06
Oct 2014
Tiny round snails
This is a Collonista snail. It's a little hitchhiker, and doesn't grow to be bigger than a bb. Usually you'll see them late at night coming up the glass as tiny round dots. Great little grazers.
06
Oct 2014
Anemone-proof those pumps
When I set up the 60g Anemone Cube, I knew I'd be using a Mp40w ES Vortech pump for flow, and that I would have to keep a sponge on the intake grate at all times.
06
Oct 2014
What's that little thing?
Shooting a few shots with my macro lens yesterday, I spotted an oddity on a branch of the staghorn coral and focused on that area momentarily. It looks like a SPS polyp captured a small piece of a LPS hammer's tip that came off somehow. It's about the right size and shape.
05
Oct 2014
Dosing Containers [video]
Part of what is sold on my site is built by me. Here's a quick video showcasing two different sized triple-doser reservoirs that I recently built. You can order the standard sizes offered or I can build something custom to suit your system's needs.
05
Oct 2014
What's making that web in my tank?
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 in the water.
03
Oct 2014
Super cute, right?
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 they live in the rockwork most of the time, one or both will swim in the open looking for food.
04
Jul 2014
15
Jun 2014
Comparing PAR of new & old bulbs
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 only 250w bulbs or to upgrade all the way across to 400w bulbs.
26
May 2014
Interviewed at Reefapalooza Orlando
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 point to mess with him the entire time, so it would be fun.
10
May 2014
Six month video update
On the six month anniversary of the livestock in their new homes, I shot an iPhone video for you.
04
May 2014
Back to back shows
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 greet with fellow reef enthusiasts.