Episode 17 is available from Reefcast.com - this show is the Flower Gardens presentation given during the Saturday night Gala at MACNA XVIII. The Flower Gardens is the closest natural reef to Texas in the Gulf Coast. The video and slideshow was amazing; the audio is the next best thing.
Here's my new Tort frag! I did the iodine dip test and found no flatworms, and it looked safe for my system. I picked it up at Fish Gallery in Dallas.
Acropora tortuosa
'm back from Switzerland. The funeral was beautifully handled, and spending time with family was the best thing I could have done. The reef tank looks like it did fine without my presence. Thank you Steve (TCU_reefer) and Frank (Franks-tanks.com) for looking after the system while I was out of town. You both did an excellent job and allowed me to focus on important family matters for the past week.
A new page has been added to the site:
How to change the filters in an RO/DI unit.
FYI, Reefcast Episode #13 is available!
I'm heading to MACNA on Thursday, and Evan is riding shotgun. We're taking all the goodies for our Reefcast booth in the vendor's hall. While I'm away, I've recruited some local help to check on the tank once a day.
I treated my tank with a new product called Red Slime Control by Blue Life USA.
I completely drained and cleaned out the refugium yesterday, washed all the sand, shook off the macro and LR in rinse saltwater, and set it up anew. The cyano in that zone was so out of control, I figured I needed to reduce the nutrient level trapped in that compartment. It looks much better, but I'm very sore after working on that for over three hours. That would be the one drawback to a huge sump, when trying to reach the back portion.
My site has a few more pages updated.
The site continues to get new pages replacing the older ones.
Mandarin Diner
Mandarin Care
Phytoplankton
The ID page has a beautiful new banner
Proper Feeding Methods
Suncorals
Tonight I treated a coral for red bugs. If you want all the gory details, here's the page.
