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- Do You Have To Have Metal Halide Lighting For Hard Corals? Many reef aquarists see hard corals as the height of achievement and the closest thing to a real coral reef in captivity. This isn’t quite true of course, as parts of coral reefs are dominated by soft corals. Nevertheless, a hard coral reef can be very beautiful, and if the...
Will LED Lighting Ever Replace Metal Halide? Whatever type of marine system is kept lighting is important. With a fish only aquarium the fish need a day cycle and of course need to see where they are going. It’s also good that the aquarist can see the fish! With reef systems the lighting is also important for...- Aquarium LED Lighting - A Major Advance Or Is Metal Halide Still The Light Of Choice? I've already written about LED's (Light Emitting Diodes) of low output (see 'LED Lighting On The Marine Reef Aquarium'). Those low output LED's create excellent moonlight effects. This time the subject is still LED's but ones of high output.
- The Basic Kit For A Marine Aquarium Part Two - Reef Part one dealt with a fish only aquarium and much of what is said in that text also applies to a reef system. The text therefore repeats itself in several places. However, the reef aquarium has demands that are additional to the requirements of a fish only aquarium. This is...
- Aquarium Lighting - What Are Your Options? Water quality (in which I include water movement) is top of the list in importance when it comes to keeping a saltwater aquarium. Closely following water quality is lighting, as much life on the reef depends on it. The lighting used for a reef aquarium is more intense than on any other type. The reason for this is that we are trying to simulate the sun as far as humanly possible. The lighting used on the reef aquarium is normally more towards the blue end of the colour spectrum as we are trying to produce the lighting colours present at between 10m and 30m in water depth.
What is Your Home Worth? In these times everyone is worried about the value of their homes. Home values have fallen 21.8 percent since the housing market peaked back in 2006. The problems with the housing market are painfully obvious to me, the house across the street from me has been abandoned and there...- The Lighting Cycle - What Is It Our everyday lives are controlled by time. We may not like it but that is how it is. On the wild reef things are much the same. I know, reef life doesn’t have a lunch hour! What they do have is dawn, day, sunset and night. Life on the reef is controlled by these changes in light intensity. Daylight fish prepare to disappear into their secure holes when sunset arrives. Night life prepares to emerge. At dawn it reverses.
- What Is PAR? When this topic arose I wondered what to do with it. The reason I wondered is that this website is designed for beginners and ‘earlier-on’ aquarists (though I notice that experienced aquarists are now visiting, and they’re more than welcome). Lighting is a scientific and technical subject. Most things can...
FOTD Bright lips Blue eye shadow I was going for the look of the new Shiseido ad or the cover of Allure with Taylor Swift on it. Both feature bright red lips. For the sense of vibrancy, it reminded me of Anja's look in a Theme Week at Aromaleigh. Shiseido's ad is likely photo shopped to...- A ‘Perfect’ Standard Set-up Is there such a thing as a perfect aquarium set-up? The answer is a clear ‘no’. This is because the system would need hardly any maintenance and the inhabitants would complement each other, as on a wild coral reef. This clearly cannot occur. However, if the aim is set at...
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Will LED Lighting Ever Replace Metal Halide? Whatever type of marine system is kept lighting is important. With a fish only aquarium the fish need a day cycle and of course need to see where they are going. It’s also good that the aquarist can see the fish! With reef systems the lighting is also important for...
- T5 Aquarium Lighting - Suitable For Which Corals? Aquarium lighting for a reef aquarium is very important. It is second in importance only to seawater quality. The lighting system needs careful consideration if corals are to prosper. In a fish only system the lighting is not particularly important. The fish need to see and also be seen, that’s...
- Natural Aquarium Lighting The great majority of aquarists light their aquariums with halide bulbs or fluorescent tubes or a combination of both. Huge strides have been made in the manufacture of suitable lighting for aquarists. There is a wide choice of Kelvin (K) rating in both fluorescent and halide, and a choice of power (W) at least in halides, though there are T8's, T5's and power compacts in fluorescents. Science produces as near as possible the light needed by reef life.
Save Money And Energy With Energy Efficient Window Choices Our homes use a lot of energy, mostly from nonrenewable resources, when it comes to heating and cooling. Home heat and air conditioning are some of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions responsible for global warming and climate change. As we fight carbon emissions, it's imperative that we do everything...- Setbacks don't have to be stopping points Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. -Thomas Edison I don't know about you, but that quote rings true for me -- especially the second half. I was in a musical about Thomas Edison as...
