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  1. Back when I had my tank, my favorite was watching my diamond goby at bedtime when he would dive through the sandpile he spent an hour building to finally hide for the night. Here's a slow-motion video of the dive, and the confused look on the anthias watching him disappear:
  2. Thanks to our PNWMAS community for raising a total of $2,597.02 for our Tanks for Teachers program during the meeting at @CuttleFishandCoral!!!
  3. The following PNWMAS Supporting Memberships will expire before the September meeting at Cuttlefish. If you plan to attend the meeting and would like to receive your free raffle ticket as a Supporting Member of PNWMAS, be sure to renew your membership prior to the meeting on Sept. 24th. .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px; overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;} .tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;} .tg .tg-1wig{font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top} Screen Name Subscription Expiration @Blue Z Reef Individual 8/31/23 @Eatfrenchfries Individual 9/1/23 @svt_guido Family 9/2/23 @Medical_reef Individual 9/3/23 @afautheree Individual 9/13/23 @TheWellRoundedMount Individual 9/20/23 @reefbandit Individual 9/20/23 If your name is in the list above, see this post for instructions to renew your membership: If you're not yet a Supporting Member and would like to sign up (which includes a free raffle ticket at all PNWMAS events along with other perks) click the link above to become a Supporting Member. It's only $24 per year for individuals or $30 per year for families. PNWMAS Supporting Member benefits include: One free raffle ticket at all club events (two tickets for Family memberships) Member only raffles Member only Classified ads Access to loaner PAR meter Group buys Limited Grow Out competitions Access to Officer/Board nominations and voting Larger profile picture
  4. In addition the the list above, the following memberships will expire this week prior to the meeting. Be sure to renew before Sunday: Forum Name Type Expiration @Vis Individual 8/26/23 @rbeyer80 Individual 8/22/23 @cymaster007 Individual 8/19/23 @duffy340 Individual 8/18/23
  5. I just posted a list of expired memberships here: https://www.pnwmas.org/forums/topic/52866-expired-memberships/
  6. As we approach this weekend's August meeting at Upscales, I wanted to reach out to those PNWMAS members with expired memberships. Since all paid Supporting Members receive a free raffle ticket at club meetings, I don't want any of you to miss out in case you were unaware of your expired membership. If your name is in the list below, see this post for instructions to renew your membership: The following memberships have expired recently: Forum Name Type Expiration @Abarger16 Individual 5/10/23 @andrewhalsey Family 5/3/23 @Andy Shubin Family 5/12/23 @Byron Family 6/1/23 @Call_Me_Jae Individual 5/7/23 @caolewis Individual 3/16/23 @CoralReefTankers Family 1/16/23 @Coug Reef Family 2/13/23 @Curelessjr Individual 2/9/23 @damonholly Family 7/2/23 @Dave ONeill Family 5/22/23 @edsimmons Family 5/13/23 @fishoutawater Individual 3/4/23 @fpd4308 Individual 7/25/23 @freddyk Individual 5/5/23 @Frnnd83 Individual 5/11/23 @Hashbrown Individual 5/9/23 @HenryLimpet Individual 6/9/23 @HereFishy Individual 2/10/23 @islandVib3s Individual 7/31/23 @itotiani Individual 5/18/23 @Jacquecb Individual 5/10/23 @Jeff360 Individual 5/15/23 @Jexter Individual 5/10/23 @JLReef Individual 5/14/23 @Kingfisher Individual 2/1/23 @Knuckledragger Individual 2/13/23 @Krux Individual 1/13/23 @Layton Family 5/16/23 @Lovereefing Individual 5/10/23 @Micah Family 5/7/23 @nelsz1983 Individual 5/2/23 @Nikkibabee Individual 5/8/23 @psychofireman Individual 3/25/23 @Rosnerca Family 5/13/23 @Salty1 Individual 2/5/23 @ShoeCrew Individual 2/10/23 @Simon_Terik Individual 4/24/23 @stephanie Individual 1/16/23 @SturmUndDrang Family 8/15/23 @TamiRose Family 5/9/23 @Toadpapa Family 5/9/23 @Toadreef Individual 2/11/23 @trey.bardonski Individual 5/2/23 @Trigg Individual 5/10/23 @waldoz Individual 1/25/23 @youcallmenny Family 4/25/23
  7. Unfortunately our forum software doesn’t provide any way to check your own membership expiration date. As an Admin I have access to that data. When I return home from my trip on Monday I will run a report to see which accounts expire soon and reach out to those members to inform them before the meeting.
