True to form…

Due to a case of spring fever, a common affliction for many Chicagoans as we finally get regular temperatures above 50 or 60*F, there is quite a lack of updates on StonyReef. Aside from daily kH checks, I haven’t tested my water since early April, nor have I done so much as a water change [...]

Fish Gone Wild…

I always think it’s interesting to see the animals we keep in our aquariums in their natural habitat. Here are some photos I took diving & snorkeling in Kauai last summer. Pocillopora eydouxi (?) & damsels

Pocillopora eydouxi

Yellow tang w/ appropriately sized swimming area

Pair of Chaetodon lunula

Sea Turtle

Sea Turtle

Reef Safe?

Reef Safe?

Reef Safe?

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Shark at 1000m…

“This six-gill shark (Hexanchus) was filmed during a submersible dive off the northeast coast of Molokai at a depth of 1000m (3280ft). The 2 red laser dots are 6 inches apart, resulting in a length of about 18 ft for the shark. Great ecstatic live commentary by University of Hawaii Oceanography Professor Jeff Drazen! Many [...]