Archive for October, 2009
Vote on the November Tank of the Month
Here are the entries for the November Tank of the Month Contest. These entries will be posted here, and on our AquaNerd Forums. To vote, simply post a comment (below) for the tank you would like to vote for. All tanks are listed in the order in which they were received. Voting will end on [...]
Tip of the Day – 10/24/09
Carpet anemones can be gorgeous and a great addition to any tank. But be very careful as they can move around the aquarium, eat fish, and can pack a powerful sting (though rarely occurs). Be sure to provide a well-established aquarium with high output lighting and plenty of room.
Coral Gardening In Fiji
I found this video courtesy of my local aquarium club. It is a movie of a coral nursery in the South Pacific. Divers cut large SPS colonies off of the reef, fragment them, and allow them to grow on frag plugs. The video also shows some great growth sequences of the corals. Check out the [...]
The AquaNerd Forums
Hey AquaNerd community, we’ve recently created the AquaNerd Forums. Be sure to check them out, register, and post an introduction. Here’s the link: The AquaNerd Forums
Drs. Foster and Smith Blog
Seems like the good doctors over at Drs. Foster and Smith have started their own blog. It looks like they’ve been up and running for about 4 months now, and how I’m just now discovering it is beyond me. I frequent their sites a lot to look for updates on the McCulloch’s Clownfish and just [...]
November TOTM Submission Reminder
Tomorrow night at midnight, Central Standard Time (CST), is the deadline for all November Tank of the Month submissions. So far we’ve had a few nice entries, but would love to see more. The winner of November’s TOTM Contest gets a $50 gift certificate to ReefExotic.net. Please send all submissions to admin@aquanerd.com
Tip of the Day – 10/23/09
If you’re experiencing fish aggression, try to remove the aggressive fish from the aquarium. If you have a temporary holding aquarium, place the aggressive fish in there until the fish in the display tank can reestablish their dominance and possibly heal from any damages.
Reef-A-Palooza Starts Tomorrow
Along with CRASE ’09 in Oklahoma, the Reef-A-Palooza event will take place this weekend. Differing from CRASE however, the Reef-A-Palooza spans two days and offers up more speakers and a more in-depth discussion. Hosted by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society (SCMAS), the Reef-A-Palooza conference is a two day event which features several educational speakers, [...]
Conference for Reef Aquarists and Saltwater Enthusiasts This Weekend
The Conference for Reef Aquarists and Saltwater Enthusiasts or CRASE will take place this weekend in Edmond, Oklahoma at the University of Central Oklahoma Nigh Business Center. The event is sponsored by the Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society (COMAS) and the doors open at 9:30 am local time. Speakers for the event include: Jake Adams [...]
More AquaNerd Updates
Hello AquaNerds, The transition to Word Press is coming along nicely. We’ve created a test blog and have begun migrating things over. But another thing I want to introduce is the AquaNerd Forums…we’ve got a bare bones forum setup now if you want to check it out: AquaNerd Forums.
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