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Why I’m Second-Guessing Strictly Observational Quarantine

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Fish, Science

Is It Okay to Quarantine Multiple Marine Fish at Once? For most of my years as a saltwater aquarium hobbyist, I’ve made a point of quarantining all new fish before introducing them to my main system. By and large, my approach to the quarantine process has been observational—that is, watching specimens closely for signs of disease and treating them only if symptoms appear in order to avoid stressing them unnecessarily. However, (relatively) recent events have me questioning whether I’d be better advised to treat all quarantined specimens prophylactically rather than wait for symptoms to arise. Allow me to set the stage: A few years ago, my wife, Melissa, and I sold our old home and moved into a smaller one after an intervening year in a rented duplex. Naturally, once we got settled in, I took the first opportunity to set up my old 125-gallon tank, which had been in storage throughout the transition. Once I got the system up and running and began to cycle it, I set up a 29-gallon quarantine tank and acquired three specimens—a yellow tang, Niger trigger, and coral beauty. My plan was that these three would be the tank’s only fishy inhabitants (at least initially) along with a percula clownfish that I’ve had since 1997

Ecotech Begins Shipping New Versa Dosing Pumps with use on Mobius

by | Jan 16, 2020 | Equipment, Reef, Science

Ecotech Marine is one of the most well know and popular brands in the aquarium hobby and they just started shipping their two new Versa dosing pumps. These new dosing pumps will be the first devices used with the new Mobius platform. About Mobius Mobius is a brand new control platform that Ecotech Marine has been hard at work building for several years, and now it is ready for use with the newly released Versa Dosing pumps. Ecotech has planned ahead so you will soon be able to use Mobius with Vortech pumps, Vectra pumps and Radion LED lights but they are being conservative on the roll out so for now, the new Versa pumps will be the only products able to connect to the platform right

RNN Episode 96 – Take it to the Apex, push it high-tech

by | Jan 15, 2020 | Equipment, Podcast, Reef, Science

Becoming part of the reef?, A strange New England Coral, Take it to the Apex and push it High-Tech. This week Jeremy is loving on his fish and coral & seeing some growth with stabilized Alk. Peter is starting to make some progress with his solar install and has big plans for his system once it is completed, he is also starting to battle some hitchhiker clove polyps before they run rampant. All this and more on Episode 96 of the Reef News Network! Listener Coupon Codes: Marine Depot 10% off your order REEFNEWS Reef Kinetics - $50 off ReefBot RKLOVES Upcoming Events: CT Frag Farmers Market 3/7/20 Greater Niagra Coral Show 3/21 & 3/22/20 Powered By: Fritz Aquatics: www.fritzaquatics.com ReefBreeders: www.reefbreeders.com Reef Kinetics: www.reefkinetics.com Sicce: www.sicce.com/en/ News Jeremy- A close friend sent me a video that was right up my alley and really interesting. I had heard about this before but never seen footage of what they are doing down in Florida. Becoming part of a living reef after passing is a pretty epic idea, and the location that is featured is creating their own version of Atlantis. The Neptune Memorial Reef is a manmade structure that combines ashes of the deceased with cement that are placed into this underwater city. The reef is open to the public, allowing loved ones to visit this amazing eternal resting place. http://bit.ly/newsJeremy96 Peter- A 'Strange' New England Coral May Hold Secrets To Combating Climate Change. When we think about animals that inhabit the cold New England ocean, sharks, seals, or lobsters may spring to mind. But there's another critter lurking in the deep off our coast, and it's one that may hold valuable secrets that could help its tropical cousins. http://bit.ly/newsPeter96 Main Topic: No matter if you are planning your first system, upgrading to a new or larger or a long-time seasoned veteran, it's ALWAYS a good time to consider adding a controller and this first episode about controllers we talk about the industry standard APEX by Neptune systems. With over 20 years in the industry APEX is now in its 5th generation of controller and continue to lead the industry with new and innovative products like the Trident auto testing system. Outro: Please like our Facebook and Instagram pages as well as subscribe to the Podcast Reef News Network: www.reefnewsnetwork.com Reef News Road Trip: https://bit.ly/2LZfoKd . Instagram: ReefNewsNetwork Hashtags to follow #ReefNewsNetwork , # , #nation Listener Calls: Go to: www.reefnewsnetwork.com click the tab on the right side of the page to leave us a voicemail. Reviews/Ratings: Reviews and Ratings help us reach new heights and continue to produce quality content, let us know how we are doing.

‘Coral City Camera’ @ Design Miami 2019

by | Dec 10, 2019 | Fish, Science, Video

For Design Miami 2019/, we debuted a preview of the ‘Coral City Camera’, a 360° live stream underwater camera located at our collaborative research site with NOAA/ University of Miami’s ACCRETE Lab. The CCC aims to supplement our urban coral research with real-time scientific data and offer a source of natural wonderment to the public, with the live stream officially going live in February 2020. The output of the camera will be broadcast into public schools across Florida through a partnership with the Everglades Foundation. This initiative will reach over 100,000 students, teaching observers to work as citizen scientists with a curriculum that integrates the CCC live stream across 21 school districts. The implementation and associated outreach of the ‘Coral City Camera’ are made possible with the support of Bas Fisher Invitational & the Bridge Initiative under National Endowment for the Arts & Knight Foundation grants. Tags: Coral City Camera, Coral Morphologic, Design Miami, Miami This entry was posted on Saturday, December 7th, 2019 at 2:07 pm and is filed under Art, Installation, Miami, Natural History, Research, Video. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.