Equipment

I tend to prefer to show you pictures of the reef when it is gorgeous, naturally. Not often do I post pictures like these.

Fear not, nothing is amiss. It was more cloudy before I took these pictures, and at this point post photo edit and typing up the blog, it's already a little more clear.

The calcium reactor burned through a lot of media over the past six weeks, pretty much liquefying ...

This week's video discusses how the new laser works.

A few weeks ago one of the local fish stores posted to our club forum indicating that anyone wanting to purchase a laser to zap aiptasia could be added to their waiting list. I'd already read threads about using lasers before, and watched some videos. Sign me up! I've used all sorts of products over the years to get rid of pest anemones, but not a laser beam.

Last Friday I got a call letting me know mine had come in, and Sunday I made the drive to Dallas North Aquarium to pick it ...

Power failure:
When the power goes out and I'm out of town, I get an email & a text to let me know. What I don't get is a follow up to let me know power has been restored. If the power goes out at 2 a.m. I have to ask myself if I should call my tank sitter to head over to my place to care for the situation.... or should I hope it all took care of itself? I've got some code in my system but it doesn't do what I'd hoped. Terence gave me a suggestion using a low voltage wallwort plug and a ...

Odds are there are many new features, but this basic one caught me off guard so I'm sharing it now. Fusion is no longer in Beta-stage, it's 100% live. If you've not opted to go this route yet, it's time to get your firmware updated and enjoy the cloud-based features. Number one for me is the speed. You can make a change and it implements it within half a second, compared to the older method (Apex App). Fusion is browser-based, so you can access it with any computer or smartphone and it will ...