Week 2 of Reefkeeping on the Edge
Brian Griffin's adventures in turning a 6-gallon Fluval Edge, being marketed as an aesthetically distinct freshwater aquarium system, into a nano reef tank continues:
Lightning Strikes as PNG Collectors Land Ultra-Rare Clownfish
Aberrant form of Premnas biaculeatus, dubbed the PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish, shortly after its collection in Papua New Guinea.
HLLE and Activated Carbon: Looking for a Link
Chevron Tang with Head and Lateral Line Erosion starting behind its left eye.
Toledo Zoo to study possible role of activated carbon in onset of HLLE
Reefing on the Edge: Part I
By Brian K. Griffin
Mystery of the White Reef Slime
By Lance Ichinotsubo,
Author, The Marine Fish Health & Feeding Handbook
Lionfish Spread in the Caribbean: "A Looming Crisis"
Pterois volitans, an Indo-Pacific native, on a Caribbean reef, where some scientists believe it poses an unprecedented threat to local fish populations.
Common Sense & Coral Conservation
"Royal Flush" Zoanthus sociatus, collected and propagated by the author.
The Ultimate Refugium: In Defense of the Reef Aquarium
Reef with large stands of Acropora, Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Image © Gary Bell/OceanwideImages.com
Stony Coral Keepers Survey Results
Photo Credits: ORA Maricultured Acropora Colony.