  8. I’m on my way home from Malaysia where I spent 10 days on safari through the jungle. I saw some amazing wildlife and wanted to share the photos with all of you. Enjoy my photo gallery here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v27fxrgnwzpxfla/AAACw-RGlrBDXtKP2zj4y07Qa?dl=0
  9. Cell phone carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon) were frequently blacklisting Neptune's SMS servers which led to tons of tech support tickets. They eventually gave up on battling the SMS providers so that feature was removed. The preferred method is to use Push notifications through the Fusion app on your phone or tablet. Be sure to go into your phone's settings and allow notifications from the Fusion app.
  10. I saw this photo of pink and red snow in Utah and immediately thought it looked like a case of cyano. Turns out I was close. Full story: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/25/us/watermelon-snow-utah-trnd/index.html
  11. Unfortunately I won't be able to attend this year. But here are some photos from last year's meeting & tour: https://www.pnwmas.org/forums/topic/50752-june-pnwmas-meeting-hatfield-marine-science-center/?do=findComment&comment=489206
  12. Holly, I'm curious about how you're using your fish room now. That was a lot of space. Hope all is well!
  13. I cut the bottom out of a small Tupperware container to use as a feeder ring to keep the fish food from getting sucked down the overflow:
  14. How did it go? Sorry I couldn't make it today. Anyone have photos? Who were the big raffle winners?
  15. Before assuming the EB832 is bad, have you confirmed the EB832 output is programmed properly? I assume you'd want this output set to "Always On" and let the ATO turn itself on and off as needed.
  16. I agree with @Bevo5 to try resetting it to factory defaults. Disconnect the Ethernet cable, then use a paperclip to press and hold the reset button on the back of the Apex for 30 seconds until the logo light turns red, then release the paperclip. It should then cycle through all the colors and the logo should turn blue indicating it's in WiFi Setup mode. At that point you can follow Neptune's instructions to set it up as if it was brand new out of the box.
  17. I don't know of any specific settings to increase depth of field. In my video, I was frequently adjusting the focus knob which changes the focal plane to show off the upper and lower structures of the subject, so perhaps that gave the illusion of greater depth of field. The focal plane is a very thin layer, especially at higher magnification. I think I was at 40x at the beginning of the video, then increased to 200x and 400x at the end.
  18. Here’s a video I recorded of a pod under high magnification:
  19. Just to clarify: Paid Supporting Members of PNWMAS will receive one free raffle ticket (or two for Family subscribers), which is one of the benefits of your supporting membership at all club events. Otherwise, raffle tickets are available for purchase at $5 each or 5 for $20. If you're not yet a paid Supporting Member, you can sign up following the instructions posted here:
  20. Yes, that base unit is all you need. The Trident will work with it, and you can connect all of your other modules to it. Just be aware you’ll need to reprogram everything because there’s no seamless upgrade process.
  21. One more thing I'd like to point out: The Apex is only capable of reporting on a single alarm condition at a time, which I consider a major design flaw. When using alarms defined on the probe settings screen, there's no way to prioritize which alarm is more important when multiple conditions exist, and it will only report one issue. For this reason, I prefer to place all the alarm conditions in the program code under the EmailAlm output. Because the Apex processes all those commands from top to bottom with the last one that's True being the condition that is reported, this allows you to place the low-priority conditions at the top and the high-priority conditions at the bottom. I explain this strategy in my Apex Alarms tutorial: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials-part-6-alarms.707/ I'd highly recommend you convert your current alarm settings to program code rather than using the probe settings. It's a small pain to make the change, but is a safer approach in my opinion.
  22. It's no problem that the code under the EmailAlm output does not mention the pH. The Apex can trigger alarms both from the program code as well as the settings on the probe itself. The reason I wanted to see the program code is in case something there might override what you had set for pH, but that does not appear to be the case. Hopefully a reboot will resolve the missing alarm issue. You could try a quick test by changing the pH threshold to be higher than the current reading, then see if it reports an alarm.
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