Derekreefer

Congratulations on catching the Wrasse

Any Sunflower Zoas left over?

PM Sent: I am interested in the Blue Tenius and Fire and Ice digi. thanks, Derek

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Bump for an awesome Skimmer

Congratulations Sarah!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100422/ap_on_sc/us_sci_acid_oceans

WASHINGTON – The chemistry of the oceans is changing faster than it has in hundreds of thousands of years because of the carbon dioxidebeing absorbed from the atmosphere, the National Research Councilreported Thursday.

Carbon dioxide and other industrial gases have been a concern for several years because of their impact on the air, raising global temperatures in a process called the greenhouse effect.

One factor easing that warmth has been the amount of CO2 taken up by the oceans, but that has also caused scientific concerns because the chemicals make the water more acidic, which can affect sea life.

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, the pH of ocean water has declined from 8.2 to 8.1 and a further decline of 0.2 to 0.3 units is expected by the end of this century, according to theResearch Council, an arm of the National Academy of Science.

The current rate of change "exceeds any known change in ocean chemistry for at least 800,000 years," the report said.

As most folks will remember from school chemistry, pH is a measure of how alkaline or acidic something is. A pH of 7 is neutral, while higher numbers are more alkaline and lower numbers are more acidic.

As the ocean becomes more acidic scientists have raised concern about dissolving coral reefs and potential effects on fish and other sea life.

For example, studies have shown that increasing seawater acidity affects photosynthesis, nutrient acquisition, growth, reproduction and individual survival of certain sea life.

The Environmental Protection Agency said in March it will consider ways states can address rising acidity levels in the oceans.

The agency's decision was announced in a legal settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity. The environmental group sued the EPA last year for not requiring Washington state to list its coastal waters as impaired by rising acidity under the Clean Water Act.

The report noted that the federal government has taken initial steps with the development of the National Ocean Acidification Program.

It made the following recommendations:

• Create an ocean acidification observation network including new tools, methods and techniques to improve measurements.

• Research to fill critical information gaps.

• Set up a data management office to ensure data quality, access and archiving to assist managers, policymakers and the general public.

• Develop high-quality research and training of ocean acidification researchers.

• Set up an effective 10-year strategic plan for the program that will identify key goals, set priorities and allow for community input.

PM sent....I also live in south Austin.....so holla

I have some watermelon Zoas. I would like that purple digi

+1 on white vinegar. I just cleaned my AquaC Remora last weekend by soaking it in Vinegar. Diluted for the skimmer body and full strength for the pump. The Coraline came off with a soft toothbrush! I am now having to empty the cup daily. I also noticed after the thorough cleaning that the skimmate is extra stinky

I might have to call CPS on you guys........Coral Protective Services.

I run Actinics for 12 hours and daylight (10K) for 8 hours. I like to overlap the actinic and daylight as the daylight only does not look near as good as the two together. You want the blue spectrum to simulate conditions at lower ocean depths.

If its spawning great job! I have found these hard to keep. I had a Goniopora pandoraensis for 6 months, moved it to another location where it fell a couple of times. It died wthin a month of being moved.

Glad to hear you are alright.

My hand and lower arm went numb for a few hours after touching my Zoas. I checked my hand and noticed I had a very small cut next to one of my fingernails. This was the only symptom I experienced.

Bow chicka brown cow

sweet

Unfortunately I need a 30"

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He musta been her knight in shining armor.

Nice pics! I also have a little yellow coral goby. I like how they like to sit on corals.

Your tank is so ugly even the snails crawled out

Nice looking tank Will

Yea, just no roasting peoples tanks. Your tank is so ugly......even the damsels don't want to live there.

I'm only friends with ya'll for your frags

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