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Still have alot of corals at lck. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Yes saw some at the coral display tank Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Fish channel got one pair that they are selling. contact them for more details. You can find the video on their facebook ; https://www.facebook.com/Kellvindennis

A team of scientists from Canada and Australia has discovered that a decline in shark populations is detrimental to coral reefs. (2013-09-20) View the full article

Click through to see the images. Granddad arrived in Chicago in 1933 as a mature adult so his real age is unknown (estimated at around 85 years old). This week, he celebrated his monumental 80th anniversary at Shedd Aquarium, Chicago. As part of his celebration, granddad was treated to a special birthday cake "with smelt, shrimp, herbivore gel squares, yellow squash, green peas, grated carrot and sweet potato frozen inside. Two tiers are covered with seaweed frosting and garnished with shredded escarole greens, carrots and raspberries." Granddad is nearly four feet long, weighs over 20 pounds, and shares his large "down under" exhibit with four companion lungfish as part of a breeding program. Australian lungfish (a long-lived but slow-breeding species) are unfortunately now a threatened species. Happy birthday, old friend! May we all look half as good as you by the time we hit 80. Anniversary cake made from ice and fish treats. © Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Collections Manager Michelle Sattler accepts official proclamation from Australian Consul-General Roger Price with Shedd President and CEO Ted A. Beattie and Senior Vice President of External and Regulatory Affairs Jim Robinett. © Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Granddad’s ice cake floats at the top of the Australian lungfish exhibit. © Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez View the full article

As far as I know Reef resh do not have expiry date. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Try sealife they are the distributor for Kent marine. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

We will discuss about having FOWLR during our next mods meeting next week, however as we mention before the challenge is upon how we can judge / gauge upon a beautiful fish only tank worth featuring ? But some of the consideration could be ; 1) Rock scaping of a Fish only tank 2) Fish collection 3) level of difficulty of the fish in captive Please share if you guys have anymore suggestion how we can make this happen.

Your voices is heard .. Do keep a look out for this month winner thread coming soon....

Which is also why I would consider a upgradable version of the led which allow upgrade of both hardware and software for my next set of leds lighting. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Male for 100 and female for 60.00. Still a few pcs left before I left at 6 Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Saw a few pcs of lemon peel at ah beng Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Click through to see the images. Chimeras are cartilaginous fish (like sharks and rays) and one of the oldest groups of extant fish. Some species inhabit shallow tropical waters while others, like the fish NOAA recorded, are found in the darkness of five hundred feet of water. Watching this Harriotta sp. swim is poetry in motion. Read more about NOAA's exploration of the deep-sea Atlantic canyons this past July. And no, you can't have one for your aquarium. " height="383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="680"> "> "> View the full article

Click through to see the images. From the University of Toronto: A team of scientists from Canada and Australia has discovered that a decline in shark populations is detrimental to coral reefs. "Where shark numbers are reduced due to commercial fishing, there is also a decrease in the herbivorous fishes which play a key role in promoting reef health," said Jonathan Ruppert, a recent University of Toronto PhD graduate. Ruppert was part of a team engaged in long-term monitoring of reefs off Australia's northwest coast. Team leader Mark Meekan, of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), said that the results might, at first glance, seem strange. "However our analysis suggests that where shark numbers are reduced, we see a fundamental change in the structure of food chains on reefs," Meekan said. "We saw increasing numbers of mid-level predators -- such as snappers -- and a reduction in the number of herbivores such as parrotfishes," said Meekan. "The parrotfishes are very important to coral reef health because they eat the algae that would otherwise overwhelm young corals on reefs recovering from natural disturbances." According to Ruppert, the study comes at an opportune time -- coral reefs are facing a number of pressures both from direct human activity, such as over-fishing, as well as from climate change. The reefs studied are about 300 kilometres off the coast of northwest Australia where Indonesian fishers target sharks -- a practice stretching back several centuries and which continues under an Australian-Indonesian memorandum of understanding. "The reefs provided us with a unique opportunity to isolate the impact of over-fishing of sharks on reef resilience, and assess that impact in the broader context of climate change pressures threatening coral reefs," said Ruppert. "Shark fishing appears to have quite dramatic effects on coral reef ecosystems. "Given that sharks are in decline on reefs worldwide, largely due to the shark fin trade, this information may prove integral to restoration and conservation efforts." Tracking studies show that, in many cases, individual reef sharks are closely attached to certain coral reefs. This means that even relatively small marine-protected areas could be effective in protecting the top-level predators and allowing coral reefs to more fully recover from coral bleaching or large cyclones which are increasing in frequency due to the warming of the oceans as a result of climate change. The study will appear in the September 28 issue of journal PLOS One. Journal Reference: Jonathan L. W. Ruppert, Michael J. Travers, Luke L. Smith, Marie-Josée Fortin, Mark G. Meekan. Caught in the Middle: Combined Impacts of Shark Removal and Coral Loss on the Fish Communities of Coral Reefs. PLoS ONE, 2013; 8 (9): e74648 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074648 View the full article

