SuncrestReef

Next time we’ll set you up with a body cam to record everything. 🤣

Did this event happen? Just curious to hear how it went and if anyone has cool photos to post.

How large are those leafs? Would these do OK in a backyard pond with a waterfall feature?

Last year I started seeing a lot of hydroids on my rocks, but after a few months they subsided. Now they have returned and are getting pretty thick on shaded areas of my rocks. Is there anything I can do to get rid of them other than scrubbing them off with a toothbrush?

And each of the club Officers and Board Members get a pair, right??? 🤣🤣🤣

Wow, I never knew Norwesco had a location in Washougal. That’s a good price! Yes, I have a temperature and salinity probe fully submerged in my salt mixing tank. They work fine and have been in there for about 16 months now.

I got most of the fittings at Aquarium Specialty: https://www.aquariumspecialty.com/parts-plumbing/pvc-parts.html The 3-way elbows I found at FormuFit: https://formufit.com/collections/3-way-pvc-corner-elbow/available-colors_orange

How many units in the shipment?

But at least they are now trying to get official restrictions to prevent oil & gas drilling in these areas.

Maybe my corals are just particularly photogenic...🤣

Several previously unknown reefs have been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico: https://earther.gizmodo.com/scientists-just-discovered-a-310-mile-coral-reef-corrid-1836607328

Just an iPhone Xs with the built in Camera. No apps.

At $29.99 it's a no-brainer.

The photos I posted yesterday were primarily to compare which filter came closest to reproducing the true colors of my pink & purple lobo. Today I snapped photos of several different corals to see how the filters handle a wide range of colors: PolypLab: IceCap with yellow filter: PolypLab: IceCap with yellow filter: PolypLab: IceCap with yellow filter: To my eye, the IceCap with yellow filter seems to show much more accurate colors. I also like the IceCap macro lens better, even though it is pretty bulky: Here are some macro shots with the IceCap:

For the past year I've been using the AquariClip orange filter for my iPhone to shoot quick photos in my tank or at the LFS when I don't feel like taking the time to break out my full Nikon DSLR & macro lens. The AquariClip does a decent job -- but not a great job -- at filtering out the blue light in photos. I have two complaints about the AquariClip: It only has a single small hole to line up with my iPhone camera lens, but my iPhone Xs has two lenses, so it blocks the view from the telephoto lens. The orange filter causes anything pink or orange to appear yellow in the photos. I decided to shop around to see what other filter clips are available. The two most popular filters seem to be the PolypLab Coral View Lens v2 ($34.95 at BRS), and the IceCap Stackable Lens Kit ($29.99 on Amazon). Each kit comes with a clip that fits modern multi-lens smartphones, and have filters and macro lenses that screw into the clip. The IceCap includes a yellow filter, an orange filter, and a large (bulky) macro lens. The PolypLab kit includes only a single silver-greenish mirror finished filter, and a slim macro lens. Both also include a lens cap and a small cleaning cloth: I only had a few minutes today to test each one out, but tomorrow I will do a more in-depth test of each filter. Here are some sample shots of my pink & purple lobo with each one of the filters. For reference, here is a photo from my Nikon camera showing what the lobo looks like to the naked eye: Here it is with the PloypLab filter: This is with the IceCap orange filter: This is with the IceCap yellow filter: And here I used both the IceCap orange + yellow filters stacked on top of each other: I'm disappointed that none of them accurately show the correct pink color of the lobo. This last photo with the orange + yellow filter seem to most accurately show the sand and coralline algae colors. I also did quick test using the add-on macro lenses. The results are pretty impressive: PolypLab filter + macro: IceCap yellow filter + macro: Tomorrow I'll experiment a bit more with these filters to see if I can get better results.

Neptune just released a new AOS version today that eliminates much of the robot sounds from the Trident. I just installed it and it's now MUCH more quiet. It doesn't even seem to bother my dog now, which is great! He used to pace or leave the room when the Trident was testing, but now he's just laying near the tank with no issues while it's testing. See https://forum.neptunesystems.com/showthread.php?27319-AOS-5-05_7C19-is-now-available! This update also contains a fix for FMM modules, but they only recommend installing the update if your FMM exhibits a particular issue. Mine have been fine, so I'm leaving them alone.

Starting on the fruit salad now.

Me too! It should be an awesome day for a BBQ. Be sure to bring coolers if you plan on buying/trading any corals. It will be hot.

That’s funny, I never even knew PNWMAS had a Facebook group. I just now requested to join...I hope they accept my request! 🤣

Mine won't fall through. I have my checklist for Sunday: Chaeto for @lewisriverfisherman Turbo snail covered with plenty of coralline algae for @householdofpayne Fruit salad for everyone! Smartass comments for @albertareef 🤣

OK, I'll bring the chaeto Sunday. I'm holding off for now on adding any new corals into my tank because I've had a bit of tissue loss lately on several LPS, I'm thinking it's due to low PO4, so no need to trade for any zoas. Thanks though for the offer.

The skimmer cup itself is actually completely empty. There's just a bit of scum on the sides of the cup reflecting the light from the refugium, so it's just an optical illusion. The skimmate drains from the cup through the tube you see into the skimmer locker to the right.

How much do you need? I have a small refugium and I'm about to harvest some cheato. I'll end up with about a grapefruit-sized ball to get rid of. If that's enough, I can bring it Sunday.

@Jorge Is this for the 105g tank you posted about back in November/December/January? Any updated photos of that tank?

I saw this light in person today for the first time. Very impressive! I love the clean sleek design, and the lighting looked great in the tank. @danlu_gt Have you published any documentation for this light? I'm really curious to see the user interface, programming instructions, and all the features.