Finally, the face behind the words.A Photo:
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First Name:
I actually go by my middle name, but my full name is Stephen Randy Holmes-Farley
Why You chose your screen name: I'll let you figure this one out.
Current Tank Specs: 120 gallon mixed tank, large blue gigantea carpet anemone with ocellaris clown trio is the highlight.
Details are here: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/re...es-farley/172508-randys-tank-description.html
Area of strength in the hobby: chemistry and science in general
How long in the Hobby: 19 years, earlier with fresh; started with a tank planted with local water plants and lots of baby bullheads that I collected in a local stream in the early to mid 1970's.
Favorite hobby outside reefing: photography, reading science fiction (I even wrote a Sci Fi book, but haven't published it)
Anything else?: My wife and I started dating in 1977, married a few years later. Have two adopted daughters (14 and 17). Starting to go on college/conservatory visits with the older one, who is going to study classical saxophone. Currently have two beagles. Like to spend free time at our vacation home in Rockport, Massachusetts, across the street from the ocean. I'm a professional chemist and have worked in drug discovery for more than 20 years. I'm presently a consultant, with expertise in polymer therapeutics and biomaterials.
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