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Welcome to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean The mix of moonlight, tide and temperature produces an extraordinary explosion of life in these waters. When the conditions are just right, brain and star corals spawn, dog and cubera snappers mate ... and whale sharks come to snack on cubera caviar. The same conditions trigger the mating rituals of squid, yellowhead jawfish and nurse sharks.

Welcome to Hawaii Created by a string of spectacular undersea volcanoes, the islands are surrounded by creatures whose ancestors preceded human beings by millions of years.

Welcome to the Antarctic Ocean The coldest, windiest place on Earth, holds 60 percent of the fresh water on the planet. It is home to the enormous elephant seal and the ferocious leopard seal. New expeditions to the Weddell Sea produced more than 700 new species, including giant carnivorous sponges.

Welcome to Bermuda The waters around Bermuda are warmed by the Gulf Stream, and host the Sargasso Sea--a liquid jungle of creatures such as loggerhead turtles, fish, sea hares, crabs, and seahorses that exists in floating forests of golden brown sargassum seaweed on the surface of the sea. Within Bermuda's deep waters, explorers William Beebe and Otis Barton discovered bioluminescent sea creatures reminiscent of comets, suns and stars. In between the surface and the deep sea, humpback whales and jellies drift along with the ocean currents.

Exploring Oceans: Great Barrier Reef

A couple of killer whales hunting seals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNnx_X5ue2c&NR=1

Killer Whale vs. Sea Lions Off the coast of Argentina, seasoned killer whales hunt sea lion pups.

How often is yr feeding per day?.... try this fish amino acid fish with food... avai @ RD http://www.reefdepot.com.sg/Products.asp?Order=ProductName&CatID=49&BrandID=All Cheers and Happy Reefing....

Ya, agree.. even normal PBT.. also come with slight diff shape.. some more to oval or rounded... and the color also some more to grey than light blue... all upto personal preference...

Recently, they re-arrange the shop.... Behind portion used to keep marine tank no more leo..... If not wrong, I remember they move all the damsel to one small tank.. believe they give up selling marine fishes... Cheers and Happy Reefing....

I saw them on last few day CF visit.. but didn't pay much attention on them.... But 11red notes?? I tot quite common on Reborn or SL shipment? May be need to see again to belief..

Ya, u r right? The famous one name "CLEMENTI FLORIST & AQUARIUM" Unit #01-210 they open till 10pm.. but most of the time I reach there 10.30pm.. they still business as usual.. the boss start doing housekeeping...

Ya.. Polyart at Clementi Blk 328 opens 24 hrs. I was staying around there... one of the favourite spot at Midnight.. but just accessory, equipment, supplement and fish food for marine.. for fishes they r more on fresh water... Aquamarin opens from 11am-11pm daily? Just to play safe.. visit them after 12.30pm.. Sometime I reach there 12pm still not open yet.. Cheers and Happy Reefing.....

Singapore Sentosa Island Public Aquarium

Hai, beside selecting food for them... also try measure your water parameter and place it to better flow area... your sun polyps looks a bit stress... Cheers and Happy Reefing....

Simply cannot disagree too... I got 3 FA now..... one in main tank... one pair in QT tank pending for new tank setup... just cannot resist.. I vote they are 95% reef safe....

http://wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com/2010/05/oil-spill-off-changi-east-malaysian.html Oil spill off Changi East: Malaysian reports Oil on tanker to be removed Jassmine Shadiqe and Koi Kye Lee New Straits Times 26 May 10; JOHOR BARU: Work is under way to transfer the remaining Bintulu light grade oil from Malaysian tanker Bunga Kelana 3, which was struck by a bulk carrier off the Singapore Strait on Tuesday, onto another vessel. Once this is done, an assessment on the ship's underwater damage would be carried out, MT Bunga Kelana 3 owner AET Tanker Holdings Sdn Bhd said. The tanker is currently anchored off Changi East in the Strait of Singapore and will move to another place after the assessment is completed. MT Bunga Kelana 3 collided with bulk carrier MV Waily while travelling from east to west in the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Strait, 13km southeast of Changi East, at 6.03am on Tuesday. The collision caused significant damage to the vessel's hull and resulted in a crude oil spill that is now being cleaned up by specialists in 15 boats, using 50 tonnes of dispersant and 4,000m of boom. Cleaning efforts resumed yesterday morning with an additional 100 men deployed along the shoreline in case the spill reached the Singapore coast, AET said. AET is also cooperating fully with the Malaysian authorities, including the Johor Department of Environment and Marine Department, who are heading the operations. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia's Environment, Safety and Employee Health director Associate Professor Maketab Mohamed said the oil spill would not have a massive impact on marine life as the Bintulu light grade crude oil had low petroleum poison levels. In Kuala Lumpur, Department of Environment director-general Datuk Rosnani Ibrahim said the department, together with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and Police Air Wing, conducted aerial surveillance of ground and coastal areas immediately after the collision. So far, no oil spill has been sighted in Malaysian waters. "However, the department will continue to monitor whether currents are carrying the spill towards Malaysia. "We are also always in contact with our Singaporean counterparts and they have begun the cleaning process. The owner of the vessel is also involved in operations." Rosnani said the contingency plan to clean up the oil spill had been well established. "Resources will be mobilised as and when needed. "For now, the department needs to constantly monitor the situation so that the spill does not reach our waters." Containment effort keeps oil spill in Singapore waters The Star 27 May 10; JOHOR BARU: The oil spill in the Singapore Strait is not expected to drift into Malaysian waters. The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority is actively cleaning the spill by sucking the oil into the empty tanks of mt Bunga Kelana 3. The mt Bunga Kelana 3, a Malaysian-registered tanker, and the bulk carrier mv Waily, which was registered in St Vincent and The Grenadines, collided in the strait — about 13km southeast of Changi East on Monday morning — causing some 2,000 tonnes of crude oil to spill into the sea. Johor DOE director Dr Zulkifli Abdul Rahman said the clean-up was expected to take more than a week. “We are in constant contact with the Singapore authorities and our personnel had been put on alert,” he said when contacted by The Star here yesterday. The Marine Police have deployed three boats to Pengerang waters for security measures. They are expected to patrol the border between Singapore and Malaysian waters to prevent boats from going into the oil spill area. The oil spill happened at four nautical miles off the Pengerang waters.

