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Lateral Lines: Blundell Buttons, Part I: The Past

The overall goal was to show the potential for captive aquaculture.

Posted on 2008-08-15

Lateral Lines: Finch Shutoff Relay

The Finch Shutoff Relay is a great electrical invention. This item will undoubtedly prevent many overflows (it has saved me already).

Posted on 2008-07-15

Lateral Lines: Making Waves With The EcoTech Marine VorTech

While water motion will forever be debated, we can all agree that having options on water flow is always great. Thankfully we now the ability to produce water flow in all sorts of varieties.

Posted on 2008-06-15

Lateral Lines: Water Flow Part II: Common Devices

This is a review of some of the more common water flow devices used in the hobby.

Posted on 2008-04-15

Lateral Lines: Water Flow Part 1: Where to Begin

How can a hobbyist decide how to set up their tank if they don't have an idea on how the water will move in the tank?

Posted on 2008-01-15

Lateral Lines: Digging for Answers

You may not think that learning about fossils will help you as an aquarist. Indeed you may be correct. But it will certainly help you in understanding the great history behind those colorful little fishes sitting in your living room aquarium.

Posted on 2007-12-15

Lateral Lines: Mind The Gap, Part I: A Glowing Example

My position was that the many groups involved in the hobby were not working directly with each other and far more could be done.

Posted on 2007-11-15

Lateral Lines: Delicatessen Part 4: A Never-ending Battle or the Verge of Something Great

Recent developments of larval shrimp cultures, the success of commercial breeding programs, and the newly generated interest of aquarists to breed invertebrates may serve together as the big breakthrough.

Posted on 2007-10-15

Lateral Lines: Delicatessen Part 3: The need for ornamental invertebrate rearing systems

This article is intended foster discussion on larval rearing systems. The information presented here are the current and ongoing developments of larval rearing systems used by hobbyists and researchers alike. Future articles will show the construction and design of rearing systems.

Posted on 2007-08-15

Lateral Lines: Tide Pools Part 3: Human Visitors and Their Usage

Adam continues his series on tidepools.

Posted on 2006-11-15

Lateral Lines: Hydrometer Observations Part I

Adam compares hydrometers and refractometers.

Posted on 2006-09-15

Lateral Lines: Once Again Part II: Aquascaping and Lighting

Adam discusses aquascaping and lighting and their importance in a reef tank.

Posted on 2006-08-15

Lateral Lines: Once Again: Electricity and Plumbing: Part I

Advanced aquarists have their own set of concerns and ideas when setting up an aquarium. They are not bothered with learning the basics, but instead are looking for the techniques and design to provide what they didn’t already have with their previous aquariums.

Posted on 2006-07-15

Lateral Lines: Reef Aquarium Filtration Part IV: Consumption

The act of feeding an aquarium produces a greater need for filtration. However the reason for feeding is often times to satisfy the needs of particular animals. These animals are themselves serving in a way to help filter the aquarium as they consume the provided foods.

Posted on 2006-05-15

Lateral Lines: Reef Aquarium Filtration Part IV: Consumption

The act of feeding an aquarium produces a greater need for filtration. However the reason for feeding is often times to satisfy the needs of particular animals. These animals are themselves serving in a way to help filter the aquarium as they consume the provided foods.

Posted on 2006-05-15

Lineas Laterales: Filtracion del acuario de Arrecife Pare III: Natural y Artificial

Este artículo continua describiendo algunas de las filosóficas practicas de filtración y sus conceptos.

Posted on 2006-04-15

Lateral Lines: Reef Aquarium Filtration Part III: Natural and Artificial

This article is a continuation describing some of the more philosophical filtration practices and concepts.

Posted on 2006-04-15

Lateral Lines: Tide Pools Part 2: A Review of the United States' Pacific Coast

This article will feature a look at the relationship between tide pools and humans.

Posted on 2006-03-15

Lineas Laterales: Las costas parte 2: Un vistazo a las costas del pacífico de los Estados Unidos

Este articulo trata sobre la relación entre los humanos y las costas.

Posted on 2006-03-15

Lateral Lines: Lateral Lines: Tide Pools Part 1: An Introduction to Tide Pools

Adam discusses tidepools and the life that can be found in them.

Posted on 2006-02-15

Lateral Lines: Classification and Terminology For Reef Aquarium Lighting

Lighting requirement classification is of great use to the marine aquarist.

Posted on 2006-01-15

Lateral Lines: A Reef Geek Holiday Season

Adam highlights a couple of reef geek items that any fish/reef aquarium lover would want for Christmas.

Posted on 2005-12-15

Lateral Lines: Beachcombers - Those Seashell Lovers

Seashells liter the shores of beaches around the world. They serve as jewelry, currency, mementos, toys, decorations, cook ware, and an abundance of other ways.

Posted on 2005-11-15

Lateral Lines: Is It Reef Safe?

No longer worrying about general tank set up and care, modern hobbyists are now focusing their attention on what creating ecosystems which continue to develop and expand.

Posted on 2005-09-15

Lateral Lines: The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas

It is important to understand what the sun is and does, because upcoming articles will be comparing the differences between using sunlight to using common aquarium lighting in the home aquaria.

Posted on 2005-08-15

Lateral Lines: Showpiece Items - Eye Candy For The Aquarium

Using basic artistic rules of placement, symmetry, color, texture, and size the home hobbyist can bring out their favorite items as an 'attention getter'.

Posted on 2005-07-15

Lateral Lines: Reef Aquarium Filtration Part II: Recycling and Removing

In this month's column, Adam continues to discuss filtration and nutrient export.

Posted on 2005-06-15

Lateral Lines: Reef Aquarium Filtration Part I: Mechanical and Biological Filtration

It is important for a hobbyist to identify which filtration methods they are using and how those methods are contributing to the health of their system.

Posted on 2005-05-15

Lateral Lines: Delicatessen Part II: Displaying a system for rare and delicate animals

This DIY project is a follow up intended to provide examples and encouragement for the care of seahorses, pipefish, juvenile fish, jellyfish and more.

Posted on 2005-04-15

Lateral Lines: Macroalgae vs. Mangrove Growth and Nutrient Uptake

The author's viewpoint following this study is that mangrove plants may be useful to aquariums but in terms of nutrient uptake they are far inferior to macroalgae growth.

Posted on 2005-03-15