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Over the past couple of days, I got some things done.

• Blowhole pump replaced with another one for an upcoming product review.
• Water tests completed, and the numbers look good.
• The 265g poly tank was cleaned out again, and refilled
  with RO/DI water to mix up new saltwater.
• A few majanos and aiptasias were zapped.

Still having fish losses. I saw another dead Sherbert Anthias blowing around in the tank, which means I only have one left of the three. A few dots appeared on ...

If you are in the area this weekend, you won't want to miss this event.



This was in my email:

As you guys*know our*Frag Swap is this Saturday November 12th.* We are working overtime making sure this is an amazing frag swap.* We are almost full with vendors and*the speakers are getting ready.**You do not want to miss this event!***The cost has gone up to $20 per individual and $25 for a family,

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While in Southern California last month for Reefapalooza, I wanted to stop by Ali's store again. Amazing Aquariums & Reefs is a great place to hang out and enjoy plenty of eye candy.







His store is very clean and comfortable to navigate. He specializes ...

My reef turns nine months old today and some thoughts about the past few weeks.




To start off, I'd like to showcase some of the newest additions.

Here's the Branching Tubastrea, usually called a black suncoral. You can see the tissue is dark green. Each night the polyps come out so I can spot feed them.


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Last night while I was watching a movie, I saw a lot of bright red lights race past my home. We've had paramedics out here for some of my older neighbors in the past, but something made me double check. When I looked up the street, I saw a neighbor's home on fire. So I grabbed my Nikon and a 50mm lens to see if I could get some pictures. Late night shooting isn't easy, and I figured this was a good excuse to try. I shot in Manual mode at a high ISO, and kept the aperture around f/8.
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