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My wife and the kids usually share Thanksgiving with two of our friends and godparents to our children. They came to our house this year and we had a great feast. The turkey was fried to perfection and we ate until we were fat and happy. And no, we did not burn down the house or kill the family by frying the turkey.

I found out that they had a Cannon macro lens and asked to borrow it to take pictures of the reef. This is my first experience with the lens, so it took some getting ...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from the Reef Addicts Crew!!! Hope everyone has a safe and tummy full day!!

Hi everyone, it has been a while. I moved and had to down size a bit. our new house has lots of wood in the house and really no place for an 8 foot tank. in the mean time I had to setup the 240 in the garage. It stayed there for about a year and I really did not take as good care of it as i should have. Now I have a 135 gallon 72x18x24 it has only one overflow on one end in the corner. I do have my same skimmer from the 240 an ev240 with a Mag 18. all of my chems Magnesium, Calcium, Alkalinity, ...

Hi all! I've been reading blogs from this site for a long time now and figured it was time I share my setup. My tank has been setup now for 8 months. My plan it to create a mixed reef system, SPS dominant. I only have a few corals currently, and want to make sure my system is matured and have been waiting until I get all the equipment I want before adding more coral. This is my first setup so I have been researching and experimenting so I get it all right the first time. My setup includes: ...

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The final part of my SCUBA certification involves open water dives this weekend. I'm going to two different lakes, one per day. The car is loaded up with gear and an ice chest will hold food and drinks.

What you see in this image are two air tanks, 5mm wet suit, 5mm hoodie vest, BCD, weights, log book, and a few smaller items. Not pictured are my fins, prescription mask, snorkel, and booties. And towels, clothes, first aid kit, etc.

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