Although I did not try before but I think is ok since both fish is not aggressive. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Pinnacle still have one large queen Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Spotted two xl size At at ah being shop.. Also plenty of regal angel ect.. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Click through to see the images. You don't really get to see many tanks coming out of Australia so I am very humbled at the opportunity for Advanced Aquarist to feature my aquarium. At first when I was contacted to do an article I was a little hesitant and worried that my tank, being so young at only 11 months compared to many you see featured around the globe, may not be quite up to the standard. However, having said that I borrow the quote: "It's not always about being where you are now but where and what you are striving to be." This is only the start of what hopefully will be a long journey with this tank. I hope that you enjoy the photos and through them are able to feel the enjoyment and relaxation I receive from our great hobby. For as long as I can remember, I have always been fascinated with the ocean and diverse life forms it features. It is truly another world and I love that this hobby allows us to keep a small part of it in our homes. I am really grateful to be given this opportunity to share and showcase a little of what we 'Down Under' have to offer... Specifications Display tank: 1350 litre (360 US gallons) 2440mm Long x 765mm Wide x 730mm high (96x30x28.5") Starfire Glass for front and two sides. Sump: The sump is a custom built 6ft x 2ft x 2ft (180 gallon) tank with changeable filter sock section and three partitions to house skimmer, reactor and return pump. Built into the sump is a 100 litre RO reservoir. Water Parameters: Alkalinity 7.6dkh Calcium 380 - 400ppm Magnesium 1450ppm Phosphate 0 - 0.02ppm Nitrate 0.25ppm Specific Gravity 1.024 Temperature 24.9 C Equipment: Royal exclusive Super Marin 250 Skimmer 2 x ATI Powermodules: 8 x 54w T5, 8 x 36w T5, 5 x 75w LEDs 4 x Tunze 6205 Stream pumps Waveline DC10000 Return pump Vertex Libra dosing unit Tunze Ozmolator 2 x 300W Eheim heaters Aquatwist UV Sterilizer Reef Dynamics 1000 Biopellet Reactor ORP Meter Schedules Lighting Schedule: T5s are on for 6 hours a day: 8 x Ati Blue Plus 6 x Ati Aquablue Special 2 x Ati Pure Actinic Blue, Royal Blue and White LEDs run at 100% over a 12-hour period where they ramp up and down from 0 - 100 - 0 % power. Red LEDs are run at 15% for only 4 hours during the morning. Feeding Schedule: I feed three times a day a mixture of Spectrum pellets, Hikari seaweed pellets and mysis shrimp. I will also give the tangs some nori twice a week. Maintenance I try and keep it as simple as I can in this area. I perform a 10-15% water change every fortnight using Brightwell Neomarine salt. I mix this up overnight in a 200L tub located in my laundry. The tank water is siphoned down a drain out the window. Topping back up is via a pump in the laundry tub connected to a hose, which I wind out to the tank. Quite simple and only takes about 30min a fortnight and avoids any heavy lifting which is great for me as I have a back condition. I top up the cal, mag and alkalinity reservoirs as required. These are automatically dosed via the Vertex Libra system. The top-up reservoir gets filled once a week directly from my RO unit via air tubing which I wind out to the tank … nice and simple. I clean the glass front and sides every 3 - 4 days and the back glass gets a scrape every 3-4 weeks. Skimmer pump and Tunze pumps are cleaned at the six-month mark. Livestock Fish: Gemmatum Tang Naso Tang Yellow Eye Kole Tang Yellow Tang Power Blue Tang 5 x Bartlett Anthias 5 x Lyretail Anthias Mystery Wrasse Orange Back Fairy Wrasse Pair of Picasso Clownfish Inverts: S.Gigantea Anemone Hermit crabs Turbo snails Tridacna clams Corals: Acropora - Various Species Montipora - Various Species LPS and Mushrooms - Various Species Acknowledgements Just like to say a big thank you to my wife for supporting me and to my fellow reefers who share my passion. I would also like to thank Reeflections Aquarium down here in Melbourne who has provided me with endless advice and awesome quality stock. A few parting Zoa photos: View the full article

