Great Barrier Reef WARNING LOTS OF PHOTOS!
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ezcompany: you can feed fish at will, its just frowned upon to strip the rock platforms of critters to feed the groupers. But you are free to feed the fish as much as you wish, just be careful not to wave around too much flesh and blood out on the open reefs in case you attract something a little further up the food chain than bluey. Common sense is the only rule.
If there is an urchin out in the open, i'll offer it to bluey, but i try not to give him anything he couldn't have gotten anyway. Usually i'll just turn over the odd rock for him to keep him from getting in front of the lens all the time.
grallster: Thanks!
Sydney is sitting on top of a big sandstone formation (hawksbury sandstone formation). This provides the big sandstone cliffs that you see in the area. Those boulders are merely eroded chucks of the rock face that have fallen down and been rounded by wave action. I wont go into the details of the geology of the area, but suffice to say that it is quite interesting. Incidentally, i'll be finishing my degree in geology this year.
ankur1113: It is a bubble coral, but I'm still a little confused as to what exactly it is doing in Sydney. Could be a refugee from the reef that has found a home down here, or it could (hopefully not) be an escapee from a tank. Whatever the cause, tropical critters do often find their way south to sydney on the East Australian Current.
If there is an urchin out in the open, i'll offer it to bluey, but i try not to give him anything he couldn't have gotten anyway. Usually i'll just turn over the odd rock for him to keep him from getting in front of the lens all the time.
grallster: Thanks!
Sydney is sitting on top of a big sandstone formation (hawksbury sandstone formation). This provides the big sandstone cliffs that you see in the area. Those boulders are merely eroded chucks of the rock face that have fallen down and been rounded by wave action. I wont go into the details of the geology of the area, but suffice to say that it is quite interesting. Incidentally, i'll be finishing my degree in geology this year.ankur1113: It is a bubble coral, but I'm still a little confused as to what exactly it is doing in Sydney. Could be a refugee from the reef that has found a home down here, or it could (hopefully not) be an escapee from a tank. Whatever the cause, tropical critters do often find their way south to sydney on the East Australian Current.
ankur1113: It is a bubble coral, but I'm still a little confused as to what exactly it is doing in Sydney. Could be a refugee from the reef that has found a home down here, or it could (hopefully not) be an escapee from a tank. Whatever the cause, tropical critters do often find their way south to sydney on the East Australian Current. [/B][/QUOTE]
Thanks for the reply. That is so strange but also look at the color on that thing, I have never seen anythng like this before.
Thanks for the reply. That is so strange but also look at the color on that thing, I have never seen anythng like this before.
edr42
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Ok, i thinks its about time to dust off this thread and add some more updates.
I've been kinda all over the place recently, but finally sorted things out and went diving this weekend. I am now a PADI Rescue Diver, and for anyone thinking of doing the course, i highly recommend it!
My G9 and Inon D2000S got its first proper outing on the reef, and i've got around 130 really good photos from the weekend.
At the moment i'm sorting them and filing them away on the computer, but they will be up on the thread soon, so keep an eye out.
This adventure features lionfish, sea fans, sea whips, lots of nudibranchs, corals, feather stars, and clowns in anemones, oh and a curious reef squid that i found on the night dive.
Stay tuned!
I've been kinda all over the place recently, but finally sorted things out and went diving this weekend. I am now a PADI Rescue Diver, and for anyone thinking of doing the course, i highly recommend it!
My G9 and Inon D2000S got its first proper outing on the reef, and i've got around 130 really good photos from the weekend.
At the moment i'm sorting them and filing them away on the computer, but they will be up on the thread soon, so keep an eye out.
This adventure features lionfish, sea fans, sea whips, lots of nudibranchs, corals, feather stars, and clowns in anemones, oh and a curious reef squid that i found on the night dive.
Stay tuned!
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