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Making the rise up platform for my skimmer using this. Cable tie it up together

I am taking the setting up slowly but steady lol , trying to perfect the system and rectify any issue if there is any.. So taking it longer as it should be. Just finish filling up my CR and preparing for the "Big day" The calcium reactor media i will be using is the Rowa lit And mix with 10% of this Grotech mg pro to boost up the mg level

Looks like it is going to be a blenny heaven ?

Click through to see the images. To download the 1080p VOD version of "Natural History Redux" for $5, visit https://vimeo.com/85841105. Advanced Aquarist whole-heartedly endorses purchasing the $5 VOD for reasons we will soon make clear (aside from the fact that the video is pretty darn nifty and worth the $5 download). Coral Morphologic has recently shifted focus from commercial retail aquaculture to saving corals from the Deep Dredge project of Miami's Government Cut shipping channel. Coral Morphologic received a grant from the Knight Foundation to support basic lab operations while working to transplant corals that will otherwise be dynamited and dredged to clear path for the new shipping channel. The government has granted Coral Morphologic permission to relocate these corals to nearby artificial reefs. Your purchase of the VOD will help directly save the life of corals. Coral Morphologic has also been issued permits to allow aquaculture of Caribbean stony corals and sea fans in their Miami Lab. Furthermore, they will use these corals to develop a new body of work tentatively titled "Coral City," which will include their first feature length film incorporating both aquarium and underwater videography from the artificial reef. Colin Foord explains to us the goal of their project is to "seek to elevate [the corals] as icons for a 21st century Miami." All proceeds from the $5 download of "Natural History Redux" will go directly to Coral Morphologic's coral transplantation project, film project, and overall mission to help unlock the secrets coral biology, reproduction, and preservation. View the full article

Click through to see the images. REGROWING THE RAINFORESTS OF THE OCEAN MONTREAL, CANADA (March 6, 2014) – Fluval is proud to announce it is signing on as the newest sponsor of the Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF), commencing with a $5,000 donation. Rolf C. Hagen Inc. (proprietor of the Fluval brand) is the world’s largest privately-owned, multinational pet products manufacturer - a family company driven by the common bond of love and compassion for animals. Hagen’s donation will benefit the non-profit CRF group in creating and maintaining offshore nurseries for threatened coral species. Creator of the popular Fluval Sea line of aquarium products, Hagen has already taken a direct interest in the research of coral reefs and their benefits to life on land and off. Coral reefs are often referred to as “rainforests of the ocean” - a fitting term given that these beautiful and highly threatened ecosystems support the most diverse habitats of sea life. It’s estimated that these undersea gardens sustain about one quarter of all ocean life, although they take up less than two percent of the sea floor. The live coral itself, which is susceptible to threats such as pollution, rising water temperatures, overfishing and destructive fishing, is an integral part of these ecosystems, providing essential shelter for other life. As coral species become threatened, these ecosystems have begun to disappear, affecting not only sea life, but our own food chain. Coral life is also essential to the local Florida economy (where the CRF is based), in addition to national and worldwide economic systems. To illustrate the severity of the threat, Staghorn coral has experienced a 98% decline in the last 30 years alone, with Elkhorn coral not far behind - declining 90% in that same time. Thanks to generous donations and dedicated volunteers, however, both species are now being grown in multiple offshore nurseries by the CRF, who has helped developed tens of thousands of corals, not to mention outplanted 4,000 Staghorn corals at over 20 reefs throughout the Florida Keys. “Through extensive research, Hagen has always strived to provide innovative products that connect customers to their pets. As a company, we take pride in creating the most natural and realistic environments for animals, which also meet all of their essential needs,” said Jeff San Souci, Director of Marketing for Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp. He continues, “This time, we wanted to take things a step further by giving directly to an organization that plays such an integral role in restoring and caring for an ecosystem in dire need of saving.” Along with the recent donation of $5,000, Hagen also sent Aquatic Development Manager Francis Yupangco on a dive with the CRF to outplant coral from an underwater tree nursery back into the local ecosystem. Yupangco participated in the dive not only to connect to a restoration group he personally believes in, but also to document the occasion and educate consumers about this critical environmental cause. “The importance of this project isn’t in a single donation or dive – it’s in the knowledge we can share about a substantial threat to a beautiful and essential habitat,” said Yupangco. Ken Nedimyer, CRF Founder, states, “The Coral Restoration Foundation is very excited to have Fluval on board as a sponsor. Their support will help us replenish an important ecosystem to ensure the survival of many fish and invertebrates. Having Fluval join us on a recent dive goes to show just how committed they are to protecting ocean life, not to mention the enjoyment of the aquarium hobby itself.” To learn more about Fluval’s donation and CRF visit, including the coral planting dives, please visit http://bit.ly/1gd1pIo. " height="383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="680"> "> View the full article

