really great TED talk by enric sala about the current conditions of our coral reefs!

http://www.ted.com/talks/enric_sala.html

our latest acquisitions...

our latest acquisitions...

the walking dendro was a steal at $40 since it's was originally listed for $120. it's normally a neon green but lost all it's color under an LED fixture. hopefully, we can bring the color back. it's already been cruising around the tank. i'll stay up late one of these nights and try to get a video of the symbiotic worm it's housing. some of the polyps on the sponge are extended so i'm pretty sure they're happy campers in our mostly nps tank. i think we're maxed out on cyphastreas t the moment. if i find a crazy awesome colored one i'll likely pick it up, but think we're officially at capacity with our current collection. i'm still holding out for an arcohelia. saw a couple on ebay so i know they're out there. oh and a spiral wire too! someday...

fun little find...

our current livestock

wow!  it's been FOREVER since our last update!  our tank fell into major disrepair for a little while after the loss en mass of coral post-reloc and LED fixture failures.   most livestock didn't make it, but the survivors are alive and well!  strangely enough, the inverts, gorgonians and sponges are what made it through even though they're considered the hardest to take care of so i've decided to go NPS/LPS for the most part.  i'll keep you posted on how things go...

survivors:
• blue photosynthetic sponge
• hi-fin perchlet
• white gorgonian
• purple ribbon gorgonian
• misc astrea
• misc nassarius
• black crab x1
• firecracker dendro x3
• red blasto x1

add to cart --- dry goods:
• bulk reef supply GFO
• bulk reef supply fancy carbon
• reef pearls x2

add to cart --- livestock:
• blue chromis x5
• tailspot blenny  
• copperband butterfly 
• sunburst anthia 
• emerald crabs x4
• misc cerith snails
• misc astrea snails
• misc nassarius snails
• orange foot nassarius snails x2

add to cart --- corals:
• yellow ribbon gorgonian
• purple with white polyps gorgonian
• deep purple with purple polyps gorgonion
• lucky charms cyphastrea
• meteor show cyphastrea
• baby blue w/ pink cyphastrea

brad refinished our LEDs

RIP oscar

oscar the mckosker wrasse was found sans soft parts (eyes and guts) this morning.  he was one of the first fish we picked up after the big tank move disaster of 2010.  i'm guessing the crabs got the best of him before i found him.  poor guy!  may you rest in peace!

in line for BRA's midnight madness sale

omfg it's cold out!
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we ended up leaving after waiting out in the cold for about 1/2 hr.  my dumbass didn't think there's be some crazy line and certainly wasn't expecting to have to wait out in the cold.  we didn't bring jackets and even tried to stay warm with a coffee, but no luck.  we opted to leave w/out scoring. heh!

random shots of existing stock

the scoly has made an excellent recovery!

new stuff

it's been a while since we posted a FTS so here you go! found this little emerald crab molt today. can only mean the little sucker is healthy and getting bigger. :)

our reef keeper has been down forever! finally got around to mailing-in the sid module so we can update the firmware on all the other damn modules... lots of tech difficulties lately!

new stuff!

late january 2012