Reef Threads Podcast #303
Christine is an open-water SCUBA diver.
We return, refreshed from our holiday break. Gary stayed home and enjoyed family while Christine flew to St. Lucia, learned how to SCUBA dive, and visited some real reefs. This week we learn what it’s like as a beginner to earn an open-water SCUBA certification. It’s not as daunting as it appears. If SCUBA is in your dreams, this podcast will get you over the hump. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and ChristineSponsor: Rod’s Food
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Incredible indoor waterfall aquarium
In 2015, Dana Luebben said he "wanted to build an aquarium to host some fish and got a little carried away." The result? This magnificent indoor waterfall aquarium, which is the best use of an awkward staircase wall we've ever seen.Eightline Flasher Wrasse in the Wild
As anyone who reads me posts knows, I spend a fair bit of time photographing the fish and reefs of the Red Sea. As you can imagine, I’ve developed a fascination with species that are endemic to the region, of which there are quite a...Reef Fish Larvae use Magnetic Senses to Locate Reefs
I just came across a great press release from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Australia. It was released just before Christmas, so it got lost in my email as I took time off to eat too...Stony corals suffer jet lag, too
Like most organisms, corals and zooxanthallae have built-in circadian clocks. Research shows that if you change the lighting schedule, it can take corals some time to adjust their calcification to a new circadian rhythm.“Play dead,” fishy
Some fish have a strange and unexplained habit of lying perfectly still - sometimes on their sides or even their backs. It's a really fascinating behavior that is both entertaining and terrifying seen for the first time for an owner who thinks his fish is dying.Acropora Shingles And Climate Change
Aquarists don’t usually spend much time pondering the finer details of stony coral morphology, but within their calcareous walls is a wealth of information waiting to be explored. The microscopic structure in a scleractinian’s skeleton contains important clues to the...
