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 [...]

Pacific Plastic

Today is Earth Day. Perfect time to do the “3 days of lights out” on the tank. It’s a also a good time to think about the impact we, as individuals, have on the world around us. At home, we try to be as prudent as possible in regards to the environment, but when it [...]

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?

More photos can [...]