Click through to see the images. Scientists keep finding new fish in the Coral Triangle, and not just on coral reefs. Melanotaenia flavipinnis is a beautiful new freshwater rainbowfish. The fish was discovered on Misool Island in the West Papua Province of Indonesia. This species is only the second known rainbowfish from this island, one of the four major islands that constitute the Raja Ampat Islands, a renowned coral reef hotspot and popular dive site. M.flavipinnis' closest congenor is M.misoolensis, the other rainbowfish found (only) on Misool Island. M.misoolensis is infrequently encountered in the aquarium hobby but this species has been kept since the mid 1980s. We dare say M.flavipinnis is even more beautiful. View the full article

Click through to see the images. Scientists keep finding new fish in the Coral Triangle, and not just on coral reefs. Melanotaenia flavipinnis is a beautiful new freshwater rainbowfish. The fish was discovered on Misool Island in the West Papua Province of Indonesia. This species is only the second known rainbowfish from this island, one of the four major islands that constitute the Raja Ampat Islands, a renowned coral reef hotspot and popular dive site. M.flavipinnis' closest congenor is M.misoolensis, the other rainbowfish found (only) on Misool Island. M.misoolensis is infrequently encountered in the aquarium hobby but this species has been kept since the mid 1980s. We dare say M.flavipinnis is even more beautiful. View the full article

Click through to see the images. To learn more or pledge your donation, visit The Aquarium Life's Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign. " height="383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="680"> "> "> Thomas Brown tells Advanced Aquarist about himself and describes his vision for the documentary: I started my YouTube Channel ThomasVisionReef on February 25, 2013. I live in Atlanta but I currently travel all over the country to create visually stunning and entertaining aquarium videos. I am passionate about aquariums but I like to keep things light with a little humor on my channel and I don’t proclaim to be an expert in the aquarium hobby. I love being a hobbyist that is why I try to create videos from a hobbyist perspective. On my YouTube channel I have two main web series, Local Fish Store Travel and Tank Wars. For Local Fish Store Travel I tirelessly seek out and film some of the most unique aquarium stores in the world. I do not charge stores for this exposure, this is simply a means to give back to the hobby by helping small business owners get exposure). The other web series I host is an aquarium competition called Tank Wars. In this series two aquariums similar in size/gallons face off against each other and my viewers get to choose the winner for each episode. I hold a Bachelor’s and Masters in Fine Arts with a Focus in Film, TV Production and Journalism from New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan, NY. If I was to be considered an aquarium nerd then I am equally a film nerd. I wear both titles with pride. ABOUT "THE AQUARIUM LIFE" In the documentary “The Aquarium Life” I don’t want the story of the aquarium community told from my perspective. I want the aquarium community to tell its own story and I will just have the privilege to give this amazing hobby a voice by recording its story. Other directors of documentaries have told me that when filming a documentary the story is not told but found once the filming is all done. With that said I hope to help tell the untold story of people in the aquarium world going out of their way to do good. Businesses investing time and resources for progress with no promise of returns. There are entire communities of fishermen and coral farmers who depend on the sustainable harvest and cultivation of ornamental marine life to feed their families. You can find some of these stories in articles or books but I feel that these stories need to be preserved and shared on a grander scale. I would also like to share the contributions and innovations being made by hobbyist. I am so excited to become an explorer of the aquarium world when we start filming this documentary. I am sure there is gold waiting to be discovered in exploring the vast world of keeping corals and marine fish. However, without the support of the aquarium community this film cannot be made. View the full article

