Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The "Mooosh" Pit

Amazing how many different colors, shapes and sizes mushrooms come in.. here is just a tiny selection of yumas,  ricordia, rhodactis and others. Would love to have a 'jawbreaker' one day.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

DIY'd and transformed...

The EcoPico is a great little light.. at 3W, it just didn't cut mustard. With a little work of the soldering iron and $15 in parts, the little scrawny light has been transformed in to a 12W par monster... yes, my supervisor was on hand to make sure the workmanship was up to snuff.

Monday, April 22, 2013

It's not about the size ..

Christine's 4-gallon nano-reef.. it's her tank  but I'll probably end up doing all the work.. doh...  as with all nano's,  the trick will be to keep a constant salinity and temperature level. Keeping organics levels low will also be a challenge; fortunately, I can perform regular LARGE water changes with mature water from the big tank.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Nay to Nematocysts! Boo!

Nematocyats are evil! Was rearranging some corals and got a not-so-little sting from my green bubble-tip anemone... will definitely have to be more careful next time... or make my girlfriend move her own corals, lol..

Monday, April 8, 2013

Candy Apple Red Zoas

My new favorite zoa / paly of the week :)