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I just got back from a trip to California and was happy to see my reef alive and thriving.  Here's a quick video of some of the fish and corals from today.

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Happy fish
melev | 28 March
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When I hear about a new pest, I'm always curious to learn more.  Here's a thread about a spider (Pycnogonid) that actually eats acropora tissue.   http://www.

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Acropora spider
melev | 07 March
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When I got my new clownfish, I was a little worried about how I'd get them into their anemone without incident.  I didn't want the new fish to host in other

Putting clowns in an anemone
melev | 28 February
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A few years ago I had to drill some holes in a 40g breeder aquaarium, and filmed / photographed the process.  A couple of computer upgrades occurred and I lost

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How to drill a hole in glass
melev | 16 February
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Early last year, I built a huge sump for a customer in the Dallas area. In January I reached out for an update, and was sent a few pictures showing a beautiful

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Visiting an 800g reef
melev | 06 February
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You end up with some loose frags. Here's how to secure them to frag plugs. If you haven't heard of pegging, you'll find this interesting.

Securing & pegging frags
melev | 30 January
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What can you do to assure a BTA in your aquarium will live for years? Here are my thoughts, based on person experience. My original BTA is over 12 years old

Bubble Tip Anemone Care
melev | 22 January
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This week's video is about the new laser I purchased to kill aiptasia and majanos in my reef tanks.  

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Using a frikkin' laser beam
melev | 16 January
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Each day, my reef gets food several times. My livestock seems to love it.  Here are my thoughts.

Feeding - one of my favorite topics
melev | 08 January
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How long is too long?  Is there a peak of the day, and how do you program that?  MH vs LEDs... moonlighting... refugium photo period.  It's all explained in

My lighting period explained
melev | 27 December
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A lot of hobbyists own RO/DI systems but they don't seem to have a method to making water, and often run into issues.  This video shows how I use it each

How I use my RO/DI system, and why
melev | 19 December
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