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    Great Barrier Reef Has Ten Years to Live according to Univesity of Queensland

    in Conservation & Sustainability

    Even if the prediction is off by 20 or more years, there's no denying that the world's reef is in decline in some shape or form. The question is can we afford to wait when the disaster is finally on top of us or on top of our children before we try to do something about it. We tend to push things off for tomorrow if it doesn't affect us today. I think it's easier to come up with a long term solution while time is still on our side, and take small steps toward that than to wait till last minute and come up with a drastic measure that may not work at all.

    Back from Curacao

    in General Discussion

    Did you by chance visit the Seaquarium? SECORE's new outpost is being run out of the facility for settlement, growth and outplanting of the raised palmata and cervicornis.

     

    Also supposed to be some nice dive sites just off the shore from there.

     

    Looks like a great time!

     

    Cheers

    Mike

     

    We wanted to because it was fairly close to the resort. Between my diving and going to town to see other things, we ended up not having enough time to go there.

    Back from Curacao

    in General Discussion

    How do you like the Casio camera? We got one a while back, and I have found it less user-friendly than most. Maybe you can give me a few hints some time.

     

    It's a tough little thing to survive the abuses from my now 5 year old. We gave it to our daughter couple of years ago when I bought my wife the Sony DSC-T700 camera. In term of accessing the features in the menu, I find it easier than the Sony. Aside from minor scratches on the LCD screen, it's still going strong.

     

    I bought this underwater housing from Aquatic Adventures. It's made to fit a wide variety of point and shoot. It's perfect for me to do casual diving photography for now, and for us to use at the pool and at the beach. I'll eventually get a dedicated cameara such as the Sealife DC1200 with a strobe, but that won't be for awhile.

     

    http://www.seashell.hk/PublishWebSite/seashell/gallery/getCMSPage.asp?url=/PublishWebSite/seashell/en/contentPage28732.htm

    Back from Curacao

    in General Discussion

    Great photos! I am so jealous. We have "decompressed" in Curacao after diving in Bonaire, but have not dove there. We liked Willemstad a lot. Just sitting in a cafe and watching the bridge move back and forth is mesmerizing. Or maybe it was the nitrogen.

     

     

    I think it was both. Willemsted is a gorgeous little city with its brightly colored buildings. My wife and daughter did some shopping there (I just carried the bags).

     

    We met several people at the resort who dove in bonaire and they all highly recommended that we go there because it was not only a great place for shorediving but also a great place to bring the family. It looks like that might be our next vacation location next year.

    Back from Curacao

    in General Discussion

    Boat dives are always fun when you get to feed the fish. biggrin.gif

     

    Nice photos, what camera did you end up using?

     

    I was going to rent one of those underwater camera for the week, but ended up buying a relatively inexpensive underwater camera housing and put my daughter Casio Exilim point and shoot 5 MP camera inside it.

    Back from Curacao

    in General Discussion

    Agree with night diving. I actually for some reason feel less of a "rush" while diving at night. I find it very soothing and relaxing actually. I actually have longer bottom times for night dives cause I am not racing around to see everything I can possibly see.

     

    I was expecting night diving to be like diving at the deep end of the quarry where you couldn't see anything, but it was the opposite. The first time I turned off my light and slowly waved my hands and saw hundred of tiny bio-luminesce critters lit up like the night stars, I was ecstatic. It was the coolest thing in the world to see. The same rock formation and corals look different at night. I ended all of my night dives with at least 1000 PSI left. My day dives usually ended between 250 and 550 PSI for roughly the same amount of dive time until I was told to slow down, don't kick as often, breathe deeply, relax and enjoy the view.

    Back from Curacao

    in General Discussion

    Awesome photos,your hooked on another $$$ hobby!

     

    Ain't that the truth. I had Dave Sun and Hilary to thank for that one.

     

    I still would like to complete my wreck certification, but if the boat ride in NC was anything like it was for me in Curacao where I got so seasick that I refused to do anymore boat dive there, I won't be completing that cert any time soon.

     

    James

    Back from Curacao

    in General Discussion

    The family and I just came back from a week long vacation in Curacao. It was my first diving trip. All I can say is "WOW!" What a fantastic place. I did a couple of boat dive and got really bad seasick. Took dramamine for the seasickness and found out that I'm allergic to it and got even more nauseated the following day. The rest of the time, I did shore diving. I did my night dives to complete my night diving certification. What a rush! I can see why Hilary loves night diving so much. I was hooked the first time I shut off my dive light and waved my hand and saw hundred of the tiny bio-luminescense sea critters lit up like the night stars.

     

    I have a few diving photos to share with you guys. I just need to figure out the best way to do it.

     

    James

    T5 question

    in General Discussion

    Does anyone know if T5 can be used in tank with height of 24" that contain a mix of sps and lps corals? Also, do you happen to know the average lifespan for them before they need to be replace if they run for 10-12 hours/day?

     

    James

    membership

    in General Discussion

    i paid the membership fee but i keep getting cancellation notices. what wrong

     

     

    Don't you know, us officers want more moolah from you so we can buy more fish stuff.

     

    LOL

     

    Just kidding, dude.

    Who still waiting for their WAMAS membership card?, Send me a PM with the following information...

    in General Discussion

    We all kind of jump in where we can. officers@wamas.com will come to all of us. I don't have cards to send out, but can get the apps processed

     

    need cards:

     

    noobalicious

    keeperofthereef

    L82rise

    patriotm

    zantwin

    hcuervo

    mchippo

    AnimalBabe

    Steve175

    maxx10

    Josh

    st9z

     

    I may have missed some when out of town for macna, if you are still waiting, post up.

     

     

    Membership cards for the above are in the mail. Thanks for your patience.

     

    James

    Who still waiting for their WAMAS membership card?, Send me a PM with the following information...

    in General Discussion

    We all kind of jump in where we can. officers@wamas.com will come to all of us. I don't have cards to send out, but can get the apps processed

     

    need cards:

     

    noobalicious

    keeperofthereef

    L82rise

    patriotm

    zantwin

    hcuervo

    mchippo

    AnimalBabe

    Steve175

    maxx10

    Josh

    st9z

     

    I may have missed some when out of town for macna, if you are still waiting, post up.

     

    These will go out tomorrow. My fingers are numbed.

    Vinegar bath, how to..?

    in General Discussion

    Vinegar is cheap and the smell is not anywhere nearly as toxic as muriatic acid. Stick with the vinegar. I usually just eye ball how much vinegar I want to add to my water. I usually add a bit more vinegar and I let the equipment soak over night with a pump running to circulate the water.

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