Achilles Tang

High protein foodsource!! No problem with bacteria if they are fresh and perhaps washed in saltwater and stored in the chiller.

Turning white is a sign of stress... bleaching.... you didn't describe your lighting system and no, of hours you leave it on. Sometimes it could be you picked a sick coral.

The simple explanation could be that collecting water at the sump inlet and outlets will lead to a lot of microbubbles that cling on and affect the buoyancy of the floating needle. Try tapping hard a few times to knock off any bubbles before taking a reading.

What kjind of equipment are you using for the testing?

Scientists since Darwin have known that whales are mammals whose ancestors walked on land. But one critical step was missing: The identity of the land ancestors of whales. Researchers have now discovered the skeleton of a 48-million-year-old mammal called an Indohyus. It is a fox-sized mammal that looked something like a miniature deer and is the closest known fossil relative of whales. Because Indohyus itself is not a whale, but a close cousin, the discovery suggests that the first whales were themselves aquatic, rather than evolving aquatic habits after they took to the water. View the full article

Whats the 'wingspan' of the lionfish? Do you have a recent pix? Is it a Volitans?

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Looks like a turbinara, commonly called a cup coral. Unfortunately, yours look like its been artificially coloured to make it more saleable because it must have been badly bleached. The colour will have fade off in a couple of weeks but hopefully your coral has grown enough zooxanthellae to sustain its energy needs to survive.

The following is a report on the first experiment where Lee examined the effects of different foods on the growth of juvenile corals. View the full article

Interested to trade C&C: TW

Rising carbon emissions might kill off the ocean's coral reefs by 2050, scientists warn in today's edition of the journal Science. The review article, co-authored by 17 marine scientists in seven countries, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is the most comprehensive review so far of the catastrophic threat global warming poses to coral, and by extension many ocean species. Burning coal, oil and gas adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, the same gas used to give soft drinks fizz. Just as carbon dioxide is absorbed into the drink, ocean water absorbs it from the air. When the carbon dioxide enters the ocean, it makes the water more acidic. That interferes with the ability of coral to calcify their skeletons: They can no longer grow and they begin to die. Read more here: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/gl...ral-reefs_N.htm

Links to various online media resources that discuss the state of the worlds reefs, interesting marine information, etc. View the full article

Marine scientists are on a mission in the world's only permanent working undersea laboratory to study changes along a coral reef off the Florida Keys. View the full article

Scientists and educators from NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program embarked on a nine-day mission to the world's only undersea scientific facility on Sept. 17. While living underwater in the Aquarius ocean laboratory, scientists will investigate changes to corals and marine life in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and broadcast their activities in real time to students and general ... View the full article

The Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will meet Wednesday to discuss marine resources off the Marin and Sonoma coasts. View the full article

Associated Press - September 17, 2007 8:03 PM ET KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) - Six "aquanauts" have begun a 9-day undersea mission, studying a coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine... View the full article

A nine-day mission that began Monday in the world's only permanent working undersea laboratory is like living in a fishbowl in more ways than one: Anyone with an Internet connection can watch the researchers work and hang out 60 feet below the surface. View the full article

KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) -- Marine scientists began a nine-day mission in the world's only permanent working undersea laboratory Monday to study changes along a coral reef off the Florida Keys, with plans to broadcast their dives and research activities over the Internet. View the full article

The campaign to create the world's largest marine park, to be launched today by the conservation organisation WWF, aims to protect the abundant shark populations and marine diversity of the Coral Sea, which comprises 780,000 square kilometres bordering the Great Barrier Reef. View the full article

At least five of South Maluku district`s 17 coral reef zones are badly damaged due to the use of fish bombs and toxic substances like potassium cyanide by local fishermen, an environmental official said. View the full article

A nine-day mission that began Monday in the world's only permanent working undersea laboratory is like living in a fishbowl in more ways than one: Anyone with an Internet connection can watch the researchers work and hang out 60 feet below the surface. View the full article

Looks 'I'm' still the favourite!

Marine Aquarist Courses Online (MACO) will be offering a whole host of new educational courses for you starting in January 2008! View the full article

Shucks I just bought it!!

Wanna trade? I have Enemy Territory - Quake Wars or Bioshock or Need for Speed Carbon collector's edition.