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  1. How to get rid of Green Hair Algae

    This video discusses removing hair algae effectively, and adding a clean up crew to keep it away. Also, my tip to weakening it in the first place.

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  2. Power outage

    Today's wordy blog is about Sunday's power outage. We had a rainy weekend, but nothing that would suggest power would go out. About 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning, everything went dead. As usual, I was awake but winding down. UPS' were chirping, the Vortech pumps were providing flow from their battery backups, and I lit a couple of candles and filed a report with the power company. The recorded message was that power would be restored at 6:30 a.m. so I took a nap.

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  3. Looking more closely at some corals

    I took a few freehand shots today using the macro lens and extension tubes. These images could have been better using a tripod and slower shutter time, but I didn't go to that much effort. Can you identify these corals by look alone?

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  4. Anemones everywhere

    Here's the most recent video I've uploaded to my YouTube channel. Be sure to select 720p or better:

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  5. Ribbon Gorgonians shed. Did you know that?

    Every few weeks I'll spot this flat gorgonian shedding some skin. It's like a snake, or a bad case of sunburn peel. This is completely normal and coral appears to always look better thereafter. I've seen hermits climb these branches to pick away at the skin, or any other nuisance algae that tries to take hold.

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