Category Archives: Fishes

iPhone 4.0 = more pics and vids on the way!

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Clinton

I’ve been on a Twitter frenzy lately, mostly becuase (as the concept might dictate) micro-blogging is quicker and easier than full blown blogging (follow us @coraltopia).  However, there have been several updates in the past weeks so I thought I … Continue reading →

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Crab Captured

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Clinton

Thank god I don’t have a bigger tank.  I finally decided to pull out my rock work and eliminate my mysterious black mythrax crab that had been silently poaching my fish and dragging them away to their watery graves. All … Continue reading →

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Skimmer pump goes down

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Clinton

Almost made it a month … lost my nova skimmer pump tonight. Guess I’m gonna start looking for a replacement. All the guys over on the ReefCentral board seem to be having similar probs with this unit — too bad, … Continue reading →

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The green algae dust storm

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Clinton

Green algae blanket. That’s the only way to describe what was building on the sand in my display. I tried siphoning, some chemical dosing, but in the end it would always come back in a couple weeks. I figured it … Continue reading →

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New lights, fish + coral update

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Clinton

Got the new 14k pheonix 150w bulb installed over the weekend.  Didn’t really take any pics because it was so easy to take care of.  I also got some of my frags cleaned up and gave them a Revive bath.  … Continue reading →

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The sadness is overwhelming …

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Clinton

That’s what Sarah Jon said this morning when we woke up to find Clown #2 being gobbled up by our peppermint shrimp.  In fact, she said that the death was too much … I have to sell my tank, part … Continue reading →

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Clown down

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Clinton

Lost my female clown yesterday.  I’ve been fighting off another round of red cyano – dosed the slime gone and when I checked back later that night I couldn’t find her.  She showed up in the grate this morning … … Continue reading →

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Bring out the Clowns

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Clinton

You wouldn’t think it would be so hard to find a pair of clown fish.   Really, and I am not picky.  Ocellaris , Percula, Tomato … I just wanted a pair. Finally I found one that looked like it … Continue reading →

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