“Pop” seems to be the word used to describe any visual characteristic that you wish your coral had. There is no basis in coral health. The idea seems to be magnified by looking at DSLR camera photos. I’ll paraphrase an actual thread on the topic: Zowie! Zowie! LED’s will pop your corals! The only way I can […]
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“DSLR Camera” – The Internet Reefer’s Decoder Ring
DSLR Camera A type of camera used in the hobby to take unrealistically detailed pictures of corals and their aquariums. These pictures rarely look like what you’d see with your naked eyes even if no software “fakery” has been applied. (A safe assumption?) The camera can take in more light and see in much higher resolution than your eyeball […]
Kill A Watt Power Meter
I use this Kill A Watt meter to measure any device I have electricity questions about. I also use it to measure total system power usage and even to track cost over time. For the price, a Kill A Watt meter eliminates so many questions and has even given me some answers I didn’t know the questions to yet! […]
“Dominant” – The Internet Reefer’s Decoder Ring
Dominant The picture at the top of the article is of the USS Dominant. Dominant is a weird term that get’s thrown around quite a bit in the hobby. Sometimes to comedic extent. It seems almost as out of place as that picture in this blog. 😛 A usage example: “It’s a buzz-word dominant hobby.” Strangly (or not), I […]