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  1. 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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  2. A nice low electricity bill

    This bill arrived last night, and I was grinning from ear to ear.

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    Every year, Texas residents have the right to pick a power company via a website called powertochoose.org and I found a company called Hino two months ago. My previous contract just expired a couple of days before. As I looked at this list of companies, I spotted this offer and couldn't believe my eyes.

    I called the company to find out what the fine print hid from
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    Electrical
  3. Product Reviewed: Nyos Quantum 300 protein skimmer

    My latest video discussed the Nyos 300 skimmer, including a full breakdown of all its parts. Full written review here:
    http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...rotein-skimmer

    Updated 05-18-2016 at 04:41 PM by melev

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  4. Ocean-related in-home art

    I met a local artist at Dallas Comic Con events two years ago, and discovered she used to be in the saltwater hobby herself. Lhars Ebersold does some beautiful work, some of which I've shared from her Instagram account from time to time. This is her.



    I hired her to create some special light switch and outlet covers to dress things up here at Melev's Reef, and she did an incredible job. Here are some pictures. ...
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    DIY projects
  5. 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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