| Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 |
| 8:56 pm |
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| Sunday, November 9th, 2008 |
| 8:43 pm |
kale dill lime garlic tomatoes - smoothie
5 kale leaves (green) 1/2 bunch of fresh dill 1/2 lime (juiced) 3 cloves garlic 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes 2 cups of water  Juicing the kale and the dill makes this much more enjoyable. Should have used regular tomatoes vice sundried which are only for powerful blenders. |
| 4:24 am |
Lettuce Onion Basil Lime Celery smoothie
6 leaves of red leaf lettuce 1/4 bunch of fresh basil 1/2 lime (juiced) 1/2 red onion 2 celery sticks 2 cups of water  There was supposed to be a 1/4 avocado with the recipe which is already complex enough. One conclusion from this smoothie is that in the future the greens for the smoothie will be juiced. As I am using a normal blender vice a high power 'vegetarian' blender, it takes forever to blend. Even after extensive blending it is like eating the smoothie with foam and fiber on the left on the sides of the container when drinking. This was O.K but one half an onion is way over the top for adding onion flavor. |
| Friday, November 7th, 2008 |
| 10:03 pm |
Lettuce Mint Banana Green Smoothie
1 handful lettuce leaves 1 handful mint 3 bananas 2 cups water  Probably will not make this again. Three bananas makes a thick shake. The texture and sweetness of bananas does not seem ideal for a green smoothie. |
| Thursday, November 6th, 2008 |
| 6:38 pm |
Lunchbox Tomato Soup
Ingredients * 1 large tomato * ¼ cup sunflower seeds, soaked and drained * 1½ cups water * 2 teaspoons sweetener * salt and pepper, to taste  1/4 cup of sunflower seeds was too rich for my taste. Reducing the seeds to a Tablespoon, dropping the sweetener and reducing the water made this more to my taste but not as creamy. |
| Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 |
| 10:32 pm |
baby danios
Several small danios are still in the 240 which is being tore down.  |
| Sunday, June 15th, 2008 |
| 11:17 pm |
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| Sunday, June 1st, 2008 |
| 12:37 am |
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| Monday, May 19th, 2008 |
| 10:32 pm |
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| Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 |
| 9:39 pm |
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| Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 |
| 10:21 pm |
new tool
After wearing out 2 Dremel tools in the last year, A 1/3 hp Foredom drill was purchased. One nice feature is that variable speed control via the foot petal. The motor is away from the drilling to prevent dust from clogging the motor. The larger motor should allow for more continuous operation. A disadvantage of the Dremel is that it heats up quickly. The issue with the heat and the small size of the motor limits how long the tool can be used. The only disadvantage is that the tool is not as portable but this is not a problem with the intended use.  |
| Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 |
| 9:25 pm |
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| Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 |
| 9:25 pm |
update
 The mystery moss is starting to fill in a little. Very little growth of the UG.  The duckweed is a bit problematic.' Emersed growth of several plants is picking up. The grass is slowly filling in and might be better with less water. However, there is no hurry.  The HC continues to grow. There have been some issues with mold due to not opening the tank frequently enough.  Yet another bloom in this tank. |
| Sunday, March 16th, 2008 |
| 1:56 am |
emersed L. brasiliensis
 The plants are growing in slowly. A few pieces of the duckweed have rapidly covered the tank. |
| 1:44 am |
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| Saturday, March 8th, 2008 |
| 9:30 pm |
New Tripod
 The new setup: Gitzo GT-3530 Mountaineer 6X Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs (Rapid Column) - Supports 39.6 lbs (18 kg) Arca-Swiss Monoball Z1 sp (Single Pan) Ballhead - Supports 130 lb (59 kg) The setup will hold the camera with a 100 mm macro lens at any angle and with the ballhead will elevate to a height above my eye level. |
| Thursday, March 6th, 2008 |
| 7:05 pm |
Lighting for the hillside tank
The lighting is housed in a wooden box enclosure. There is a smaller board inside and a larger board outside. This leaves a gap on the top to sit the lights and covers the frame of the tank on the bottom.  The lights are 3 40-watt spiral bulbs mounted vertically. They are mounted on using ceramic lighting fixtures.  Recently a reflector was added. The reflector is polished aluminum flashing. Three holes are cut for the bulbs and stiff metal wire is used to shape the reflector. The lights sit in the hood but can be removed easily for tank maintenance.  Previously no CO2 or ferts were used. This time I will use CO2 injection via a glass CO2 nano diffuser and dose ferts to excess via EI or PPS pro with weekly water changes. No updates yet. |
| Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 |
| 8:54 pm |
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| Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 |
| 8:01 pm |
Bugs
  After removing the fish and lowering the water level many of the scuds have remained even in a tank with fish without getting eaten. |
| Sunday, February 24th, 2008 |
| 3:19 am |
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