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So that's all the news for this month. Hopefully, February will be even slower so I can concentrate on all the husbandry updates. I'm working on getting you guys some new pictures too.
Y'know, by spring.
PS: Get a generator
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his is the first month in awhile that I have chosen not to do an update picture. The reason is simply that nothing has changed...well, nothing you'd notice in a full tank shot anyway. In fact, I'm not even sure we did any fragging this month other than an incident I'll get to in a few seconds. But all things considered, it was just the kind of February I needed, tank-wise anyway.
Oh, there was a bit of the mundane: One of my Tunze motors stopped working for some reason, but a call to the company quickly rectified the problem and all was back online in little more than a week. And also, my longtime piece, Acro #28, began to quickly recede and had to be fragged in order to be saved. But all in all, I'd say that was about it regarding any problems this month |
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As for the fish, everything seems fine there too. My new Regal Angelfish continues to do well in my 'fuge' and the 9 little Bartletts' continue to do well in the quarantine tank although they do seem to 'roughhouse' more and more. The time to make the transfer to the reef tank may be closer than I'd planned.
But I'd say the highlight of the month was a trip to Atlantis Marine World. This is a public Aquarium out on Long Island, NY that features, among other things, a 20,000-gallon reef tank. That's right, 20,000 gallons. And you thought YOUR water changes were a hassle, right?
Anyway, Greg Schiemer, who, by now, should need no introduction, made this trip possible. I HAD actually wanted to go visit this place for about as long as it had been open and had been invited several times over the years by various aquarists I've met both in person and through the net, including Greg, but I never could find the time to get out there. Yeah, I know, lame but honest. So I thank Greg for his perseverance in finally nailing me down. As you might expect, Greg is good friends with Joe Yaiullo, the Aquarium's curator, so a 'backstage' tour was in the offing...always a good bait to throw for me when it comes to these kinds of things. So after solemnly swearing to the wife that I would try my best NOT to have a good time while leaving her alone with my 7 year old daughter AND 7 month old Lab for the day, |
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