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If you haven't, it's one amazing looking clown from Papua New Guinea. A friend of mine received one last year, because he's a fish breeder. As you can imagine, he's been barraged with queries regarding mating and possibly viable egg clutches ever since. Matt's a busy guy, but he went out of his way to assure that this fish was well cared for every time Murphy threw something its way.

The next milestone was reached at last. Read his latest entry here: http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com/?p=1117 ...

When people come to visit, they often talk about how clean my system is. I clean everything at some point, never all at once in a single day because there is too much to do. Every few weeks, I clean the glass with a hotel Room Card (those plastic credit cards they hand you), swiping it between the glass and the sandbed to keep the view of the sand clean. I scrape off any algae along the sand bed, near the silicone seams, and along the entire top edge where the water laps up against the eurobracing. ...

Water test of RO/DI water: .5ppm Ammonia


Water test of Tap water: 1ppm Ammonia


Water test of tank water: 0 Ammonia


Thanks for making me break out my kit, Kirk of DFWMAS. I'm adding Seachem's Prime to my ATO reservoir, and purifying a pump so I can lower it in there to mix up the product ...

Hi guys. I flew into Little Rock to speak to the club on Saturday. The first presentation was Reef Photography, where I talked about the basics about what needs to be considered. After lunch, I spoke about Pests. Once done, a fragging workshop ensued. Everyone had a good time. I'm about to head to the airport so I can get back to my own reef. It was hot & humid here, you'd think it was Texas.

Btw, last week I injured myself ...

Sanjay Joshi recently published his results on measurable flow in the tank, testing a number of pumps many of us use. I received this email from Ecotech Marine, one of our sponsors:

EcoTech Marine Pumps Deliver More Flow than Promised

New study proves that flow from the VorTech family of pumps exceeds even the company's own advertised claims

EcoTech Marine, the company that revolutionized the reef aquarium propeller pump, is pleased to announce the results ...