Jellyfish are beautiful creatures and they are mesmerizing to watch. My two boys always like stopping by this display whenever we visit public aquariums. Considering that this is one of the first books on jellyfish husbandry that I’ve encountered, I had to purchase and review it for Advanced Aquarist’s readership as I’m sure there are others out there that would like to know more about keeping and rearing these animals.…
After starting in this hobby almost 10 years ago, I became interested in learning about marine aquarium fish breeding one day after reading a post on the Reefs.org forums about success breeding species of clownfish.…
Metal halide lighting is arguably the standard lighting that reefkeepers utilize for sustaining corals in their reef aqurium. We’ve covered metal halide lighting for years here on Advanced Aquarist where we’ve tried to bring you the latest data on new and existing bulbs, ballasts, and reflectors that are available to reef aquarium hobbyst.…
Recently there’s been a lot of news about innovations in reefkeeping lighting. First, halides domanated the market and allowed us to keep many light demanding corals in our care. We’ve covered the advances in halides, ballasts, and reflectors in depth here at Advanced Aquarist.…
Pacific Grove Natural History Museum, Pacific Grove, CA, June 2009. Photo by Ashley Booth.
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Looking for an exciting, hands-on way to engage students of any age? Bring a Humboldt squid into your class!
Screenshot of the Google Ocean Showcase. If you have Google Earth installed (or even if you don't), you have to check out the new Ocean Showcase from Google Earth. Explore the ocean with National Geographic ocean explorer, Sylvia Earle, see discoveries made by...
I’m just waiting for some ambitious aquarist to turn this into a water level sensor for their auto-topoff unit or to somehow measure water flow velocity/force or even water turbulence. What ideas can you come up with for this?
Sweet, inky goodness!
Here’s something for the ceph lover in all of us reefkeepers: cephalopod cookies! I’m sure this would taste great with milk!
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A side view of the tank showing the drop-off zone to the right.
Take a look at this uniquely designed reef aquarium. This is a tank shape you don’t see every day! It’s a bi-level tank with a deep section on the right side that affords some uniquely designed aquascaping possibilities.
Coral never cease to amaze us! Read more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8350000/8350972.stm
More than a mouthful for most coral