It’s been awhile since I’ve reported on my 700-gallon (including sump) reef tank. The tank now in its 3rd year is thriving. Readers will remember that I moved my fish and corals from Massachusetts to Maine several years ago with disastrous results to the fish, but not to the corals.…
A few years ago reef keepers were often heard complaining that their SPS corals were dying from what was then called RTN (rapid tissue necrosis). It appeared that a mini plague was in process, and many believed that the causative agent was bacterial in nature – possibly Vibrio vulnificus.…
I’m sure that many readers
of this ezine know that our editorial policy is to bridge the gap
between anecdotal hobby literature and science. Whenever possible
we try to publish material from practicing scientists, and in
that way to present information that is factual derived, not
based upon someone’s opinion.…
If you have not already seen this on our boards
please be aware that through the generosity of ZeroEdge Aquarium,
PFO Solaris, and Euro-Reef we are auctioning off a complete reef
system, valued at $2600,00.…
Last Sunday, May 6th, members of SWAM ( Saltwater Aquarium Society of Maine) came over to my house to see my reef tank. It was a very enjoyable to time for everyone. There were a few things that came up in discussion that I thought I would here pass on to our readers.…
I received the following email recently:
…Dear Advancedaquarist.com,
I have been searching all over the internet for some expert advice
about how to control the Aiptasia Anemone (AA) outbreak in my tank.
Several weeks ago, my old and dear friend Doug
Robbins, Ph.D. died from complications from liver replacement surgery. Doug
was a regular contributor to Advanced Aquarist and Aquarium
Frontiers before that, and an avid aquarist with both freshwater and
marine aquariums.…
I would venture that anyone who has an acrylic reef
tank, especially a large deep one, has problems keeping algae, particularly
coralline algae, off the viewing pane or panes. Coralline algae grows on
glass also, perhaps not as readily, but it is relatively easy to scrape off
with a variety of sharp metal blades.…
Just about a year ago a pet store in Portland,
Maine going out of business asked me if I would take a seastar. I
recognized that it was a Protoreaster lincki (commonly called a
red-spined star), and consequently realized that it would be unwise to put
it into my reef tank, but it might be okay in my 40-gallon refugium.…
R
ecently, I spent two wonderful weeks in France; first a
week in Paris followed by a week in Southern France, where I
spent several days in Aix-En-Provence. Walking around one day I
came across an aquarium store, and as an aquarist I, of course,
had to check it out.…