Archive for the ‘Destinations’ Category
More Diving Pictures from the Marshall Islands
Our AquaNerd contact in the Pacific is back at it, this time he’s donned the SCUBA gear. Chuck recently went diving in the Marshall Islands and has blessed us with a ton of photos, which can be seen below. Most of these photos were taken at a depth of 40 feet or less. This is [...]
Tridacna Clams Seen in the Wild
The pictures from our friend in Kwajalein keep rolling in. As he explores the islands and gets more comfortable with his surroundings, new areas are getting explored. This update is focused on one of my favorite aquarium invertebrates, Tridacna clams. Both T. crocea and T. maxima clams can be seen in tidepools. The clams are [...]
Update to “Relocating to the Marshall Islands”
Earlier this year, I wrote about a friend’s recent offer to relocate to Kwajalein, an atoll in the Marshall Islands, for a job opportunity. After several months of anticipation, we’ve finally gotten an update on the move. Chuck has settled in and goes snorkeling on a regular basis. Occasionally he squeezes in a few hours [...]
BlueZooTV Visits the Newport Aquarium
Frank Reece of BlueZooTV is back at it, this time hanging out at the Newport Aquarium. While at this public aquarium in Kentucky, Frank visits Newport’s 5200-gallon “Bizarre and Beautiful Gallery”, which is a 22-foot long tank with 9x turnover. This equates to a filtration system that can move over 45,000 gallons per hour! The [...]
Manta Ray Steals Diver’s Camera
The manta ray is usually a very peaceful and graceful plankton eater, but this diver found out the hard way that they can also exert quite a bit of power. The diver in the video above can be seen filming a group of manta rays, a ball of fish, and other night life of the [...]
Dive Trip to the Red Sea
When most people think of Egypt, they think of pyramids, deserts, and Sphinx’s…not the ocean. Being a saltwater aquarium based community, we could really care less about the scorching heat and endless deserts. Instead, we’ll focus on the tropical underwater oasis that is the Red Sea. As we mentioned yesterday in our Picture of the [...]
Picture of the Week – 7/19 – 7/25
This week’s Picture of the Week is of a recent dive trip a friend of mine took with her husband while in Egypt. We will have plenty of more pictures in article covering their diving excursion within the next couple of days, but for now this picture will have to do. I’ve seen some of [...]
Relocating to the Marshall Islands
Photo from Kwajalein Range Services, LLC Unfortunately I’m not the one relocating to this Pacific paradise. A friend from my local reef club got that opportunity, and he’s taking it of course. Chuck, a mechanical engineer, applied for a job on a whim, not thinking anything would come of it. Fast forward a few months [...]
A Trip to the Coast…of Pakistan
A good friend of mine, who happens to live across the world in Pakistan, recently made a trip down to the coast on the Makran Coastal Highway. Keeping AquaNerd in mind, he snapped off several pictures of his trip, including beaches and even a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Wetlands Center. He has allowed us to [...]
Tiny Damselfish May Destroy A Caribbean Reef
As if you needed another reason to hate damselfish, NPR (yes, National Public Radio) has reported that damselfish in the Caribbean are destroying corals to create and maintain their own little “algae farms”. Here’s the link to the original article: Tiny Damselfish May Destroy A Caribbean Reef, by Richard Harris Algae Farmers, Coral Killers Both [...]
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