Researchers have found a new tool to help marine biologists better grasp the processes under the sea: They have created mathematical models to unveil the bacterial community dynamics behind afflictions that bleach and kill coral.

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We can count the times we’ve seen the Lightning Maroon Clownfish with one hand. This new guy was recently shipped via Papua New Guinea’s SEASMART program. The SEASMART program benefits us, the aquarists, and the village fisherman who collected the fish. Your next question is probably how can you get your hands on one of [...]

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Hi! My name is Dave Lackland and I was raised and educated as an artist. I have 30 years experience creating and maintaining marine aquaria so when it came time for a show case system in my own living room, it had to be something different, something that would make friends and visitors smile and /or laugh. Living [...]

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The Discovery Channel’s exciting new series LIFE is featuring invertebrates in the upcoming episode LIFE: Creatures of the Deep airing on Sunday, April 4 (9 p.m. EDT/PDT). The series is getting rave reviews and gotta love the Oprah narration. To get a sneak peek visit the Discovery website to see some short videos on Cuttlefish [...]

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I would like to introduce a tool that I have found extremely useful in my years of aquaculturing coral. Hydrogen peroxide has been a time saver, and a life saver (as well as harbinger of near total death and destruction). For years it has been known that barley straw bales when used in ponds, release hydrogen [...]

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The MW 700 is a new portable lux meter from Milwaukee Instruments which was spotted lying around on a table in Orlando this weekend. ReefBuilders writer Scott Fellman was shmoozing at the Global Pet Expo and he managed to snap this spy photo while no one was looking. The MW 700 doesn’t seem significantly different [...]

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Susan Milius
Source: Science News
March 26, 2010

A lot of scientists and conservationists find themselves questioning whether science got its due in the latest round of international negotiations on trade in endangered wildlife.

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Here is another preview video of EcoReef One, a live rock-less, LED-lit five gallon nano cube that lives off of an average of 20 watts of power consumption and water changes. This is indeed a video, see the harlequin shrimp moving on the bottom of the tank of the right pane. The flow was temporarily [...]

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