Finding Dory: A Darker Side?
A relatively small number of aquarists are viewing with growing concern the current publicity wave for the upcoming Disney/Pixar movie titled “Finding Dory” and featuring this fish: a Blue or Hippo Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus).
New Anti-Aquarium Bills Come Before Legislature in Hawaii
Hawaii is, in many ways, the chosen battleground for some of the most engaged and vocal anti-aquarium-trade activists advancing arguments ranging from fishery sustainability to animal welfare.
Banggai Cardinalfish to be Listed Under ESA—Endangered Species Act
The Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, is the first saltwater aquarium fish listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS may initiate rulemaking which could limit or end the trade in Banggai Cardinalfish, including aquacultured fish.
CORAL Excerpt: Stopping the Plunder
The fact that the majority of marine aquarium fishes entering U.S. markets originate in the Philippines has long worried some aquarium trade stakeholders and critics. The concerns stem largely from the fact that illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been so prevalent in this nation of 7,107 islands and the government has appeared so unwilling to address it.
No ESA Listing for Orange Clownfish
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that they will not list the orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) at this time.
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MessageAndy Wakefield says:
I have been using this method for about 4 years now and have only had good results. I use a generic 'dive (rebreather) lime' which I can easily source in 25 liter drums, here in the UK (damp/high humidity here too!). I haven't used a standard filter before as I wanted a cheap solution so use a 1.5 liter fizzy drink bottle with a filter sponge circle top and bottom to stop the media spilling out. The bottle lid has a hole in it to allow a 1/4 tube in to draw air through the media; at the base i have drilled multiple small holes below the top of the filter sponge. Simple and cheap! Soda Lime a little more expensive tho'. In honesty, I really didn't think it would work but the pH starting dipping below 7.5 in my 400 gallon tank after it was set up for 18 months so started to use this process to good effect - over two days the pH moved up to 7.9 and then a week later it peaked/stabilized at 8.1 in the day and 7.9 at night. I replace the media after approx. 2 months but monitor the pH through my calc reactor daily. I stopped using the lime with the color indicator after about a year as it was much more expensive. Hope the article and comments give people confidence to try this non-invasive process.Ron says:
Thank youanthony lore says:
This method works extremely well. My ph was constantly under 8.0 dipping under 7.7 at night even though I was/ am using kalkwasser. As per an article I had read, I tested my water by removing some from the tank, inserting my ph probe and agitating the water. Viola', my ph went up significantly, indicating that I had excess Co2 in my water. Increased agitation/ circulation helped, but not enough. I went so far as to run tubing to the outside of the house to draw fresh air in, connected to the air intake of the skimmer. After some research I found out about soda lime and ordered some online. I placed some into a small reactor canister connected to the air intake of the skimmer. It worked so well that I was now worried that my ph would rise too high (it did not). As one of the previous commenters correctly mentioned, the soda lime is more efficient when there is some moisture in the air. I solved this by placing a small spacer in the bottom of the canister and adding a small amount of water to that space. Enough so that it did not touch the soda lime. The only downside is that, in a 125 gal tank, It used up a gallon of soda lime per month. So cost can be an issue.AlekKoomanoff says:
Great public service to community . Totally timely. Great job , Matt Pedersen