Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread - Page 23

Micki · #**551** 12/19/2007, 09:39 PM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
Jeepers Micki, are you doing that on purpose?

Uhhh yeah right...

Micki · #**552** 12/19/2007, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by melev
Candle power - talk about going greeen.

Micki · #**553** 12/19/2007, 09:41 PM

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Originally posted by melev
Candle power - talk about going greeen.

jnarowe · #**554** 12/19/2007, 09:50 PM

Is your keyboard cursed?

melev · #**555** 12/19/2007, 10:16 PM

Tonight, my Lawnmower Blenny posed again in the cutest spot ever. And all my pictures came out bad, except for the one taken with a flash.

And to my amazement, my female mandarin appeared for 45 seconds. I'd not seen her in weeks and figured something had happened to her. She looked fat, but of course did not come out into the light. So here's a dark picture of her way way up under the Toadstool in the LR cavework.

jnarowe · #**556** 12/19/2007, 11:00 PM

That's the primary reason why I don't have one. I love them but I would never see it!

kau_cinta_ku · #**557** 12/19/2007, 11:36 PM

love the goby pic. they must love leathers

here is mine in my devils hand. he loves that spot.

jnarowe · #**558** 12/19/2007, 11:38 PM

sweet pic!

spleen93 · #**559** 12/20/2007, 12:43 AM

Micki is the mistress of the double post. But even if we cut her post count in half, she still has 4-5 times the number of posts that I have.

Love the photos of the blennies sitting in leathers!

Spleen

Alaska_Phil · #**560** 12/20/2007, 12:49 AM

LOL, glad I'm not alone. My Blennie's favorite roost is my Finger leather.

Phil

Micki · #**561** 12/20/2007, 06:14 AM

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Originally posted by spleen93
Micki is the mistress of the double post. But even if we cut her post count in half, she still has 4-5 times the number of posts that I have.

Thanks Spleen...

Micki · #**562** 12/20/2007, 06:15 AM

Hey that one didn't double post! What happened??? Maybe the curse is finally over?

I have found that posts made early in the morning don't double for some reason. I'm guessing it might have soething to do with how busy RC is? But then again, I could be wrong...

spleen93 · #**563** 12/21/2007, 01:48 AM

It knows and it's watching you.

Spleen

melev · #**564** 12/21/2007, 01:50 AM

I was recently asked if I would like to be a speaker at the Marine Aquarium Expo, and of course I was happy to accept. The event takes place in Orange County on April 5 & 6th, 2008.

I was perusing the site to see what it is all about, and it looks like a fun affordable family affair:
http://www.marineaquariumexpo.com/

So maybe I'll get to meet some of your west coast reefers in person.

Alaska_Phil · #**565** 12/21/2007, 02:16 AM

Hey Congratulations Marc! What topic will you be speaking on?

Phil

bohlke · #**566** 12/21/2007, 02:27 AM

Hmm I have to make a trip out there in February, maybe I can delay/reschedule it for April.......

melev · #**567** 12/21/2007, 02:30 AM

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Originally posted by Alaska_Phil
Hey Congratulations Marc! What topic will you be speaking on?

Phil

It'll be all about sumps and working with acrylic.

melev · #**568** 12/21/2007, 02:32 AM

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Originally posted by bohlke
Hmm I have to make a trip out there in February, maybe I can delay/reschedule it for April.......

If you plan to go somewhere in February, how about Colorado? I'll be there for that conference as well.

And March is Altanta, since we're talking about traveling.

melev · #**569** 12/21/2007, 02:56 AM

So for some time now, I've been keeping suncorals in a small tank behind my reef. I enjoy feeding their little mouths each night, and I have something to look at when I'm in the sump area. I thought I'd take a few pictures this evening as an update.

The tank has no lighting, since these corals don't need it. That keeps algae from taking hold, which is a perk. A tiny pump pushes water from the sump into the tank, a small powerhead creates flow in the tank, and it drains back into the sump.

Yesterday evening, I had another rock given to me with some suncorals to care for, and hopefully in time they will recover. They looked pretty rough (upper left corner of this picture).

And from the front:

Also in this tank, I have a small Dendrophyllia colony. There are 4 major polyps and 4 smaller babies around the base.

And finally, this tank also has a few hitchhiker Orange Ball Anemones. They are in my reef, and some snuck in here.

mfp1016 · #**570** 12/21/2007, 03:21 AM

You never cease to amaze, a true all-star of the hobby.

Micki · #**571** 12/21/2007, 06:06 AM

Very cool Marc!

crab0000 · #**572** 12/21/2007, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by melev
If you plan to go somewhere in February, how about Colorado? I'll be there for that conference as well.

And March is Altanta, since we're talking about traveling.

What will you be doing in Atlanta? As long as it's not around the 12th (that's my daughter's birthday) I could attend if it's a conference.

melev · #**573** 12/21/2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally posted by crab0000
What will you be doing in Atlanta? As long as it's not around the 12th (that's my daughter's birthday) I could attend if it's a conference.

I'm doing the same presentation for the Atlanta Reef Club meeting on March 11th, the second Tuesday of the month.

crab0000 · #**574** 12/21/2007, 03:35 PM

I will definitely try to make it then!

melev · #**575** 12/21/2007, 03:38 PM

About an hour ago, I decided to scrape off some brown slime that has been growing on the back glass. I wanted to do that while my son was here, so I could scrape and siphon while he controlled how much water exited my reef. However, it got too difficult to see what I was doing, and it seemed like Spock liked eating it.

So I decided to forego the siphon and just scrape everything nice and clean, and let the skimmer do its job.

All of the anenomes look withered up, including the angled tank at the entry way. So whatever that stuff was, I was right about thinking it was evil. Time to run some fresh carbon.