http://wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com/2010/05/oil-spill-off-changi-east-singapore.html Oil spill off Changi East: Singapore reports Oil spill off Changi coast Sujin Thomas & Amresh Gunasingham, Straits Times 26 May 10; A DAWN collision between two large vessels sent some 2,500 tonnes of crude oil spilling into the waters off Changi yesterday morning, causing fish farmers there to brace themselves for possible damage. The amount of oil spilled was more than enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool and soon spread into a slick measuring 4 sq km. The huge slick was about 6km from Singapore shores last night and could hit Changi beaches by today if clean-up efforts prove futile. Some 85 personnel in 20 vessels, including five from the Malaysian authorities, have been mobilised to prevent that from happening, and are bringing chemical dispersants and containment booms to bear in the fight. About 200 others are on standby in case oil hits the shore. The 51 fish farms off Changi have been provided with heavy canvas skirting for their nets to prevent oil from seeping in and killing the fish within. Meanwhile, residents in several parts of the East Coast complained that the air reeked of oil fumes and fretted about possible ill-effects to their health. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the National Environment Agency said in a joint statement that the smell could have been caused by oil which had evaporated. But there was no cause for alarm, they said, as no toxic chemicals were detected in the air. The collision took place at about 6am yesterday, the MPA said. The vessels involved, the Malaysian-owned tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 and the St Vincents and The Grenadines-registered bulk carrier MV Waily, crashed into each other in the Singapore Strait, about 13km from Changi's shore. The Bunga Kelana 3, which had left a port in Bintulu, Sarawak, earlier in the morning and was headed for Malacca, suffered damage to one of its cargo tanks. The light crude oil in the tank then leaked into the sea. The Straits Times understands the tank was not filled to capacity. The Waily was heading towards the south of Johor and was carrying minerals. The ships involved are in no danger of sinking. There are also no reports of injuries to the crew of either vessel, all of whom are foreigners. The MPA dispatched four patrol and emergency response craft to the area immediately after being notified of the collision. Other vessels were sent later as the extent of the spill became known. One of the companies involved in the clean-up, Jurong-based Oil Spill Response, told The Straits Times it was activated by MPA at about 1.30pm. It dispatched a vessel carrying five men equipped with dispersant sprays to break the crude oil into small biodegradable droplets. These are later pumped out or skimmed from the water's surface. The company's operations manager, Mr Ho Yew Weng, said: 'The oil is very light, and with the heat...I'm sure a lot of it would have evaporated.' Other measures to contain the spill include the deployment of 1,500m of heavy canvas containment booms. Experts such as Professor Chou Loke Ming from the National University of Singapore are monitoring the spill to see if there is an impact on the shoreline. If containment fails, Prof Chou said, the oil could foul Singapore shores within a day. 'It will depend on the hydrological conditions at the time, such as the prevailing direction and strength of the wind and tides.' However, he added that any environmental damage is unlikely to be significant as the area is largely made up of reclaimed land, sea walls and canals. The worst oil spill incident in Singapore waters occurred in 1997, when 25,000 tonnes of oil spewed into the sea after a collision between a Very Large Crude Carrier and an oil tanker. Scramble to contain oil spill after ships collide 200 on standby to clean up the coast if need be Hetty Musfirah Today Online 26 May 10; SINGAPORE - Something was not smelling right between noon and 3pm yesterday to people in the business district and the port at Tanjong Pagar. Like some residents in the East who called the MediaCorp hotline said there was a kerosene-like smell in the air. He could also smell smoke, said Mr Yow from Marina Bay who called the hotline at 1.45pm. Two ships - a Malaysian registered oil tanker and a St Vincents and The Grenadines-registered bulk carrier - had collided in the commercial stretch of the Singapore Strait just 13km off Changi. The accident happened just after 6am. The tanker's left cargo tank had a 10-metre gash, resulting in an oil spill which - by afternoon - covered an area of about 4km by 1km. The kerosene-like smell that wafted to shore was due to some of the lighter portions of the oil evaporating, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the National Environment Agency (NEA). The NEA did not detect any toxic chemicals in the air. The waters around Ubin and Pasir Ris were not contaminated at press time, but the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority has given fish farm owners plastic sheets that can protect these stock to a depth of 3 metres. Most of the fish are kept 3m below the water's surface, but farm owners felt that the spill will not cause as much damage as the plankton bloom last December. "We