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Red Sea REEFER and MAX Aquariums

Red Sea REEFER and MAX Aquariums

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We deliver and install Red Sea REEFER and MAX Aquariums of any size. These economical saltwater aquarium systems come with Ultra-Clear glass, assembly-ready piping with high-precision valves, and sleek cabinetry. Please e-mail us at info@creationofthesea.com or call (908) 914-7705 for a free estimate!.
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Largest Algae Bloom in the World!

Largest Algae Bloom in the World!

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Since 2011, tons of sargassum algae has been washing up on the beaches in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Florida. This year, however, is the largest sargassum algae bloom in history. It is about 5,500 miles long and stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to Africa. It is an algae epidemic that is suffocating the Caribbean right now. We recently took this.
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Coral Crabs (Symbiosis – Part 4)

Coral Crabs (Symbiosis – Part 4)

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Corals crabs provide a symbiotic relationship with some SPS (stony) corals. Just like the symbiotic relationship between a Clownfish and an Anemone, or a Watchman Goby and a Pistol Shrimp, or a Cleaner Shrimp and a Reef Fish, the crab and the coral both benefit greatly from having a relationship with each other. Coral crabs can be found living.
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Coral Bleaching

Coral Bleaching

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This is an aerial view of Australia's Great Barrier Reef showing how many parts of this famous Reef have been damaged or killed over the years. For the second consecutive year, a dreaded and unprecedented new wave of mass bleaching has occurred here. Coral bleaching is the result of corals starving and dying due to ocean warming, turning "brown and white".
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The Importance of Bacteria

The Importance of Bacteria

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Did you know? The number of bacteria in just a drop of seawater is enormous - between 2,500 and 350,000. That means there are an estimated 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (billions of trillion) bacteria in the sea. The number of stars in the universe is dwarfed by comparison (you would need to take away 8 zeros). The microbes in ocean water look.

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Flowers, Red Grapes and Mermaid Fans in the Sea?

Flowers, Red Grapes and Mermaid Fans in the Sea?

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Yes, even the ocean produces both flowery and grape-like specimens, along with some other unusual (or mythical) plants. Our aquariums not only allow one to enjoy many different species of fish and corals, but these colorful and interesting species of algae and plants as well. This particular section of one of our custom see-through saltwater reef aquariums is growing a green.

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Sea Salt

Sea Salt

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Did you know? Raw and pure sea salt contains more than just sodium chloride, it also contains many of the different trace minerals (e.g., calcium, potassium and magnesium) that the body needs to stay healthy and pH balanced. Our raw Himalayan sea salt, unrefined liquid colloidal sea salt from the Great Salt Lake in Utah, raw sea salt from the Dead.

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