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Great shots Marc. Looks like an awesome place to visit.

I think they forgot the decimal point somewhere. Lol

The plant in front of the stone pillar is a hosta

The very last couple of lines discussed the weather. It was really nice, maybe 18° C at the most, and 13° C at night. I went from Basel to Grabs. Basel is in the upper left corner where France, Switzerland and Germany touch (Drei Lander Ecke), and then Grabs was a stone's throw away from Lichtenstein. (Google Maps Link)

Because we were driving, I had the opportunity to go into the country side and see the smaller towns instead of taking a train from major city to major city. We had a little bit of rain on the first day and the last day, but the rest of the time, it was partly cloudy with sunshine.

The plant with "nice gentle mixture of colors" is a member of the euphorb family, which has very characteristic little flowers which I like. The family is widely distributed worldwide and I'll be surprised if it's not in Texas.

Gorgeous photographs. I was wondering what the weather was like in Switzerland this time of year since a friend is there now. What part of the country were you in?

Originally Posted by Jnarowe

There's a wiced nice Monkey Puzzle tree on Fjord Drive in Poulsbo

I'll have to look for that next time I drive by. Hard to believe 2 people from Poulsbo are on this community.

Nice photography Marc, beautiful pictures! Hope you had a great time but glad you're back.

I was thinking the same thing. Most of what Marc took shots of grows well here. There's a wiced nice Monkey Puzzle tree on Fjord Drive in Poulsbo, as well as one down on Central Valley Road between Poulsbo and Silverdale. They are beautiful. ANother favorite of ours is the Weeping Alaska Cedar.

I recognized a few of the flowers in begining as we have them here in WA. The Xmas tree you mentioned is called a monkey puzzle tree, very very slow growing and actually quite saught after when they get large as they make beautiful table slabs.

Poppies...

Nice info Marc! I've been feeding my fish more since reading Adam Blundell's article. http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...giving-special

I got a copy of Ron's book last year, and started feeding my reef a lot more too. Would have loved to attend his talk, thanks for the synopsis Marc.

Phil

so with all that potassium I bet none of your fish get cramps!

Originally Posted by gerbilbox

I would like to see how these pics compare to when the halides are on, 'cause the ones you posted here looks very nice. Curious, what bulbs are on and what white balance did you use on your camera?

Only one MH bulb was off, which is the XM 250w 10,000K. The 400w 20,000K and the other 250w 10,000K were still on, as were the VHOs. My Nikon was set to Auto white balance.

Awesome Marc!! I love the side view!

I would like to see how these pics compare to when the halides are on, 'cause the ones you posted here looks very nice. Curious, what bulbs are on and what white balance did you use on your camera?

I wrote up a lengthy feeding article years ago, but I'll see about doing something newer:
http://www.melevsreef.com/feedings.html

looking good Marc. i like that the rock work leaves a lot of room for coral growth.

I was surprised by the banana as well! Any chance we can get an updated semi in-depth feeding article covering good feeding practices/foods for the 3 major categories (frozen, dry, people food)? I think it would be very informative and helpful! Thanks! Tank looks amazing, yours has inspired my own upgrade from a 55g reef to a 120 In-Wall with a fish room :P

I eat bananas, and when they are ripe and my fish are begging, I'll pinch off about 3/4" of banana and mash it up in the water with my fingertips and my fish devour it. The Purple Tang loves it, and Spock is happy to gulp down the biggest pieces. The Anthias are also on hand. Overall, I'd have to say all the fish eat some.