Random Thoughts

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”? ...

5 years with our Blue Ribbon Eel

Here are some pics and vids of our Blue Ribbon Eel in our office. We got him in summer of 2006, and uploaded the pics and vids in 2007...










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After getting settled in to the new house I decided on the perfect space for me next reef. While wanting to take a little more time off, I just couldn't help thinking of how great my next reef would be.

I was planning a 300g in wall build with large fishroom in half of the garage. While the idea was just perfect in my head, my wife had other ideas. You see, she has been very tolerant of my reefing addiction over the years. She is actually the one that got me into saltwater but she ...

Ok well my last entry was almost two years ago when this site was just getting going. I had posted about my 65g shallow sps reef build. Well about a month after that some things in life happened that changed my reefing plans! First, my wife and I found out that we were pregnant with our second child. Shortly after that news I received a promotion at work which required us to move to a new city. My plans were to get settled and then start my reef build back up again. Well work was crazy and then ...

I came across an interesting interview with Giacomo Bernardi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, while listening to one of my favorite podcast, Science Sort Of..., and I wanted to share it with community at ReefAddicts. They talk about the unusual behavior of a particular wrasse that was observed in nature. It is the first fish ever reported to use tools!
Here is the link to the podcast episode which I strongly recommend everyone listen ...