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It's been one of those days.

It’s been one of those days.

This morning our aquarium “crashed”: for some unknown reason, most of the things in our tank died and fouled the tank, putting at risk the rest of the things in our tank. This afternoon, while on a mission to get an extra filter for the tank, I had a car accident. I’m ok, read on for more details.

Spectacular colourful reef fish and coral aquarium

Spectacular colourful reef fish and coral aquarium

These gorgeous corals and tropical fish are in the home aquarium of Mike, a member of the Marine Aquarium Society of Victoria. The monthly meeting was held at his place this Tuesday, so I had a lot of fun taking many photos of his beautiful tank.

Flatworm Infestation - P365 Mar08

Flatworm Infestation – P365 Mar08

These hideous creatures are a huge pest in our marine aquarium. They are called flatworms and they have overrun our tank.

They must have come in to our tank from a bought coral, and found the conditions to their liking. They are in huge numbers, and any exposed surface is about 30% covered by them. On [...]

Time lapse coral and clown fish – P365 Jul31

For this time lapse, I learned my lesson from last time, and chose a more interesting subject. Here we have a short time lapse of our two little clown fish frolicking in the head of a xenia coral. This was one frame every five seconds this time, and it really makes them look like they’re [...]