Since a mouse or mice chewed through the blue self-flattening hose in the garage, I had to get a new piece. When I got some in 2011, you had to buy it by the foot requiring a Home Depot employee to cut it and provide you with a ticket to hand to the cashier. Now you just buy a roll. I got a 10' package of "1.5 inch Flat Discharge Hose" for $10, and as I walked to the car I spotted a brand new black zip tie in the parking lot perfect for this project. The reason I use this tubing ...
I mentioned that I expected more shrimp several days ago, but when I looked under her hood so-to-speak, they weren't ready yet. Tonight there was no doubt. I hoped to capture the release on video, but she refused to cooperate if any light was on. So as soon as the event occurred, all flow as halted, the Azurelite was placed over the corner of the tank, and I shot these with my 105mm Macro lens on the full set of extension tubes. I used a ...
Shooting with a 105mm Macro lens and two stacked tubes (12mm + 20mm), I captured some corals. Look at the skin on this beige gorgonian. I never realized it looked like that until now, and I've had it for two years. Green lobophyllia polyp's edge. Orange centered lobophyllia. Orange acanthastrea that is usually ...
Here are some interesting things that grow in our tanks that aren't readily visible. You may even have wondered if they are okay or not. Unless I state differently, most items taken in my reef are fine or I would have eliminated them. Asterina starfish. They self-propagate by ripping themselves apart and grow more arms from the center. For the most part, they are well-behaved. Sometimes you'll see them on zoanthids, and it might be good to rescue the polyps manually. If they appear ...
60g lit by one Radion Gen2 LED fixture End of tank view of the 400g in 10,000K mode. Front of 400g in 10,000K mode. 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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