Articles by jeremy.gosnell
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After years of being a reef aquarist, in 2006 I accepted a position as a coral reef biology science instructor with a small dive service provider called Beautiful Oceans. Our goal was twofold. One, we thought that if we educated scuba...
It’s been argued that reef aquariums cannot inspire enough positive change to offset their environmental cost. As aquarists, we often argue that reef tanks can show young people the underwater world in vivid detail and perhaps persuade them to defend it. Critics argue that chances are, most that...
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Every year, more and more products enter the reef keeping world, aimed at making aquarists believe that simply by adding the directed dose, they will achieve a measure of success. Some claim to clear up nitrate problems, while others claim...
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If you’ve been an aquarist for any amount of time, chances are, you’ve lost a fish. It’s a painful and traumatic experience, especially...
Everything is getting smaller. Laptops are thinner, lighter and overtly smaller than ever. Our phone’s screens sometimes get bigger, but their overall body shrinks in size. The X-Box slim is simply a smaller version of the X-Box One, with enhanced performance features. While marine aquariums...
Not long ago, I bit the bullet and ordered one of the nano-jellyfish tanks currently on the market. For those unfamiliar, these tanks are a kreisel design. Kreisel is a German word for sphere or gyro and kreisel aquariums with built-in, yet independent filtration, have revolutionized our ability...
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When my daughter was first born, I wasn’t sure how it would affect my ability to maintain a reef tank. Suddenly, in addition to...
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Often the first few weeks after a new coral is introduced to the aquarium are the most crucial. It’s during this time that a coral must adjust to new lighting parameters, water chemistry and the host of variables that...
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One product is still discussed in the dark corridors of marine aquaria and mention of it is sure to bring disdain from anyone who flushed hundreds of...
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If you just started keeping a reef aquarium in the past two or three years, chances are you’ve heard about kalkwasser, much in the same way that you’ve...
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Smart – now there is a moniker often used thus far into the 21st century. First our phones became smart, now our watches, light bulbs, home security devices...
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Around reef2reef anyone can catch a glimpse of discussion about AquaForest products. With the ongoing thread that displays gorgeous reef tanks implementing...
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It can be argued that one of aquaria’s greatest attributes is that it opens the oceanic world up to those who otherwise would be unable to experience it...
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Christine Tod-Whitman, the former governor of New Jersey and former administrator of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) was quoted as saying, “President...
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Since the release of Ecotech’s Radion lighting, LED fixtures have become common over reef aquariums. In fact, the hobby saw an explosion of LED lighting, with nearly every brand of reef lighting releasing their own LED...
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While writing for reefs.com I infamously criticized the price of the Kessil AP700 light fixture. I compared its cost to other popular fixtures and noted that they were at least $ 200 more than competitors. Anyone who read that would likely...
In 2010, Dr. Dhai Xu of the American Chemical Association stated, “Outbreaks of external parasitic disease can result in losses of 50-100% of aquarium livestock.” He went on to say that marine and freshwater ich are so common, that nearly every home aquarist or commercial aquaculture facility...
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Many aquarists know the name Snorkel Bob. He once served as Sea Shepherd Conservation Societies’ (SSCS) vice president. He owns a network of...
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I’ve had two major disasters in my reef tanks over the past 15 or so years. The first one was in 2003 during an un-expected October ice-storm. The second one was on Friday of last week. Disaster number one caused a massive livestock loss and nearly put me out of the...
Fish is a term that aquarists are intimately familiar with. However, it’s a broad term that groups 60% of planet Earth’s entire population into one basic category. Roughly 30,000 species fall under the moniker “fish” and many are so different from one another, it would be difficult for the...
