Advanced Aquarist: January 2009 Issue is Now Online!
Fellow Marine Aquarists,
For those that don't check the website religiously on the 15th we are pleased to announce the release of the January 2009 issue of Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine. Remember to check back here each month on the 15th for our newest issue. Also remember that we will have a
PDF issue of this month's magazine available in two week's time (on the first of the month) at the following download location: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/pdf
For those of you who use RSS, we have a
RSS feed available. Subscribing to this RSS feed will keep you up-to-date on the publication of our magazine each month.
Subscribe to our RSS feed.
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* Firefox Dictionary Search Plugin
Enjoy the issue!
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http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/1
Here's the lineup for this month:
Editorial: January 2009
By Terry Siegel
Terry discusses the magazine and the articles in this issue.
Feature Article: How to Make Corals Colorful, Part One: New Information, With Particular Attention to Blue-Green Fluorescent Pigments
By Dana Riddle
Light intensity and its spectral characteristics play important parts in promotion of coral coloration.
Feature Article: The Development of a Method for the Quantitative Evaluation of Protein Skimmer Performance
By Ken S. Feldman, Kelly M. Maers, Lauren F. Vernese, Elizabeth A. Huber, and Matthew R. Test
Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. Protein skimmers have become indispensable for many aquarists who strive to maintain the high water quality necessary to keep stony corals.
Reefkeeping Events: What's Happening in Your Area?
By Advanced Aquarist Readers
Check to see if an event is happening in your area!
Product Review: Analyzing Reflectors: Lumenbrite III, Lumenmax Elite, Lumenmax, and Lumenarc III
By Sanjay Joshi
Reflector design for reef aquariums has improved considerably allowing for more efficient use of light. With these reflectors we can now light reef aquarium with fewer lamps, get deeper light penetration over larger areas.
Short Take: Tips for Healthy Aquarium Inhabitants: Preventive Measures for Aquarists, Part One
By Terry D. Bartelme
Practicing these good habits will minimize stress, prevent injury and insure that your stock will be well nourished.
From the Archives: Feature Article: Non-photosynthetic Corals: They really are hard!
By J. Charles Delbeek, M.Sc.
(Originally posted January 2002) Charles discusses various non-photosynthetic corals and their care requirements. Although there are isolated cases where some success has been reported, the maintenance of these corals for long periods of time, where growth and propagation have approached natural rates, still remains elusive.
Reefs In The News
Media coverage of the state of our world's reefs, interesting information, and other marine-related news.
RSS feed available.
As always, please let us know if there is a specific article or area that you would like to see covered by Advanced Aquarist's large staff of aquarium hobby experts. Please post any suggestions you might have for the magazine in our Editorial Discussion Forum: http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=38
Sincerely,
The staff at Reefs.org and Advanced Aquarist
Fellow Marine Aquarists,
For those that don't check the website religiously on the 15th we are pleased to announce the release of the January 2009 issue of Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine. Remember to check back here each month on the 15th for our newest issue. Also remember that we will have a
For those of you who use RSS, we have a
RSS feed available. Subscribing to this RSS feed will keep you up-to-date on the publication of our magazine each month. Subscribe to our RSS feed.What is RSS and how do I use it?
We've also made available a couple of browser extensions to allow you to better search our magazine:
* Google Toolbar Extension for IE
* Firefox Search Extension
* Firefox Dictionary Search Plugin
Enjoy the issue!
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/1
Here's the lineup for this month:
Editorial: January 2009
By Terry Siegel
Terry discusses the magazine and the articles in this issue.
Feature Article: How to Make Corals Colorful, Part One: New Information, With Particular Attention to Blue-Green Fluorescent Pigments
By Dana Riddle
Light intensity and its spectral characteristics play important parts in promotion of coral coloration.
Feature Article: The Development of a Method for the Quantitative Evaluation of Protein Skimmer Performance
By Ken S. Feldman, Kelly M. Maers, Lauren F. Vernese, Elizabeth A. Huber, and Matthew R. Test
Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. Protein skimmers have become indispensable for many aquarists who strive to maintain the high water quality necessary to keep stony corals.
Reefkeeping Events: What's Happening in Your Area?
By Advanced Aquarist Readers
Check to see if an event is happening in your area!
Product Review: Analyzing Reflectors: Lumenbrite III, Lumenmax Elite, Lumenmax, and Lumenarc III
By Sanjay Joshi
Reflector design for reef aquariums has improved considerably allowing for more efficient use of light. With these reflectors we can now light reef aquarium with fewer lamps, get deeper light penetration over larger areas.
Short Take: Tips for Healthy Aquarium Inhabitants: Preventive Measures for Aquarists, Part One
By Terry D. Bartelme
Practicing these good habits will minimize stress, prevent injury and insure that your stock will be well nourished.
From the Archives: Feature Article: Non-photosynthetic Corals: They really are hard!
By J. Charles Delbeek, M.Sc.
(Originally posted January 2002) Charles discusses various non-photosynthetic corals and their care requirements. Although there are isolated cases where some success has been reported, the maintenance of these corals for long periods of time, where growth and propagation have approached natural rates, still remains elusive.
Reefs In The News
Media coverage of the state of our world's reefs, interesting information, and other marine-related news.
RSS feed available.As always, please let us know if there is a specific article or area that you would like to see covered by Advanced Aquarist's large staff of aquarium hobby experts. Please post any suggestions you might have for the magazine in our Editorial Discussion Forum: http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=38
Sincerely,
The staff at Reefs.org and Advanced Aquarist
