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  1. Jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

    During my trip last week, I shot some video of the beautiful jellyfish on display. Enjoy!



    A couple of other additions made the video. Gotta love the iPhone's capabilities.
    Tags: jellyfish
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    Photography/Video
  2. Peppermint Shrimp for Aptasia Control?

    After picking up some free live rock from a fellow reef keeper I noticed some Apstasia Anemones sprouted in various spots. Rather then rely on chemical to deal wit them I would like to add a Peppermint Shrimp to deal with this issue naturally. I already have 2 Cleaner Shrimp and I have read various stories of the Cleaner Shrimp killing the Peppermint Shrimp. Is this a normal incompatibility that I need to be concerned with and that maybe I should go the route of Berghia Nudibranchs? Any thoughts ...
  3. Picking Up My New Kessil a150w Ocean Blue LED Pendant Light.

    So I'm very excited this morning. My wife has been pretty good with my recent onslaught of purchased for the aquarium. Basically the lovely woman gave me the go ahead to purchase whatever I needed to make me happ.... I mean keep my beautiful aquarium in running order. So this morning I get to pick up my Kessil a150w Ocean Blue LED Pendant Light from the post office since I wasn't home Saturday to receive it. Then ...
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    Tank Entry , ‎ Lighting
  4. Safety Stop - do you use it?

    Yesterday our club held its Summer Social event: two air-conditioned chartered buses drove about 70 members around the metroplex to visit five local sponsors (fish stores). A lot of planning went into the event, and each store prepped for the sudden onslaught of potential customers pouring into their doors at once. I took plenty of pictures and will be sharing an upcoming blog about the entire day in the very near future.

    As we left each store, some newly purchased livestock was carefully ...

    Updated 04-20-2014 at 05:08 PM by melev

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    Water Chemistry , ‎ New Additions