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This fish had a back story, so I made a video about it. It's a rare fish, and considered reasonably reef safe. When I first saw it so long ago, I was blown away and always wished I could get one.  C. interruptus is usually wild-caught, but I was able to get this one from a fish breeder who raised it from eggs. It's still a juvenile, at 9 months old. 

Hatched Sept 7, 2021, "Flare" has a new home with me.  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMJ6avhG6Rw

For fun, being curious about how many videos I'd uploaded to my youtube channel last year, and after checking analytics as well as metrics, these are some interesting statistics:

BRS just uploaded all the MACNA presentations from this year's event in Las Vegas. Here's my presentation, which focuses on the decision-making process and the types of equipment you'll want to consider for that next build.

Melev's Reef is giving out $25 gift cards from today until Christmas!  All you have to do to enter to win:

• Like our facebook page: www.facebook.com/melevsreef
• Tag three friends
• Share the post from the melevsreef page PUBLICLY on your wall.

Winners will be announced daily on the melevsreef page. Check daily to see if you won!

This week's video is about a power panel I've been wanting to build for my frag system. All the gear that was on the floor is now finally up on the wall in a nice tidy panel, which looks nice and is easily accessible for me. There's no cover for this project because I didn't want one -- I like to just reach over and press a button or unplug something easily.

I tend to overthink everything, and like to work systematically toward growth both for my business as well as the youtube audience I've acquired over the past couple of years. Some videos are easy to do, others are very involved both in the filming process as well as the editing portion. My goal is to be informative and still semi-entertaining so as not to bore people. We all lead busy lives, and don't have the time to watch every last word / frame of a video, yet I actually worry about every last word and frame before I compile and upload it for the world to see.

I ran up to Home Depot today to get some new router bits, and as I was walking down the main aisle I spotted this awesome adjustable-height workbench.  The table's surface is completely smooth, unlike many I've inspected.  I need one that is 100% flat for my acrylic work, and the fact that this one could be raised up nice and high was even better.