My Cousin Paul's Reef Tank

I posted on this tank a few years back.  It has since gone through a significant hurricane and a subsequent meltdown.  I wasn't at his house long enough to see it with the lights on, but I can only imagine how nice it is!!!!

The refugium light was on and there were amphipods running around.

There are times I miss having a reef tank...

New Mantis Shrimp Pictures

We've been raising two young mantis shrimp that we had found while wading the flats several weeks back. This one had been occupying a hole in one of the rocks in the tank, but the other one recently found the hole and for some reason this guy moved out. We see it in several different spot in the tank - I guess it is trying to find another comfortable spot. It has been a good time to take a picture of this recluse. This crab on the other hand is always out.

Lacy Veach Day of Discovery

I volunteered to help out with a circuits workshop at the Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery. This event is held at the Punahou campus because Lacy Veach was a graduate of the school. After the workshop (we held two sessions), I got to walk around spent some time at the Polynesian Voyaging Society display. I had a long conversation with one of the PVS volunteers - I asked how the Navigation Circle worked. Prior to this conversation, I wasn't sure how the circle worked - was it stationary, or did it rotate with the vessel? How did the iwa in the middle work? Well... I think it was truly fitting that I became educated on this central Polynesian Navigating tool at the Lacy Veach Day of Discovery! Although I didn't get to see everything (I missed the drones), I did get to see some fish (both dead and alive). Nice event! I'm glad I volunteered to help! Oh - one more thing - Noe dissected a squid - I'll post pictures when I down load those.