If you’ve ever wondered what whales and dolphins are really saying with all of their squeaks and clicks or if you just like their soothing, easy listening sounds, then this project just might be for you.

According to the manufacturer, Söll GmbH, this new electronic Aqua-Check photometer “checker” has been three years in the making and is currently manufactured in Bavaria, Germany.

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Never dispose of aquarium livestock (including rock, substrate, and water) into local waterways.

Just in time for Christmas too!  🙂

The latest book, like the others, is a full-color compilation self-published through CreateSpace.com.

Fauna Marin (an Advanced Aquarist sponsor) has just released their new Professional Sea Salt to the public. According to the supplied information, the salt when used at 39 – 40 grams per liter (5.2 – 5.3 oz per gallon) will mix to 35 ppt and yield:

• Magnesium: 1.250 – 1.340 mg/L
• Calcium: 410 – 440 mg/L
• Potassium: 380 – 400 mg/L
• Sodium: 10.300 – 10.700 mg/L
• Chloride: 19.100 – 19.800 mg/L
• Sulfate: 2650 – 2750 mg/L
  Strontium: 7.0 – 9.0 mg/L
• Alkalinity (dKH): 8.0 – 8.5
• pH: 8.0 – 8.4

The literature further states:

Professional Sea Salt contains all of the important macro and trace elements in the correct relative amounts that reflect as closely as possible the mix that occurs in natural seawater, and provides your corals with all the essential minerals in bioactive form.

We are always happy to hear of “extinct” species being rediscovered and the giant Neptune’s Cup sponge is one of them.

1. Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm’s educational program . If you love seahorses, you should watch this video.
2. Acropora selectivity among damselfish recruits and the risk of bleaching-induced habitat loss.

Sometime last year this 300 pound bluefin tuna washed up on the shore in northern Maine. University of Maine students learned of the carcass a week or two later and decided to use it in their skeletal reconstruction class.

The secretary position requirements include attending all meetings of the Board of Directors and keep a full and complete record of the proceedings in addition to being familiar with legal documents (articles, by-laws, IRS letters, etc.)

Published recently in Pacific Science, researchers Randy Honebrink, Robert Buch, Peter Galpin, and George H.