Check out the live marine tracking website showing ship traffic around the world. Pretty cool site. Lots of traffic in the Gulf of Mexico (to be expected!). http://marinetraffic.com/ais/ Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d156′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

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Here’s the link to Tunze’s Interzoo 2010 Flyer, showing all the new goodies from Tunze. The best thing coming is the Silence clamp that should eliminate the annoying vibration noises from the Stream II pumps. Also check out the master pump specs that rate the pump at 29,000 gph(designed for pools and public aquariums)! http://www.tunze.com/fileadmin/downloads_en/interzooen.pdf [...]

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Bryopsis (hair algae) is one of the toughest algae to battle in a reef tank. Once it’s established, nothing seems to eat a lot of it and it grows like crazy. I’ve been battling it for a few weeks and I think I’ve found the solution! My Sea hare seemed to eat it, but died [...]

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I’ve recently added a few fish into the fold. The first is a Hector’s goby(Amblygobius hectori)that grazes on algae all day long.  It likes to hang out in the back of the tank, where there’s less flow and doesn’t get bothered by anyone. Another new addition to the tank is a 5yr old Clarkii clownfish, [...]

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Recently, I purchased some mangroves from ebay(6 for $10 shipped). I decided that since I had some room in my overflow box, why not try growing some mangroves to help w/ nutrient export? The mangroves receive some light from my main tank lights, so no added lighting is required. From what I’ve read, mangroves should [...]

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