by xeniaforever | Mar 25, 2018 | DIY, Too Cute
Spring will be arriving soon, and with it, lots of time spent outside. The most family-friendly yards have spaces for relaxation and entertaining, some beautiful things to look at, and (especially if you have little ones) an exciting, interesting place to... by Afishionado | Mar 24, 2018 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Video
This year, I plan on focusing my interviews, articles, and other reefs work on aquaculture, conservation, sustainable efforts, and education. Why is that important? We as hobbyists need to know what is going on in our world, as well as what efforts are being made to... by Admin | Mar 24, 2018 | Conservation
In recent years climatologists have begun to more clearly understand the role seagrass meadows play in storing carbon, with some seagrass meadows being able to capture more carbon per acre than the tropical rain... by ReefBum | Mar 23, 2018 | Supplements, Tanks
Activated carbon is a porous form of carbon that can be used to absorb or remove dissolved organics that give water its yellow tint. Removing these materials will help with biological filtration and increase water clarity. In theory, better clarity will aid light transmission through the water column and improve PAR (Photsynthetically Available Radiation, which is all radiation between 400-700 nm wavelength range) Does Activated Carbon Remove Beneficial Trace Elements? One of the big arguments against using activated carbon on a continual basis is that it removes beneficial trace elements from the water. I have used carbon continuously on all of my tanks and have not seen any negative side effects on my corals. This is purely an observation and not based on any scientific facts. According to by xeniaforever | Mar 22, 2018 | Equipment
Santa Monica Filtration recently released an updated version of its original waterfall algae scrubber, dubbed the RAIN2. When ordering the RAIN2, which retails for $349.99 USD, you can choose 1, 2 or 4 of the GEM5 lights, which will be already mounted to the inside of... by Leonard Ho | Mar 22, 2018 | Advanced Aquarist
Manned submersibles in Curaçao are discovering so many new species of super deep-water reef fish that scientists are now defining a new ocean zone below the mesophotic. The rariphotic (400 to 1,000 feet deep) is an undiscovered world where half (if not more) fish are still unknown to man. by Joe Rowlett | Mar 21, 2018 | Fish
Like a reverse fried egg by Admin | Mar 21, 2018 | Conservation, Science
I don’t eat much seafood any more, I’m allergic to crustaceans so that doesn’t help much, but when I can I will eat scallops. The only problem is, most scallops are caught by dredging, a far from sustainable...
