Refugium Power - Activate!

At long last, the refugium for my aquarium is back in action. For those who are not up on aquarium geek talk, a refugium is a second tank or other container which is connected to the main tank. Water flows back and forth between them using a pump system. Why would anyone want this? Well, the refugium is usually hidden out of sight, making it the perfect place to put all the ugly equipment involved in running a successful aquarium. Examples include the heaters, skimmers and filters, biological mediums such as macro algae, and other stuff that just clutters up the display tank.

With a little luck, my new lights will come in this weekend, bringing all the equipment up to speed on the aquarium and allowing me to concentrate on improving the display itself.

I'm happy to see that several entries have already been submitted in the caption contest that I "almost" wanted to run. ;-) It's already going to be hard to choose from among the current captions, but I'm going to give it another day or two to make sure none of my other readers want to jump on board.

Also, I'd like to point out the trailer for Phillip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly, for those who haven't already seen it. I must say I love the animated live action look they achieved. I may have to visit the theater for this one.