by Steve Tappert | Sep 6, 2016 | LED Lighting
Deep water coral and their impact on our global bionetwork have only recently been studied, so naturally, we don’t quite know as much about them as we do their shallow water-dwelling brethren. They come from a world of darkness located thousands of feet below the...
by Steve Tappert | Aug 2, 2016 | LED Lighting
Scientists have begun using satellite technology to monitor the impact of unchecked climate change on coral reefs in an attempt to stave off damage that may prove to be irreversible. According to the National Ocean Service, more than half of the United States...
by Steve Tappert | Jul 5, 2016 | LED Lighting
In our last blog post, we talked briefly about what makes coral fluorescent and what purpose that fluorescence serves. With this post, we’d like to take a closer look at the benefits fluorescent pigments offer to marine coral. The mystery behind the glow has been...
by Steve Tappert | Jun 7, 2016 | LED Lighting
Coral pigments and their properties are a common topic of debate within the scientific community, with the bulk of our understanding having been gained in the past decade. Recent science has only started to unveil what function these fluorescent pigments serve, and...
by Steve Tappert | Jan 16, 2016 | LED Lighting
Keeping a thriving coral reef aquarium is challenging. Reef-keeping poses unique challenges and requires patience, discipline, and (periodically) hard work. Those of us who do it as a hobby all have our war stories – corals that succumbed to too much water...
by Steve Tappert | Jan 5, 2016 | LED Lighting
In-Situ Chairman Chris McKee takes his reef-keeping seriously; not a big surprise given the business he is in. The Fort Collins-based company makes water quality testing and monitoring equipment, including an innovative line of products targeting aquaculturalists....