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Click through to see the images. According to the indictment, Richard and Joseph are charged with: transport, sell, receive, acquire, and purchase fish and wildlife, that is marine invertebrates, Sea Fans (Gorgonia flabellum and Gorgonia ventalina), ornamental tropical fish, sharks, and alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), with a fair market value in excess of $350.00, knowing that said fish and wildlife were taken, possessed, transported, sold, and intended to be sold in violation of the laws and regulations of the State of Florida, in violation of Title 16, United States Code, Sections 3372(a)(2)(A), 3372(a)(4), and 3373(d)(1) and (2). The indictment also calls out various species of undersized nurse sharks, angelfish, butterflyfish, wrasses, starfish, sponges, rock anemones, shrimp, tangs, and lionfish that were taken as well during this time frame. Court documents go further to state that at no time relevant to the indictment did Richard or Joseph hold a valid Florida Wholesale Dealer licence for marine life or other permits from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It's alleged the illegal activity started as far back as December of 2008 or even before. They are also charged with violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits the interstate trafficking of illegally taken wildlife. If convicted, they both could face up to ten years in prison. MyFox9.com out of Detroit carried a short video segment about the incident yesterday: View the full article

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Click through to see the images. Okinawa is situated at the northernmost end of the border between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. The coral reefs there support the highest diversity of endemic species, plants and animals in the world. These coral reefs are also economically valuable, generating as much as 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) globally, and 250 billion yen ($2.5 billion) in Japan. Long-term, uninterrupted data collection and observations from coral reefs are essential to understanding the changes these ecosystems are undergoing. “The extensive coral reefs and diverse fish communities in this area will provide a fantastic backdrop to study the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification,” said Dr. Scott Gallager, WHOI Associate Scientist and principal investigator on the project. OceanCube Observatories are developed by WHOI engineers, biologists, and chemists who have a vision of observing pieces of the ocean at a very high resolution at a reasonable cost in order to answer scientific questions that previously could not be answered. “We designed the OceanCube observatories specifically to understand changes in species, nutrients, and energy through a control volume of water. Comparing sites allows us to decouple changes due to natural and human causes,” added Gallager. The OceanCube is so called because the observatory monitors a controlled cube-shaped volume of water in the ocean about 100 meters on a side – approximately 200,000 cubic meters in volume. The heart of the cube is a central node at 22 meters depth and 3 kilometers offshore, housing a variety of biological, physical, and chemical sensors to measure the flux of material (plankton, carbon, energy) within the cube. The edges of the cube are established by temperature and current sensors (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) at each corner. High-resolution machine vision cameras capture images of zooplankton and other underwater scenes and stereo images of fish communities, providing an accurate picture of environmental impact on coral reefs. Real-time data recorded by the system are sent via an underwater fiber-optic cable to scientists who can access them remotely. The scientists will use the data to analyze the patterns of ocean circulation and connectivity among coral inhabitants. Gallager’s team is currently funded to construct and install another OceanCube on