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Artificial Reefs

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Blue Crown reef
The original name "Nina" is visible below the painted name
Type:
artificial reef, freighter, Panama
Specs:
( 205 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:
Coors Brewing Company, US Army, Artificial Reef Association, Sportfish Fund, US Customs Service
Sunk:
Friday June 10, 1994 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°14.138' -74°12.357'
Depth:
100 ft

Boston Lightship WLV-189 reef
Type:
artificial reef, lightship, USA
Name:
Named for the harbor that it served as marker for during its long active career.
Built:
1946, Devoe Shipbuilding, Bay City MI USA
Specs:
( 128 x 30 ft ) 630 tons
Sponsor:
Atlantic County, Trump Casino, Atlantic City Seafood Festival, Artificial Reef Association, Atlantic County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Friday January 28, 1994 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°15.444' -74°14.004'
Depth:
85 ft


Brightliners Subway Cars reef
Type:
~100 "Brightliner" subway cars - NYC Subway system
Built:
1963-1964 - Budd Company - Model R32 # 3350-3949
1966-1967 - St. Louis Car - Model R38 # 3950-4149
1967-1969 - St. Louis Car - Model R40 # 4150-4349
1969-1970 - St. Louis Car - Model R42 # 4550-4949
Specs:
( 60 x 10 ft ) 10 tons ( all, typical, body only )
Sunk:
44 cars were sunk on Atlantic City Reef on April 3, 2008
more in Cape May reef and Delaware reefs
Sponsor:
New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA )
GPS:
too many to list, and all gone anyway
Depth:
Depths vary by location


Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, 2020-11-22
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
see below, 1977, previously Margaret Ann II, Capt Seaweed
Specs:
( 62x19 ft )
Sunk:
Oct 2025 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:
40.073167 -73.981057
Depth:
75 ft


Butterflyfish

Keeping aquaria is a hobby I have enjoyed for many years, and I have gained what I think is some useful experience on the subject. I also have a number of excellent books on aquaria, and a degree in Biology from a famous university which is slowly fading from memory ( the degree is fading, not the university. ) There is a great deal you can learn about this subject from books, and the people at your local pet store, and I will try to avoid duplicating that in detail. I will also spare you the chemical equations, most of which I used to know. My purpose here is to tell you what you won't find in books, and what your pet store guy may not tell you, as well as some of the pitfalls along the way that I have discovered by falling into.