- Location
- Westchester NY
I have been in the reef keeping hobby for nearly 24 years. Most of you already know me well and have been over and have seen my custom, one of a kind, fully packed mixed reef display. I love the hobby, the people in it and the animals we keep. Responsible and sustainable reef keeping is what I am all about. I am not a "fly by night reefer" that decided to wake up yesterday and chop up frags. Those guys are a dime a dozen these days.
I am a certified "PADI Reef Restoration Specialist" and work on the Meso-American reef with a marine biologist almost every year for the past 5 years. We dive and protect corals from a multitude of pressures that these animals see everyday. From warming waters to silt/sedimentation from shipping lanes, to acidification and nitrification of our oceans. It is from this and all my past experiences that I have acquired a keen understanding of what my corals need in order to thrive. I am also a SCUBA PADI Certified Open Water Diver with over 15 years of experience and 300+ dives around the world. Like reef keeping, SCUBA is another passion of mine that I pursue whenever I have the chance. These life long passions and love for the oceans reefs has been ingrained in me for as long as I can remember.
My "claim to fame"
is my world renowned/recognized one of a kind CORALCRUZE 24K HOLY GRAIL GLOW TORCH. Its known for the longest tentacle, brightest and most vibrant colors of any holy grail torch out there. There are reasons for this! Some of which I mentioned above. The colony has been grown from a single head over a 9 years span and it is still thriving and growing very well in my system.
Mother Colony picture
Detailed shot
Video of mother colony
The birth of a STAR: Cold clouds of gas and dust, known as Nebulas.
My exclusive large head CORALCRUZE BLACK NEBULA ZOANTHID/PALY has become recognized as one of the few and extremely rare Black zoanthids in the hobby and perhaps in existence. A single head was spoted by me poking through on a wild colony of zoanthids growing on live rock. This rare zoa can only be acquired with me. Only a handful of hardcore zoanthids collectors have this special coral. Prominant Zoa collectors in the hobby have confirmed that it is truly a one of a kind find they have not seen enter the hobby.
(Image by Photographer Albert Manduca)
About my reef tank: It is 24 years old and I used to have a tank thread on MR but got lost in the shuffle somehow. Here are some tank shots and pictures of corals. Its good to have one place that can act as a depository to catalog all of my corals and eventually equipment.
I encourage any positive comments and value any critiques that you all may have. I admit I still learn and am open to anything. I will admit now, I am a coral hoarder Enjoy!
TANK SHOTS:
My "claim to fame"
is my world renowned/recognized one of a kind CORALCRUZE 24K HOLY GRAIL GLOW TORCH. Its known for the longest tentacle, brightest and most vibrant colors of any holy grail torch out there. There are reasons for this! Some of which I mentioned above. The colony has been grown from a single head over a 9 years span and it is still thriving and growing very well in my system.Mother Colony picture
Detailed shot
Video of mother colony
The birth of a STAR: Cold clouds of gas and dust, known as Nebulas.
(Image by Photographer Albert Manduca)
About my reef tank: It is 24 years old and I used to have a tank thread on MR but got lost in the shuffle somehow. Here are some tank shots and pictures of corals. Its good to have one place that can act as a depository to catalog all of my corals and eventually equipment.
I encourage any positive comments and value any critiques that you all may have. I admit I still learn and am open to anything. I will admit now, I am a coral hoarder
Enjoy!TANK SHOTS:
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