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Plant Spotlight: Alternanthera reineckii
Alternanthera reineckii is a gorgeous stem plant that is available in many cultivars, suitable for different ornamentation....
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VIDEO: Reef-A-Palooza Orlando 2019 Draws Near
Going on its 6th year, Reef-A-Palooza 2019 will be held at a new location, the Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida on April 6-7, 2019....
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Invasive Lionfish? Delicious! says the State of Florida
Florida's state-supported Lionfish Removal & Awareness Program has divers spearing Pterois spp. invasives, restaurants serving much-in-demand lionfish filets, and the public meeting these venomous Indo-Pacific fishes for the first time....
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MACNA - Free Admission for LFS Owners & Management
MACNA 2019 Retail Passes allow two representatives from a brick and mortar marine aquarium retail establishment into MACNA 2019 for free....
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Plant Spotlight: Bucephalandra sp. “Godzilla”
This "Godzilla" was named for its longish dark-green, curved, and ridged leaves that exhibit a blue sheen and tons of scale-like silvery dots. ...
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Microplastics Found in Reef Groupers
This is the first study to report the presence of microdebris in wild-caught commercial fish in the World Heritage Area....
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Plant Spotlight: Anubias barteri "Gold"
Like eye-catching gold coins, this easy-to-keep and highly decorative plant looks great surrounded by other greenery....
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NOAA Releases 2018 Coral Reef Status Reports
The U.S. National Coral Reef Monitoring Program has released its 2018 scorecards for coral reefs in U.S. waters in five Pacific regions, available for free downloading from NOAA....
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Plant Spotlight: "Gold Melon Sword Plant", Echinodorus osiris
Easy to care for, this Brazilian plant does not require CO2 or high lighting. With extensive root systems, they do best in nutrient-rich substrates and propagate via side shoots from the main rhizome....
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Leptastrea purpurea: A model stony coral for research and captive breeding
The most astonishing and unique feature of L. purpurea is not, however, its apparent adaptability but its reproductive strategy....
Marine
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VIDEO: Reef-A-Palooza Orlando 2019 Draws Near
Going on its 6th year, Reef-A-Palooza 2019 will be held at a new location, the Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida on April 6-7, 2019.
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Invasive Lionfish? Delicious! says the State of Florida
Florida’s state-supported Lionfish Removal & Awareness Program has divers spearing Pterois spp. invasives, restaurants serving much-in-demand lionfish filets, and the public meeting these venomous Indo-Pacific fishes for the first time.
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MACNA - Free Admission for LFS Owners & Management
MACNA 2019 Retail Passes allow two representatives from a brick and mortar marine aquarium retail establishment into MACNA 2019 for free.
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Microplastics Found in Reef Groupers
This is the first study to report the presence of microdebris in wild-caught commercial fish in the World Heritage Area.
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NOAA Releases 2018 Coral Reef Status Reports
The U.S. National Coral Reef Monitoring Program has released its 2018 scorecards for coral reefs in U.S. waters in five Pacific regions, available for free downloading from NOAA.
Freshwater
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Plant Spotlight: Alternanthera reineckii
Alternanthera reineckii is a gorgeous stem plant that is available in many cultivars, suitable for different ornamentation.
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Plant Spotlight: Bucephalandra sp. “Godzilla”
This “Godzilla” was named for its longish dark-green, curved, and ridged leaves that exhibit a blue sheen and tons of scale-like silvery dots.
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Plant Spotlight: Anubias barteri "Gold"
Like eye-catching gold coins, this easy-to-keep and highly decorative plant looks great surrounded by other greenery.
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Plant Spotlight: "Gold Melon Sword Plant", Echinodorus osiris
Easy to care for, this Brazilian plant does not require CO2 or high lighting. With extensive root systems, they do best in nutrient-rich substrates and propagate via side shoots from the main rhizome.
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Plant Spotlight: Peacock Moss, Taxiphyllum sp. "Peacock"
Known commonly as Peacock Moss, Taxiphyllum sp. “Peacock” has a growth habit with a fanciful resemblance to that of the tail feathers of its animal namesake.
New Products
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Walt Smith Seeking Crowd Funding for Bula Buddies
Walt Smith, best known for his live rock and farmed corals, has turned to the Kickstarter platform to help see a second Bula Buddies book production through to completion….
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Triton N-Doc Test Has Landed
This new test will allow the reef aquarium hobbyist to now have an accurate view of the ratio between Nitrate: Phosphate: Carbon, which can help reef aquarists avoid cyano blooms, improve general SPS-related issues and improve refugium health.
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TUNZE Nano Reef LED
A product may be “eco” – that is, economical, ecological, good value and at the same time stylish and “chic”: TUNZE releases new Eco Chic Reef LED for nano aquariums
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New Red Sea REEFER Skimmers
A built-in neck cleaner, a foam viewing port, and multiple installation configurations are some of the key features of this new, super-quiet protein skimmer design from Red Sea.
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New Hikari Bio-Pure® Lake Okanagan Freshwater Mysis Shrimp
These freshwater mysis shrimp, harvested from the glacier-fed waters of Lake Okanagan make them ideal for most larger marine and freshwater fish.
News & Notes
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Microplastics Found in Reef Groupers
This is the first study to report the presence of microdebris in wild-caught commercial fish in the World Heritage Area.
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CORAL HEROES: Spawning Nite - Thwack! Munch!
The new educational kids comic Bernhard Speh and SECORE International takes its readers on a lovingly drawn journey to the reefs of Towabonga, where they meet the mightiest builders on earth and get to know why corals need our help.
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MACNA 2019: Meet-Ups are Back!
MACNA 2019 is once again offering meeting spaces for marine aquarium interest groups so that you can meet-up with your friends, and make new ones!
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Yale Environment 360 Highlights Scramble to Save Coral Reefs
Journalist Ret Talbot offers a “state of the coral reefs” and highlights research efforts to identify what can be saved in the face of worsening conditions for coral reefs.
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EXTINCTION!!! Memories of the Sunflower Sea Star
A new publication confirms the extirpation and possible extinction of the benthic ecosystem apex predator, the Sunflower Sea Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, due the combined effects of abnormally warm sea water temperatures coupled with the effects of sea star wasting disease.
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