Oshima Island just 110 km south of Tokyo. “Since both the OIST and Oshima Cubes are directly in the path of the Kuroshio Current, we will be able to observe transport of carbon and quantify the evolution of the plankton community during the 1000 km transit between sites," said Gallager. An image of a microscopic Acantharian, which makes its skeleton from celestite (strontium sulfate), taken by OceanCube's CPICS (Continuous Plankton Imaging and Classification System) plankton camera. The actual size of this protozoan is about 0.05 mm or 50 microns. (Photo courtesy of OIST) The OIST OceanCube is the second such system the WHOI team has installed; the first was in Panama at the Liquid Jungle Lab (LJL), a remote marine lab in the Pacific used by an international group of scientists and students for multidisciplinary research. “When we installed the cabled observatory 2km off the Liquid Jungle Lab in January 2006 we did not know what to expect. Within a few days we realized we were seeing huge internal waves with water temperatures oscillating between 10 and 30 degrees centigrade within 10 minutes,” recalled Amber York, a research associate on Gallager's team. “How do benthic organisms handle such a large thermal change? What communities of fish and plankton are associated with surface versus deep, upwelled water? How does the rapid influx of new nutrients influence algal blooms typically associated with the end the dry season? These are just a few of the questions that we are addressing with the Panama observatory at LJL.” Another proposed site is on the Caribbean side of the Panamanian Isthmus near the Smithsonian Tropical Research Station at Bocas de Toro. Comparing the Bocas de Toro site, which is non-upwelling, with the strongly upwelling LJL site will provide a natural experiment to test the hypothesis that organisms exposed to corrosive (low pH) upwelled water have developed physiological adaptations allowing them to grow and reproduce under conditions we would expect to see 50 years from now throughout the world ocean. The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) worked in agreement with the Okinawa General Bureau’s Ocean Expo Park to install the OceanCube marine observatory system in waters off the coast of the Ocean Expo Park in Motobu Peninsula, where the Churaumi Aquarium is located. The establishment of this world-class oceanographic monitoring system in Okinawa with WHOI as a partner will help OIST advance its marine scientific research capability towards becoming an international center of marine science. The OceanCube off Okinawa is located in a biodiversity hotspot that is home to ecologically significant coral reefs and reef fishes. The OIST observatory's pan and tilt webcam captured this image of a school of dory snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma) as it swam by. Machine vision tools are being developed to track and identify fish in these images. (Photo courtesy of OIST) via Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution View the full article

Click through to see the images. Hagen (the parent company for Fluval) sponsored a team of explorers to head out on a 13-day, 1,600-mile excursion throughout Llanos, a tropical grassland at the base of the Andes Mountains in Columbia. During their first expedition, the team chanced upon a undescribed pike cichlid species whose males and females both sport a "distinctive W-shaped trident near the gills." The team filmed their journey (including the discovery of this new cichlid) and is producing a documentary about the wild habitats of Columbia. Hagen will also sponsor a trip to Papua New Guinea later this year in what we hope will be a continuing series of such films; After all, nature serves as the perfect teacher and inspiration for our glass boxes. The aquatic films will air on Fluval's upcoming website, fluvalaquatics.com. Aquarists can visit the website now sign up for notification for the full website goes live. " height="383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="680"> "> "> View the full article

