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  1. Gudgeon Gobies

    I recently released a few more anthias and gudgeon gobies into the reef. Here are two of the six gobies. The new fish were bathed in Safety Stop last Saturday and then placed in the Peacemaker for a few days - my usual procedure.

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    And then last night in total darkness I spied the tiger cowrie on the front glass, so I had to get a few pictures. These came out pretty nice considering I was shooting in the dark.

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  2. Happy skunks

    The Orange skunks are adding some nice activity right in the front of the reef. These pictures are a little bigger than usual, so I'm attaching them as thumbnails. Click on them for the bigger version.

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  3. Day 458: 15 month anniversary

    It's time for another mini-update. Here's how the tank looks today.

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    A view from the back.

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    The Anemone Cube

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    View from the living room

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    The newest addition are these little fish from Sustainable Aquatics. Originally I thought they were pink skunk clownfish, but they are actually ...
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  4. Saturday - it's raining... what to do

    Done:
    Clean the penductors and get the flow improved again
    Fix the sandbed on the left end of the reef
    Rearrange the rock and corals a little for a new look
    Remove dead coral rubble in the sand
    Make space around the Sebae anemone and move some zoanthids
    Clean the overflow panel
    Clean the Vortech pumps - soak in vinegar
    Feed the fish
    Water change
    Clean the sump of detritus, tube worms and other calcifications
    Clean the skimmer body ...
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  5. Eye candy

    Here are the other two birdsnests that showed up all on their own during the past six months.

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    Blue Polyped Montipora capricornis
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    Red Acropora sp.

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    Blue tort. I added some darkness to the background to make it stand out.

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