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Site Pictures
Pictures are taken with a Sony DSC-S70 3.3Megapixel digital camera.
Most full size pictures are 512 x 384 or smaller 24-bit color pictures to keep load time reasonable and image quality high. Close-ups are usually taken at high resolution 1600x1200 or 2048x1600) for maximum detail and then cropped down to a reasonable size. Pictures are thumb-nailed to provide acceptable speed while providing high quality images.
Pictures may be edited for color or brightness slightly to correct for the oversaturation of green that is common in digital pictures. This is done only as necessary to correct the pictures to ensure that they present realistic color. Color or saturation is never intentionally modified All pictures are our property or have been published with permission as noted with each such picture. If you would like to use them to further the hobby, feel free to do so, but please ask first and give us or the originator of the picture the credit that is deserved. I typically do not allow pictures to be used for commercial use.
Specimen Identification
SPS and LPS specimen identification is done to the best of our ability using Veron's 3 volume Corals of the World set. SPS coral identification can be difficult and some specimens may be marked as 'Tentative' when there is some doubt in the identification we have provided. Natural environment and identification information mostly comes from this reference. This is THE reference work for stony coral identification and is a great addition to the library of any serious reef keeper who wants to learn more about stony coral identification and natural history.
Fish have been identified using Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes by Dr. Burgess.
Other resources and references include:
Marine Fishes by Scott W. Michael
Encyclopedia of Marine Invertebrates Edited by Jerry Walls
The Reef Aquarium by Charles Delbreek and Julian Sprung
A Practical Guide to Corals by Ed Puterbaugh and Eric Borneman
The Marine Aquarium Reference - systems and invertebrates by Martin A.
Moe Jr.
If you think we have misidentified something, or have an ID or care
info for a specimen in our database, please let us know as we
want to provide the most accurate information that we can.
Who We Are
Our names are Ken & Shelby Hahn. I have been involved in saltwater aquariums on and off for almost 25 years. My wife has joined me in the hobby for the last 10 years. This has included 3 years living and diving in Hawaii and keeping a number of fish tanks. We have been involved with Reef tanks for the last 13 years. My first 'reef' tank was a 37gallon high that was based on the shaky information that was available in the early 90's and I eventually abandoned it once the hair algae monster took total control. I restarted in the hobby with a 29gal which was fairly successful and then moved up to a 70 gal tank and now to a 225 gal tank. We have expanded by adding a 20 gal reef in my office at work and then setup a custom 2'x4'x8" deep propagation tank.
I am the Director of Product Engineering for a small high-tech company and drive a
modified twin turbo Mitsubishi 3000GT 2001 Dodge Viper GTS.
My wife works for a CD ROM/DVD company and drives a Chevy Tahoe conversion. Vehicles are another
expensive hobby we have.
Click here for complete Viper Page
Basic Specs: 8L (488 cubic inch) 10 cylinder all aluminum engine. 450HP, 490ft/lbs torque stock. Now modified to about 660HP
'95 3000GT VR4 (Retired)
1999 Chevy Tahoe Conversion
We also have a number of pets besides the reef tanks including Pickles the cat, a Ball Python (Monty) that I bought for my kids 14 years ago and who is still going strong (anyone know how long these things live?), a sugar glider (a nocturnal marsupial that looks like a flying chipmunk which we have had for a number of years) and a fish pond that sometimes has fish in it, depending on if the raccoons or blue herons have visited lately.
