The food chain of a marine ecosystem can be better understood with the use of stable isotope analysis. An isotope is an atom with an abnormal number of neutrons. Isotopes exist in two forms: stable and radioactive. Radioactive isotopes decay over time, while stable...
The majority of us know at least one fellow reefer who swears by dosing his/her reef aquarium with vodka. This seemingly counterintuitive act is often believed to have beneficial effects on the overall health and appearance of one’s reef aquarium. But how is this...