Scuba Diving Catalina Island
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Topic: Scuba Diving Catalina Island
Posted By: ReefdUp
Subject: Scuba Diving Catalina Island
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 8:44am
Over Thanksgiving I went to Catalina Island with "Fatman" (member here). Unfortunately due to a sinus infection I was unable to dive, but I did get to snorkel a bit. These are some of the photos:   Squid mating   ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 8:45am
     ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 8:47am
     ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 8:49am
   ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 10:00am
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Wow, all that amazing life photographed in just one trip?!! In two different pics I believe I can see the same anemone, but it's upside down. Why is that? More pics please. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Josh95
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 10:07am
| Those are sweet. and I agree with more pics please |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 1:26pm
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Should have met up with you. We were there the whole week as well!! ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: ptronsp
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 1:59pm
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Nikki, those are awesome.. keep sharing :). Pam ------------- The only clowns I like are in my tank! |
Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 3:51pm
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Those look great thanks for sharing ! ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 4:33pm
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: December 31 2011 at 4:39pm
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Dang you make cold water look good. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: m.ash
Date Posted: January 01 2012 at 9:12pm
| Those are awesome! I enjoyed looking through them. |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: January 01 2012 at 9:27pm
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So jealous I want to go see it all in person! ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 01 2012 at 10:34pm
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Unfortunately I still haven't figured out why I can't use my computer to use the site. So, no more photos for now. Sorry. And as to why the are multiple shots of the same stuff from different angles, it's because I take about a bajillion shots of everything. I'm not the best photographer, so it's good practice. These photos are nothing compared to what others saw diving, but oh well. I did see a 300-500 lb black sea bass. He totally freaked me out, and the photos didn't turn out. Anyway, I'll post more when I get this login issue fixed. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 02 2012 at 11:52am
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The two pics from different angles clearly showed that the anemone had released and was flipped over hanging onto the rock with it's tentacles. I was just wondering why? Did you touch it to see how strongly it was hanging on? Not important, just curious.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 02 2012 at 7:06pm
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Mark, I can assure you that the anemone did not release and flip over while I was photographing it. The photos are of the same anemones from different angles...and all shots were taken within seconds of each other. The anemone was not performing its Olympic gymnastics routine for me. I also never touch anything while diving/snorkeling; it's a strict rule of mine (except hacking away in self defense at kelp trying to drag me to the pits of hell.) The only thing I can figure is that you're confused because of the anemone's structure. I believe it's an Anthropleura sola anemone (or similar species), and their oral disk is rather enlarged compared to other anemones. Maybe that looks like the foot? I have no idea...but the anemone didn't move. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 02 2012 at 7:09pm
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WOOO HOOO - looks like I finally have full access to the site again. I reset everything back to factory settings. Blech. Oh well. So here's me trying to dive again (so now you'll know what I look like for Thursday!) And yes, that's a 7mil Farmer John wetsuit (dual layer in the chest). I also had a hood and used waterproof reusable heat packs in my wetsuit...and was still cold. Guess I need to get my drysuit cert. ;-)  Starfish dude...different one  Thanksgiving dinner. The guys caught about 20 lobsters, so we ate well!  The squid mated for a few hours under our boat one night...quite amazing to watch! They die shortly after mating, so the ocean floor was covered in carcasses the next morning.  ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 02 2012 at 7:12pm
Chiton dude on a piece of plastic Chiton dude and a limpet  Crab  ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 02 2012 at 7:13pm
Our boat My living quarters for 3 days  ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 02 2012 at 7:16pm
This lil guy was about the size of a grain of rice, so I couldn't believe I found him...or that I got a picture! Bigger crab  ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 02 2012 at 9:25pm
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Reef'd Up- just wanted to say that it is great having you here. Love reading all your posts. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 03 2012 at 9:22am
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I agree with Adam. I was curious. That's all. I wasn't blaming you, not at all. I meant no offense. I was just curious about the anemone. From the two points of view it seems that the anemone has flipped itself over. The mouth/tentacle side is holding on to the rock while the foot is expanded and folded over as though it's trying to move, trying to find another rock opposite from the one it's on. Not that unusual for anemones new to our tanks, but perhaps more unusual for anemones in the wild. I'm sorry if my observation caused any alarm. Please forgive me. Thanks for the pics and Happy New Year. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 03 2012 at 4:42pm
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Nope, we're good...it's just frustrating arguing over what I saw. This anemone was correctly attached the entire time, and the foot was never visible. This species of anemone has an...almost engorged...oral disc. I saw many of these anemones, and this is how they all looked. Cold water species, of just about everything, can be *much* different than what we see for our aquariums. The white line you see going across the oral disc in the 2nd pic corresponds to one of the 4 white lines from the 1st pic's oral disc. The oral disc is segmented into 4, and my best guess is that this helps the anemone take in larger chunks of food than normal anemones. Cold water critters don't have the abundance of food warmer water critters do, so they have unique survival abilities. Just so we're clear...   ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: January 03 2012 at 4:50pm
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This thread ROCKS!
What a great way to spend Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing!
Also - feel free to post as many pics as you want ... they are awesome
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 03 2012 at 4:54pm
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Thanks so much! My hubby was in Afghanistan, and I was new to Utah at Thanksgiving. The trip gave me a new adventure to get my mind off everything. Being on a live-aboard was a...different...experience. By day 3 everything was mildew & rotting fish smelling...and had that saltwater slime feel to it. I didn't get any photos of it (camera battery died), but the next coolest thing to the squid mating was that we came across a massive dolphin migration. Pretty much as far as your eyes could see were dolphins. I'll double check for photos, but I think these were my best shots. The rest were just the same things from various angles & camera settings. Maybe I'll post pics from some other dive trips! ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 03 2012 at 7:59pm
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I was asked what camera setup I was using, so... Canon S95, Canon underwater housing, and a Sea&Sea YS-01 Strobe:   ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 04 2012 at 11:39am
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Thanks for the information about that anemone. I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.
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