Marc's Hidden Treasure

Tanks

Tank Parameters Chart • Personal Logs (updated often) • New to the Hobby? (Printable version)

Canopy Design modified for MH Lighting
Canopy cooling fans
Trying out T-5 HO Lighting
Blue LED Moonlights that cool the tank too!
Sump & Refugium - using every inch of space.

280g Gallon Reef

Days 1 to 7
Days 7 to 14
Discussion on Reef Central - from the start
Further Discussion - 8-5-'04 to 3-18-05
Further Discussion - 3-19-2005 to now
Automatic Top Off System
Aqua Controller II - using computer control
The Super Sump - makes all the difference
My Power Panel - wear to plug everything in
My New Power Center - rewired by design
Calcium Reactor - how it is set up

Sump\Refugiums & Acrylic Work

Sump Info & DIY instructions

Sumps to fit a variety of setups

Other Acrylic Projects

Bubble Tip Anemones

100gpd RO/DI Unit - I sell them!

Food

Media

Photographs

Identification page - 267+ items listed!
Reef Portraits from 2003
12/25/02 Caulastrea progress
07/09/03 Pictures from a 375g Reef
08/24/03 New SPS frags for my 55g
09/17/03 A Total Loss (Death of Acropora sp)
09/23/03 Macro shots
10/31/03 A few new pictures
11/02/03 Maxima Clam (Macro shots)
01/10/04 Macro shots
05/13/04 Baby Maxima Clam
06/05/04 Sun Coral
07/07/04 55g pictures
09/03/04 The Dallas World Aquarium
11/09/04 Clowns & Their Eggs (fry)
01/05/05 Baby Peppermint Shrimp
01/23/05 Images from my 280g reef
02/11/05 More Images from my 280g reef
03/19/06 Reef Tank Images
05/19/07 My trip to New York (8 pages)
08/15/07 Coral Growth Shots
09/01/07 Austin Tank Tour (9 pages)
11/02/07 My trip to South Dakota - coming soon

Video

Mandarin documentary (1.4megs)
Pods a-buzzin' (1.4megs [Look center])
Bubble Tower (1.2 megs)
Bristleworm on the Move (1.7megs)
Bristleworm on the Run (1.8megs)
SCWD demo (4.2 megs)
Sun Coral feeding (3.8 megs)
Swimming worms? (5.1 megs)
Porcelain Crab feeding (1.7 megs)
A glance at my 280g reef (2 megs)
Clowns & their fry (8 megs)
Clown hosting in coral (3 megs)
Lil'Angels (3.2 megs)
Angels of? (3.7 megs)
Overflowing Tank (5 megs)
Copperband Butterfly that eats! (6 megs)
Mandarin Diner (5 megs)
Casper the Seahorse (12 megs)
VorTech Flow (14 megs)
Corals in Motion (41 megs)
Tucker Trapper II (69 megs)
Bubble Counter Oil (3 megs)
Quick video of my 280g (17 megs)
Video of my Angled Tank (28 megs)

And more...

MACNA XV Louisville 2003
MACNA XVI Boston 2004
MACNA XVII Washington DC 2005
MACNA XVIII Houston 2006
MACNA XIX Pittsburgh 2007
CRASE - Oklahoma City (coming soon)
Next Wave 08 (coming soon)
MAX - So. Cal (coming soon)

How to buy a Digital Camera
How to take great pictures!
How to use Photoshop like I do
Online Photography Lessons by Gregory!

Reviews, Articles and Solutions

Reviews

Cooling with fans

Articles

Servicing a Mag Drive
Why should you use RO/DI water?
How to wire outlets safely yourself
Why should you attend MACNA?
How to organize a one-day conference
Moving a tank successfully!
How to rinse out old used sand and reuse
How to change water correctly
How to care for a Suncoral
When can you buy a Mandarin?
Melev's Mandarin Diner
Metal Halide Lighting - a brief review
Testing PAR - how much is enough?

Solutions to Problems & Pests

External Links

Sources For Parts

Marine Depot (Virtually anything you need )
Mag Drives (Head pressure chart)
Bulkheads
Overflow boxes & flow rates
Hello Lights (Lighting needs)
John Guest Fittings (Quick connect fittings)
Champion Lighting (For most needs)
LocLine (Flexible returns)
Acrylic needs (Weld-on and more)

Library Articles

Lighting Comparison

Discussion Forums

DFWMAS Message board
Reef Central Forums

Reefcast! - a bi-weekly podcast
Reefcast Shows - List of episodes
Reefcast Tutorial - how to download episodes

Local to Dallas-Ft Worth

List of fish stores & map!
Local Club - DFWMAS