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  1. Late night goings on

    If you are nocturnal like me, you'll grab a flashlight to see what the corals are doing in darkness. I've used a few different flashlights over the years, but by far my favorite is the all blue one that Frag Junky / Orphek released at MACNA last year. It's so incredibly bright blue that corals pop with color.

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    Left to right: Maglight, Reefs Magazine LED, Red Critter Torch, and Orphek's LED chip.

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    Updated 02-16-2014 at 01:43 PM by melev

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  2. Yellow Scroll coral over time

    Back in 2011, I spotted a nice bowl-shaped Yellow Scroll coral at the frag swap. No-one was buying it, and I figured it must be expensive. To my surprise, it was $20 and yet not a single buyer. "Done," I said, handed him a $20 bill and walked away. I picked it up at the end of the event, and the seller told me he was glad I bought it because he knew it would do well in my system.

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    It quietly grew in ...
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  3. Full moon coincides with Peppermint Shrimp fry release

    Saturday night, just after lights out... I was in the kitchen with the overhead lights on. The reef was already heading into sleep mode, but I noticed my Peppermint shrimp was out and about, very active. I'd noticed a few days ago that she was carrying eggs, and I had a feeling she was getting ready to release them. I'd not witnessed this in a very long time, and quickly dashed off to get my camera to capture the event.

    The tank light was off, so I relied on the flash. Starting off ...
  4. Making the jump to LEDs

    So I finally decided to take the plunge into LEDs and after much debate I have chosen Ecotech Radion Pros. I picked up a couple Gen 1 standard models back in October but they didnt seem like enough for my tank so I went ahead and upgraded them to Pros in November. So what I have now is three Radion Pro Gen 2s over my 210 gallon mixed reef which replaced my three 14k Phoenix 250 watt Metal Halides.

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    The used lights actually came with the hanging ...

    Updated 02-18-2014 at 12:53 AM by melev

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    Tank Entry , ‎ Lighting , ‎ Equipment
  5. Full Tank Shots for February

    60g lit by one Radion Gen2 LED fixture

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    End of tank view of the 400g in 10,000K mode.

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    Front of 400g in 10,000K mode.

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    In other news, I've been updating the shop area of my website to make it easier to find products. Here's the link: http://melevsreef.biz/catalog

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