are now experiencing southern winds. So, the oil spill is expected to reach the farm in two or three days. "Fortunately, by then, the toxicity would be less and the oil would have diluted," said Mr Philip Lim, the owner of a fish farm. Waterways Watch chairman Eugene Heng said there are concerns over the oil spill regardless of its severity. "Even if it doesn't reach our shores, the pollution could affect marine life," he said. It is estimated that some 2,500 tonnes of crude oil were spilled into the waters. Containment and clean-up efforts were led by MPA, with more than 80 people on site yesterday evening. About 20 vessels - some equipped with non-toxic and bio-degradable agents - were deployed to break up the slick. A total of 1,500 metres of containment booms were used to stop the slick from spreading and to facilitate collection by two skimmers. MPA is also working with AET, the operator of the tanker, the MT Bunga Kelana 3, to have 200 personnel on standby to clean up the coast should the need arise. Operators of marinas and waterfront facilities near the area have been alerted, but a salvage expert said much of the oil would evaporate. "It seems to be a lot but if it is light crude, it will just evaporate," said Mr Ho Yew Weng, response and projects manager of disaster management firm Oil Spill Response Singapore. The hot weather could make the crude disperse even faster. The tanker - which was carrying almost 62,000 tonnes of crude oil - has been towed to Changi port for repairs. The MV Waily was still anchored at the collision site. MPA said both parties involved are liable for the costs of the clean up effort. Additional reporting by Lynda Hong and Jessica Yeo Oil clean-up in full swing in Singapore straits 2,500t of oil spilled as tanker collides with bulk carrier Joyce Hooi, Business Times 26 May 10; (SINGAPORE) A flurry of activity took place in the Singapore straits yesterday, as more than 20 craft and 85 people worked to clean up an estimated 2,500 tonnes of crude oil that spilled into the sea, following a vessel collision. A Malaysian-registered tanker the MT Bunga Kelana 3 - and a St Vincents and The Grenadines-registered bulk carrier called the MV Waily collided in the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Strait of Singapore, about 13 km south-east of Changi East, at 603 am yesterday. By afternoon, a helicopter survey by the Republic of Singapore Air Force had found an oil slick measuring four km by one km, about six km south of Changi East. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has warned marinas, sea sports centres, ferry terminals and other waterfront facilities to brace themselves for the possible impact of the oil spill. While no crew members have been injured, one of Bunga Kelana 3's cargo tanks was damaged, leading to the oil spill. 'Oil booms are being placed around the leaked cargo to contain the spill,' AET, the operators of the MT Bunga Kelana 3 said in a statement issued yesterday afternoon. It is working with the MPA to have 200 people on standby to clean up the Singapore coastline if needed. According to the operator, the Bunga Kelana 3 - a 1998 double-hull crude oil aframax tanker - was reported to have been hit by the MV Waily as the former was travelling from east to west in the Strait of Singapore. 'Bunga Kelana 3 has made her way, under her own power, and is now safely anchored south of Changi East in the Singapore straits,' said AET, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad. It added that the condition of MV Waily was 'stable'. It is also anchored in the Singapore straits. 'Work is ongoing to contain and clean up the oil spill,' the MPA said. The response craft are equipped with 41 tonnes of non-toxic and bio-degradable oil spill dispersants, two skimmers with fast tanks to collect the oil and 1,500 metres of containment booms. 'Traffic in the TSS remains unaffected,' said the MPA. 'MPA's Port Operations Control Centre has issued navigational broadcasts to ships transiting the TSS to keep clear of the anchored vessels.' 'Singapore will continue to render full assistance and cooperation to the Indonesian and Malaysian authorities to contain and clean up the oil spill, in line with the Standard Operating Procedure for Joint Oil Spill Combat in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore,' said a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_531559.html A DAWN collision between two large vessels sent some 2,500 tonnes of crude oil spilling into the waters off Changi yesterday morning, causing fish farmers there to brace themselves for possible damage. The amount of oil spilled was more than enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool and soon spread into a slick measuring 4 sq km. The huge slick was about 6km from Singapore shores last night and could hit Changi beaches by today if clean-up efforts prove futile. Some 85 personnel in 20 vessels, including five from the Malaysian authorities, have been mobilised to prevent that from happening, and are bringing chemical dispersants and containment booms to bear in the fight. About 200 others are on standby in case oil hits the shore. The 51 fish farms off Changi have been provided with heavy canvas skirting for their nets to prevent oil from seeping in and killing the fish within.

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