by Admin | Jun 6, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
An electronic tag of a 3 meter great white shark washed ashore. The data it gathered is the stuff of nightmares, showing the shark had rapidly plummeted to a depth of 580 meters (nearly 2000 feet)! At that depth, the temperature sensor jumped from 46 degrees to 78 degress F where it remained for eight days at varying depth before returning back to sea temperature. Something had dragged the apex predator (or at least the sensor) down to the abyss ... and ate it! by Admin | Jun 5, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
Symbiotechs, a company "specialized in the sustainable sourcing and innovative screening methods for faster drugs discoveries from corals," and the non-profit reef conservation organization Coral Guardian are seeking crowd-source funding to study TGFB-Beta molecules in corals. by Leonard Ho | Jun 5, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
After Giesemann announced their new PowerChrome T5 bulbs, there has been some confusion regarding the status of the pre-2014 T5 PowerChromes. D-D, the creator of Giesemann's former PowerChromes, wants aquarists to know that while their partnership with Giesemann has ended, D-D's popular T5 bulbs are still available and should not be regarded as "last gen" technology. by Admin | Jun 3, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
Only instead of couch cushions, we're talking about a reef in the Lower Antilles. And instead of money, we're talking about a relatively rare Caribbean Acropora, A. prolifera. Scientists discovered an unexpected, new, large and healthy A.prolifera reef that wasn't there in 2011. by Admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
These two recently uploaded videos show us the clear contrast between "old school" reefkeeping versus "leading edge" reefkeeping. It also shows us that (as with nature) there is more than one definition of beauty. Different strokes for different folks. Which aquarium is more to your liking? by Admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
Our friends at 3reef.com have been down for the past week gearing up for a major site upgrade. They're now back online with a completely new and modernized website. Their hard work definitely paid off.
