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For the past decade, hobbyists including myself have had to suffer the effects of Acropora-Eating Flatworms (AEFW) and have tried various methods to outwit these terrible beasts. Dips, quarantining, baths, flooding zones with freshwater, adding supposed predators... nothing has truly worked. Corals continue to die even with meticulously heroic efforts employed. It's truly heartbreaking.

Kate Rawlinson has delved into what makes this flatworm tick, and we've featured some of her milestones on ReefAddicts before. She carries the honor of naming these hateful pests that we have called far worse ...

Reef Savvy is a well-known aquarium building company out of Florida. They have organized a wonderful effort to raise money for research at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, timely for this time of year. And as a thank fior your generous contributions, you may possibly win a beautiful aquarium with a lot of nice inclusions.



Felix Bordon, owner of Reef Savvy, contacted a few other companies and secured some strong participation to sweeten the prize. First of all, his company is building a 24" x 24" x 20" 50-gallon aquarium ...

Many years ago, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom aired weekly, providing their audience with wonderful content about animals and aquatic life from around the world.



The show is resuming this weekend, but before the official launch they are offering up webisodes via their website. Check out Reef Madness, a six minute clip: http://www.wildkingdom.com/webisodes *

Their first episode explores the Florida Keys, specifically the work Ken Nedimyer spearheads with the Coral Restoration Foundation. Watching the decline of two native species of Acropora ...

When Hurricane Sandy slammed into the New Jersey area in 2012, power outages abounded. People were evacuated and homes were washed away or simply destroyed. Most people were able to stay safe due to repeated warnings, but had to abandon their homes and their livestock.



Time has passed, tanks have been set up anew, and would be able to accept new livestock. The Atlanta Reef Club has stepped up and organized a donation to the victims using funding from their own 2008 MACNA earnings, teaming up with Proaquatix. They posted those details today:

The Atlanta Reef Club will be in NYC to share some love with ...

Saturday, November 2, 2013 - Salt Lake City, Utah



The Mountain West Reef Fest is a family friendly full day of fun and education. If you've never attended, you're missing out. I went a couple of years ago and had a great time. Not only are the speakers providing knowledgeable answers to questions posed, not only are the vendors' booths filled with live coral and wares you need, you'll get to enjoy a workshop or two.

I don't know why other than the location, but this is the only reef event that feels the most kid-friendly out of them all. When I attended, a ...

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