Green Fluorescent Protein Infection on the ORA Blog
When ORA first announced their newly redesigned website, we were stoked they would have a blog. It would be a way for them to finally communicate with a public audience. Well, right out of the gate, ORA has a great article on Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) infection in various corals they have aquacultured. The infection [...]
Stunning Japanese SPS Dominated Reef Tank
Here’s a brand new video from this year, and it’s from one of my favorite Japanese reef aquariums. This Acro-heavy reef tank from “pontyandayo” features a unique live rock layout that provides many great places for full-sized colonies, yet still having plenty of swimming space for all of those amazing butterfly and angelfish. In previous [...]
Picture of the Week – 10/27 – 1/2
Pictured in this week’s AquaNerd POTW installment is a Steve Tyree true Montipora undata. These Montis are prized among many hard coral keepers, as they are strikingly different than the typical plating M. capricornis that most people have. This species encrusts, but will plate out as the colony gets larger and will also form some [...]
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 [...]
Picture of the Week 12/20 – 12/26
This week’s AquaNerd POTW entry is of a wild tabling Acropora colony taken by our friend Chuck, who is currently living in Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Chuck recently sent us back tons of pictures he took while taking SCUBA diving classes, which we will post more of later today. In this picture, not only [...]
Picture of the Week – 12/13 – 12/19
Pictured in this week’s picture of the week is a neon green tipped Acropora. This particular Acro originally had a tan colored base, but quickly developed neon green tips under low nutrient conditions. Under heavy actinics, these tips would glow, almost like the end of a candlestick. The growth form for this particular colony is [...]
Picture of the Week – 11/22 – 11/28
Pictured in this installment of the Aquanerd POTW is a neon orange Montipora digitata. The Montipora are some of the easiest SPS corals to care for. They do not require intense lighting, and do well is just about any setup. Of course good water quality is always recommended for any aquarium, but the M. digitata [...]
Picture of the Week – 11/15 – 11/21
Here’s a postcard worthy picture taken from our good friend who has moved out to the Kwajalein atoll. Pictured above is a group of Acropora colonies seen in the shallow waters surrounding the Marshall Islands. Though these particular colonies aren’t exposed at low tide, many of the shallow water corals are. They can be exposed [...]
Picture of the Week – 11/8 – 11/14
Here’s a close up picture of an Acropora coral. A few of the polyps can be seen coming out of the corallites during the day. At nighttime this coral, like most, will further extend its polyps to try and capture free floating food. If there are pests like red bugs or AEFW present on the [...]
Picture of the Week – 10/25 – 10/31
Picture in this week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a dark green deepwater Acropora. This coral, as with all corals that come from deeper waters, will be fine high in the aquarium and under intense lighting from metal halides or T5HO, but they may lose some of their color. To get them to keep [...]
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