Category Archives: Fishtank/Reef
Fishtank and Tonic
I’ve been dosing my fishtank with Ketel-1 for about a week now. I’m doing 5ml daily, split in half between morning and evening. 5ml is a pretty small amount, I’d guess maybe 10 drops or something. I noticed today that … Continue reading
Vodka Dosing by ‘Genetics’ and ‘Stony_Corals’ – Reefkeeping.com
While looking at the last awesome Tank of the Month, I saw the owner had been dosing it with vodka daily. That sounded interestined ehough that I wanted to read more and found this.. The addition of vodka/ethanol is thought … Continue reading
NPR: Linkfest: Swimmers’ Sunscreen Killing Off Coral
Over a million Americans were diagnosed with skin cancer in 2007, making it one of the fastest growing types of cancer in the United States. UV exposure is the leading cause of skin cancer and to avoid overexposure many people … Continue reading
Finally found wamas.
For the last couple weeks I’ve been thinking that I either needed to find the local reef group or else start one. Thankfully I just found wamas. I just joined their group, and am looking forward to meeting them next … Continue reading
Tank monitoring
I seem to be having problems getting my ph readings on my fishtank to act accurately. In the past couple weeks I’ve replaced my ph probe three times. I’ve also tried re-arranging the cables and restarting my sampling system. I’ve … Continue reading
You can feel it – it’s electric! Boogie-woogie-woogie.
Tonight I was working on my fishtank. I’d recently rearranged some corals to let them get a little more light and also free up some new space for some new ones. The side effect was that I’d noticed that one … Continue reading
Fishtank webcam upgrade
I’ve had the same old cam for about five years, and was disappointed that I couldn’t get a better picture on the fishtank. Surely there had been advances in technology since my last purchase right? Right! Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000 … Continue reading
Sinking of an aircraft carrier
And the creation of an artificial reef. Awesome pictures.
Baby steps in fishtank automation
Today I received a full X-10 home automation kit that I purchased off Ebay. For $37/shipped, not a bad deal. Four Appliance modules, Four Lamp modules, one Firecracker module, one transceiver, one controller, three light switches, and three keychain remotes. … Continue reading