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New to the Hobby
01/11/2008, 08:00 PM
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college thesis - help appreciated
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greenbean36191
I highly recommend this book if you can find it....
I highly recommend this book if you can find it. It covers environmental and social impacts as well as policy and enforcement.
http://www.amazon.com/Reef-Fisheries-Fish-N-V-Polunin/dp/0412601109
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Responsible Reefkeeping
01/11/2008, 04:59 PM
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Divers die collecting "cool" rare fish
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greenbean36191
Well, from a conservation standpoint that's not...
Well, from a conservation standpoint that's not exactly a smart move given the other industries that are competing for the same resources and the comparably lower values they put on them.
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Reef Discussion
01/11/2008, 02:11 PM
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Worm ID Please.
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greenbean36191
It's a harmless fireworm. It's not Hermodice, nor...
It's a harmless fireworm. It's not Hermodice, nor does it have anything to do with the loss of your clams. The only drawbacks are that it's ugly and the spines will irritate you if you touch them.
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Reef Discussion
01/11/2008, 02:02 PM
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Quartz based sand
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greenbean36191
The animals in the sand don't care about the...
The animals in the sand don't care about the edges, but if you have an acrylic tank they can be a problem. Besides looks there's really no other reason clean quartz sand is a problem.
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Other Invertebrates
01/11/2008, 01:59 PM
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Pregnant Peppermint Shrimp had its BABIES!!!!!
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greenbean36191
Are you sterilizing the brine shrimp hatchery...
Are you sterilizing the brine shrimp hatchery between batches? If you don't you can get poor hatch rates from bacteria or protozoans that contaminate the culture. Just rinse the hatchery with water...
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Other Invertebrates
01/11/2008, 01:55 PM
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Blue linkia
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greenbean36191
No one knows what Linckia eat. The best guess is...
No one knows what Linckia eat. The best guess is that it's some component of the organic film that forms on solid surfaces. The size and age of your tank are pretty much the bare minimum for this...
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New to the Hobby
01/11/2008, 08:46 AM
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worms!!!!
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greenbean36191
8'' isn't that big and size has almost nothing to...
8'' isn't that big and size has almost nothing to do with whether it's safe or not. Harmless species are harmless regardless of how big they get.
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Responsible Reefkeeping
01/10/2008, 12:58 PM
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What if humans were always CO2 neutral?
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greenbean36191
We aren't ruminants so we don't belch methane and...
We aren't ruminants so we don't belch methane and most farts have little if any.
The C in the CO2 we exhale comes from our food and the C in our food originally came from CO2 via photosynthesis...
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Advanced Topics
01/10/2008, 08:34 AM
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Golden Coral Banded Shrimp Babies
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greenbean36191
[welcome] Unfortunately, the larvae are...
[welcome]
Unfortunately, the larvae are extremely difficult to rear and so far, no good protocols for doing it have been established. It has only been done with limited success. There are problems...
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Other Invertebrates
01/10/2008, 08:24 AM
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How Many IS Too Many
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greenbean36191
Agreed. One is most likely too many. They do such...
Agreed. One is most likely too many. They do such a good job of keeping the sand turned over because they're constantly searching for critters to eat. There are several species of star sold as sand...
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Other Invertebrates
01/10/2008, 08:09 AM
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"Earth Worm" ID
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greenbean36191
Typically, questions here get answered very...
Typically, questions here get answered very quickly, especially in the case of worm and snail IDs. However, you have to understand how much diversity there is under the sea and how difficult it can...
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Other Invertebrates
01/10/2008, 08:02 AM
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medusa worm
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greenbean36191
It's a hair worm. AFAIK, they have no capacity to...
It's a hair worm. AFAIK, they have no capacity to drill holes in anything. It was likely just taking advantage of a pre-existing hole made by one of the many other creates that can drill them.
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Reef Discussion
01/09/2008, 09:24 PM
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Bio Balls. Whats the deal?
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greenbean36191
Bioballs are a great surface for the bacteria...
