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Eric Borneman (1/17/2006)
just to rub it in, we also went to Borneo and played with orangutans!
So how might you refer to a guy from Borneo? Could you call him "Borneman" maybe? lol 
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| Posted 1/17/2006 3:35:10 PM |
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Good one. Real cute. Bornean...only one missing m...how ironic.
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| Posted 6/12/2006 10:20:55 AM |
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| I found a new "dive" spot very near to our home today and when I just now saw the photo posted above taken during your honeymoon, I could not help but to think that I just saw that exact spot today...lol, This new spot can not be better described than "easy" and "diverse", just fifty feet past the anchored boats (which I was glad to see using mooring lines) is a sheer vertical wall that drops 200 feet down to the bottom, from the ledge of the wall, which is about 30 feet deep back towards shore right up to the very small boat anchored is nothing but pristine reef that has so many different speices in such a relatively small area that it left me astounded. I was amazed to see the sheer numbers all mixed in together, and the sizes! "hammer" colonys the size of dining room tables! well, needless to say, I am going to totaly enjoy exploring this area as many times as the wife permits me each week...lol oh, and am proud of myself, I didnt touch a single coral, as tempting as it was to do some collecting, I am determined to hold out for a specific species of acanthastrea that I want. Sorry, guess I am just excited and am feeling awfully blessed to be able to lay face down above such a marvel. I say "easy" because someone was so kind as to build steps into the face of these lava cliffs that lead right into the water...lol Plus the wife has a great vantage point to keep an eye on her favorite idiot. 
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| Posted 6/12/2006 11:43:26 AM |
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Hi Chuck: Well all that I can say is that you one hell of a lucky guy! 
How you are getting away with that life style beats me, but I guess that someone has to do it, right??
One of these days I may be knocking at your door asking you to take me to one of your favorite dive spots!! 
At least I will get to dive with Eric at the Flower Gardens in September!! That should be a terrific trip indeed.
Best,
Steve
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| Posted 6/12/2006 2:46:52 PM |
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| Eric, I'm brand new to the forum but I really appreciated your post today. I've been an aquarist for over 35 years. I started my first reef tank in 1995, with the usual setbacks even with copius amounts of reading ahead of setting it up. I wish I would have had something like this to refer to then. Unfortunately, my wife wanted her kitchen back so I had to tear down and sell my 75 gallon tank a few years ago. I'm interested in receiving feedback on the "micro" reef tank set-ups, or nano reef tanks. I'll have to say I'm pretty skeptical of this at this point, but it probably is my only option if I want a reef tank. Depending on the feedback, I may go back to my long time stalwarts, Africans. Scott
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| Posted 6/12/2006 2:52:01 PM |
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| I just looked at the post date of the post from Eric, didn't quite catch that when I replied, as you can see I'm definitely a newbie to these! Scott
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| Posted 6/12/2006 11:00:13 PM |
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Hi Scott:
I think nano reef are very workable, but you just have to recognize the limitations and also that corals get big, and either you will have to prune a lot or swap large colonies for small ones fairly frequently. I would tend towards relatively slow growing species, too.
Charles...that looks very similar to our hotel shot from Nusa Lembongan. Its too bad we can't meet up next month...I have to go to Bali for work, but maybe next spring when we hold a workshop in we can get together. Is there anything going on in the Philippines in terms of coral farming, even if it isn't currently available to the ornamental trade or even if it is only a consideration? If so, then I can up the chances of meeting you. I need to find this information out in any case...
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| Posted 6/13/2006 5:46:31 AM |
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| Not sure about actual coral farming for the ornamental trade since it is illegal to export corals from the Philippines, but I recently saw on TV a short story about a group of local (not sure how local) divers who were trying to get into some type of reef restoration by "planting" corals in heavily damaged areas. I think the biggest emphasis I have heard about has been in the area of fishermen education, trying to convert them away from blast fishing or cyanide use. A few towns are also starting to show interest in "adopting" a reef area and protecting it from all fishing activities to ensure there is a future fisheries. Will see what I can find online, if anything. Chuck
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