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Click through to see the images. Like many marine hobbyists I have a great fondness for wrasses, which is quite fortuitous as there are so darn many of them, if you pick a chunk of sea anywhere on the planet, the chances are there will be a wrasse in it. The wrasse family, the labridae, is composed of over six hundred species that range from the enormous Napoleon Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus, sadly a threatened species), to the diminutive possum wrasses (Wetmorella sp.). C. undulatus Wetmorella triocellata Interestingly though, the juvenile stage of C. undulatus bears a very close resemblance to the juvenile stages of many other, far smaller wrasse species, notably some Anampses and Bodianus species, and difference is a common trait in the clan. Sometimes, differences in colouration, body shape and behaviour, between adult and juvenile phases, are so pronounced that specimens appear to the layman as if they were entirely unrelated species, in fact appearing as if they were in different genera. We are familiar with many fishes in the wild and in the aquarium undergoing transformation from juvenile to adult phases and of course changing gender. This behaviour is remarkable and requires someone with far more knowledge (and magazine space), than I to explain in every case, suffice it to say: evolution, that slow and steady succession of fortuitous mistakes is a wondrous thing. It is in the Labroids, I would suggest, most noticeable and most remarkable. However, in the hands of uninformed and unprepared aquarists and perhaps the less conscientious dealers, fishes that start out as 'cute' can rapidly grow into tank busters and aquascape destroyers. Species such as Coris formosa, C. aygula and C. cuvieri, for example, should be left in the ocean. Rockmover wrasses (Novaculichthys taeniorus) are also cute as juveniles but when they reach 30cm and start hurling rockwork about they become a nightmare. I am still astounded that they continue to be imported and would urge everyone to stop stocking them and buying them. C. Formosa, cute now, but just wait. In the wild it will reach 60cm! It is not suited for captivity in my opinion. Wrasses of the genus Halichoeres Size problems tend not to be an issue with Halichoeres wrasses, in fact they are near perfect as aquarium fish, and mostly they are small enough, with some exceptions, to feature in most medium sized and larger systems. Aquarists should be wary of purchasing some species though: the checkerboard wrasse, H. hortulanus can reach 25 cm in the wild and H. podostigma and H. chloropterus are reported to reach 18cm. Fortunately most species top out in the 12-15cm range at maximum, with some a little smaller. As the fishes age they will 'bulk out' and their body profile will become deeper, top to bottom, they will also lose a certain amount of the 'cute' factor that the juveniles possess. Some species such as H. hartzfeldii will come to more closely resemble their cousins the parrot fishes in appearance as they mature. H. hortulanus juv. H. hortulanus. Adult specimen in the wild. An attractive but sizeable fish at nearly 30cm H. chloropterus, (juv.). The jade or dark-blotch wrasse. One of the many species that shows marked sexual dichromism when mature. The genus Halichoeres derives its name from 'salt' or 'sea pig'. This is one of those scientific names that derives from Greek rather than Latin - 'halio' and 'choiros' combined gives us Halichoeres. I have always assumed that 'salt pig', refers to the 'snouts' of this genus, which do indeed resemble the upturned nose of the pig, though I'm sure if I'm wrong on this I will be corrected. H. biocellatus a young specimen that will grow to become another stunner - the male in particular. The genus Halichoeres has become enlarged since some of the best books on the subject were first written (Rudie Kuiter's Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their relatives, for example), and is now listed as containing 82 species. Some species such as H. zulu were added as recently as 2010 and no doubt other revisions, additions, amendments and discoveries will occur. Halichoeres wrasses all share the same basic body pattern and similar dentition, though some species possess enlarged canines in the upper jaw which is sometimes an adult or purely male feature,according to Rudie Kuiter. Data bases such as FishBase provide far more information about morphology than I can here and are maintained by experts with far more knowledge than I possess, so please consult these resources to learn more about numbers of rays in dorsal fins and so forth. The genus also shares, as do members of several other genera such as Macropharyngodon, that remarkable and highly attractive patterning around the head and gill covers that can be so very variable between species. This patterning can be more pronounced in the male of some species or in the case pf H. rubricephalus, absent and present only in the female of the species. Personally I find the female H. rubricephalus one of the most attractive of all the Halichoeres wrasses, given that the patterning extends down the fishes entire