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Woo Hoo! WordPress 3.0 is here!

ekrunch — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:06:36 +0000

Check this thing out! Congrats to the WordPress team on making what i’m sure will be another amazing release. Seeing this video reminds me of why I’m using WordPress and why I’ve been using it since the 1.x days. It was great software then, it’s amazing software now, 3.0 looks to raise the bar yet again! (Just when you didn’t think they could get any more features into this thing… SURPRISE!) And now on to the video…

Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better… WordPress strikes again!

ekrunch — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:44:02 +0000

Using WordPress has been a pleasant experience since the day I started this blog. It was easy to set up the first time, even easier to upgrade, and it works quite well. So just when I think “Wow, it just doesn’t get any better than WordPress 2.6″… they give me a sneak peek at WordPress 2.7!

Bravo guys, Bravo.

http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/if-wordpress-27-was-a-movie/

If corporations made stop signs

ekrunch — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:57:44 +0000

This is awesome. Being a consultant for a major software company, I get requests like this all the time. Lots of people in the meetings that have NO IDEA what they actually need, nor do they belong in the meeting anyway. Anyway, on to the video… enjoy.

Another video pack

ekrunch — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:47:14 +0000

Bullet – The Yellow Coris Wrasse
Here is my latest addition to the 46 bow. A Yellow Coris Wrasse. I’m pretty sure this will be the last fish in this tank. I’m happy with the activity level and such and the bio-load is acceptable.

The new Cleaner Shrimp and Piggy – Who says you can’t train a fish?
I was *trying* to get a video of my new cleaner shrimp for the site. As usual, my Coral Beauty felt the need to see what the camera was all about. Normally, he just swims around and waits for food, but apparently he decided he wanted to get closer to the action. Check out what this fish does… maybe I feed him too much?

Mega Vid Pack – Aquarium Madness

ekrunch — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:24:03 +0000

I finally got around to making some videos of the new tank. While I was at it, I made some videos of my favorite fish and such. I tried to catch them all doing neat stuff, but some of them just stared at me like I was a dumbass holding a video camera trying to record fish tricks… oh wait, I was. Here’s the videos…

90g FOWLR system
Livestock is currently 5 fish, a cleaner shrimp, and the Rose and Condy Anemones from the 46BF tank.

Earl! The Royal Gramma
All hail Earl, survivor of the 46g marine aquarium. This guy was added almost immediately after the coral beauty and has been through hell and back. He’s fallen out of the tank twice due to rock moves and careless parentry on my part. He’s been chased by pretty much everything in the tank. He had an Ich problem, etc. Give it up for a real trooper.

I actually managed to catch the Coral Beauty (Piggy) going after him, so it made for a funny clip if you’re familiar with the behavioral patterns of these fish.

Pooty and Piggy – The Tomini Tang and Royal Gramma
Here is a quick video of my latest fish in my reef tank… Pooty Tang! He’s a Tomini Tang and was chosen because of his small size. I’ll probably have to remove him later (or get a bigger reef tank!) because he’ll outgrow this tank, but he’s okay for now. He’s under 3 inches but will get to at least 6… way too big for a 46BF. (For those of you who don’t know, Tangs need a lot of swim room. 36″ wide tanks just aren’t enough.)

I also shot some video of the Coral Beauty (Piggy) bullying that Tang around. It didn’t take long to figure out who the dominant fish was in this tank. That may change as the tang gets bigger, but for now, Piggy rules.

Rose Anemone and the Onxy Clowns in their new home
Here is a shot of the Rose Anemone and the two Onyx Clowns that host it. They’re now living happily in the 90g tank. Thanks to a pump mishap during vacation, the Rose had moved in the 46g tank and was extremely unhappy. It was move him or lose him, so now he’s in the 90 and bigger than ever!

Cleaner Shrimp
In addition to the fish in the 90g tank, a cleaner shrimp was added. Hopefully he’ll keep the diseases and parasites under control.

Mr Pink – The Lyretail Anthias
The first member of the new 90g tank was a Lyretail Anthias. He was first in after the cycle was complete and is doing quite well now. Very nice fish, although a bit tough to get eating and likes to be fed 3-4 times per day. Good thing for the autofeeder.

Very neat fish though, also very calm and cool with other tank mates. Highly recommended for a community tank if you have an autofeeder.

Tangs and the Angel – Close ups
Here are some better shots of the new Tangs and the Angel.

The purple tang was straight out of the ocean so his behavior is still a bit odd. He’s eating though, so that’s a good sign.

The blue tang and bicolor angel had been at the fish store for a while and took to the tank right away.

Spot, the Watchman Goby!

ekrunch — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:54:37 +0000

I hate to admit it, but I really like the watchman goby… he’s just so cool. I can’t help but stare at him and just watch him. He’s pretty dormant most of the time, but he occasionally dives into the sand or darts up to the surface of the tank… interesting fish. Very neat personality, even if he’s not that active.

So without further ado, I give you Spot! The Yellow Watchman Goby!

The final tally…

ekrunch — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:20:13 +0000

So, i’ve finally managed to cram enough inhabitants into my 46g tank that I can officially say that the doors are now closed. Granted, they’re all moving to the 90g tank in a few weeks, but they’re all crammed into the 46g for now. (Well, they’re not crammed, but there are a lot of fish in there) Bio-load is definitely up, but that nice big Euro-Reef skimmer and 45lbs of Live Rock is still keeping water levels acceptable. No spikes of any kind, just more frequent water changes for nitrate buildup.

Current Inhabitants -

1 Coral Beauty (Piggy)
2 Onyx Clowns (No names as of yet)
3 Green Chromis (Curly, Larry, and Moe)
1 Watchman Goby (Spot)
1 Royal Gramma (EARL!!!!)
1 Maxima Clam (Timmy)
1 Mexican Turbo Snail (Fiesta!)
2 Acro Frags
1 Rose Anemone
1 ‘Condy’ Anemone
10+ Astrea Snails
5+ Nassarius Snails
20+ Blue Legged Hermit Crabs
10+ Red Tip Hermit Crabs
1 Black Sea Cucumber

Anyway, here’s the video of everyone in their current home.

Another day, another video.

ekrunch — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:43:01 +0000

I couldn’t help myself. I made a long video of the aquarium with my latest (and hopefully last) rock design. I also switched to my digital camcorder, it’s a bit older than the camera I was using before, but it’s designed for movies and records in raw DV format. The quality seems a bit better on this one.

This video has almost everything, the snails, all of the fish, etc… the only thing missing was the Condy anemone. I’ll probably do one more once the new skimmer gets settled in and such… hopefully it’ll clear up the water some more.

It happened again… snack time was a great time for another fishy video….

ekrunch — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:57:25 +0000

Anybody who says your fish don’t go nuts for Arcti-Pods is full of it! Here’s proof. I screwed up and missed the Royal Gramma though, he’s just to the right of the camera view.

Afternoon snack time…

Oh brother… now i’m taking videos…

ekrunch — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:23:31 +0000

My girlfriend started it… I swear! She took a video of our new clown fish and their host anemone. I liked it so much, I put it on YouTube. (Like anyone else in the world gives a crap about our fish)

Now I just made a new one. Couldn’t help myself, everything looked so nice this morning.

The first video…

The latest video….