Click through to see the images. Now in its sixth year, the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America’s (MASNA) Student Scholarship program has provided $24,000 in funding for undergraduate and graduate college students to pursue their degrees in a marine science discipline. From just a handful of applicants a few years ago, to over 190 applications in the 2013 – 2014 season, the MASNA Student Scholarships have grown to be a competitive, prestigious award. Applications for the awards are judged based on the applicant’s enrollment in a marine science undergraduate / graduate degree, a G.P.A. of 2.5 or greater, and their proven contributions and demonstrated commitment to the marine aquarium hobby. This year’s scholarship selection committee consisted of Kevin Erickson, MASNA Vice President, Adam Blundell, MASNA Director at Large, Amanda Cox, MASNA Director of Membership, Kevin Kohen, Director of LiveAquaria.com, Patrick Clasen, Director of Finance at EcoTech Marine, Doug Hill, President and Chief Operating Officer of Seachem, Dr. Sanjay Joshi, Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Penn State University, Dr. Matt Wittenrich, Marine Biologist, University of Florida's Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Martin Moe, Marine Biologist, and Tal Sweet, Director of the Marine Breeding Initiative. This year, with sponsorships from Doctors Foster and Smith LiveAquaria.com, EcoTech Marine, and Seachem, MASNA was able to award both a $4,000 undergraduate student scholarship and a $4,000 graduate student scholarship, and provide all expense paid trips for both winners to MACNA 2013 in Hollywood, Florida. It is with great pleasure that MASNA can announce this year’s MASNA Student Scholarship recipients. The 2013-2014 MASNA Undergraduate Student Scholarship winner is Drew DeLorenzo. Drew is a full time Marine Science & Biochemistry undergraduate student at the University of South Carolina. Drew currently keeps a 125 gallon mixed reef aquarium, is the editor-in-chief of MarSci, the marine science journal at the University of South Carolina, and hopes to one day pursue research in coral genetics. Undergraduate MASNA Scholarship Winner, Drew DeLorenzo, with his 125 gallon mixed reef aquarium. The 2013-2014 MASNA Graduate Student Scholarship winner is Adeljean Ho. Adeljean is a full time Marine Biology Doctorate candidate at the Florida Institute of Technology. Adeljean’s research focuses on diet mediated coloration, specifically efficacy and physiology of achieving adequate carotenoid based coloration in anemonefishes, the culture and husbandry techniques of ornamental species, incidental captive hybridization and implications for conservation in seahorses, population genetics and evolution of marine/euryhaline ornamental and non-ornamental species. In the future, Adeljean hopes to develop a rigid 2 platform for open exchange between scientists and marine aquarium hobbyists, recognize the contribution of marine aquarium hobbyist work, and to attempt to dispel many fallacies that are circulated, with detriment, within the marine aquarium hobby as fact. Graduate MASNA Scholarship Winner, Adeljean Ho, in Key Largo, FL, USA, collecting yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) for studying populations genetics of the species across the Caribbean. Both recipients were in attendance at MACNA 2013 in Hollywood, Florida where they were presented with their $4,000 scholarships at the Saturday night conference banquet. Both Drew and Adeljean were able to meet with MACNA banquet keynote speaker, Richard Pyle after the banquet and presentations where they discussed their awards and posed for a picture. MASNA, the MASNA Scholarship Committee, Doctors Foster and Smith LiveAquaria.com, EcoTech Marine, and Seachem would like to congratulate Drew and Adeljean on their awards. We are proud to name Drew and Adeljean the 2013 – 2014 MASNA Student Scholarship recipients, and wish them all the best in their future endeavors. MASNA would like to thank Doctors Foster and Smith LiveAquaria.com, Ecotech Marine, and Seachem. Without them, the two $4,000 MASNA Student Scholarships would not be possible. The MASNA Student Scholarship winners with MACNA banquet keynote speaker Mr. Richard Pyle after the Saturday night MACNA banquet. View the full article

Good pods for your tank, Reefer so in the states pay money to buy this. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4