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| By the way, next month, I will attempt a new feature with this site: The Picture of the Month. This is also an attempt to get me back in the habit of doing a little creative photography with the tank. The update itself should, again, be a pretty short, barring any problems, as toward the end of the month I begin my westward trek to California. This time I'm just taking the dog. They've made movies about these kinds of trips too. I just hope mine doesn't get an 'R' rating for violent content. |
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 This months’ update comes to you from balmy Southern
California…if your idea of balmy is 118F. That was the temperature as we (Rufus
and I) drove through the Mojave Desert on our way to Los Angeles, where even in
the San Fernando Valley, things are much, much better. Obviously, it is time
for the annual Western leg of our daughter’s Summer Vacation so, once again,
you’ll find this report somewhat truncated.
But before we get to any of this months’ do’ins, I can’t
wait to tell you about the accolade that was recently bestowed upon me (well,
the tank really). We (well, the tank really) were named Tank of The Month in Reefitalia; an Italian reef specific bulletin board! As this does not happen
very often (usually, due to the fact that they kick our collective butts in
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technical and scientific dominance in the hobby, we showcase one of
THEIRS) I consider this a tremendous honor. It goes without saying therefore that I’m both very humbled and appreciative. What a great way to start a month!
So for those of you who are interested and can read Italian,
the website is: www.reefitalia.net My tank should either be their September
or October selection. the link is translated (Kinda). You will need to register to view the site.
Okay, self congratulatory stuff
out of the way, let’s get down to business as Ray and I managed to get quite a
bit of work done for the two weeks I was home. Coral-wise, we fragged ‘The
World’s Ugliest Efflo’ back to manageable size again (this took a hacksaw, by
the way) and cut back quite a bit of Acro-18 in the extreme upper right hand
corner. We also snipped away here and there to prevent any ‘warfare’ between
pieces while I was away. All this fragging actually created a little bit of
viable real estate so we also rearranged a few pieces in order to give them a
bit more growing room. The Hoeksemai (Acro-56) for example, was moved into
Acro-18’s old spot while 18 was moved behind the Heliopora.
Of course, I’m nowhere near smart
enough to use this opportunity NOT to purchase a few new pieces so as to
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