by Gary Parr | Jun 28, 2016 | Corals, Fish, Podcast, Reef, Science
A photo of the Steinhart Aquarium Twilight Zone display posted by Charles Delbeek.
We’re back for the 280th time. Our guests this week are Matt Wandell, Richard Ross and, for the first time, Nick Yim, from the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences. Lots of subjects this week, but the big one is the new twilight-zone display at the aquarium and what it’s like to dive deep for new species. If you enjoy the show, please tell others. 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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Ever wondered what a 2000 year old reef looks like, minus sea water? Well neither had I, but I actually found exploring one quite... by Barry Brown | Jun 28, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
embedded content Good morning friends, one of the fish I photographed for the Smithsonian Institution is once again in the news. Last year we took the Chapman (research vessel) to Playa Forti and Playa Jeremi (in Curacao) and some of the top Smithsonian scientists on the planet and this is one of the many things they found way down deep. Here’s an article written by Joe Rowlett for www.reefs.com; It’s not everyday that we get to witness the actual collection of a newly discovered species, but, thanks to the efforts of the Curasub and a team of Smithsonian researchers, we can join along as the brand new Godzilla Goby was first happened upon. With some help from a squirt of anesthetic and a suction tube, this pint-sized fish was ever-so-carefully extracted from the inside of a bright yellow, vase-shaped sponge at the bone-crushing depth of 130 meters! Varicus lacerta is just the latest in a long list of newly discovered gobies from the mesophotic reefs of the Caribbean by ReefBum | Jun 28, 2016 | Equipment, Reef, Science
Annual Maintenance Plans – Do You Have One? Reef keeping is a very gratifying hobby but it does take a lot of work to successfully maintain a thriving reef tank. Weekly and monthly maintenance chores such as water changes, re-calibrating pH probes, testing parameters, swapping out carbon or kalkwasser all help to keep a captive reef firing on all cylinders. In addition to these “light” chores, it is critical to have a plan in place for some major maintenance tasks. Below is my list. At the very least, I recommend doing these on an annual basis. Replace 1/4″ flexible tubing from kalkwasser reactor to sump. This is for my top-off water and I do this to prevent clogs. Replace all 1/4″ tubing connected to calcium by AquaNerd | Jun 27, 2016 | Reef, Science
hi The new Vertex Cerebra aquarium controller allows you to monitor and control your aquarium with ease from it’s 5.5” touch screen display. You can finally say goodbye to programing/coding language. The Vertex Cerebra is an Android based platform which allows you to control lighting, dosing, pumps and much more. The Cerebra Prima package includes the touch screen controller, a 6 outlet power-bar and an LED status temperature probe and is expandable with its many accessories and options. Vertex decided early in the concept and development phase to make the platform cloud-based using the Android OS. The open source platform allows for greater control and creativity. Android OS allows full customization without having to learn time-consuming coding. Users will be able to browse by Gary Parr | Jun 27, 2016 | Fish, Podcast, Reef, Science
It’s time for number two seventy nine. This week we talk about Alex, Ocean Geographic, Angelle, bees, Long Island fishing, Dory, Whole Foods, and lionfish. Basically, it’s a little bit of everything for everyone. Hope you enjoy the show. 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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Whole Foods Market selling invasive lionfish in Florida stores, Sun Sentinel, Doreen Christensen
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