body. The male, who has, as the name implies a bright red head has presumably developed this characteristic through the evolutionary process of sexual selection, though if I am in error I hope someone will let me know. H. rubricephalus (red-headed wrasse, male). The top specimen is in transition, the lower is a larger, sexually mature adult. Most Halichoeres wrasses are found in tropical waters, approximately three quarters are found in the Indo West Pacific with around twenty species found in the eastern Pacific and Atlantic. Some have limited geographic ranges such as H. marginatus which is only found in the Red and Arabian Seas, though most are more widespread. They are busy fish, always on the move and always to be found flitting over the reef on the lookout for small crustaceans, polychaetes and pretty much anything else edible including planktivorous food. It appears that the entire genus will present few if any feeding issues in captivity. Mine will take everything from flake to nori, though mostly they prefer frozen or live crustacean fare. They seem to do well on it as well, and of all the fish I have ever kept they have been the ones to grow at the fastest rate, and always the ones to remain healthy and resist disease. I would suggest they are some of the hardiest fishes I've come across. Around a year ago my main tank suffered a wipe-out, every fish (or so we thought) was killed when a combination of circumstance and my own stupidity meant my ORP probe was exposed to air and my ozoniser was allowed to remain 'on' for a few hours. The next day as I looked into my once beautiful system I noticed a flash of yellow and sure enough my 'bomb proof' H. leucoxanthus had emerged from the substrate it had been hiding in, and was swimming about groggily. I've learnt my lesson and have never used ozone since. H. leucoxanthus In captivity the genus will welcome an open rockwork structure, within which the fishes can hunt and explore. Watching them study the rockwork and watching their highly mobile eyes scrutinise every inch of rock and substrate is very enjoyable. Some individuals will reward you with removal of some troublesome pests, but don't expect adding one will be a guaranteed way to deal with your flatworm problem, whilst it might, it might not get 'em all. They will though, make a dint into any population of polychaete worms that exist in your tank that for one reason or another are active in the day time. They may also take small ornamental crustaceans. I believe that shrimps such as the ubiquitous cleaners will be safe, but small species such as Sexy shrimp will be bashed against the rockwork and disposed of quickly without a second thought. Halichoeres wrasses are fish that can eat and eat and eat and they may also try to eat fan worms, small echinoderms and small snails. Stomatella snails are a firm favourite. However, I have yet to come across a Halichoeres wrasse that has eaten or even shown any interest in clam mantles, large or small polyped corals, soft corals or gorgonians for that matter - Always a good thing in a fish! Halichoeres wrasses do have one absolute requirement and that is a deep sand bed in which to bury themselves at night or when they feel threatened. At least two inches would be my recommendation and due to their burrowing nature it might be wise to avoid using very fine substrate to limit the amount of material displaced into the water. Equally, coarse and sharp materail should be avoided as it may cause injury to the fish as it forces its way into the substrate. Standard coral sand without large, sharp grains will be ideal. As noted the fishes may burrow when spooked and according to some authors may jump from uncovered tanks in some situations, though I haven't witnessed that behaviour myself. The fishes may also disturb the substrate on occasion to flush out and uncover potential prey items, again another reason to forgo very fine substrate material. H. ornatissimus (ornate or Christmas wrasse), my specimen (younger than this larger fish), has been christened 'Noel', for predictable and unimaginative reasons. In the wild many halichoerids will live in loose haremic aggregations and some can be kept in small groups in the aquarium if added together, I have seen groups of H. chrysus happily ignoring each other in a large tank and they looked great, but harmony cannot be guaranteed within and between species groupings. So unless you have a large tank I'd keep just one Halichoeres and enjoy it alongside other wrasses perhaps. Another beauty, H. richmondi, quite similar to H. leucurus and H. melanurus but recognised by the chain-like body stripes. Halichoerids tend towards the peaceable side of the behaviour divide, they are not particularly territorial in general, nor will they become belligerent and bully other fish in my experience. Though as noted, one Halichoeres that is well established in a tank is unlikely to welcome another, later addition. Of all the wrasses, and indeed, of all the fish we can put in our tanks, these are ideal. They are easy to feed, common place (mainly) in the wild, adaptable and hardy. The only real question, is which one will you choose? View the full article

