Category Archives: Fishtank/Reef

Just chillin’

Today I received my chiller from Aquatic Exchange. I want to highly recommend the site and it’s owner ‘Bob’ for excellent customer care and communication. When the original one I requested wasn’t in stock, Bob offered to match the price … Continue reading

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Reefballs

While searching online for some of the concrete plugs that people use to clone/frag their coral, I stumbled on Reefball.com. These man-made reefs are designed to quickly transplant and re-deploy existing threatened coral – step by step how-to. Among their … Continue reading

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Dr. Aquarium online

The developer has allowed me a chance to beta test the newest version of software. I finally got around to setting up all the dyndns/port forwarding etc. So, here is a live link to the web interface for graphs.

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The computerized fishtank project

So, my fishtank at home is a bit of a complicated beast. I have four big hot lights, two timers, six fans, four water pumps, one 150 gallon tank, one 50 gallon tank, a UV sterilizer, and a protein skimmer. … Continue reading

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Reef podcasts

Rob Weatherly has weekly reefkeeping podcasts here.

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Thinking in cartoons – the A/C cooling mod

One of the problems with having 1300 watts of Metal Halide illumination for a fishtank is the amount of heat generated. Most people who run into this problems purchase a special type of chiller. But there’s two reasons why I … Continue reading

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Tank revival

I’m going to be following this guy‘s lead on my fishtank setup. Including the custom light holder, calcium reactors, and in-wall setup.

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Beware the Sea Lions!

After decades of furriers clubbing baby harp seals, it’s high time that the sea lions fought back. Viva la revolucion! Awk, awk, awk (clap, clap)

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The fish that threatened national security

… “I wasn’t prepared, however, for the TSA to stop me right at the entrance, proclaiming that no small pets, including fish, were permitted through security. I had, however, just received the blessing of the ticket agents at US Airways … Continue reading

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Fish Abuse

I’ve been watching, waiting, hoping, and all I see, every day, is dark, dark, and more dark. You go away for a week and leave your fish in the dark?

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