Bioballs are a great surface for the bacteria that convert ammonia and nitrite into nitrate. However, the bacteria that convert nitrate to nitrogen do most of their work in areas with very little or...
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Other Invertebrates
01/09/2008, 09:16 PM
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Sargassum nudibranch?
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greenbean36191
I don't even know if they can be cultured. The...
I don't even know if they can be cultured. The ones this species feeds on are reported to be Laomedea dichotoma, which grows on floating debris like sargassum or trash. The first step would be...
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Other Invertebrates
01/09/2008, 06:06 PM
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Sargassum nudibranch?
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greenbean36191
Are you talking Scyllaea pelagica? If so, they...
Are you talking Scyllaea pelagica? If so, they feed on specific hydroids. Unless you have a steady supply of hydroid covered Sargassum for them to feed from they aren't any better suited to captivity...
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New to the Hobby
01/09/2008, 09:02 AM
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Ocean Connected Salt water system
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greenbean36191
Regardless of where you're collecting the water,...
Regardless of where you're collecting the water, the water going out is the bigger problem. Unless your tank contains only locally collected species you run a serious risk of introducing invasives....
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Other Invertebrates
01/08/2008, 11:43 PM
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Hitchhiker starfish ID
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greenbean36191
It's an Asterina star. Most species are harmless,...
It's an Asterina star. Most species are harmless, but a few will eat corals. The trouble is that there is no way to tell the difference between the two groups visually. Unless you have corals...
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Other Invertebrates
01/08/2008, 10:23 AM
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pincushion urchin lifespan?
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greenbean36191
Urchins are pretty long lived animals. There are...
Urchins are pretty long lived animals. There are some colder water species that are known to live for centuries, and it's very likely that their warmer water cousins live at least on the order of...
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New to the Hobby
01/08/2008, 09:09 AM
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what to feed feather dusters and I have a fluval
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greenbean36191
They feed on bacteria and phytoplankton and need...
They feed on bacteria and phytoplankton and need lots of it. If you have one of the large species, it will need supplemental feeding. For most species zooplankton and crushed fish food are too big to...
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The Reef Chemistry Forum
01/07/2008, 11:06 PM
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Mangrove Experiment - 50 Gallon tank
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greenbean36191
I'm not saying you can't. It was a hypothetical...
I'm not saying you can't. It was a hypothetical supposing that you found out you needed more space and higher lighting to get growth and uptake rates comparable to macroalgae (which is very likely to...
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New to the Hobby
01/07/2008, 10:47 PM
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temperture?
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greenbean36191
There's no perfect temperature (in fact a range...
There's no perfect temperature (in fact a range would be better) but an average somewhere in the low 80s is good. 82 is about the average for reefs worldwide and there is no real benefit to being...
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Responsible Reefkeeping
01/07/2008, 06:36 PM
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wii endless ocean
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greenbean36191
It doesn't come out until later this month in the...
It doesn't come out until later this month in the US. I do enjoy some trauma center too though. :)
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New to the Hobby
01/07/2008, 10:57 AM
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omg, someking of purple really flat worm
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703
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greenbean36191
They're acoel flatworms and they're common on...
They're acoel flatworms and they're common on lots of corals. They don't seem to do any harm. A google search for Waminoa should turn up lots of pics on other corals like mushrooms and bubble corals....
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The Reef Chemistry Forum
01/07/2008, 10:33 AM
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Mangrove Experiment - 50 Gallon tank
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9,292
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greenbean36191
Exactly. The question of whether plants take up N...
Exactly. The question of whether plants take up N and P was settled a long time ago. The real question that needs to be answered is what are the rates of N and P uptake by small mangroves vs....
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Reef Discussion
01/07/2008, 09:37 AM
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Is hundreds of baby snails a bad thing?
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618
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greenbean36191
Yep, you're probably seeing adults of small...
Yep, you're probably seeing adults of small species rather than babies. The ones that look like Turbo are probably Collonista and the ones that look like ceriths are probably rissoids. Both are...
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