Things categorized as 'Coral Reef'

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Petition targets 83 coral species for U.S. endangered species list protection

Posted on November 4th by Brian Blank. 6
The Center for Biological Diversity recently prepared and filed a scientific petition to have 83 coral species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The ...
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Even reef fish like a good massage

Posted on October 23rd by Christine Williams. %
Nothing beats a good spa treatment to erase the tension of a tough week at work—the manicure, pedicure, massage…the works. Reef fishes (and not just the females) know how to ...
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SEASMART building marine aquarium trade in Papua New Guinea the right way

Posted on October 6th by Brian Blank.
The SEASMART Program is coming together in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to create a new sustainable, environmentally conscious and profitable trade. The marine aquarium livestock collection trade has ...
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Aqua C RX-1 Calcium Reactor

Posted on June 16th by Ryan Gripp.
Aqua C released the RX-1 Calcium reactor back in December 2007. Since then it has been getting mixed reviews, however we didn't pick it up when it was released. ...
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Euro Reef’s “other project”? Nano skimmer is a comin’

Posted on June 13th by Ryan Gripp. %
Back in April we confirmed that Euro Reef was working on some sort of hang on the back protein skimmer. They said that they were basically putting that ...
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Preis Nano Starter kit for nano aquariums up to 17 gallons

Posted on June 13th by Ryan Gripp.
Preis released a nano starter kit which includes sea salt, gravel material, starter for bacterial colonization and minerals for nano aquariums of up to 65 litters (17 Gallons). No ...
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Simple and effective guide on reef aquascaping

Posted on June 7th by Ryan Gripp. %
I was walking down the aisle of a large discount retailer several years ago, I was in the aquatic section looking at anything they might have relating to my ...

Euro Reef’s prototype CS300E protein skimmer is extremely quiet

Posted on May 20th by Ryan Gripp.
Take a gander at Euro Reef's new CS300E protein skimmer. Hear anything? Yeah, we thought it was pretty quiet too. No word on when we will expect to see this ...
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Marine scientists find millions of tiny starfish inhabiting undersea volcano

Posted on May 20th by Ryan Gripp. 2
Marine scientists surveying a large undersea mountain chain were amazed to find millions of tiny starfish swirling their arms to capture food in the undersea current. About 19 scientists studied ...
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Toxic nudibranchs—soft, seagoing slugs—produce a brilliant defense.

Posted on May 19th by Ryan Gripp.
Did you know that there are over 3,000 species of nudibranchs in the wild? "Found from sandy shallows and reefs to the murky seabed nearly a mile down, nudibranchs ...