS ReefKeeper Bandsaw for the winner. This year the winner will be determined by a random frag draw from the starting frag pack. The participant with highest count posted [...] Read More
A recent article touts that Marine biologists at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute are developing means to efficiently breed saltwater aquarium fish, and invertebrates (corals) in captivity in order to preserve the world’s coral reefs. Does this sound familiar? Haven’t many of us been working toward and practicing this for years??? [...] Read More
To be successful in reefkeeping, you’ll need to understand how the nitrogen cycle works, how it affects your tank’s health, and how to manage its effects. Ammonia (NH3) - is produced when fish waste, organic matter, and uneaten food breaks down. It is converted into nitrite by nitrogen fixing (Nitrosomonas) bacteria. Ammonia is the leading killer organisms in reef tanks [...] Read More
I met this guy (in the photo) walking the floor of the MACNA show. He and his wife seemed kinda out of place, like marine aquaria were not really of interest to them. I asked “whatcha doin’ here?” and they said they were here to see their granddaughter’s booth. We talked a little about which [...] Read More
Last week the California Senate voted to ban the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins. The bill now awaits the governor’s signature at which point California will then become the largest economy in the world to make a strong stand against the shark fin trade. California joins Hawaii, Washington and Oregon in banning shark [...] Read More
A team of scientists constructed 30 artificial coral reefs from tons of rock and gravel reefs over several weeks to find out whether it is possible to rescue a damaged coral reef from obliteration and restore its richness. They were trying to determine if increased habitat patchiness is actually a problem for coral reef fishes, [...] Read More