• School of Fish Surrounding a Mini-Sub, Substation

    Updated: 2010-07-31 12:27:55
    Good morning all, yes as you can see it’s getting harder and harder for me to get these out at night anymore!  I don’t have much for you all this morning.  I am headed out with the dogs in a few minutes for a walk and hope it doesn’t rain again.    The new job [...]

  • Look at what we have!!!!

    Updated: 2010-07-31 01:58:27
    Here's a few of the corals we got in this week!!! We got more Strawberry Shortcake in...$75 a frag. We have frags that are healed!! Image:...

  • Porcupinefish Facts, Diodon Hystrix, Curacao

    Updated: 2010-07-30 11:35:34
    Morning friends, I again was busy last night with so many things including getting home late from riding that when it came time for the blog I just said forget it!    Here’s another Porcupinefish photo I found the other day that I never sent out.  As you may already know, Porcupinefish have the ability [...]

  • need stand, hood and plumbing advice

    Updated: 2010-07-30 04:58:43
    Im thinking about creating a new stand to hold my 40 gal display tank, my 20 gal refuge, my wet/dry sump, a 15-20 gal tank for water changes, also...

  • WTB: 36" 4x39W Fixture and Stand for 40B (36x18)

    Updated: 2010-07-30 04:05:34
    Lights: Would prefer a decent one with quality reflectors like Tek or Nova Extreme.... but my budget is a little limited, so I'll consider just...

  • C-Quest Onyx Clowns - Breeding/Spawning Pair - Direct from CQuest

    Updated: 2010-07-29 19:01:19
    We're happy to announce that we got a couple of breeding and spawning pair of Onyx Clowns direct from C-Quest. We're keeping a pair and will selling...

  • 24 Zoanthids added...

    Updated: 2010-07-29 02:35:33
    Here's a note to let you know that we just uploaded 24 new WYSIWYG zoanthids...

  • Mini-Sub Exploring the Reef, Elephant Ear Sponge

    Updated: 2010-07-29 02:04:22
    Good evening gang, how was your day??  Mine went by so fast as I kept so busy today.  I did two sub dives both with VIP’s aboard from either newspapers, t.v. or local radio stations.  On the first dive I got to photograph the giant school of Boga’s again, this time even better shots plus I [...]

  • 75 Gallon predator fish only over stocked need some opinions ?

    Updated: 2010-07-28 22:45:55
    Just needing some advice and opinions on this stocking list for a 75 gallon aquarium. I really would like some good choices for predator fish that...

  • Today's Eye Candy!

    Updated: 2010-07-28 16:56:43
    Image: http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/mbpx543/MV_1.jpg Image: http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/mbpx543/MV_6.jpg Image:...

  • Endangered Green Turtle, Chelonia Mydas, Turtle’s

    Updated: 2010-07-28 11:45:30
    Good morning friends.  Yesterday I stayed very busy working on the computer most of the day and at 2:00 we did one sub dive with a local newspaper.  After that I raced home and got my gear ready and met a friend for a fast one hour ride and the weather was perfect, nice and [...]

  • Upgread,, Nano D+D Cube lighting

    Updated: 2010-07-28 08:14:17
    Hi there, hope some one can help me. I have a 28 gallon d&d nano cube with two 36W Compact 50:50 white:blue bulbs, and i was just wondering is there...

  • Fish to add to 46 g bow front

    Updated: 2010-07-28 01:35:07
    I have a 46 g, 50+ lb live rock, 3 soft corals, some mushroom, a sun polyp, and a few frags. Tank is 4 months old and I have 2 clowns, and a tank...

  • Nano substrate switch

    Updated: 2010-07-28 00:50:57
    Hello all I am back in the hobby after a couple years off and have started a 12 gal nano reef, the tank has been up for about 4 months with no...

  • 125 Gallon in-wall setup

    Updated: 2010-07-27 15:47:04
    Hey, just looking for input and suggestions. Cutting a hole in the living room wall and building a room in the garage to house a 125 gallon...