Click through to see the images. At the Long Beach Aquarium, California: And in front of a home reef aquarium: " height="383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="680"> "> "> View the full article

Click through to see the images. Scientists for Conservation International (the same nonprofit conservation organization that found Trimma helenae) discovered this new goby during a biodiversity survey inTimor-Leste, Indonesia's new neighboring island State. The discovery actually occurred in the summer of 2012, but Eviota santanai was only officially described this winter. View the full article

Click through to see the images. Who better to learn about fish health than from professionals? Toledo Zoo and Advanced Aquarist are teaming up for a new magazine column aimed at building a body of accurate information for freshwater and saltwater fish health. Our readers will be able to submit questions about their animal's health issues to Jay Hemdal and Dr. Yousuf Jafarey, who will provide the most appropriate course of action. For clarity: The primary purpose of this column is not to provide immediate assistance for one aquarist's fish health issues but rather to develop a knowledge base over time for all aquarists to learn about fish health. Jay Hemdal, Curator of Fishes and Invertebrates for the Toledo Zoo, summarizes the goal of the new column: Determining the best course of action for a problem with your aquarium can be a difficult task. Even advanced aquarists will often need to seek the help of others for complicated issues. Online resources such as forums are available, but they have two major drawbacks; the people responding to your question may not be experienced enough offer a viable solution, and secondly, there may be more than one solution offered, making it difficult to determine which course of treatment to follow. Our intent here is to offer expert advice for your fish disease issues, using a blend of good husbandry knowledge from a well-known public aquarium curator combined with the unique expertise of an exotic animal veterinarian who has clinical knowledge of fish health issues. In the coming weeks, we'll share details about how you can submit your fish health questions for the new Q&A column, which will premiere within a month. Advanced Aquarist and the Toledo Zoo are equally excited about the potential for this new magazine column to help all aquarists become better fishkeepers. View the full article

Don't think there is any shop selling it here, have to custom make it. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Click through to see the images. It wasn't very long ago when the phrase "too clean water" was a foreign concept to reefkeepers. For most of our hobby's existence, aquarists' have tried many methods to achieve "cleaner" water. Filtration technology advanced from sponge and undergravel filters to power and canister filters to wet/drys and protein skimmers. We performed water changes religiously to dilute nutrients. We employed refugiums and macroalgae and even Xenia corals as nutrient export. We limited our fish feedings, and feeding corals at the time was unconventional if not unheard of. Oh, how the times are changing! With the increasing popularity of carbon dosing (vodka, vinegar, sugar, biopellets, etc.) and aggressive use of granular ferric oxide (GFO), hobbyists are now able to bring nitrogenous and phosphorus nutrients down to levels we used to only dream about. However, the nutrient-deprived conditions create a whole new set of problems. Reefkeepers have discovered that water that is stripped of too much nutrient can starve corals and their zooxanthellae symbionts. Some of us now perform water changes not to dilute nutrients but more so to add elements and nutrients back into our tanks. We now feed our fishes heavily and stock more heavily than before. We also now target feed our corals with special foods and additives (e.g. amino acid additives) to make sure they don't bleach or starve to death. Scientists are currently studying the same phenomenon. While the bulk of past scientific research has focused on the effects of excessive nutrient levels, a new paper from the University of Southhampton examined the necessity of nutrients for corals. Their research has concluded what modern reefkeepers have also learned: that '“too many” nutrients can be as bad for corals as “not enough”.' Scientists highlight the importance of nutrients for coral reefs [via The University of Southhampton] A new publication from researchers at the University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton highlights the importance of nutrients for coral reef survival. Despite the comparably small footprint they take on the ocean floor, tropical coral reefs are home to a substantial part of all marine life forms. Coral reefs also provide numerous benefits for human populations, providing food for millions and protecting coastal areas from erosion. Moreover, they are a treasure chest of potential pharmaceuticals and coral reef tourism provides recreation and income for many. Unfortunately, coral reefs are declining at an alarming rate. To promote management activities that can help coral reef survival, an international group of world renowned scientists have summarised the present knowledge about the challenges that coral reefs are facing now and in the future in a special issue of the journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. The contribution of scientists from the University of Southampton to this special issue, which highlights the crucial role of nutrients for the functioning of coral reefs, can be freely downloaded from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343513001917 The University of Southampton researchers who are based at the Coral Reef Laboratory in the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, explain that “too many” nutrients can be as bad for corals as “not enough”. " height="383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="680"> "> "> Professor Jörg Wiedenmann, Professor of Biological Oceanography at the University of Southampton and Head of the Coral Reef Laboratory, says: “The nutrient biology of coral reefs is immensely complex. It is important to distinguish between the different direct and indirect effects that a disturbance of the natural nutrient environment can have on a coral reef ecosystem.” Since corals live in a symbiotic relationship with microscopically small plant cells, they require certain amounts of nutrients as “fertiliser”. In fact, the experimental addition of nutrients can promote coral growth. “One should not conclude from such findings, however, that nutrient enrichment is beneficial for coral reefs – usually the opposite is true,” explains Dr Cecilia D’Angelo, Senior Research Fellow in the Coral Reef Laboratory and co-author on the article. Professor Wiedenmann, whose research on coral reef nutrient biology is supported by one of the prestigious Starting Grants from the European Research Commission, adds: “Too many nutrients harm corals in many different ways, easily outweighing the positive effects that they can undoubtedly have for the coral–alga association. Paradoxically, the initial addition of nutrients to the water column might result in nutrient starvation of the corals at a later stage. In this publication, we conceptualise the important role that the competition for nutrients by phytoplankton, the free-living relatives of the corals’ symbiotic algae, may have in this context.” “Nutrient pollution will continue to increase in many coral reefs. Therefore, an important prerequisite to develop efficient management strategies is a profound understanding of the different mechanisms by which corals suffer from nutrient stress.” View the full article

