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Ron’s Reef update

I have been out of town quite a bit since making a number of changes to my 90 gallon saltwater reef over the Christmas period.  While I have been out of town, various family members and friends have taken turns … Continue reading

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Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part II)

The first part of this multi-part posting of my visit to the Tennessee Aquarium focused on the orchids and butterflies exhibits and a few of stingrays on exhibit. This Part II highlights the reefs and the jelly fish displays. The … Continue reading

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Cycling in Florida – Ponce Inlet – Marine Science Center

The Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet is closed on Mondays so, since we had decided to delay our northward travels due to a severe winter storm crossing the northern US, we were able to return to Ponce Inlet on … Continue reading

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The Porte Dor̩e Aquarium РParis, France

The Porte Dorée Aquarium – Paris, France The Porte Dorée Aquarium is part of the Palais de la Porte Dorée complex and is quite large It is easily reached from Central Paris via the subway system. You get off the … Continue reading

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Montipora capricornis and digitata – Corals in Marine tank

The coral in this photo is Montipora capricornis which is a small polyped stony coral (SPS) of the Acroporidae family of Pacific Ocean corals. It is a common coral in the home marine aquarium because it is one of the … Continue reading

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My reef in 2006

In 2006, my main reefs consisted of two 40 gallon aquariums, each 4 feet long. Since these corals were photographed, both reefs suffered badly during a temporary power failure and most of the corals were lost. Leather sp. Xenia sp. … Continue reading

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Snorkelling Saipan Island

I was at this island for almost 3 weeks (spent 4 days island hopping out of the 15). This island is not as ‘nice’ as Guam in appearance but it does offer a lot of snorkeling & scuba opportunities. (Location: … Continue reading

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