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Micheal has been waiting for his new sump to ship out far longer than anticipated. Here's some pictures of what he's going to be receiving shortly.

The sump is a beast... it goes under his beautiful new Marineland tank. Included is a large ATO Reservoir that holds 26g of RO/DI water to replenish evaporation.




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I came across this video on Facebook and figured you'd enjoy it as well. Shot with the GoPro.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3258944037940

Screenshot from the facebook page:

I got a compliment today regarding one of my recent images, as it was true to life. To me, what I share on the web needs to match as closely to what the eye sees, and I try my best to keep it accurate. A few years ago, I specifically remember a guest standing in front of my reef tank and they said "wow, your corals look like your pictures." I had to laugh, since that should be our goal after all. Still, we often see images of corals that look incredible and wonder why ours don't look as nice. ...

The tank is really doing well lately, but that doesn't mean stop taking care of the mundane stuff. Tonight I hopped off the couch and scraped the inside of the sump clean of everything, siphoned it all out down the french drain, wiped down the skimmer body and cleaned the collection cup. While the two Dart pumps were off, the 5" strainers were soaked in vinegar & water, as well as the frag tank's Durso & perforated pipe. Sponges and other creatures were clogging the holes, and what I'm assuming ...

If you are a breeder, are you going to attend the annual Marine Breeder Initiative Workshop? This is the place to be. Learn from the people that have helped us understand what it takes to breed fish, spending countless hours to bring tank-raised fish to our aquariums.

Melev's Reef is proud to be one of the sponsors for the event, providing RO/DI filters for five attendees. You need good water to be successful, right? Here's a way to save a some money for more tiny fish food, filter ...