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  1. Eggs!

    Today I noticed this tubeworm feather duster had a cluster of eggs around the tube. Apparently this tubeworm (or another one) spawned and the eggs probably got snagged on the hard tube instead of being washed away into the filtration. Which allowed me to get a picture of them. Neat!

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  2. A difference in temperature noticed

    Not the most interesting topic, but I saw this curiosity and wanted to share it.

    I just checked my tank temperature for the 400g reef, and then for the 60g frag system. The first one uses metal halides, vhos, and a small cooling fan. The second one uses LED lighting and no fan. Look at how the temperature is smoother in the first one and more jagged in the second one. Never noticed until now.

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  3. In spite of me, my reef keeps going

    I say that tongue in cheek, but in a way it's true. One of the best pieces of advice I got from Joe's 20,000g reef (video) was how he stays ahead of trouble before it happens, steering the 'ship' to avoid catastrophe. Fixing stuff post-wreck is far more expensive and time consuming.

    Earlier this year, I explained how nitrates rose to extreme levels for no good reason. It just happened and I couldn't explain it. I did a number of things to get them back under control, and last Sunday's ...

    Updated 05-29-2016 at 06:18 PM by melev

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  4. Update on the captive bred yellow tangs

    Here they are as of tonight. They are doing quite well, fattening up nicely.

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  5. Red Spot Cardinalfish

    In February, I got an order of these fish and two months later I still have them. They seem to be doing quite well, and eat well every night. I feed them some thawed Rod's Food.

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