Monthly Archives: October 2014
CoralVue Giving Away Set Of PowerChrome T5s In New Giesemann Challenge
By Brandon Klaus It’s contest time, and for T5HO users, this one is right up your alley. Running now through October 31st, CoralVue is hosting a promotional contest in which they will be giving away a full set of the brand new Giesemann PowerChrome T5 Read more here…
Public Aquarium Accidentally Kills 100 Reef Fish With Botched Fluke Treatment
By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Dylox is the organophosphate, trichlorfon. Trichlorfon is one of the active ingredients in many over-the-counter fluke/worm medications. While it has been shown effective against monogenetic trematodes (flukes), some monogeneans have developed resistance to this organophosphate. Dylox Read more here…
Living Color Aquariums Shares On Set Photo From “Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo”
By Brandon Klaus Here’s a really cool story. Back in the day, Rob Schneider played a fairly cheesy but funny role as an aquarium maintenance technician in the movie “Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo”. He got himself into a bit of trouble after he broke an Read more here…
Tip Of The Day – 10/3/2014
By Brandon Klaus Macroalgae is a great tool for removing nitrates and phosphates from your marine aquarium’s water, but it only works if you trim it regularly. Because the plants take yo these nutrients as they grow, you lose or reduce that ability when you Read more here…
Add Cancer Vision To The Mantis Shrimp’s Toolkit
By Brandon Klaus Photo Credit: Philippe Guillaume We’ve all heard at great lengths how awesome mantis shrimp vision is, and it seems that it is only getting better as new discoveries surface. According to the popular science blog, IFL Science, researchers have discovered that mantis Read more here…
Tip Of The Day – 10/2/2014
By Brandon Klaus Over time, gunk and grime build up on water pumps and it can have many detrimental effects. For example, as the impeller becomes grimy, the pump could lose some significant flow speed. Alternatively, the water flow may not be impacted, but the Read more here…
Coral Crabs Are Heroic Lil’ Protectors
By Shane Graber Click through to see the images. From the Smithsonian: Smithsonian Scientists Discover Coral’s Best Defender Against an Army of Sea Stars Courtesy of Gary Cranitch Guard-Crab Diversity Key to Coral Reef Survival in French Polynesia Coral reefs face a suite of perilous Read more here…
Toledo Zoo Aquarium Renovation – Update 13: Making Steady Progress
By Jeff Kurtz Since we last brought you an update on the $25.5 million Aquarium renovation currently underway at the Toledo Zoo, this ambitious project has continued to move forward with more livestock arriving and more state-of-the-art exhibits nearing completion. To get a sense of Read more here…
After Serving Time For Illegal Wildlife Trafficking, Ammon Covino Wants To Join The Austin Aquarium
By Brandon Klaus Ammon Covino of the Idaho Aquarium Ammon Covino, the co-founder of the Portland Aquarium and director of the Idaho Aquarium who was successfully prosecuted for his involvement in the illegal trading of marine animals, is back in the news for, you guessed Read more here…
Orcas Make A Quick Snack Of A Large Tiger Shark
By Brandon Klaus We all know orcas to be those friendly and intelligent marine mammals that entertain and enthrall millions of people each year, whether it be in a marine park, on whale watching excursions, or on television. But these majestic creatures also go by Read more here…
