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Hometown:: Orlando, FL

Occupation:: Pharmacy analyst (IT)

Tank Size:: 29g bowfront, 14g BC

About your tank:: 29g All-Glass Bowfront
Lighting: NO fluorescent
Filtration: Emporer 280 with biowheel, add'l Koralia 1 (400 gph) intermittantly
Composition: 25# LR, ~30# LS
Inhabitants: 1 blue-green chromis, 1 false perc clownfish, 5 blue-leg hermit crabs, 6 margarita snails, 6 nassarius snails
Corals: rhodactis and ricordea

14g Oceanic Bio-cube
Lighting: 10,000K, Actinic, and blue LEDs on three separate timers
Filtration: stock carbon filter, bio-balls (to be removed soon), stock pump, add'l Koralia nano powerhead.
Composition: 12# cured LR (not a single critter has reared its head!), 20# LS
Inhabitants: 6-line wrasse doing very well, 6 hermit crabs and 6 margarita snails
Corals: none so far, planned - ricordea, rhodactis, zoanthids, xenia

Trade Frags?: Not Yet

How did you hear about ReefSpace?: ReefSanctuary

Favorite Music:: Rock, Country

Favorite TV Shows:: Law & Order SVU, Heroes, Lost

Pictures are up!

Lots of pictures added of fish, CUC, rocks, tank set-ups, and new corals. And a pineapple, too. Enjoy!

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Wow have I been busy!

Well, it looks from my last blog on here that I haven't been online in a while. Just been busy with work-related things, and taking care of the tanks. I have removed the bioballs from the cube tank, and replaced with LR rubble. Now I'm getting daily algae blooms of green and brown algae, which I'm kind of getting tired of scraping off the glass each day. Ugh. And it's covering my pretty coralline algae on the rocks too. Been doing water changes just fine, and added some calcium last week, but j… Continue

Posted on April 24, 2008 at 3:29pm —

Learning photog

I am still learning more about my digital camera, and am trying different settings to achieve the clearest pictures of my tanks and their inhabitants. Right now, the best setting so far is the Underwater Macro setting, with ISO customized to 800, the flower setting changed to SI1 (I have no idea what this means), and some other lighting setting changed to +0.3 or -0.3, depending on the subject. This provides a fairly clear, close-up picture of my rocks and corals. Still researching the options f… Continue

Posted on April 11, 2008 at 1:37am — 1 Comment

Tank Updates, etc.

I went to my first local reef club meeting last weekend - it was nice to meet some people that I have "met" on the reef forums. It was held at a local club member's house and we got to see his 300g tank - really impressive!!!! I began to worry my tanks would never compare. However, my biocube is beginning to sprout the nice coralline algae on the rocks everywhere. I am getting the pretty neon green, pink, and bright red versions. It's beginning to look a little like a rainbow in there, which is… Continue

Posted on April 8, 2008 at 2:16pm — 1 Comment

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At 7:22pm on April 26, 2008, Richard said…: So Leslie what did you discuss at the meeting,when I attend reef club with the other members. We talk alot about the tanks that we have and how things are going with them I learned how to wire my lights to were low watt bulbs will burn brighter and other little things that I could do to do it yourself type of ideas' if you have any advice or if you need alittle give me a shout.Thanks again

At 8:55pm on April 25, 2008, Richard said…: Thank you for adding me as a friend. Your rocks are looking great, lots of nice color to them.

At 10:18pm on April 12, 2008, Richard said…: I know your right about having the time, I have been spending alot of it on the new 75g I'll be posting some pics soon. And thank you if you click on the bottom left on the music player you can get one to it is quick and easy when you find the time.

At 3:29pm on April 11, 2008, The Noble Savage said…: Again, if you need some assistance, please let me know!!

Have a Great Day!!!

TNS

At 5:27pm on April 1, 2008, DJBACON said…: this tank is just 3 months old. The coraline seems to go from a light green to purple to this deep reddish purple color. Hard to believe all those rocks were white 3 months ago.

At 10:46am on March 13, 2008, Dee said…: Yep.. first time.. I am goin to be going now to get my live rock ........:) excited...
Dee

At 2:23am on March 12, 2008, Michael B said…: Didn't say I would be into it, just interesting. I hear you about not having air overhead. I try to hit the Channel Islands about once a year. Mostly Ana Capa and Catalina. I haven't been in a few years but hope to get back into lobster diving.

At 5:39pm on March 10, 2008, Michael B said…: I read a book about there being a whole network of springs interconnected through caves. Sounded pretty amazing.

At 12:51pm on March 10, 2008, Michael B said…: Definately a musical minority in CA. Do any diving in FL?

At 12:39pm on March 10, 2008, Ian said…: Nope, not a member of ORCA, just lurking in the shadows ;)