by Admin | Nov 25, 2017 | Invertebrates, Photography, Science
A little while ago, I shared some images from the waters closes to my home in Scotland in a bid to remind people that cold seas can be as wonderfully rich as warmer ones. So, here are a few more of my favorite images from this year’s diving... by Jen Lowy | Nov 23, 2017 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Science
Thanksgiving is here and it came out of nowhere! It feels like it was summertime just yesterday; now we are working on sales at our store and getting ready for the big feast with family and friends. Halloween has come and gone like a flash of lightning, leaving only... by Joe Rowlett | Nov 19, 2017 | Fish, Science
A new Chelidoperca perchlet from Japan, seen here in video. by AquaNerd | Nov 18, 2017 | Science, Video
Recently Sensafe released a new video for the Exact iDip570 Marine Kit. In the video Noah from Sensafe explains on how to install the app and how to use the iDip photometer kit app. Teaser Alert: Black Friday sale coming soon! Sensafe has recently made some changes to a couple of the reagents and the resolution has improved as a result. The iDip is accurate and affordable way to test various water aquarium parameters. The kit includes the following reagent strips for use with the iDip570 photometer: KIT INCLUDES: Standard navy blue plastic carrying case w/ Foam eXact® Micro Strip Calcium Hardness UH Starter Strips 25 Tests (486668-A-25) New eXact® Micro Strip Calcium Hardness UH Drops 25 Tests (486668) eXact® Micro Strip Nitrate Starter Strips 25 Tests by Admin | Nov 18, 2017 | Corals, Reef, Science
[embedded content] One of the last tasks we took on before securing our laboratory prior to Hurricane Irma was check on the health of a community of endangered staghorn corals (Acropora cervicornis) just offshore Miami Beach. This community is one of the few remaining nearshore populations of these corals in Florida, and has proven to be more resilient than populations further South in Biscayne National Park, which have suffered from diseases. Because these staghorn corals along Miami Beach are growing on flat, hard seafloor, they were subjected to significant wave energy during Hurricane Irma. When we finally had a chance to survey the damage last week, we sadly found that most of the staghorn colonies had been smashed to bits. Fortunately, many of the broken pieces of coral survived the maelstrom and have already begun cementing themselves back down to the sea floor and developing healthy new growth tips. While hurricanes can be exceptionally damaging to coral reefs, asexual fragmentation of corals due to these storms is also an important way they can colonize large areas of substrate. As unfortunate as it is to see this damage, based on what we observed post-hurricane offshore Miami Beach, we can expect new colonies to form, and thickets of these endangered corals will return once again. Tags: Coral Morphologic, Endangered Species, Hurricane Irma, Miami Beach, Staghorn Coral This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 at 1:01 pm and is filed under Research. 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. by Afishionado | Nov 17, 2017 | Equipment, Science, Video
This is part two of the Neptune Systems 2017 presentation; it features Jim Welsh, the creator of the alkalinity monitor for Neptune Systems. He went into great depth about aquarium testing, some common hits and misses, as well as the difference between accuracy and...
