There are endless dive spots to visit in the world, but there’s no doubt in my mind that Galapagos is on the “bucket list” of every diver out there. I know it has always been on mine, and it absolutely did not disappoint. While the rules and regulations have changed a bit over the last few years with regard to combined land/water-based trips, you can still experience both underwater and topside locations on the same trip. Ideally, it would be perfect to book two weeks or more in Galapagos, the first ...
I've been working on this project for around a month. The planning has been going on for more than a year. With that being said, i'm a newb when it comes to this. For many years, I have kept freshwater tanks. After a recent move, I got rid of everything except the tank itself, and I decided to change over to a saltwater tank. I sure that I am ready for the challenge and am interested in learning the new techniques for this new part of the hobby. Heres the area before. unfortunately ...
Updated 05-18-2013 at 02:25 AM by melev
Once upon a time (OK last year) I had this shrimp and Gobi He looked lonely so the King of this section of reef (Me) went out and got him a little companion. In time, the little guy grew to where he could be friends, or maybe more than friends with the older guy. In the beginning the King was worried because the little gobi was tiny and he was afraid he would be eaten. The two gobies moved into the tunnel ...
So I'm writing this at 2:28 EST in an effort to: Try my best to document the spawning of my leather coral. I've seen hard coral spawn, gorgonians, but have yet to see a leather tree coral spawn. I will update this on Sunday evening with pictures, but for the moment, this is so I don't leave out details I would otherwise forget. Spawn noticed at approx. 2:09 am EST. All flow turned off immediately to determine source. Small white dots. Gametes? Eggs? < or ...
Updated 05-14-2013 at 11:20 PM by FlammySnake
It's been an interesting week for the reef. Alkalinity Testing alkalinity, I noticed that it was getting a little low, probably around 7 dKH rather than the normal 8 dKH. To raise it up slightly, I adjusted the pH controller from the 6.5 setting to 6.2 instead. The next day, I checked on the calcium reactor to find that nothing was coming out. Annoyed, I opened up the needle valve a quarter twist and flow resumed. The following day I checked on it again, and again no effluent. ...
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