by AquaNerd | May 2, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
The muddy plume waters of the Amazon River have been hiding a massive coral reef. You don’t hear a lot of good news about coral reefs these days, so the the discovery of more than 3,600 square miles of undiscovered reef at the mouth of the Amazon River is a pretty big deal. The Atlantic reports researchers in the 1970s caught a few types of fish that indicated a reef might be present along the coast of northeastern Brazil, but it wasn’t taken seriously. The waters at the mouth of the Amazon are some of the muddiest in the world, according to the Guardian. Sediment and other debris from all over South America are rocketed hundreds of miles out to sea, blocking the sunlight believed necessary for by AquaNerd | Apr 21, 2016 | Fish, Industry, Reef, Science, Travel
Ambergris, Sperm Whale vomit Gary and Angela Williams are celebrating after the large, smelly ‘rock’ they found on a Lancashire beach turned out to be something far more valuable. Another Whale’s vomit is another man’s good fortune. The Mirror reports Gary and Angela Williams found a lump of “floating gold” on Sunday while walking on the beach in Britain. The couple are celebrating after a large, smelly ‘rock’ they picked up on the beach turned out to be a chunk of whale vomit – potentially fetching a cool £50,000 (about $56,540.00 US). Gary and Angela Williams, from Overton, Lancashire, were walking along Middleton Sands beach near Morecambe Bay as they were headed in the directing of rotting fish. Following the stench, they spotted what looked like by AquaNerd | Apr 18, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
Whole fried lionfish from Fish Fish of Miami, Florida. Photo by Food Republic Rage against the invasive Lionfish off the Atlantic Coast is heating up to an entirely new level thanks to Grocery Store Chain, Whole Foods and Montertey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program. Today, Whole Foods announced that it will begin selling Lionfish in it’s U.S. West Coasts stores within the next six months. AquaNerd couldn’t be happier to hear this news and we are glad to see a national retailer offering these fish for consumption in at West Cost stores with the possibility of it going national soon after that. The catalyst for Whole Foods’ decision was the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program giving the Lionfish its “Best Choice/Green” rating. Whole by AquaNerd | Apr 16, 2016 | Reef, Science
Effective immediately CoralVue will be handling distribution of all Reef Life Support Systems (RLSS) products that include is popular protein skimmers and Waveline DC pumps to name a couple. RLSS has grown in popularity over the last couple of years and RLSS is focusing it’s attention on developing new products like the up and coming Wavepuck. What will this mean for the consumer? It will mean that parts and products are more consistently and readily available for one. Also, warranties and replacement parts will no longer be done by the place where you purchased your product from. These will now be covered though CoralVue and all claims shall be made through CoralVue’s Support Portal. We understand that CoralVue is already expecting a container shipment of parts, by AquaNerd | Apr 3, 2016 | Equipment, Reef, Science
Due to ever increasing demand for the Dreambox Filter System in North and South America and abroad, Royal Exclusiv will be relocating to an expanded production facility and reorganizing its production and distribution operations. Presently, all Dreambox Filter Systems are custom made individually and entered chronologically into the production schedule at its facility in Cologne, Germany. To meet the present and future demands for its products, Royal Exclusiv will be acquiring new production equipment and production/support staff to augment their existing manufacturing capabilities. “Such changes require major time and effort in planning, training and execution”, says Scott Leif, Director of Customer Support, Royal Exclusiv USA. To facilitate the downtime involved in moving their existing production equipment to the new facility, Royal Exclusiv has placed a
