Came across a thread on Reef Central some time ago and just checked back today in the Clownfish & Anemone forums. Many of you are familiar with Dr. Sanjay Joshi, especially his work with aquarium lighting. If for some reason you’re not, shame on you! As he posted in January, his pair of clownfish decided [...]
April 21, 2009
As Earth Day rolls around, I wonder, is there such a thing as “green” reefing? I imagine reef keeping may be the epitome of the opposite of “green”… There are, however, a few steps I have been, slowly but surely, taking over the past few years to reduce the energy my aquarium requires. They may [...]
April 15, 2009
The ocean. I hope that the knack many Japanese have for keeping reef aquaria hints at possible outcomes for this coral transplant project… “We have been replanting forests for 4,000 years, but we are only just now learning how to revive a coral reef,” said Mineo Okamoto, a marine biologist at Tokyo University of Marine Science [...]
April 14, 2009
Took a trip down to Siesta Key FL last week and got up early each morning to take a walk on the beach and wade around looking for critters or shells or whatever before the other tourists ravaged the areas. The beaches were pretty bare most days, just shells that would wash up. One morning, [...]
April 8, 2009
Got an email from Victor at ATB this week along with a tracking number from a shipper. Looks like my ATB multi-use should be waiting for me the day I return from vacation… sweet… Wish there was a printer here - the manual would be good reading material for the beach… <2 days later> Back from some [...]
March 27, 2009
So, you got a LM3 - great choice! Automating certain tasks in your daily aquarium maintenance routine can be a very relieving experience - Two-part dosing is no exception. Not only can you relax a bit, but it is a great benefit to the health of your tank inhabitants - your stony corals will love [...]
March 22, 2009
You don't need to be the adventuring type or dedicate your life to discovery to have a new species named after you - just have an Ebay account. The Australian Marine Conservation Society put an auction up on Ebay in which the winning bidder will get the right to name a new species of Lebbeus shrimp discovered only recently in the deep seas of southwest Australia. Hey, naming rights are sold all the time - why not? All proceeds go to saving the oceans, and, though welcome to bid, no corporate names are allowed - great in my opinion - the last thing we need is Lebbeus verizonwirelis.
February 6, 2009
I thought this pic of my male A. percula clownfish getting totally dominated was funny. The look in his eyes cracks me up.
February 5, 2009
Mother Nature never ceases to impress. Nor do National Geographic’s photos for that matter. These photos of recently discovered Pygmy Seahorse species are just awesome. My favorite is the fourth one down, sitting inside the polyp of an octocoral - really puts it in perspective. Check the photographs out…
January 30, 2009
In kind of a throwback to an old post on Glassbox Design, and adding to one of his more recent posts “The Remarkable Pico Reef of Marcelo“, I happened across some of Marcelo’s marine inspired artwork on flickr. His ‘Marcelocean’ collection of paper sculptures bear such titles as “Basslets & Soft Coral”, “Dascyllus aruanus & [...]
January 23, 2009
Now why would you want to pull out all these rocks with gorgeous, encrusted colonies? This may give me nightmares… One can only hope to never find something like this in their tank. The unfortunate reality is, you may already have one <cue theme from JAWS> From Zeovit.com: “The hunt for a 4 foot coral eating [...]
Radium 20K 150w
Day LED's
Dusk LED's
·· Refuge Light
·· Heater 1
·· Heater 2
·· Cooling Fans
·· Vortech
·· Tunze 6025 L
·· Tunze 6025 R
·· Main Pump
·· Sump Pump
·· Frag Pump 
·· UltraLith Reactor
·· ATB Multi-Use
·· Litermeter III
·· Email Alarm 
April 23, 2009