- How To Change A Fish Only Aquarium Into A Reef Aquarium The aquarist running a fish only aquarium has gained a great deal of valuable knowledge about husbandry. He/she has also been able to keep fish that the reef aquarist cannot. These fish are considered as not reef friendly. This is the first consideration before any move is made towards a reef aquarium. The aquarist will know the fish being kept - are they reef friendly? If there is any doubt then research is needed. Chances should not be taken. If the aquarist cannot bear to part with any fish then either the aspiration for a reef aquarium should go, or a reef aquarium should be set up separately. Let's assume the aquarist has all reef friendly fish. There will be further consideration of these fish later.
- 12 tips for beating the summer heat and keeping money in your pocket We've all seen the articles about winterizing your home. They're useful, but I often read those and think, but what about the summer? It gets pretty darn hot here in the summer, and "summer" normally lasts from about early May (when we first hit 100) until about mid-October. For us,...
- A New Saltwater Aquarium - It’s Exciting But Check Running Costs! ** Editors Note ** Well 2007 is now over and we are at the start of a brand new year - let's hope that this year is as good as the last. Here at Aquarists Online we are excited to see a new year arrive. We have so many plans...
- Midnight Fountain! The end of a very pleasant day out, my wife and I arriving home fairly tired and ready for food. Then to the lounge. A couple of drinks and a relaxing evening in front of the TV. About 10 pm ready for bed so off we went. As is normal...
- Planning a vacation at home This post is part of a "Summer Fun Guide" group writing project by the Personal Finance Network. More articles on the subject are at the end of this post. Summer fun doesn't have to include an expensive road trip, a long airplane flight after braving security lines, or endless choruses...
- Do One Thing: Write A Letter Regarding Something You Care About. This week's Do One Thing comes courtesy of something my wife did a few months ago - she wrote a letter. An honest to goodness, pen on paper letter to a local restaurant here in town. When we first moved here last summer, we received a gift certificate to a...
How to Design an Exterior Lighting Plan When it comes to focusing on curb appeal, many homeowners get caught up with plantings and fixtures, but fail to find ways to highlight all of their hard work. Whenever you add something new to the outside of your home, you're going to want to show it off! Simple...- Burgundy curtains — $26.72 and 4 hours of labor. Sleep — priceless! Sometimes you have to make the curtains yourself. It's the only way to keep out the light.
- Forex Trading Course Discover Forex Magic Machine. Forex trading right now is the best home based business opportunity for average folks. Many people want to trade forex but dont know how. In this article, I am going to show you a risk free method. Read about L.M.T Forex Formula. Definitely, if you dont...
- Seamless WordPress bbPress Integration If you've ever installed bbPress you know that it supports several different levels of integration with an existing WordPress blog. By default you can integrate cookies, users, and even have access to WordPress functions. After all of this, however, the user will still experience two independent applications. Most likely the themes you are using were not made with each other in mind. This doesn't have to be the case, and if you're willing to get your hands dirty you can get your bbPress installation to look and feel as if it is entirely a part of WordPress. Here is an example of what this looks like: Example.
Pathetic Propane Portions [caption id="attachment_2027" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Propane is Awesome!"][/caption]I hope you had a good Memorial Day weekend. For me that often means a time to head over to Grill Maestro for some grilling tips. This weekend, I noticed an interesting an interesting article Propane suppliers quietly reduce size of refills. In short,...- Another Elizabeth Buchan book: The good wife strikes back Elizabeth Buchan has the ability to get into your head, if you are lucky enough to be the subject of her novel(s.) Maybe unlucky enough. Who knows where self-knowledge or self-revelation would take you. In other words, she makes the stream of consciousness very believable. She captures the essence of...
What's wrong with Twitter? | Janet Fouts Image via Wikipedia Interesting article my opinion is that Micro Blogging App's do not have an appeal to the general public they are designed by Geeks for Geeks-In marketing you must create a desire, but you will have a hard time doing it with 140 character and no real...
will the government raid Roth IRAs? Why does everyone love Roth IRAs so much? Is it the romantic ideal of a tax-free withdrawal in your old age? Is it a vision of tax-free growth stretching off into the future? photo credit: The G-tastic 7 Let me paint a darker picture. Social Security has always been a...- Save Money and the Environment For the past couple of months, I've been writing ways you can save money on various purchases. In honor of Blog Action Day, an event focusing on environment awareness, I'll here are a few tips on how you can save money and the environment: Use compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)...
