Fincasters Episode 41: Desktop Jellyfish Have Arrived
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Reef Threads Podcast #196
MACNA 2014 is over and it’s time for our annual wrap-up show. Hear about more that we experienced in Denver. Also, don’t forget to listen to our MACNA mini casts. They’re full of what was happening in...
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Gigantic Mantis Shrimp Caught in Florida Waters
Well isn’t this just the scariest thing to behold? A fisherman in Fort Pierce, Florida hauled up a massive mantis shrimp while doing a little nighttime angling. It appears as though the stomatopod was...
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Giant Barrel Sponge, Xestospongia muta
Good morning friends, this is for those of you just sitting around wondering what is the largest sponge species in the Caribbean. Well, it’s the beautiful “Giant Barrel sponge”, Xestospongia muta and...
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Stony corals exposed to sedimentation rapidly deplete energy stores and...
Florida Department of Environmental Protection photo showing Caribbean species Colpophyllia natans under attack by sedimentation and silt. The negative impact of sedimentation on the health of hard...
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Clearing the Air on Ozone: Part 3
In the first two parts of this series, we talked about how ozone can function as a powerful tool in keeping your reef aquarium water very clear, how it can boost your skimmer’s ability to remove waste...
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Pacific Sun’s Cube Bridges the Gap Between Bluetooth and WiFi
For the longest time, Bluetooth technology was one of those highly touted bullet point features of multiple aquarium products offered from lots of different brands. It was supposed to revolutionize how...
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Reef Predator Only Hunts With The Best
Reporting their results in Current Biology researchers have discovered that Coral Trout Plectropomus leopardus seem to be as good as chimpanzees at knowing when to engage in collaborative hunting....
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Rising Tide at MACNA 2014
My name is Samantha Groene, and I am a biological technician at UF-TAL. I’ve been with the lab for almost two years, but this is my first official introduction on the Rising Tide Conservation blog....
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PIJAC – an organization we should all support
Today, the Aquatics Committee of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) sent a letter to Marine Aquarium Societys of North America (MASNA) detailing it’s mission and successes to date. I...
View ArticleReef Fish Seen Swarming in Hawaii Video
With the entirety of the aquarium trade forever under the judgmental microscope of anti-aquarium activists, it’s wonderful when good news surfaces out of Hawaii, the epicenter of the on-going debate....
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The Woes of “Fishbook”. Social Media VS The Hobby
Chris Aldrich – our resident Saltwater Geek of Saltwater Smarts – was kind enough to allow me to chew his ear off for a bit and pick his brain as he seemed quite the informative source of information...
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Palau Expedition To Document Proposed Marine Sanctuary
For the month of September, the National Geographic ‘Pristine Seas’ team will be surveying, studying and documenting the marine life in the waters in Palau. The 230,000 square miles of water has been...
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Graduate Student Discovers Over A Half-Dozen New Shark Species
Have you ever dreamed of discovering your own species of fish, let alone a shark? Paul Clerkin, a San Jose State Graduate Student, working at the Pacific Shark Research Center, has discovered what he...
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SeaLife LED Aquarium Lighting Review
I remember the excitement about ten years ago when LEDs first came on the market for reef aquariums. The energy savings and heat reduction of an LED light were the biggest selling points, but the...
View ArticleSuper Rare Ballina Angelfish Shows Up Near Lord Howe Island Video
For some reason, we’ve been sitting on this story for a couple of weeks and just never got around to actually publishing it. We will let MACNA take the blame for that. Regardless, here is an...
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Our Hobby is Under Attack
We’re currently facing legislation that could put an end to our hobby as we know it. And no, I’m not sensationalizing the situation. Please don’t make the mistake of thinking you and your home...
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So Cute! I Want All of These Slimy Little Magnets!
Another day spent finding more ways for the interwebs to drain my bank account. How did I not know of these little guys?! If any of you knew these existed, I hope you weren’t holding out on me. So...
View ArticleMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: The pH Trap of Saltwater Tanks
One big mistake people make in the saltwater tank world is to chase numbers. And one number people chase the most is pH. [embedded content] MORE: Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: The pH Trap...
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Neptune Systems WAV Offers “Extreme” Flow and Controllability
Neptune Systems has been feverishly adding new accessories to their Apex controller over the last couple of years, and they’ve finally debuted their very own water pump. Called the WAV, this new system...
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