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According to Greek myths, Poseidon is the tempestuous keeper of the seas, the god whom seafarers appease to ensure safe journeys. He is second in command to Zeus, god of the heavens. Poseidon was given his watery domain after he and his brothers Hades and Zeus drew lots to divide the universe among them following a great victory from the titan gods.

The lowest known point on Earth, called the Challenger Deep, is 11,034 m deep, in the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific. To get an idea of how deep that is, if you could take Mt. Everest and place it at the bottom of the trench there would still be over a mile of ocean above it. The Dead Sea is the Earth's lowest land point with an elevation of 396 m below sea level.

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The ocean accounts for 0.022% of the total weight of earth, weighing an estimated 1,450,000,000,000,000,000 short tons (1 short ton = 2,000lbs)

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The ocean determines climate and plays a critical role in Earth's habitability. Most of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is stored in the ocean and helps power oceanic and atmospheric circulation. In this manner, the ocean plays an important role in influencing the weather and climatic patterns of the Earth.

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Maintaining good water quality is the single most important thing that an aquarium owner can do to ensure the health of their fish/coral. Poor water quality is probably responsible for more aquarium fish deaths than any other factor.
Weekly water changes are the most important part of maintaining good water quality. Changing around 15% - 20% of the total water will correct many potential problems.

The Powder Black Tang is popular with aquarists alike as it is different to the more often seen powder blue tang. The Powder Black tang can be kept in groups when younger but should be housed individually when older unless in a large aquarium of 600 litres. This fish is quite prone to white spot so a quarantine tank is a must.

Replicating conditions that induce coral spawning is still an elusive aspect of coral care. Corals employ more than one reproductive strategy to propagate. asexual reproduction is extremely common in a well-maintained reef aquarium. Coral propagation is a cost effective way to have more corals, but more importantly, it helps alleviate the demand placed on corals harvested from the ocean.

Did You Know? A slow cascade of water beneath the Denmark Strait sinks 2.2 miles; more than 3.5 times farther than Venezuela's Angel Falls, the tallest waterfall on land.

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean at 60,060,700 square miles (155,557,000 sq km). According to the CIA World Factbook, it covers 28% of the Earth and is equal in size to nearly all of the land area on the Earth. The Pacific Ocean is located between the Southern Ocean, Asia and Australia and the Western Hemisphere. It has an average depth of 13,215 feet

The French Angelfish is one of the more popular angelfish varieties. The face is a pale, dusky-blue with eyes rimmed in yellow and white. The body is a dark, dusky-blue with yellow scale margins giving the French Angelfish a dappled appearance. A yellow smudge highlights the pectoral fin while the gill cover has a yellow rim.

The Mimic Octopus gets its name from literally being able to mimic the physical characteristics of about 15 other species including, sea snakes, lionfish, flatfish, brittle stars, giant crabs, sea shells, stingrays, flounders, jelly fish, sea anemones, and mantis shrimp. The mimic octopus accomplishes this by contorting its body and arms, and changing color.

The Peacock Mantis Shrimp possesses the fastest recorded “punch” of any living animal, the acceleration is comparable to that of a .22 caliber handgun, capably of breaking aquarium glass. In contrast to most crustaceans, they will actively hunt their prey, rather than simply waiting for an opportunity.