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10-14-2008, 12:47 PM
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| Fuzzy Sticks   | Diversity Of Plant-eating Fishes May Be Key To Recovery Of Coral Reefs  The redband parrotfish was one of the species studied as part of research into the importance of diversity for the health of coral reefs. (Credit: Photo by Deron Burkepile) A report scheduled to be published this week in the early edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that maintaining the proper balance of herbivorous fishes may be critical to restoring coral reefs, which are declining dramatically worldwide. The conclusion results from a long-term study that found significant recovery in sections of coral reefs on which fish of two complementary species were caged. For the complete story: Diversity Of Plant-eating Fishes May Be Key To Recovery Of Coral Reefs
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10-14-2008, 12:57 PM
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| Do I look as lost as I am  | Re: Diversity Of Plant-eating Fishes May Be Key To Recovery Of Coral Reefs Wow! Great article Frank! And you know when you think about it... that makes TOTAL sense too! Just like in our tanks... if we don't "balance" our stocking something (Macro algae just one thing) can grow out of control! Thanks for the information!! 
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!! Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC*.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten  BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef |
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