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  1. Midas Blenny Rescue

    I intially sat down to seek help on how to get my Midas Blenny out of the back corner overflow. At some point last night the mischievous fellow made the jump into the overflow, and it must have been a perfect jump as there is not much of a gap between the screen that covers the tank and overflow wall.

    My wife not only was the one to spot him in the overflow, but she devised the rescue plan and executed it. She worked with a net for about 5 minutes, then had me drop a few food pellets ...
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  2. A few recent pictures

    Mimic filefish, aka Dyson


    Dyson mimicing Spock


    Helfrichi firefish, the last of three


    Strombus Grazer in the refugium


    Raffle prize at the recent DFWMAS frag swap, possibly ...
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  3. Moonlighting Video - Matt's 29g Rimless w/ SPS, Clams, Dendro and More

    Here's a new video. A three month video that also shows my moonlighting. More videos to come soon...

    It's worth going to youtube and watching it in HD... especially for the green slimer.



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZrWdebDwr0
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  4. Sand Questions

    When I order my rock from Marco Rocks for my 180 build i just went ahead and ordered the sand with it. My question is it is very fine and isnt settling out, I have never run anything this fine before and could use some advice. When it got here i about didnt use it but against my better judgment i put it in anyhow. If any one is using it or a fine sand like it please chime in here im think i might have screwed up on this one. Id post some shots of the tank but you can see in over a 1in
  5. Sump Build Project

    I'm going to be posting about my project to upgrade my old sump to a new Melev's reef custom sump.

    Here is where I'm starting from:

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    Cramped quarters and a real mess.

    Here is the new sump after testing it for leaks:

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    I'll be posting as I get this installed and some tricks I've figured out along the way.
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