Here’s an example of how to celebrate Earth Day while being an aquarium owner. On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, […]
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The snails are swarming the Halloween Hermit Crab
I’ve just looked into my dark tank (the lights are off) and there are three snails swarming on the Halloween Hermit Crab’s shell. I just noticed that the Halloween Hermit Crab had gone into hiding earlier. I am under the impression that this hermit crab is molting at the moment. I figure if the hermit […]
The seas are pink with Coral spawn
As crazy as this sounds, aren’t you glad you are not combating this within your aquarium right now? The annual mass spawning of corals on the Palau archipelago in the western Pacific has occurred right on cue. With Sunday night’s full moon, coral polyps let forth a huge swathe of sperm and egg, to seed […]
Aquarium Red Algae Attack
Recently I have been battling a bout of red algae in my tank. I’m pretty sure that it is just due to a combination of many things. I have ramped up the following maintenance tasks to try to alleviate this red algae attack: Water changes with gravel vacuuming once a night. 5 gallons of water […]
Upside down fish tank, nice aquarium
Check this video out. Nice concept for an upside down fish tank. The music is pretty funny for a video such as this. Why not something more relaxing?
The Saltwater Aquarium Acquisition Story
Not too long of a story. The 75 gallon saltwater aquarium that I have right now was originally owned by a business. I was a part owner of the business. When I left the business part of the buyout agreement was that I got to keep the aquarium. Sweet deal. I continued to operate out […]
The Fish Highway
There are a few photos floating around the net right now regarding a pipeline fish tank, or a fish highway. The fish highway is a concept that uses suction to elevate water out of a fish tank into an upper container. I also recently posted a video of an open bottom aquarium that uses pretty […]
World’s Most Impressive Fake Aquarium?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inuvxyAynXA[/youtube] I can dig it. A 250m by 30m LED screen has been installed in the ceiling of a new mall in Beijing. That’s an impressive 7,500 square meters of viewable area, and comes with an impressive $32 million price tag to match. It hangs 80 feet in the air, and is actually five screens […]
