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The consensus was that the black acrylic panel expanded slightly and pushed the end of the tank apart, I believe. The new version is made differently. I'm about to post a fresh blog about it.

Love that they kept the Melev's Reef sticker/crate. Also...'bout freakin time!

Looking forward to seeing it progress into an awesome reef

Awsome yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! About time....

That is great news! Can't wait to see the transfer and re-start. Man,man it's been a long time!

did they ever say whether they figured out the flaw? I can't remember if you said in an earlier post or not. so does this mean you have a long weekend of fun and pictures to look forward to?

No, different guy this time.

Was it the same driver?

April fools!!!!
(in november!)

tank arrival AND these pictures! its as if Christmas is arriving early for us all

I always love your pics Marc, looking forward to more...

My interest is in tropical reefs too. so I may do the classroom and pool dives here, then finish the open water work someplace tropical. However, google Alaskan Corals sometime. I think you'll be surprized.

I say cold, but if I had to do what you are dealing with, it would be in a dry suit. Different method, also interesting but not really of interest since I'm into reef fish and reef corals.

Congratulations Marc! This is something I want to do soon too. But cold water? The dive school here goes to Valdez in the winter to dive in the ocean for the open water portion. Everything else is frozen over.

Yes. I documented both days on the front page of the site.

So are you official now Marc?

My second motor just went out on mine Iv had it for about a year. Love it but the motors don't last. But they replaced them for free. Still waiting for the 3rd motor to get here.

During the healing phase, don't forget to ice the sprain as well. Rest, Ice, Compression and exercise is what they teach us in physical therapy classes. So be careful and take it easy. You can mixed crushed ice with some rubbing alcohol in a ziplock baggie and put in the freezer until it turns to a slushy consistency, and it makes for an awesome icepack. Wrap it in a single layer of a towel and put on your ankle, should help reduce the swelling.

Thanks for the advice.

Automating the tank was easy. I have a friend who does the morning show I listen to on the radio. Yesterday he said he wasn't going to work today because they were prerecorded. I told him I wish I could do that with my job. Especially since a lot of my service calls are the same thing over and over. Hope the ankle feels better tomorrow, don't forget to exercise it. Immobilizing a sprain is not really the best thing. That allows the tendons to become too tight and lose flexibility.