Salty Rambler

Hilary Jaffe's latest YouTube video for SaltwaterAquarium.com has a few visual references to the WAMAS community Facebook page at 4:10 and 4:42. The topic of the video is money saving tips for saltwater aquariums, and I can definitely agree that the being a member of the WAMAS community has not only made this hobby more enjoyable, but also more financially feasible, thanks to our generous members and sponsors. Hilary Jaffe was the guest speaker at our Winter 2023 meeting. SaltwaterAquarium.com is a WAMAS Platinum Sponsor.

Interesting study on reef sounds encouraging coral to settle: news story on reef sounds study

These are fantastic!

What a surreal full circle moment!

From the one pic, it looks like it may be cyanobacteria. Does it blow away easily when disturbed? If it is cyano, manual removal, water changes, good flow, and making sure your water parameters are in range can help.

An interesting update on corals that were rescued during this year's high ocean temps in FL Keys... they are returning the corals to the ocean: News article

If you have a baby great white hiding in the back of your tank (I wouldn't be surprised) and it's drinking Sprite and Dr. Pepper, you might need to get that sorted before your surgery date. Catching a caffeinated shark is hard enough with two arms.

I'll be curious to see if it has any impact on the hobby as they move forward with implementation efforts.

Last night at the UN, countries agreed to the High Seas Treaty. The goal of the new treaty is to place 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, versus the current 1.2%. https://apnews.com/article/un-oceans-biodiversity-treaty-0b024fa07e8c1947236d8b8491ebf92c https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64839763

Very cool. One step closer to more sustainable aquaculture.

I'm sure there are better out there, but I've yet to have an issue with my Kamoer ATO. ...and now I've jinxed it...

Very helpful, thank you. Best of luck with your amping up the doses.

As someone who hasn't sent in an ICP test before, did you send the test to help troubleshoot a specific problem, or just out of curiosity and/or to level up? Also, when you started dosing the elements that were low, did you notice any visible changes in your tank?

+1 for Alyssa as a good resource. She is MASNA's 2022 Aquarist of the Year for her work related to seahorses and is interested in sharing what she has learned over the years. https://masna.org/masna-programs/aquarist-of-the-year/

I recently visited Capital Aquarium to spend one of the $25 gift cards they donated to a recent WAMAS raffle that I won -- Capital Aquarium, thank you for continuing to sponsor WAMAS! They definitely had some fish I hadn't seen in an LFS in quite some time -- their wrasse selection in particular was very nice. I also appreciated that their customer interactions were focused on educating their customers on what to stock (or not) in order to have successful tanks rather than pushing sales. So next time you are in Manassas, stop in and take a look -- and if you are one of the few members that still has a gift card awaiting pickup, I'd be happy to take them off your hands....