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Researchers have established that a new disease called heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) is a serious infectious disease of farmed Atlantic salmon, with a high potential for transmission. The increasing number of outbreaks of this disease in recent years indicates that it poses a significant threat to Norwegian salmon farming. View the full article

A new study sheds light on how threats to the world's endangered coral reef ecosystems can be more effectively managed. View the full article

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How many fish are in this photograph? See if you can find them. What to do about a kalkwasser overdose. View the full article

What to do about a kalkwasser overdose. View the full article

See what one hobbyist did with his own two hands. View the full article

Jake Harvey describes his 90-gallon reef aquarium. View the full article

A brief description and profile of the Blue Throat Trigger Fish. View the full article

Tom helps newbies sort out fact from fiction. View the full article

A quick trip to the hardware store yields all you need to build one of these yourself. View the full article

This month we are showcasing the Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas (MAAST). View the full article

Check out the latest upcoming events of interest to marine aquarists. View the full article

Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Have Just Left It The Way It Was... View the full article

DIY LEDs - The write-up View the full article

Mollusks add daily to the margins of their shells, producing intricate patterns prized by beachcombers. Though this seems complex, the process can actually be explained by a simple network of nerve cells that sense or "taste" yesterday's shell layer in order to build today's. In essence, seashell patterns are a hard copy of a snail's memories. To prove it, researchers created a computer program that re-creates the patterns seen in seashells. View the full article

if you think that is the only April Fool's joke... check out youtube!!! LOL!!!

Hey that joke is by Reef Central, not SRC!!!! I just linked it up!

LOL!!! Happy April Fools Day.... again!

Check out this newly discovered species of surgeonfish! http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/09-04/fish/index.php

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Condition looks bad. Sun corals need a lot of constant feeding, its a lot of hard work.

Docosahexanoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils, has been shown to reduce the size of tumors and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, while limiting its harmful side effects. The rat experiments provide some support for the plethora of health benefits often ascribed to omega-3 acids. View the full article

Biologists have discovered a huge population of rare dolphins in South Asia --- but they warn that the population is threatened by climate change and fishing nets. View the full article

Scientists have come to agree that different environments impact the evolution of new species. Now experiments are showing for the first time that the reverse is also true. View the full article

Researchers have uncovered key clues about the bioluminescent worms that produce the green glow and the biological mechanisms behind their light production. View the full article