JBJ 20 Frag Tank – It’s wet!

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Alain and I had a fragging sesh!

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Zoanthid corals contain one of the deadliest naturally occurring toxins called palytoxin. So… safety comes first, cafe racer styles LOL!

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Fragment fragment fragment.

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I’m not even sure if the tank has cycled yet but I’ve thrown the frags in and grabbed a few shitty clip on lights I had lying around (still waiting for my Kessil light to arrive!).

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Then later that afternoon a coral delivery came.

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Acclimatising the new corals in the frag tank as it’s easier access than the Fluval Edge.

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I got these 5 zoa frags from Zeason, an individual on Facebook. I’ve put them into the Fluval Edge as I didn’t want to risk losing these in the frag tank just yet.

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Full tank shot of the Edge.

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Both tanks in situ.

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Time to hang up the camera, almost!

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I’ve been thinking about hanging up the camera. Shooting girls the past couple of years has been super fun; challenging, rewarding, definitely another feather in my cap, but I’m feeling like it’s almost time to move on.

A photographer I know (here’s looking at you Nic Mesker) is also going through similar motions. Nic has let his fans know and they’re replying with suggestions that he’s too good to quit (and that he’s silly and should keep on shooting).

He ‘could’, sure! But ‘should’? I’m not so sure. If you’re not into it anymore, stop and move on, it’s as easy as that! If anything I feel damn sorry for people who do what they do only because others expect them to do it, or they feel like they have to stay in their jobs because of all the time and energy they’ve put in to get to where they’re at today.

Life’s short, drop the expectations and insecurities, looking forward to seeing what Nic does next! (myself too!).

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MiPOW Playbulb

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In the mail today.

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3 easy steps and you’re up and running (not even enough time for a cup of tea!).

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The app is super easy to use. Set colour with the colour wheel, brightness with the slider and other functions too.

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The colours make the George Nelson bubble lamp come alive!

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Blue even!

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Looking forward to doing some shoots under this light.

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Why so blue Mao?!

A little while back my flatmate bought a phone controllable light bulb which looks absolutely amazing in the awesome George Nelson bubble lamps I’ve got throughout the house. I’ve been meanig to buy one for my bedroom ever since and I finally did so this week.

The MiPOW Playbulb comes nicely packaged (feels a bit like an Apple product), you simply screw it in to your light socket like any ordinary bulb, then download the Playbulb app on your phone from the App Store, turn on your Bluetooth and you’re away! You can set different tones with the colour wheel, you even have the choice of animation (candle flames, strobes, you name it!), you can set the light to come on and off at different times (even with an audible alarm!), a nice feature is “shake” where the colour will change at random when you shake your phone.

What’s super nice though is that even without the app, when you flick the light switch on the light will come on normally (and you have full control of it when you launch the app on your phone).

As much as I hate technology (hate is a strong word, but damn I’ve dropped the ball with computers and stuff!!!), I love this thing! It simply changes the mood in the room quite dramatically. Worth every dollar IMHO!

I bought it from MobileZap. A local online shop I’ve been buying gadgets off for some time now (without issues!).

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Furious 7 Drive Experience

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Photos and video from the Fast & Furious 7 Drive Experience I participated in last week! Full Feature: http://www.zengarage.com.au/2015/08/fast-furious-7-dvd-launch-media-drift-day/

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And it was all yellow

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So cute! Right?!

Krysti buzzed me this morning and asked if I was up for lunch, but I’m sick (I’ve not been sick in years!) and so she came over with all this stuff! What a sweetie! :)

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JBJ 20 Frag Tank – Gearing up

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Made in Germany (check the optical sensor on the right!). I had this brand new Tunze Osmolator automatic top off unit lying around and I’m putting it to use on the frag tank to handle water evaporation.

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Controllers mounted.

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The Accela pump I found on eBay came in the mail today. Turns out it’s EXACTLY the same model as the one I had to replace due to the voltage being incorrect for Australia (I bought this tank from the US).

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Front view.

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Side view.

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Fast & Furious 7 DVD Launch – Media Drift Day!

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Couldn’t resist taking a shot of my Golf. Damn what a great location for a shoot!

I’m out at a container lot today drifting MR2’s!!! So rad!

I was invited (along with with Kyle and Jackie O, Channel 9 and news.com.au) to meet up at this container lot this rainy morning as part of the Fast & Furious 7 DVD release.

We had an instructor who taught us how to do some basic handbrake manoeuvres, then some power out sliding and finally some donuts! YEW! Was super fun (I just wish I had more seat time!).

They took a lot of video footage so video + more photos soon!

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JBJ 20 Frag Tank – Location

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The Fluval Edge and the JBJ 20 Frag Tank sits behind it.

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IKEA kitchen trolley fits perfectly to the mm! Nice to have a bit of good luck after some bad luck (read below).

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Super sad news but I lost one of my DaVinci clownfishes last night. I woke up to find only one clownfish. I failed to find it in the tank so I lifted the filter out and found it all dried up at the very bottom of the back of the tank (in the black plastic channel that runs down the back of the tank). So sad! The gap for the little fish to jump through was tiny! Such bad luck (especially considering this fish was almost DOA and it also damaged a fin, and was slow to start eating too).

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I bought a standard ocellaris clownfish today. She’s bigger than my other little guy so I’m quite sure she will stay a she. The 2 got along right away and for the past few hours have been hanging out together nicely!

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Fluval Edge 2 Video

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St George College Design Talk

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Talk posters pinned up around the design floor.

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Getting ready to talk, of-course I had to have some music playing in the background!

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Love these portrait paintings on the art floor.

I gave a 1hr Industry Design Talk at St George College yesterday. It’s been over a year since I last spoke, and I was a little more nervous and excited than usual this time around. I love public speaking, but it doesn’t matter how many times I’ve spoken, I still get nervous the night before!

Krysti goes to school there (she’s studying art) so like last time, she tagged along for a bit of support. I had to use a PC to present with, which really threw me off, so my visual presentation suffered but I’m sure I still inspired, and managed to say all the things I wanted to say!

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