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  1. Berghia Nudibranchs

    Anyone have any experience with these critter. According to the e-saler they only eat aiptasia anemones.

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  2. Recent Pics from Midnight's Reef

    Just a few shots from my new Iphone 4s to see how good the camera on it would perform.

    Some pesky aiptasia have gotten into the zoas
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  3. Reef Dynamics or Super Reef Octopus skimmer?

    I am trying to decide between a Reef Dynamics INS 180 or a SRO XP-2000.

    They both appear to have the same price, so now it is just a matter of available space, performance, and quality.

    I have heard that Reef Dynamics makes a great skimmer, however, something in the back of my mind keeps nagging me if it is outdated and not as great a performer as everyone says it, at least compared to newer skimmers such as the XP-2000. I have a Tunze 9010 skimmer, which several people ...
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    Equipment
  4. Are you a real Reefer?

    Are you a “real” reefer? You know- a hardcore, not-afraid-of-getting-your hands-wet type? I thought so…of course you are! You must be a nervous wreck! You’ve literally got water on the brain! I know you do. It’s funny; we often hear of the “therapeutic” value of aquarium keeping: It’s stimulating, relaxing, intellectual, etc. Good for the mind, good for the soul…blah, blah, blah. Aquarium KEEPING, or aquarium VIEWING?

    Let’s be honest with ourselves: Is a reef keeper ever truly “relaxed”? ...
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    Random Thoughts
  5. In the beginning..

    Well,here we go.In the beginning there was a freshwater tank.Then 2,3,4,7!Then there were aquatic plants(by the 5 gal bucket load).Then there were Cichlids and Rainbows and everything between. And then there was a void and nothing could fill it.And then there was marine,and it was terrible.All the rules of fresh were useless(not all) and all was lost.Back to beginnings and years of reading and learning and modelling other peoples systems.My first question is , what would YOU do with a refugium measuring ...