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Reefs Magazine Fall Issue, An Aquatic Disaster

The Fall 2009 issue of Reefs Magazine is now available and it is truly an aquatic disaster. Editor Randy Donowitz has put together an interesting series of article that are insightful–yet depressing. From the editor’s note:
“My tank too has been causing me some sleepless nights, though it seems as though disaster has been avoided. Sadly, [...]

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The Fall 2009 issue of Reefs Magazine is now available and it is truly an aquatic disaster. Editor Randy Donowitz has put together an interesting series of article that are insightful–yet depressing. From the editor’s note:

“My tank too has been causing me some sleepless nights, though it seems as though disaster has been avoided. Sadly, I can ‘t say the same for several other veteran aquarists I know. It got me thinking that an issue of Reefs Magazine dedicated to a variety of aquatic disaster’s might, while sobering, prove a valuable opportunity for our readers to learn quite a lot about what, despite the best of intentions and preparations, can go wrong and how some of the very best among us respond.”

Check it out–it’s online and free! This issue is not all gray skies, for an uplifting relief from the disaster stories be sure to read Charles Delbeek’s eye-candy filled article Diving the Reefs of Anilao, Philippines.

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  • Nicolas
    The article about moving your tank is right up there for me. I've moved my system 3 times this year. Each time I've lost a coral or two. A fish here or there also.

    Corals from overheating or drastic temperature change. Fish from lack of oxygen.

    I've even hit a disaster with oxygen levels plummeting due to carbon dosing. I lost all my fish once except one hardy yellow damsel, which is still around after 3 years.

    So yeh. We all make these mistakes. I'm defninitely to blame in most of these situations. Beig uder prepared. Not enough monitoring, even though I do a lot of water testing regularly.

    How many of us have oxygen test kits? I don't. I just imagine that because there is a pump creating water surface turbulence - there is enough oxygen being dissolved.

    No epic fails yet.
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