Hurricane Earl, which prevented me and my new wife from going to MACNA this year, reminded me of my old enemy: Murphy’s Law – “whatever can go wrong will and at the worst possible time.” This law, not actually scientific in nature is nonetheless of particular concern to aquarists, especially those with large systems that depend for the survival of their flora and fauna on electrical energy.…
It’s hard not to get depressed about what is happening to our planet – mostly due to human activity. Between oil spills, the reduction of sharks worldwide to the tune of 90-% to satisfy those seeking status particularly in China, global warming spelling the death of many of the world’s coral reefs, and so on.…
Summer is almost upon us and with it is the problem of our reef tanks becoming too warm. This statement raises several questions: what is too warm, what are the consequences of too warm, and what to do about it.…
The May 2010 issue of Advanced Aquarist segues nicely with my editorial of last month where I appealed to aquarists, both professional and amateur, to stock with aqua cultured, rather than wild caught animals, at least as much as possible.…
By now it is obvious that human activity is having an enormous impact on planet Earth, with our species’ population growth and concomitant need for energy, food, and space we are transforming our planet’s oceans, land mass, and atmosphere.…
As promised to our freshwater readers, I will report on my 500-gallon freshwater planted aquarium’s progress. First of all let me say that I’m enjoying this aquarium immensely. I particularly enjoy the size perspective between the plants, rock, and driftwood with that of the schools of mostly small fish like rummy-nose tetras (Hemigrammus rhodostomus) and cardinal tetras (Paracheirodon axelrodi) that I have introduced to the tank.…
As Advanced Aquarist continues to provide aquarists, both amateur and professional, with information that is factual (based on experimental and quantifiable research), it gratifying that our efforts have been recognized by an esteemed publication like National Geographic.…
The first thing is to wish all of our readers and sponsors a Happy New Year, and to say that with this issue of the New Year some of the best content ever.
Dana Riddle begins the year with Part 1 of a series on the multitude of organisms that can and do parasitize corals, entitled Stony Coral Parasites: Copepods, Not Just Red Bugs.…
In this last issue of 2009 I want to return to a topic that has been discussed before, the “old tank syndrome,” especially in light of Dana Riddle’s article on water changes appearing in this issue.…
Because there are quite a few reef keepers who are also experienced freshwater aquarists, and some who are just freshwater aquarists we are interested in developing greater interest in our monthly publication and freshwater forum to cover that interest.…