Fish 'N' Chips
A Monthly Marine Newsletter
December 2002 Issue
Index
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From Liz Doin' It Yourself! What's Up @ Reefs UK |
Caught In The Net Marine News Chips...er...Tips |
Upcoming Events Prove It!, a Bibliography Newsletter Disclaimer |
Short and sweet this month since my crazy work and holiday schedule left no time for fishy things but I do want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Here's to 2003!
Visit This Month's Subscriber's Tank Showcase: Paulo Escobar's 155 Gallon Bow Front Reef Tank is this month's Showcase and can be seen at http://www.marinefiends.com/showcases.html (updated 8/24/04).
Doin' It Yourself!
Small "Critters"
Edited By Elizabeth M. Lukan, 12/31/02
Buying a microscope was one of the best investments I could have made for the further
enjoyment of this hobby. It has opened up a whole new world of amazing plants and animals.
One single drop of water sampled from within the live sand bed has more life forms in it
than all the large animals in the tank.
I then made a very simple camera attachment by gluing a section of blue PVC pipe, with a diameter just larger than the microscope's eye-piece, to a high-pressure u-PVC fitting. I then glued this into a next-size larger u-PVC fitting, which fits tightly around the 35mm SLR camera's lens. In the near future, I will be playing around with a bellows extension, and a few other DIY projects to enhance the photos.
The following are only a few of the many photos I've taken with this rather crude DIY equipment.
 A 40x enlargement of two possible Polychaete larvae. |
 A 100x enlargement of what I believe is a Polychaete larvae. |
 A 100x Enlargement of an un-identified micro creature. |
 A 40x enlargement of a Fern Caulerpa "leaf", with some small critters visible. |
 A 100x enlargement of an amoeba sp. busy "encircling" some food particles. |
 A 400x enlargement of what I believe to be a Nitschia diatom. |
 A small Copepod, enlarged 40x. |
 Some unknown creatures, enlarged 100x. |
 An unidentified small critter busy eating detritus (40x). |
 A large Copepod, enlarged 40x. |
 The same Copepod, enlarged 100x. |
 A "fired" nematocyst from an Aiptasia anemone. |
Editor's Comments & Photo Credits:
The above article and photos are the property of Hennie Landman and have been
republished with his permission. My editing was limited to checking spelling
and grammar and putting Hennie's article into the Fish 'N' Chips format.
Please visit Hennie's site for this article which includes larger versions of the above
photos, a huge collection of beautiful photos and much more. Hennie's "Indoor Reef"
can be found at
http://www.reefmaniacs.com/hl/.
What's Up @ Reefs UK
- http://www.reefsuk.org -
12/2/02:
12/4/02:
12/19/02:
To join the Reefs UK CHAT Forum, visit the Reefs UK Website and register.
Editor's Comments:
Information in this section covers the latest happenings at Mark T. Taber's Reefs UK Web Site. Mark
has given me permission to publish any information from his mailing list that I feel would be of
interest to Fish 'N' Chips subscribers. So, the above, although reworded by me, should be credited
to Mark or to Derek Scales who works closely with Mark on the running of Reefs UK. The dates in bold
coincide with Mark or Derek's mailings and are provided as a reference.
New Stuff Found
On Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine (http://www.advancedaquarist.com/):
On Reefs.org (http://www.reefs.org/):
Calculations and Conversions
A table of useful calculators and conversion tools can be found on David Brough's Exotic
Tropicals site at
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/information/calculate.htm.
Tools include Aquarium Volume Calculator; Fahrenheit - Centigrade Conversion; Carbonate
Hardness Unit Conversion; and Liquid measurements.
11/15/02 - Santiago, Chile:
CITES conference ends with strong decisions on wildlife conservation. Tighter trade controls agreed
for mahogany, sharks, sea horses, turtles, and parrots. Ivory sales made conditional on improved
monitoring of poaching.
