Eric V. Van Der Hope's - "Reef Keeping Basics Blog"

Monday, September 03, 2007

Why reinvent the wheel twice? - Part 4

Hi guys!

This is the 4th in a series of 14 reasons why you don't have to reinvent the wheel twice . . .! You simply DON'T have to . . . and you SHOULDN'T have to make the SAME mistakes!

Get it done right, the first time, and have fun doing it! Imitate someone who has proven they are successful at what they do.

Read Dave's intro here:

http://www.reefkeepingbasics.com/coauthors/dave.htm

Its time to get serious in this exciting hobby! How? Learn from those who have a track record of success!

Start here if you are ready and willing . . . !

---->>> Read, learn and take action . . . !

Learn more here:

http://www.reefkeepingbasics.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=3

Here's to your Reef Keeping Success!

Regards,

Eric
(((Reef Tsunami)))

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Why reinvent the wheel twice? - Part 3

Hi guys!

Why reinvent the wheel twice . . .? You DON'T have to!

You SHOULDN'T have to make the SAME mistakes!

Get it done right, the first time, and have fun doing it! Imitate someone who has proven they are successful at what they do.

Read Carole's intro here:

http://www.reefkeepingbasics.com/coauthors/carole.htm

Its time to get serious in this exciting hobby! How? Learn from those who have a track record of success!

Start here if you are ready and willing . . . !

---->>> Read, learn and take action . . . !

Learn more here:

http://www.reefkeepingbasics.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=3

Here's to your Reef Keeping Success!

Regards,

Eric
(((Reef Tsunami)))

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Pacific coral reefs dying . . . !?

An Associated Press report indicates that coral reefs are dying faster than expected. The climate change is among reasons for this decline . . .

Coral reefs in much of the Pacific Ocean are dying faster than previously thought, according to a study released Wednesday, with the decline driven by climate change, disease and coastal development.

Researchers from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill found that coral coverage in the Indo-Pacific - an area stretching from Indonesia's Sumatra island to French Polynesia - dropped 20 percent in the past two decades.

About 600 square miles of reefs have disappeared since the 1960s, the study found, and the losses were just as bad in Australia's well-protected Great Barrier Reef as they were in poorly managed marine reserves in the Philippines.

Read more on this article here: Reefs are dying faster than expected.

I sincerely hope you find these articles thought provoking as well as educational.

Regards,

Eric

Friday, July 13, 2007

Great Barrier Reef under attack!

The Great Barrier Reef and its bounty is under attack. Climate change threatens existence of one of the world's grandest ecosystems.

by Anne Thompson
Chief environmental correspondent
NBC News

Off Australia's east coast, you will find the Blue Outback, a kaleidoscope of life that is the Great Barrier Reef, the world's biggest structure built by living organisms. But it is under siege from climate change and warming waters that have twice bleached its spectacularly colored corals white.

"It really looked like Christmas, like someone had just come across and put snow over everything," said Perry Jones, captain of a charter boat, who saw the mass bleachings firsthand in 1998 and 2002.

The mass bleaching in the summer of 2002 affected 60 percent to 95 percent of reefs in the marine park, according to a 2004 joint . . .

Read the entire article here: Great Barrier Reef under attack!

Hope you find this article extremely informative!

Regards,

Eric

Sunday, June 17, 2007

To All the Wonderful Fathers Out There

Personally, I feel that our Fathers don't get enough recognition!

So today, it's a good day for those of us that procrastinate way too much! :-(

This day is for YOU Dads!

You deserve the very best on this day and EVERY day.

Even though it may seem to you that you do not get the recognition you deserve, you are in our hearts and minds and no matter what you do or do not do, you mean everything to us.

You are our anchor and foundation that fills every aspect of our lives, you touch our hearts and fill our souls!

Yes, Today is YOUR day but every day should be as well!

Happy Father's Day!

Regards,

Eric

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Happy Mother's Day

Hello guys and gals . . . !

This is a quick note to wish all of you a Happy Mother's Day!

I'm sure all of us are grateful for our Mothers and what they've done for us and have had to deal with throughout our lives!

I hope that all of you had or are having a wonderful weekend with your mother, family and your friends. I wish that you will be able to celebrate this day in your own way.

Take care and thanks again for readership, feedback and your support thus far in the year.

Regards,

Eric

Friday, May 11, 2007

Why reinvent the wheel twice? - Part 2

Read Alicia's intro here:

http://www.reefkeepingbasics.com/coauthors/alicia.htm

Its time to get serious in this exciting hobby! How? Learn from those who have a track record of success!

Start here if you are ready and willing . . . !

---->>> Read, learn and take action . . . !

Learn more here:

http://www.reefkeepingbasics.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=568

Here's to your Reef Keeping Success!

Regards,

Eric
(((Reef Tsunami)))