Tuesday, August 26, 2008

DIY REFUGIUM LIGHT FIXTURE

You'll need the following:
  • Rotary tool + goggles
  • modded AquaClear filter refugium lid
  • LED light module (http://shop.vetcosurplus.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=114_118_292&products_id=7591)
  • 12V AC/DC power supply (http://www.power101.com/item.htm?fr=fr&id=60228&sh=2611)
  • extra plastic
  • super glue
  • Sharpie pen
  • card (we used a key card)
Supplies:

Trace card over the refugium holding tank and cut w/ rotary tool:


Cut and form your extra plastic pieces to hold the piece you cut out:

Glue pieces into place and adhere LED light module
Hook-up your power supply and voila!

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

PHOTOS: HI-RES PHOTOS


Spaghetti + bristle worm








Our mandarins... Guy + (no name)!


Turnicates/sea squirts on the candy cane


Neon red/orange brain


Hungry little anemone!


Pink + white mushrooms

I THINK WE FINALLY HAVE AN ID...


OK so our odd mushroom is pink and white and is unidentifiable. Someone suggested rhodactis, but I think it's more yuma than hairy, which lead me to Google "pink white yuma", and I found these, which are an inverse version of what we've got!


PHOTOS: PISSY LITLLE SUN CORALS




These are what they're supposed to look like...

Why won't these guys fully extend? Dammit! Grr!

Sunday, August 17, 2008

PHOTOS: CREEPY CAVE CREATURE





PHOTOS: ITTY BITTY KILLER STARFISH

PHOTOS: HI-RES PHOTOS


Hungry mint candy canes!


Hungry orange acans!




Lord acan...


My pom-pom looks like Stewie from Family Guy.


More snail eggs.



Our bubble-tip anemone.




Duncans out in full force!


Neon blastos!


Pink + white mushrooms


Happy hammer!


Bloated candy-cane.


Scarlet hermit crab w/ bling!


Lettuce nudi...



Pom-poms!