  • Coral Dips

    Updated: 2010-07-27 02:41:11
    SO I have Seachem dip (primarily iodine) and then I got coral rx (primarily citric and other natural extracts) Can I mix them, do multiple dips? ...

  • Boga’s, Bonnetmouth’s, Caribbean Schooling Fish

    Updated: 2010-07-27 02:16:57
    Good evening friends!!  Today I got to swim in a giant school of beautiful Boga’s and it was great!  After finishing a sub shoot and waving good-bye I immediately saw this dark cloud of Bonnetmouth’s above me and slowly swam up towards them.  They must have sensed I was no real threat because they let me swim [...]

  • two different crabs what are they??

    Updated: 2010-07-26 14:35:35
    I have a system that is four months old. These came in on the live rock. this is only the shedding of the crabs not the actual crab. I see them very...

  • Planning tank stock, anemones?

    Updated: 2010-07-26 08:16:17
    Hi all, just started a 60g cube that is curretly going through the cycling process (only been at it for a few days now). We (my girlfriend and...

  • 18 Zoanthids added... Coral Morphologic is EXPANDING!

    Updated: 2010-07-26 02:22:12
    Here's a note to let you know that we just uploaded 18 new WYSIWYG zoanthids ...

  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panirus Argus, Curacao

    Updated: 2010-07-26 01:35:08
    Hey gang, for those of you thinking, “didn’t you already send us this photo years ago?”  Well kind of.  The photo you may remember is with Aimee also in this scene on the left behind the black sea urchin looking at the lobster.  We found this guy in the shallows many moons ago at Vaersenbaai [...]

  • New Seahorse Tank in Miami Beach

    Updated: 2010-07-25 21:02:02
    Hi All, We're going to build a new tank in our shop in Miami Beach and I wanted some advice from the experts. The tank: Marineland 56 gal. -...

  • Thick Lush & Green.......any ideas?

    Updated: 2010-07-25 20:26:12
    Any idea of exactly what type this is:

  • sponge

    Updated: 2010-07-25 05:33:46
    I have an orange sponge that has out grown my tank, does any one know if it can be split in two?:

  • Custom Sump Bubble trap baffle, how you silicon them all?

    Updated: 2010-07-25 02:08:59
    OK, so I am trying to get a bubble trap baffle in on a 30gal aga tank for a custom sump. I am trying to do the three baffles for it. How do you...

  • Secretary Blenny, Tiny Caribbean Reef Fish

    Updated: 2010-07-25 00:49:27
    Hi friends, something a little different tonight.  This is a tiny little Secretary Blenny hiding in his hole waiting for small particles of food to pass by.  These little half inch beauties spend all day feeding on plankton.  They have really great vision and every time a tiny little food piece passes by they shoot out [...]

  • Hello everyone!

    Updated: 2010-07-24 12:12:51
    Just want to say what a hobby :thumbup:

  • Fun With The Mini-Sub, Substation Curacao

    Updated: 2010-07-24 02:32:47
      Ya’at’eeh all, that’s Navajo for (Hello) (pronunciation dependant upon the tribe, or area of the reservation you are on).  I must say it was another super fun day in mini-sub land!  Mark, from the World Famous Dive Bus Hut brought two friends/customers for a sub ride at 8:30.  These are friends and divers that Mark and [...]

  • Tank raised mandarin goby

    Updated: 2010-07-24 02:26:59
    I just purchased one from my LFS. Has anyone else found one? I saw it set frozen food at the store.

  • It's that time again -- RED TAG SALE at Ocean Gallery!!!

    Updated: 2010-07-24 00:18:25
    I feel the urge to RED TAG our corals!!! You heard that right, it's time for another RED TAG SALE!!! I was looking around at the wide selection...

  • ID please

    Updated: 2010-07-23 11:21:43
    hello guys,i noticed something growing on my dead coral's skeleton....im sorry but i cant upload any pictures.it looks like a spiky thingy which is...

