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I got through the international security here at LAX three hours before my flight, and was able to do a short livestream from the Fiji Airways gate. I posed the question: What'

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I'm at the gate now...
melev | 01 December
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Last February, I booked my trip from Dallas to Suvasuva, Fiji... and the entire time all was well.  Until this morning, that is. I got an email mere hours before I'm about to

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I'm supposed to be flying toward Fiji...
melev | 01 December
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In my live stream on Saturday, I announced to the world that I was going to hook up an ATO to my christmas tree. Why? Because I'm crazy.  No seriously, once I tried to water

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I warned you that I was going to do it... and I did it.
melev | 28 November
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Red bugs (Tegastes acroporanus) are small flea-like beasts that can infest smooth-skinned acropora sp.   Some reefers have gone out of their way to eliminate them from

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Red Bugs - No More!
melev | 27 November
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When I built my sump way back in 2010 for this 400g reef, I made a bigger bubble tower for the three drains.  That seemed rather simple.  Then later I added the 60g anemone

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That project I've been wanting to do for six months? Done!
melev | 26 November
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Do you practice safe reefkeeping? No matter where you go, no matter how much money is in your bank account, when you see that new coral you just have to have,

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Preventative Dips
melev | 24 November
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Recently I received a shipment of products from Brightwell Aquatics. I wanted to try out their

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Xport Nitrate Brick has been added
melev | 23 November
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What is the difference between a whelk and a Nassarius snail?  In the picture below, the creature on the left is a Nassarius snail, the one on the right is a whelk. Whelks get

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Whelk versus Nassarius
melev | 23 November
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Ein Closed-Loop-System für ein Becken ohne Bohrungen  

English version here: 

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Building a Closed Loop (German)
melev | 21 November
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Feeding an aquarium seems simple enough. Buy a jar of flake food, and toss some in, right? Actually, that really isn’t a good idea for a variety of reasons. Hopefully you’ll

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Proper Feeding Methods
melev | 21 November
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