Right before my trip to Arizona, I spent Thursday installing the Apex controller on my system, replacing the Aquacontroller 3 that I've had for several years. I prefer never to make a big change before a trip, but the AC3 had to be rebooted internally and I lost connectivity with it. Unable to check on the tank over the web when traveling is bad news, so I gritted my teeth and took the plunge and hoped that I would get lucky this time. What I have is the Apex brain, the display ...
Updated 01-24-2012 at 12:10 AM by melev
Yesterday, Fedex showed up with four big boxes from LiveAquaria. I couldn't believe my eyes. I mean, this can't be all my order. When I'd placed my order, there was some discussion of quantity, and I replied with "Surprise me." I'm not picky - I love my fishies and I wasn't sure what they had in stock ready to ship. ...
It is always a challenge to add new fish to an established reef, primarily because of territorial issues. Each fish in the tank has already picked out their favorite haunt, and they are not prepared to share space with a newcomer. As hobbyists, we always try to come up with ways that might work: dump them in and pray, add them after lights out, introduce many at once (shock and awe), or put them in a section divided off from the rest of the reef. Several years ago, a friend of mine ...
Updated 02-15-2012 at 02:33 AM by melev
First of all, everyone continues to ask me what is going on with the crated tank in my driveway. The trucking company and I finally made contact today, and they are going to show up tomorrow to take it to Indiana! The past few days, I've been looking in the 215g at the livestock. As I told you, I lost most of my SPS corals, and had maybe 5 pieces hanging on. Three are birdsnest corals with skin hanging ...
Updated 06-15-2012 at 12:09 AM by melev
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