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  1. Day 286: A few pictures and an update

    It had a few moments this evening to shoot some of the reef.

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    Next weekend is MACNA, which takes place in Denver Colorado. I've been very busy taking care of customer orders, building acrylic wares and answering questions. It'll ...
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  2. Update 8/17

    By now I suppose we’ll call this aquascape v2.6?
    I decided to swap out the top rock on the left with a large, much flatter rock. I was concerned with coral placements; they really wouldn’t have any place to go with only being 2”-3” from the top… This gives every one a little more room. The rock was drilled and threaded onto the PVC pin thats part of the cave base rock below.

    As of 8/15
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  3. If you love your skimmer, here's what you do.

    Chardo TheBull decided that he really loves his new skimmer, and quickly developed a close bond with it. Over the past 24 hours, they've been inseparable. And he's got the selfies to prove it. Most of us just take a few pictures of our newest acquisition and share them online but Chardo... see for yourself.

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  4. My daily view

    Every day, the first thing I see is my reef and it keeps my company all day long. I check on a few things once the coffee is brewing. One comment I hear from a lot of visitors is that the glass is so clean. It's true, I prefer to keep my view unobscured and will make sure to swipe it often with the cleaning magnet. When stubborn spots appear, a plastic credit card is used to scrape those away.

    I do have to give some credit to the glass itself. Starphire has a much prettier look ...
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  5. It won't stop growing.

    I've been watching the staghorn coral grow upwards for the past few months. When the tip hit the surface, I figured it would stop. But when I looked more closely at the tip, there are about 8 corallites poking up even though they have nowhere to go. It's kind of funny.

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    Here's a better picture of it. I left the pumps on so you can see it with the water level at the normal height.

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    And ...
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