Anchor Aquarium Service, Inc.

Emergency Service

noel — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:08:00 +0000

An October storm knocked out power to a 400-gallon hardy reef tankat a private residence I service weekly. The back-up generator did not kick on so it was necessary to perform some emergency care. These images show me siphoning water out of the tank and pouring it back in to oxygenate the tank until the power came back on. All of Anchor’s accounts are assured immediate response to an emergency service on a 24/7 basis.

Centre Des Livres d’Artistes Terrariums

noel — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:35:57 +0000

In 2005, I worked in France with distinguished artist Andrea Blum (www.AndreaBlum.com) on a number of original installations featuring terrariums consisting of plants from Central France. Here you can visit Andrea’s site and read a description of her project - Centre Des Livres d’Artistes 2005, St. Yrieix-la-Perche, France - commissioned by DRAC Limousin:

http://andreablum.com/projects/view/9

And here you can read the article about Andrea’s installation as featured in Metropolis magazine:

http://andreablum.com/app/webroot/uploads/file/metropolis.pdf

Above, I am pictured sitting at one of the installations.

*Photograph above courtesy of Corinne Poirier.

The Pond at the Whitney Museum Biennial

noel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:43:37 +0000

This past March I had the honor to work on part of an outdoor installation showcased at the NYC Whitney Museum’s 2008 Biennial art exhibition. I specifically worked with the distinguished artist Fritz Haeg (www.FritzHaeg.com) to build a pond in the sculpture garden outside of the museum as part of his Animal Estates exhibit. We placed pond liner over a wooden structure and filled it with water. We placed pumps throughout the bottom to circulate the water, as well as to empty the pond into a side drain in case of leaks. These pictures are, first, of the pond under construction and, then, of the final product at the launch party.

Tank Makeover

noel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:24:55 +0000

In the summer of 2007 we performed a “makeover” on an existing 400-gallon saltwater tank. This overhaul took about 4 to 5 days to complete - involving a complete overhaul of all tank decorations and filtration, acrylic scratch removal, and a lighting upgrade. The results were dramatic. Above you see two photographs. The photo on the left is the before and the one on the right is the after.

350-Gallon Reef Tank

noel — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:09:46 +0000

I commute daily and travel between NYC and Long Island for much of my work. This tank is situated in Northern Long Island. It’s a 350-gallon reef tank, with three 400 metal halide HQI lights and a 1/3 horsepower chiller. It contains stony and soft corals, and an assortment of fish and invertebrates. A tank of this size needs to be maintained on a weekly basis and, when you are seeing clients that often, you have the opportunity to really make a connection.