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Focus in | Japanese Reefs

Here’s a few photos of some of our favorite Japanese Reef tanks. 
More info on the specific systems to come. 

 
 
 

IMAC 2008

Just a reminder, this weekend is the last International Marine Aquarium Conference taking place in Chicago.   (This event is not to be confused with last weekends international event that took place in Chicago…)
If you were hesitant about attending, take a look at this advert.
 
Yes, with this advert from TFH magazine entry to the entire event, […]

Beautiful Nudibranchs on White

Nudibranch is from the latin “nudus” meaning naked and the Greek “brankhia” meaning gills, identified by the flower like plumes.
 
Unfortunately we do not know what many of these amazing creatures eat, making most best left in the ocean.  Some feed exclusively on tunicates, hydroids, and sponges, all of which as hobbyists we have yet to […]

site issues

We are having some issues with Internet Explorer 6 users, so hold tight.  For those of you using IE6, the most recent post ends up at the bottom of the page (…dont ask). If this happens with you and you do not use IE6, please let us know!  We appreciate your patience, we’re working to […]

Intro to guywords.com

In an effort to keep this site focused specifically on reef keeping, we made an additional site for everyday stuff; modern design, cars, electronics, etc

  It’s in its infancy, but check it out guywords.com
 
 
 

site changes - (click here)

Yeah you’re in the right spot. We thought we would make some changes and liven it up a bit. We’re also working on a new blog (non-reef related) which we will link here soon.  
The header image is where all the latest posts will go so don’t be scared to click ;0)  Older posts are […]

frags

got these great frags from a local reefer Racenrich. big thanks to Jose for picking these up.

Rhynchocinetes durbanensis, the cure?

Korallen Zucht was posted on their home site and forums the recent success had with Rhynchocinetes durbanensis, commonly known as camel shrimp, eating acropora eating flatworms and montipora eating snails. here is a quote from the site…“Very annoying the small beasts! Acropora and Montipora are becoming pale, colorless and the tissue is getting […]

tank+home

no real updates for the tank. i’ve been adding kalk slurries 2x’s a day to help with cal/alk. growth rates have again increased but levels havent budged much. cleaned out the deltec and it’s again performing at it’s best. i’m back to c-dosing a small amount. the skimmate production was been incredible for such […]

busy day

well we just got back from a bit of a spree. went and picked up two of the lights. they look great up close and were exactly what we were looking for. we’ll be re-wiring them to properly power the higher kelvin bulbs.
on the way to the store flint and i were talking that […]

nano 10/20/07

the tank is doing well. kind of too well. corals are growing so fast that i cant keep my cal and alk up and i’ve stopped trying…right now cal is at 340 alk is at 6.8dkh…i’ve stopped worrying about it…the corals look fine ;o) here’s a shot before feeding time.

introduction

the hope for this blog is to push the design and style of captive reefs. it will include other related and inspiring work such as art, music, home design, and autos.
i feel a major downfall in reef aquaria in the states is a lack of knowledge shared between reefers. forums do facilitate this, but […]