No matter how much forethought goes into the planning of an aquarium, any seasoned reefer knows that Murphy is never on our side. Whether it’s designing the system to avoid a sump overflow, writing controller code to prevent failing heaters from cooking the tank, or quarantining new arrivals to keep unwanted intruders at bay, there’s [...]
November 13, 2009
After a number of months, I’ve landed back in the hobby. Not that I ever left, but a gorgeous summer combined with a move that resulted in the loss of a number of stony corals took a bit of a toll on my enthusiasm and motivation to get a new tank set up right away. [...]
December 7, 2008
Took a walk yesterday and noticed this neighborhood mural has been updated at least semi-recently. The paint looked fresher (here’s a link to the old one on Google Maps street view), maybe a couple months old. Wonder if the artist has a tank? Click for larger view of any.
December 2, 2008
Been a while since any update on my tank, so … A few changes in the last couple months, well, all changes but water changes . I switched out the Iwasaki 50K bulb in favor of a Radium 20K. I like this bulb as well, and will stick with rotating the Ushio 14K, Iwasaki 50K [...]
December 12, 2007
LaMotte – 116ppm = 2.32 meq/l = 6.5 dkH LaMotte – 112ppm = 2.24 meq/l = 6.2 dkH LaMotte – 116ppm = 2.32 meq/l = 6.5 dkH SeaChem Test 1 – 7 drops / 2 = meq/l = 3.5 meq/l = 9.8 dKH / 175ppm SeaChem Test 2 – 6 drops / 2 = meq/l [...]
December 11, 2007
2004 – 2007. This was my right hand man. I’ve had this shrimp as long as there’s been live rock in this tank. R.I.P., little buddy.
November 27, 2007
David Saxby’s reef tank is out of this world. Check the video on Youtube. From TOTM Article on UltimateReef David Saxby’s tank has become a thing of legend, featured in magazines and on television it is understandable that it commands such attention, now, UltimateReef is very proud to be amongst those that have witnessed this [...]
November 23, 2009
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