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What's a vermetid worm? It's a creature that casts a web into the water column to trap food as it blows by. Webs appear quickly as soon as the worm smells food

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What's making that web in my tank?
melev | 05 October
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Since MACNA, I've really enjoyed the mated pair of Golden Dwarf Moray eels I brought home.  They are quite active and out any time food hits the water.  While

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Super cute, right?
melev | 03 October
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When I'm really proud of my work, I shoot video.

A great custom-sump
melev | 04 July
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I recently purchased some new ballasts and bulbs for the 400g.  I've been observing the livestock and debated whether to change the current configuration to

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Comparing PAR of new & old bulbs
melev | 15 June
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Thomas Brown did a nice compilation of the interviews at RAP-Orlando, and my interview is interspersed within several segments of the episode.  I made it a

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Interviewed at Reefapalooza Orlando
melev | 26 May
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On the six month anniversary of the livestock in their new homes, I shot an iPhone video for you.

Six month video update
melev | 10 May
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For the past two weekends, a big Melev's Reef booth was set up to tell others about the new site, the new products available for purchase, and to meet and

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Back to back shows
melev | 04 May
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"When I'm just not feeling all that great about my tank, it's always nice to take some time to enjoy it from above. Stopping the pumps and gazing down or using

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When you need some motivation...
melev | 22 April
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When it comes to securing corals in our tanks, we need to use putty when super glue gel won't suffice. The 2-part epoxy putty offered by D-D The Aquarium

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D-D AquaScape Putty
melev | 20 April
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So I updated the website to the latest software, following the instructions to a T.  And it broke the site.  I should have saved a screenshot.    The entire

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Well that was fun... not
melev | 20 April
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One coral in my reef turned very pale. And oddly enough, that same exact species is in two other locations and did the exact same thing. It's very light, after

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It's never 100% perfect...
melev | 18 April
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