On the weekend of June 4th, 5th and 6th I had the pleasure of attending IMAC (International Marine Aquarium Conference) held in Chicago. The conference had a host of excellent speakers and our internet site Reefs.org…
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What In Neptune’s World: What Is It?
Welcome to What in Neptune’s World – a column intended to explore the wonders of the coral reefs in an entertaining, interactive manner.
This month, we have a mystery coral seeking identification.…
Editorial: May 2004
Despite our best efforts most reef tank still resemble lagoonal locations, and even then with too high a nutrient concentration. This is especially true if the reef tank contains fish. The main concern for a successful reef tank is to balance consumers with producers, but doing so is difficult.…
What In Neptune’s World: What Is It?
Welcome to What in Neptune’s World – a column intended to explore the wonders of the coral reefs in an entertaining, interactive manner. You’re invited to discuss this column with fellow reefkeepers in Reefs.org’s…
Editorial: April 2004
In this issue we offer several especially valuable articles. Firstly, this month’s short take is especially valuable because it illustrates with clear graphs why small water changes are, if not useless, not especially useful.…
Editorial: March 2004
In this issue Terry Bartelme concludes his well researched series on Cryptocaryon irritans. What the series does is to provide the aquarist with solid, scientifically based information on this destructive pathogen.…
Editorial: February 2004
This issue of the Advanced Aquarist is, in terms of content, somewhat different from what our readers have been accustomed to. Typically we offer a Feature with a series of columns. This issue is atypical because we are presenting three Features and only a few columns.…
Feature Aquarium: The Seneca Park Zoo 560 gallon Reef Aquarium
Several hobbyists from the Upstate Reef Society had noticed the450 gallon fish-only saltwater aquarium during our family visits to the Seneca Park Zoo, in Rochester, New York. The display seemed more like a decoration adorning two higher profile exhibits (polar bears and sea lions), and such was generally overlooked by many visitors.…
Editorial: The Dynamics of Coral Health
Rapidly growing corals can interfere with both water circulation and light reaching their inner branches and other nearby corals. In other words, the conditions that allowed the fragments to grow rapidly are altered by their growth patterns.…
What In Neptune’s World: What Is It?
Welcome to What in Neptune’s World – a column intended to explore the wonders of the coral reefs in an entertaining, interactive manner. You’re invited to discuss this column with fellow reefkeepers in Reefs.org’s…