Click through to see the images. Trimma helenae was discovered last summer by Dr. Mark Erdmann. This month, it was official described and named after Helen Newman, the lead biologist of the expedition that found this glowing jewel of a fish. Recent surveys of the biological hotbed Coral Triangle (notably by Conservation International and the California Academy of Sciences) have turned up many new species. If a fish this gaudy was only recently described, imagine what other exotic species we've yet to find! View the full article

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Click through to see the images. The first aquarium uses nothing but plants to create its aquascape. By carefully placing and pruning plants of varying colors and shapes, this aquascaper is able to "paint" an aquarium reminiscent of fine art. The second aquarium uses plants and a wood and rock hardscape to create a scenery straight out of a Tolkien fantasy novel. We even get to see the aquascape from a fish's point of view! Man, we love when technology allows us to view our enclosed aquatic worlds in a totally fresh perspective. " height="383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="680"> "> "> View the full article

Click through to see the images. Dr. Carlson's video tells the story of two reef sites with drastically different histories and present-day conditions. At a once vibrant shallow coral reef site close to Fiji's capital city, local fisherman increasingly harvested herbivores over three decades hypothetically to a tipping point. Algae has overgrown and killed all the stony corals, and all that remains there is a Sargassum algae reef. However, at another relatively protected/secluded Fijian reef, corals showed remarkable resiliency. Less than a decade after a catastrophic bleaching event completely wiped out stony corals, this reef site has nearly rebounded back to its former glory. As a sidebar, Dr. Carlson also noted how quiet unhealthy reefs are and postulated if sound recordings via hydrophones may serve as an effective additional metric to monitor reef health after a bleaching event. " height="383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="680"> "> "> View the full article

Click through to see the images. Dr. Carlson's video tells the story of two reef sites with drastically different histories and present-day conditions. At a once vibrant shallow coral reef site close to Fiji's capital city, local fisherman increasingly harvested herbivores over three decades hypothetically to a tipping point. Algae has overgrown and killed all the stony corals, and all that remains there is a Sargassum algae reef. However, at another relatively protected/secluded Fijian reef, corals showed remarkable resiliency. Less than a decade after a catastrophic bleaching event completely wiped out stony corals, this reef site has nearly rebounded back to its former glory. As a sidebar, Dr. Carlson also noted how quiet unhealthy reefs are and postulated if sound recordings via hydrophones may serve as an effective additional metric to monitor reef health after a bleaching event. " height="383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="680"> "> "> View the full article

Oh didnt notice that the photo upload to my web drive didn't show up. Just edit it again.

Another photo of the room.

Update shoot of the fish room. Most of the piping work done.

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Click through to see the images. EcoTech Marine, Aqua Illumination (AI) Announce Merger Pennsylvania-based EcoTech Marine and Iowa-based Aqua Illumination (AI) have announced that the two companies have merged their ownership structures to better meet the needs of consumers. The companies will maintain a separate brand presence in the market and each will continue to manufacture the distinct product lines for which they are known. The companies also plan to maintain existing distribution channels and customer support structures. “This merger provides an opportunity for EcoTech Marine and AI brands to fill specific niches within the aquarium industry,” said Tim Marks, president of EcoTech Marine. “It was a move that just made sense given both companies’ commitment to advancing aquarium technology by offering never-before-seen engineering and software solutions to aquarists with ever-improving products.” “I think I speak for both EcoTech Marine and AI when I say we couldn’t be happier with the outcome of this merger,” said Chris Clough, President of AI. “Both companies have an unwavering pledge to provide our customers with the very best in innovative aquarium products and we are thrilled to be teaming up to fulfill and exceed those efforts.” The announcement comes on the heels of a product launch for both companies: EcoTech with the Radion XR30w Gen 3 and AI with the Hydra 52 LED light. View the full article