  • Sun Halo, Icebow, Gloriole, Nimbus, Rainbow Colors

    Updated: 2010-07-23 01:53:12
    Hi friends and readers of the Curacao blog, how is everyone this fine evening??  I always try hard to write these little stories between 7-9 pm, I hate doing them in the morning as it takes way too much time!  Today I had the day off with Aimee and we started things out by taking [...]

  • Can anyone identify this?

    Updated: 2010-07-22 17:54:43
    Hello Reefers, On the stem of my frogspawn there is a bubble growing. Does anyone know what it is, and it it harmful to the tank? Here is a...

  • Hello

    Updated: 2010-07-22 17:52:31
    Just wanted to say hello, I have always checked this great site for news on products and its very informative. I have been on other forums for some...

  • The Stellar Maris Ship Wreck, 450 Feet in Mini-Sub

    Updated: 2010-07-22 02:08:41
    Good evening friends, guess what I did today??  Yep, I went down in the sub to a depth of 450 feet and got to see and explore the big sunken ship called the “Stella Maris”.  As the story goes, the Stella Maris was seized by local authorities many years ago because it was found hauling illegal drugs [...]

  • 16 Zoanthids and 16 Ricordea added...

    Updated: 2010-07-22 01:59:44
    Here's a note to let you know that we just uploaded 16 new WYSIWYG zoanthids...

  • Hey

    Updated: 2010-07-21 22:17:16
    This is what you are supposed to do right, say hi? Finally made my way over to Reef Builders after four years of reefing. Make it a great day.

  • Ecoray 60D LED Light

    Updated: 2010-07-21 19:23:42
    Hello everyone - This is my first post. I currently have a metal-halide light over my Solana 34 gal tank. My lfs is talking up the Ecoray 60D LED...

  • 14 Zoanthids and 14 Ricordea added...

    Updated: 2010-07-20 01:21:14
    Here's a note to let you know that we just uploaded 14 new WYSIWYG zoanthids...

  • white sand star

    Updated: 2010-07-19 22:43:27
    hey guys do you think if i get a white sand sifter star fish i will need hermits, or will they eat too much left over food and detritus and starve...

  • Global Warming Slows Coral Growth

    Updated: 2010-07-16 14:13:32
    In a pioneering use of computed tomography (CT) scans, researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that carbon dioxide (CO2)-induced global warming is in the process of killing off a major coral species in the Red Sea. As summer sea surface temperatures have remained about 1.5 degrees Celsius above ambient over the last 10 years, growth of the coral, Diploastrea heliopora, has declined by 30% and "could cease growing altogether by 2070" or sooner, they report in the July 16 issue of the journal Science........

  • Grassroots activists of Borneo send a global SOS!

    Updated: 2010-07-09 14:30:11
    WiserEarth Blog Connecting You to Communities of Action Home Topics Purpose Lifestream Contributors RSS Feed Published by Kerry on 09 Jul 2010 at 06:30 am Grassroots activists of Borneo send a global SOS One of our WiserEarth members , and Co-Founder of LEAP Angela Sevin has been working hard to spread the word about a proposed coal-fired power plant in Malaysia that is threatening the habitat of many endangered species . Please take a moment to read her call to action , and sign the petition to help save the Bornean rhinoceros , sea turtles , coral reefs , and many others from . extinction Guest post by Angela Sevin Borneo needs your help Due to the grassroots mobilizing efforts and leadership of Cynthia Ong of LEAP , and the Green SURF coalition of Sabah , Malaysian Borneo , a proposed

  • Salmon in hot water

    Updated: 2010-07-06 14:58:00
    Rearing juvenile salmon at the relatively high temperature of 16C causes skeletal deformities in the fish. Scientists writing in the open access journal BMC Physiology investigated both the magnitude and mechanisms of this effect, which occurs when salmon farmers use warmed water to increase fish growth rates........

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