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  1. Fish pictures

    As requested, here are a few fishy pictures.





    Yellow Tangs



    Potter's Angel


    Some of the ORA fish I got in last week, which include a Blue Mandarin, Canary Blennies, Orchid Dottybacks, ...
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  2. A fancy upgrade to my RO/DI setup

    Six months ago, I ordered two components for my drinking water, and yesterday it was finally installed. The first was a bladder tank. This holds the drinking water (RO water, not RO/DI) under pressure for quick on-demand water use. It holds 3g of water, so I can use it to make coffee, ice tea, and fill up water bottles like the wind.

    Blue tubing was run from the RO system behind the refrigerator and dishwasher to the bladder tank under the sink. A small hole had to be drilled through ...

    Updated 10-28-2011 at 09:59 AM by melev

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  3. I've been impulsive and bad lately.

    For some reason, I can't seem to get enough fish for my tank, but I'm putting my foot down and stopping the madness.

    Two weeks ago, I added the 30 Chromis plus the two little clowns you saw in my frag tank. Then last Friday I received 19 fish from ORA that I acclimated directly into my tank since I had to fly out to SoCal for Reefapalooza. I couldn't expect my tank sitter to care for them in a small cube holding 14g of water with no active filtration.

    Then yesterday ...

    Updated 10-27-2011 at 12:59 AM by melev

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    New Additions
  4. An acrylic request

    I had a request for a custom cover for a 10g aquarium being used as an ATO reservoir. This lid will fit in the inner lip of the 10g tank. A slot allows for both the tubing and a powercord leading to the pump. It has a small handle to make it easier to take the lid off.



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  5. RAP - Day 1

    A few images from Reefapalooza for y'all. Attendance was strong today, which is always good for the vendors.

    This new reactor from Aquamaxx keeps the biopellets spinning in rotation. Not tumbling, more like orbit. I'm going to have to try this one out myself.


    Curt from Neptune Systems was answering questions.

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