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Last month, Thomas Brown went around doing interviews with the vendors. However, he doesn't lubricate his interviewees with Crown Royal like we do on Reef Addicts, so I had to mess with him a different way. Thomas did a really nice job editing this video by cutting up those chats into short segments and mixing them up to keep it moving along nicely. You'll be surprised how quickly it is over, and he even included some bloopers. (I think he stole that concept from me!)

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I was watching a couple vids on the Orphek site and I noticed Marc and his booth in one and his booth in the background of a few pics. You definitely get around Marc!

May 3, that's like 16 days from now. Come attend the full day event and have fun with like-minded hobbyists.

www.dfwnextwave.com/register

Before attending Fragniappe, I had the opportunity to visit this fish store. Coral Connection is a two-story business with a history. Years ago, it was a place to hang out, where you enjoyed a daiquiri and talked about the hobby. Over time, it morphed into a full business, but as you walk around you still feel like it used to be a bar.

As soon as I walked in, I was amused by the sign on the door.

The lower level has a number of ...

Around Bermuda, lionfish are being studied by divers wearing rebreathers. They need this specialized gear to be able to descend to 200' and have time to stay down long enough to study them more closely. CNN shared the story in today's news:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/18/tech/i...tic-linendoll/

While diving last month, Jessica shots this video of a lionfish being taken out by one of our dive party. Lionfish lay 30,000 eggs or more at a ...