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  1. google earth

    apparently google is funding a program to map the great barrier reef. this all goes up in september but they have a sneak peak on this website.

    http://www.catlinseaviewsurvey.com/

    its pretty freakin awesome!
  2. new pics/ advice on feeding sun corals

    Here are some recent pics of some of my corals. My tank is mostly LPS with a couple of SPS, leathers, shrooms and zoo's

    here's a lobo
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    here's the fungia, which has really gotten fat

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    some pink/green hammers

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    the orange monti cap, which measures about a foot across.

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  3. Some pics (still "working" with the camera)

    My wife received this gift from her parents last year (or the year before), a Nikon D60.

    I figured i would put it to good use and have been using these sites,

    http://www.melevsreef.com/take_great_pictures.html
    http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/

    to try and "learn" photography (i use the term "learn" loosely because thus far have had mixed results).

    There are a million different settings and combination of settings ...
  4. pic

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    figured i start with a full tank shot. this one is from 1/16/2012. I had just bought a favia and fungia. more pics to follow of those.
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  5. the unofficial beginning

    Prologue

    I have been at this hobby for the past 8 years (coming up). I have had sucess to varying degrees, which magically corolate with overall interest (aka: Husbandry).

    I must admit I am cheapskate (to a certain degree). As well as an advocate for "why pay for something that I can do myself?"

    I have a 125 gallon tank with 55 gallon sump, that is filled two thirds for about 160 gallon total volume. I have a Aqua C EV-180 protein skimmer. For ...