Photography/Video

I came across this video by accident tonight, and had to share it with y'all. What a stunning system, and the camera does excellent macros.

Since the breakdown of the 400g, I've not really be motivated to share images of what is going on. The more I think about it, the more aggravated I become with the situation of having to start all over again, and about the losses of corals during the switchover.

Here's how the reef looks to me each day.



I feel like I'm ignoring Spock since she's kind of out of sight, and it's a squeeze for me to ...

I've been very busy with everything lately, not unlike many of you. The 400g is completely empty, and Marineland and I are still trying to come up with the best plan to get the reef up and running again. I took a few pictures of the livestock but haven't had the time to edit and share them here on RA.

However, I shot a brief video when I was dosing Phosphate Rx to bring the level down where it belongs, and wanted to share:

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It's late, probably between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m. and I still needed to feed the suncorals. The food was waiting nearby, thoroughly thawed since the majority had been fed to my reef earlier this evening. When the reef is dark the suncorals open up to feed, and as long as I feed them often they are predictable.

When I feed the suncorals in my frag tank, I turn off all the flow and turn on the white light above to see those little hungry mouths. The deep green branching suncoral has ...

The two new angels were released into the reef with zero issues. No aggression, no drama, nothing to worry about. They seem to be making themselves at home nicely.





Here's the Mystery Wrasse and the new African Flameback.


While the camera ...