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MACNA 2014′s Academic Speakers
Fresh off the press, the MACNA 2014 BOD just released their list of featured “Academic Speakers”. The three speakers noted are Dr. Todd LaJeunesse, Dr. Charles Mazel, and Jamie Craggs. Details on...
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Book Review! Dr. Ellen Prager’s “Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime”
Oh yea, it’s just as sexy as it sounds. So I’ve had this book for a while but never got around to reading it. I picked it up when our local Border’s that was going out of business (sniff, rest in...
View ArticleUpdate On Katherine And Betsy
Through Osearch, I have been following these two Great White Sharks since last year. Osearch tagged over a dozen sharks last year, as part of a research project to learn Great White migratory...
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Apex Fusion Bus Tour
If you thought summertime is generally slow at the LFS, think again! The expert marketing team at Neptune Systems decided to take their show on the road and bring their unified...
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National Zoo Closing Invertebrate Exhibit This Sunday
Having visited the National Zoo myself multiple times, the recent news that the Invertebrate exhibit is closing as quickly as this Sunday comes as a shock. The zoo’s reason for closing the exhibit is...
View ArticleMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: Strike A Pose And See Your Progress
Changes in your saltwater tank aren’t always easily noticeable. Here’s one way to make sure you don’t miss a thing [embedded content] MORE: Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: Strike A Pose And...
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Night-diving with Ikelite/GoPro Video Camera
Good afternoon from sunny, windy, dry Curacao!! Last night I had a fantastic evening of underwater adventure with my two friends Tessa (above) and by new diving buddy Gitland. I had already spent hours...
View ArticleTANK WARS – SEASON 1 – EPISODE 7
In this episode of Tank Wars JB’s 305 Gallon Reef Aquarium goes head to head with Matt’s 540 Gallon Reef Tank (Super Heavy Weight Division 300… MORE… More: The post TANK WARS – SEASON 1 – EPISODE 7...
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Florida to Ban All Pterois Lionfish Imports Beginning August 1st
We keep harping on the lionfish invasion of the Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and pretty much all waters surrounding Florida because it is a serious, ongoing issue with seemingly no end in sight....
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The Kole Tang: A Commendable Surgeonfish for Medium-Sized Aquariums
Kole Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus)Among the so-called bristletooths of the genus Ctenochaetus is one of my favorite tang species and one that I highly recommend to other hobbyists with...
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Yellowline Arrow-Crab, Stenorhynchus seticornis
Good morning from windy, dry Curacao!! As some of you know the World Cup of Soccer is underway which translates to non-stop craziness around here!!! There are soccer parties everyday on the beach and...
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Are Starfish Robots the Next Big Thing in Automated House Cleaning?
They make great cleaners in our aquariums, so why wouldn’t starfish be just as awesome at cleaning our homes? According to a recent posting on Discovery News, Turkish designer Rana Alper used starfish...
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New Study: Fish Feel Pain And Have Memories
Most people do not associate fish with feelings. A new study shows otherwise. Scientists from Australia released a study last week, by Culum Brown published in the Animal Cognition Journal, which...
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Reef Threads Podcast #187
The squat lobster Christine and Gary photographed at Penn State Univ.It’s time once again for a Reef Threads podcast. This week’s topics include capturing coral criminals, Florida lionfish ban, the...
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Unboxing the Orphek Atlantik Compact Picture Intensive
It’s unboxing time once again, with our newest toy to play with being the Atlatik Compact WiFi LED fixture from Orphek. This compact light is essentially a shorter version of the popular Orphek...
View ArticleUnderwater Cameras Explore UNESCO World Heritage Marine Sites
As part of a collaboration between the Caitlin Seaview Survey and its partners, the Global Change Institute, the Scripps Institute, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the...
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One small step….Pacific Blue tang update
Figure. 17 day post hatch Pacific blue tang larva. Credit: Kevin Barden. The newly revamped larval rearing room has been up and running since early May. In truth, there are still a few things we’d...
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5 Marine Aquarium Misconceptions I No Longer Espouse
Casting my mind back on my early days as a marine aquarium keeper, it’s funny how some of my stances on various aspects of the hobby have, shall we say, evolved in the intervening years. Of course,...
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The H2Overflow Kits a Great Way to Make Aquariums “Reef-Ready”
When it comes to reef ready aquariums, hobbyists generally have two choices. Those are to either accept the typical huge black box style internal overflows that dominates the pre-made reef ready...
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Lionfish Wave Initiates Pack Hunt
In an interesting development, scientists from the James Cook University in Queensland, Australia have documented for the first time how Lionfish use their pointed, venomous fins to initiate...
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