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On a reef!
Captive Aquatics, an Aquarium and Ecology Blog
Interests: "Captive Aquatics" consists of contributions from Merritt Adkins, Haille Carter and Mike Maddox
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The Care and Breeding of Cherry Shrimp
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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GBR Nano Reef Biotope Macro Video in HD
Here's a nano reef we have set up stocked with species found on the fringes of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Coral, tunicates, a peacock mantis and more can be seen! Being able to use natural seawater makes a huge difference in the survival and growth of all sorts of neat invertebrates covering the rock: Continue reading
Posted Mar 10, 2013 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Photos from a Great Barrier Reef Island
Posted Feb 21, 2013 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Video of an LED-lit Estuary Biotope Nano Aquarium
Here's a video featuring a biotope we've set up featuring only species we collected by hand from a local estuary, some endemic to the area (click the video to view in HD). We've also seen juvenile reef species such as the achilles tang and racoon butterflyfish, protected by turbidity and mangrove roots. The biotope features a mud bottom with planted with a few mangroves of various species. The system receives weekly water changes with raw natural seawater, and is fed with the results of plankton tows. While not very large (35 liters, ~7 gallons), it sure is fascinating. The tunicate colonies are especially neat, and have many small tunicates, sponges, and tubeworms encrusting over a single large tunicate! Estuary environments are very important both as a 'nursery' for juvenile fish, but also as a natural 'filter' for runoff received from dry land. The importance of these ecosystems cannot be overstated! Species list: - 3x juvenile Tetractenos spp. (likely hamiltoni) pufferfish - 1x anglerfish of unknown species - various crabs, sponges, tunicates, tubeworms, and snails - various macro algae and mangrove species The system is lit with natural sunlight assisted by an LED fixture (the fixture is not currently available stateside... Continue reading
Posted Dec 27, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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How to Frag Branching SPS Coral
Posted Sep 16, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Photos: Singer Island Dive & Artificial Reef
Posted Sep 7, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle Photographed
Posted Sep 4, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Cairns! (Ecology & Tons of Photos)
Posted Sep 2, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Shovelnose Ray!
Posted Aug 26, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Research in the Southern GBR: Whale Sharks, Turtles, & More!
Posted Aug 6, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Waking up to Sea Turtle Hatchlings!
Posted Jul 25, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Our Quirky Fish: Science Finds Fish Have Personalities
Posted Jul 18, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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AI Vega Powerpuck Customization Awesomeness!
Aqua Illumination's Vega + Powerpuck customization shows the most promise for LED fixtures that we've seen in, well, at least a year if not two, and possibly ever. The fact that they're offering multiple diodes, a drag-n-drop configuation (with a spectrograph!) makes this fixture possibly the only fixture we'd spend money on. Interchangeable, customizable LEDs? Yes please! Kudos to AI for what is sure to be a stellar LED light. We can't wait for the release! From AI's website: "Continuing the industry-shaping trend started five years ago with the release of our original AquaIllumination LED Module, we are pleased to announce the AI Vega- controlled by our adaptive AI Power Puck, the pinnacle of our engineering efforts. The AI Power Puck provides nearly limitless color combinations, allowing custom configuration of each individual Power Pucks as desired. As you customize and change the location of your Power Puck, its adaptive capabilities intelligently tells our proprietary control system the location and type of each LED. This allows each color to have independent control regardless of quantity or position within a module. The AI Vega will begin shipping this summer in our traditional silver/white as well as the popular black housing color combination.... Continue reading
Posted Jun 5, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Green Sea Turtle Photographed in Flower Gardens
Posted Jun 5, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Mangroves Are Precious!
Posted May 16, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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SOPA Is Back. Stop it.
Posted Apr 11, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Teszla LED Light Preview - Geisemann's (Excellent) Compromise
Posted Mar 26, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Interested in Lighting? Check out the latest Marine Habitat issue!
Posted Mar 25, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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New LEDs Turn Heat Into Light
Posted Mar 9, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Research & Relocation...
Posted Feb 24, 2012 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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X-Aqua Reef Aquarium LED Light Teaser Pics
Posted Dec 29, 2011 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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Goodbye Internet?
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Posted Dec 20, 2011 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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The Government Could Block Your Favorite Websites
Such as twitter, facebook, YouTube, and many other sites if the "Internet Blacklist Bill" (so politically correctly called the "Stop Online Piracy" Act) passes, websites like this, or any other site The Man doesn't like could be yanked. The bill's purpose is supposedly to stop sites like The Pirate Bay which have been a thorn in the RIAA's side for years. The solution? Pass a law saying any site with objectionable content or hosting objectionable content could be blocked. For those not aware, the US not only controls the internet (virtually all top level DNS servers are administrated in the USA) but is one of the few countries that doesn't actively block "objectionable" sites, such as sites hosting opinions that aren't the governments. That could change with the passing of this bill - from The Guardian: "In a blogpost, Google said: "We strongly support the goal of the bill – cracking down on offshore websites that profit from pirated and counterfeited goods – but we're concerned the way it's currently written would threaten innovation, jobs, and free expression." Art Bordsky, spokesman for Public Knowledge, a Washington-based public policy group, said Sopa was "the proverbial bull in the proverbial china shop"... Continue reading
Posted Nov 16, 2011 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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What you Need to Know About Photosynthesis
Posted Oct 23, 2011 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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New X-Aqua LED Light Coming Soon
Posted Oct 12, 2011 at Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog
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