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finally, the coolest thing I got this
month was an accessory to something
I received last month. You see, August
was... um, 39th birthday
and one of the gifts I got was a Canon
Powershot S500 (Funny, but with all
the cameras I have, this was my FIRST
point and shoot digital). And while
reading the accessory page, I noticed
that Canon had made a waterproof housing
for it, good for 100 ft or something. “Well
heck,” I thought, “That’ll
just about go to the bottom of the
tank”. So I got one! And while
it may not focus as
close as I would’ve liked,
the clarity from shooting ‘in-tank’ as
well as the new and unusual perspectives
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Check
out some of the brand new in-tank shots
in the Photography section. GO!
#143:
In-Tank A. hyacinthus 
#144: In-Tank Efflourenses
#145:
Humilis Detail
#146: ‘Aquarium City’ Red
Millipora
#147: Hyacinthus/Austera
#148:
In-Tank Overview |
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| This was another month of relative inactivity and no one is happier about it than I am. In fact, the vast majority of both corals and fish were doing so well this month I forgot to take a whole tank picture! |
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Therefore
last months’ shot will have
to suffice, except for two minor
changes. The first is that my Limited
Edition ‘Purple Monstor’ (sic)
frag from Steve Tyree finally came .
Also touted as a very
slow grower, I’ll keep you apprised of its progress.This is very much a ‘hot’ coral with collectors. It is also touted as a very slow grower and a bit sensitive so I took the liberty of giving it its own little ledge where there is no competition for space and it can be completely left alone…since it wants to be like that. Of course, while in the process of doing this, I must’ve dropped it half a dozen times, once upside down into a carpet of fuzzy mushrooms. Hopefully, it was already in too much shock to realize it had been delivered to a fumble fingered lunatic and by the time it ‘came to’, all of the nonsense was over. Obviously, it’s way too early to tell. Unfortunately,
one coral that did not make it was
Acro #49
This, I think, brings to a close every piece I had that was sold as an A. enchinata, though I believe this piece was really an A. speciosa. But the point is, along with horridas, I really seem to suck at keeping these two species alive. All were aquacultured too, although I’m really starting to get fuzzy on the real meaning of that term. I just can’t figure out what I’m not providing them. Anyway, I’m not one to give up easily but as the tank is really nearly out of room, I’m going wait awhile before trying them again. Maybe, by then, one of you can tell me what I’m doing wrong. |
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