Sy Montgomery, author of a recent article in Orion Magazine titled "Deep Intellect" in the Nov/Dec issue of the magazine, will be hosting a free and open web forum on Nov. 15th at 7pm EST. The event does require registration before hand so if interested, follow this...
A new study conducted by an international team of scientists may shed some new light on maintaining the overall health of our wild reefs. As we scramble to better understand these complex ecosystems some of the answers we find may seem rather simple. All reefers...
We all know that live rock helps create a more natural environment in our captive reefs. It inoculates the tank with numerous strains of bacteria that help metabolize waste and keep your nutrients in check. It smuggles in all manner of fauna that will eventually...
Before any of you actually get excited about the prospect of trading your children in for squids, this program isn't anything like the Toys for Guns program of the early 90's, there is no trading involved. For now you're stuck with your kids, but the Squids 4 Kids...
Before I start, I want to be clear that this will not serve as an advertisement for any company and I won't be targeting any company specifically as either good or bad. The purpose is to impart the knowledge I have gathered on the subject in general and pass that on...
Current wind farm technology has hit the proverbial wall, with efficiency of the current turbine design almost maxed out. They have to be spaced far enough apart to avoid turbulence from other turbines and this cuts down on the number of turbines in a given area. ...
If you're like me, you often wake up with a stiff back from sleeping with a wad of $4.9 million burning a hole in your pocket. Life is rough, am I right? It's hard coming up with ideas as far as what to spend that kind of money on. Maybe I could spend a few bucks...
Unless you walk around with your head firmly planted between your posterior set of cheeks, you've probably noticed the current trend towards more organic foods and products. The reason for this craze is that all those added chemicals designed to increase shelf life...
Recently I was talking with a fellow reefer and the phrase "High End" came up in reference to certain zoanthid corals. For those that don't know me, I'm not one for the multitude of common names attached to corals. A simple, actually common name is ok. I...
           Sometimes we accept things as they appear just because everyone we talk to says the same thing. This hive mentality can create hype around some products that never really goes away. Some of this is due to marketing, while sometimes it’s just a result of...