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  1. Melev

    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!
  2. lawnmower blenny and tiger pistol shrimp!

    ok, i will make this real quick because I can not believe what I am seeing in my tank right now. I have not seen my tiger pistol shrimp in months...literally I have not seen this shrimp since I added him to the tank months ago. Well over the last few days I have notices his burrow has gotten much larger over night than previously. Well I am not sure if there is any history to this but I have just watched the lawnmower blenny "stand watch" while the tiger pistol comes out of the burrow ...
  3. "Slow" marine animals show their secret life under high magnification

    Great clip of stuff we miss in our busy life. Have a watch.


    http://vimeo.com/88829079
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    Photography/Video
  4. Stuff you don't see every day...

    Yesterday as I was cleaning the glass and specifically near the area where the sandbed meets the glass, I accidentally bumped this acropora with my elbow. I use a plastic room key card (like a credit card) to clean the harder spots in the tank, and sometimes my arm makes contact with a coral. I always recoil and hold my breath hoping I didn't damage a colony, but this broke was quick. I watched the branch fall slowly toward the sandbed, and felt disgusted with myself. For the time being, the ...
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    Tank Entry
  5. sps update (no pictures sorry)

    Just a quick update on the current status of my tank and newest attempt at acropora as well as an update on a couple of others. Fist off I am excited to say that it appears I seem to be getting some new growth at the tips of my acropora and also I seem to have some very nice coloration changes in the new growth on the tips. All of the polyps are very open and eager at all times.

    I am currently still dosing prodiobio, digest, and reefbooster every two weeks and I am target feeding the ...
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    Tank Entry , ‎ Feeding