News Release:
http://www.cites.org/eng/news/press_release.shtml (url dead 8/24/04)
12/2/02 - Maryland, USA:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sponsoring research teams that will
study the coral reef ecosystems of the Caribbean for five years and Micronesia for three years.
News Release:
http://ens-news.com/ens/dec2002/2002-12-02-09.asp#anchor4 (url dead 8/24/04)
12/4/02 - Maryland, USA:
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) recently announced protection
of all seahorses, as well as certain birds, sharks, whales, and mahogany species. Visitors to the
National Aquarium in Baltimore learn from several of these rare plants and animals, seeing them,
or their relatives, in award winning, recreated habitats.
News Release:
http://www.ewire-news.com/wires/ADCD7FBF-2153-4FF2-92C514B8B2D89261.htm (url dead 8/24/04)
12/6/02 - California, USA:
California researchers have laid the groundwork for a new method of designing marine reserves
around the globe.
News Release:
http://ens-news.com/ens/dec2002/2002-12-06-09.asp#anchor6 (url dead 8/24/04)
12/17/02 - California, USA:
Federal and state officials have completed a deal with Cargill Inc. to buy 16,500 acres of salt
ponds around San Francisco Bay, a first step toward restoring some of the region's tidal marshes
and wetlands.
News Release:
http://ens-news.com/ens/dec2002/2002-12-17-09.asp#anchor1 (url dead 8/24/04)
Chips...er...Tips
Keeping a Tank Log or Journal #2
Edited By Elizabeth M. Lukan 9/25/02
Keep a journal of your tank. I wish we would have done this from the very beginning. Record when you purchase fish and corals, what your fish tank levels are. Also, record things like when your clownfish started breeding or if you had a problem in your tank how you were able to fix it. This journal will be a great value to you. When asked, you'll be able to say how long you've had certain fish or when exactly you switched your tank over from a fish only tank to a reef tank. You can also keep track of how much a coral has grown in your care or when it's time to change your bulbs. It's fun, informational, and it will also help you trouble shoot your tank.
Editor's Comments:
Editing was limited to spelling and grammar corrections and putting into the
Fish 'N' Chips format.
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| Event | Start Date/Time | End Date/Time | Location | Event Details, Notes, and For More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarium Survey for Mike King | now | unknown | Reefs.org: http://www.reefs.org/survey/mike_survey.html | |
| Marine Aquarium Animals Survival Survey 2002 | now | unknown | Marine Conservation Society, http://www.mcsuk.org/ | |
| Salinity Survey | now | unknown | Reefs.org: http://www.reefs.org/ | |
| #Reefs Talk: Barbara Best (CRTF) | 1/12/03 9pm EST | http://www.reefs.org/access/index.html (url dead 03/09/08) | ||
| The Boston Reef Society speaker symposium with Eric Borneman and Anthony Calfo. | 1/18/03 | The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA | http://www.bostonreefers.org/ | |
| International Coral Reefs Conference of Paris (CIRCoP) | 1/31/03 | 2/1/03 | Paris, France | http://www.circop.com/ |
| #Reefs Talk: Frank Marini | 2/23/03 | http://www.reefs.org/access/index.html (url dead 03/09/08) | ||
| Tampa Bay Aquarium Society & Tampa Bay Reef Club host Eric Borneman talk | 4/12/03 | Lakewood High School CAT Auditorium in St. Petersburg | No admission charge! | |
| International Marine Aquarium Conference 2003 | 5/2/03 | 5/4/03 | Chicago, IL | http://www.theimac.org/ |
| Third International Days of Marine Aquaristic | 6/7/03 | 6/9/03 | Salle des fêtes in 67400 Illkirch Graffenstaden, Strasbourg, France | Organized by Récif France. Announced: Hans-Evers Balling, Heiko Blessin, Craig Bingman, Dieter Brockmann, Robert Brons, Lars Sebralla, Julian Sprung, Dieter Stüber. Contact: jjeckert@evc.net |
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