http://www.austinreefclub.com/index.php?app=blog Community Blog List Syndication Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:34:45 +0000 admin@austinreefclub.com (Austin Reef Club) IP.Blog 60 http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-727-article-4-1-fish-2-fish-3-fish/
If you are wanting to keep sharks,...]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-727-article-4-1-fish-2-fish-3-fish/ http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-726-article-3-the-ocean-in-your-home/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-726-article-3-the-ocean-in-your-home/ http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-725-article-2-the-big-briny-sea/ But what does it take to keep these, and other saltwater fish, in your
own home? To better understand the needs to keep these creatures in a
tiny glass box, we first need to understand what their natural
environment is like.

Saltwater fish come from the ocean which is,...]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:28:00 +0000 http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-725-article-2-the-big-briny-sea/ http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-724-article-1-nemo-nemo-nemo/ Who has not heard a child screaming this at the top of their lungs? You hear it in pet stores, in supermarkets, department stores, heck even on air planes. And for those that have no idea what these kids are talking about, you must not be a movie fan. Nemo, an ever-so-cute little orange with white stripes clownfish, was popularized by... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:27:00 +0000 http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-724-article-1-nemo-nemo-nemo/ http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-723-background-info/ newsletter for a couple of neighborhoods here in Hays county. She asked my if I would be interested in writing articles about fish keeping. So I have been writing articles for it, and decided I would post them up here also.

They are mainly targeted at people looking to get into the hobby, so most people on this site...]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:20:00 +0000 http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/96/entry-723-background-info/ http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/91/entry-722-a-new-centerpiece-a-new-aquascape/
I ended up walking out with a maze brain coral after considering an interesting looking orange zoanthid...]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:15:00 +0000 http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/91/entry-722-a-new-centerpiece-a-new-aquascape/ http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/15/entry-721-snail-vs-impeller/ A couple of weeks ago I noticed the skimmer pump was making a lot of noise. So during my usual water change I pulled the skimmer out to check out the pump. When I opened up the cover, I noticed a snail shell lying on the outside edge of the impeller. Of course some of the needles along the edge of the impeller where missing. I pulled the shell out... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/15/entry-721-snail-vs-impeller/ http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/91/entry-720-almost-2-months-a-lit-sump-an-overflow-and-more/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:51:00 +0000 http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/91/entry-720-almost-2-months-a-lit-sump-an-overflow-and-more/ http://www.austinreefclub.com/blog/9/entry-719-more-1-year-pictures/
"Exile" island showning my recently split bubble tip anemones:


Some of the zoas on the left side of the tank. Those green ones started as a few polyp trade with Robb, and have been growing really nicely lately:


Close up of them:
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The tank has come a long way from starting from this:


To looking like this today (excuse the horrid full tank shot ... was in a hurray as usual):
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