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Fish Spotlight – Anampses lennardi

by | Apr 13, 2017 | Fish, Reef, Science

This week our featured fish spotlight is A. lennardi.  This extremely rare and beautiful wrasse is seldom imported into the United State but if you are lucky enough to find one of these fish and it’s in your budget then this is a wrasse you might want to consider for your reef aquarium.  This week in fact, Quality Marine received in some of these fish for the first time in several years.   A. lennardi, also known as Lennard’s wrasse, has neon blue and yellow horizontal lines and it ranges from the Eastern Indian Ocean to Northwestern Australia but it is seldom available in the US aquarium trade.  It’s not that the fish is so rare in the wild.  The rarity has more to do with where the

Day 1247: Three years, 5 months

by | Apr 11, 2017 | Eye Candy, Reef, Science, Tanks

If you follow my youtube channel, you've probably heard how I have to get my arms wet and really cull the 400g reef because the growth at the top is shadowing everything beneath, and those things beneath have little chance of living. I hate to have to rip out these big colonies, but there's no choice. Here are a bunch of pictures of the tank today. I've also included some images of the Anemone Cube. Biggest thing to happen recently was an alkalinity dip. When I see some coral turn white and bleach, I always think it's because of shadowing instead of being a smart guy and testing alkalinity, and yet it again I was wrong and water quality has dropped somewhat. Alkalinity was measuring 7.5 dKH and the big acro at the top took a hit. I was able to correct that mistake, and dosed some buffer to bring it up while adjusting the calcium reactor's melting point a bit lower to increase the total alkalinity of the tank. The effluent coming out of the calcium reactor measures 20 dKH which is perfectly good

Reef Threads Podcast #315

by | Apr 11, 2017 | Podcast, Reef, Science


Robert LaFlure’s towel.

This week’s topics are Robert LaFlure’s new towel and algae. Robert’s towel is an entertaining story and Christine cooks up an idea that can help spread the word about our hobby.
Algae is a problem for everyone at one time or another. In response to a listener request, we address algae growth in our aquariums and what to do to keep it in check.

Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and Christine

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Reef Threads Podcast #314

by | Apr 1, 2017 | Podcast, Reef, Science


Craig Bingman talks about alkalinity, Ca, and Mg in this week’s podcast.

Craig Bingman returns to us this week for an extensive look at calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, and how they work together to make coral skeleton. If you want a better understanding of the chemistry that’s happening in your reef aquarium, this is the show for you.

Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and Christine

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Cruise ship crash causes major damage to pristine Indonesian reef

by | Mar 19, 2017 | Corals, Reef, Travel

The Caledonian Sky, owned by British company Noble Caledonia Damage accidentally ran aground on a pristine Indonesian coral reef could total well into the millions of dollars in damages, according to environmental groups working in the region. Researchers for Conservation International Indonesia (CII), Papua State University and the Regional Technical Implementing Unit (UPTD) found that the grounding of the 297 foot Caledonian Sky cruise ship on March 4th caused massive damage to several reefs that are unique to Raja Ampat, a remote and idyllic island chain west of Indonesia’s Papua province. “The types of reefs that were damaged by the ship are Genus Porites, Acropora, Pocillopora , Tubastrea, Montipora, Stylopora, Favia and Pavites. It will take decades to restore the reefs,” Ricardo Tapilatu, who headed the research, told