Tank Entry

If you follow my blog, you know I like all things tiny. So I'm always looking for small things in my reef. Today I saw a squiggly thing and didn't recognize it. Was it even alive? Was it fish poop? Look up at that thing, I looked down on the substrate beneath to see if I could find "the other half" of whatever it might be.

Turns out it was a snail, but I've never seen one without the shell. There was a large Astrea shell on the sandbed for the past couple of days, and I attributed ...

How do you keep your passion for reefkeeping? For me, it's seeing something new. Usually the best way to see something new is to visit a local fish store (LFS if you're new and don't know this acronym). As you wander around from fish tank to fish tank, you'll see all sorts of interesting fish, corals and invertebrates. Not everything you see is a candidate for your aquarium, possibly because of size limitations or maybe because of temperament. So you stare at the subject, looking on in awe of ...

Just uploaded to my youtube channel last night. I talk about the nitrate spike, water changes, the new frag system, and why I don't recommend rimless acrylic tanks.

Earlier today, I noticed all the anemones looked strange, somewhat supersized. This one is my oldest anemone, purchased back in 2003. See how the tentacles look more like candle flames? That's not what I normally see, so I knew something was up.

No pictures of the event yet, but I did want to post about this evening. As the lights over the 60g Anemone Cube began to fade and turn more and more blue, I noticed the tank was looking a little ...

Today marks 26 months since the 400g was started anew. While it isn't perfect and I have some pests to target, I took pictures and did water tests to see how things are. Yesterday, a number of DFWMAS members came out for a Photography Workshop so the tank was cleaned prior to their arrival. Today I just swiped the glass clean, waited a couple of hours and took a series of pictures with three different lenses (18-200mm, 50mm, and 105mm).

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