Logbook- PADI Open Water Diver (Apr 2011)
Places I've Dived
- Total number of dives not on diveboard:
This number is added to the total number of dives logged in Diveboard (public+private) for the stat "Total number of dives". - Dives published:9
- Total dives count:9
- Dives this year:0
- Total underwater time on Diveboard:7 hrs 28 min
- Most dives on Diveboard in:
Maldives - Deepest Dive:
25m in Noonu Atoll, Maldives, Maldives - Longest Dive:
60 min in Noonu Atoll, Maldives, Maldives - Pictures in logbook:84
- Number of species spotted:1
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2011-04-09 Maldives Noonu Atoll, Maldives
Angel Reef4th Open Water Training Dive -------------------------------- Stunning hard corals from top to bottom (18 meters) in a amazing variety; ‘undate’ hard corals cluster together with lattice, neat, nosey, Samoan, cylinder, Evermanns and flame corals, they are pushing away the sluk-like, scuted and common mushroom corals ,leaving barely space for sponges, long pipe and mushroom leather corals. Pink bulb tentacle anemone corals host the Clark’s anemone fish at large while blue sea, granulated and noduled Sea Stars feed on the polyps of the corals, algae’s, and worms. In turn, they are preyed upon by trigger fishes, trochus shells and crustacians. The reef is ideal for beginners and experienced diver who prefer colorful reef fishes at a shallower depth. The reef lingers on with small sandy sloping patches in between the hard coral formations, which are present in a variety of shape and structure.
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2011-04-07 Maldives Noonu Atoll, Maldives
House Reef1st Open Water Training Dive on the House Reef -------------------------------- The house reef is located on the west side of the Island. The diving school is located near the house reef and an extended jetty will lead directly to the entrance. The reef is gently sloping downwards to a sandy bottom at a depth of 18 meters, which makes it easy for beginners to make their first open water dives and divers conducting their check dive. The reef is covered with sponges, lush brown soft corals and coral blocks with small reef fishes. Snappers, emperors, small groupers and jack fish cruise the reef while the painted spiny lobsters peek curiously from their small hiding places. They rely mostly on the long antennae which are their main sensory organs when they explore the reef during the night time. Glass fish and a variety of colorful reef fish enlighten the atmosphere during the dive.
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2011-04-08 Maldives Noonu Atoll, Maldives
Snow White2nd Open Water Training Dive -------------------------------- On top of the reef, large table corals promise already a breath taking dive, with a maximum depth of 17 meters, fields of garden eels stick out their heads of the snow white sandy bottom. The best part of the reef is around 10 meters of depth with interesting coral blocks at 15 meters. Gobies, hermit crabs, sea stars and sea cucumbers can be discovered on and in the sandy bottom while feather tail worms and blennies can be found in the coral blocks. The reef is marvelous; the red berry, imposter and flabelliform sponges form a colorful background for the green, blue and light brown colored finger corals. Grey, blue and red damsel fishes are lucky to have this amount and variety of hard corals to regard as their home, to seek protection when the moray eels, scorpion fishes, lion fishes and groupers come for dinner at night. Big jack fish, turtle, eagle ray, tunas, barracudas and schooling red snappers pass by or stay at the corner at shallow depth.
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2011-04-09 Maldives Noonu Atoll, Maldives
Christmas Tree3rd Open Water Training Dive -------------------------------- Noth-West of Iru Fushi next to a large reef which reaches to the surface, one of the most precious Thilas in Noonu Atoll rises up from the 30 m. deep sandy bottom. From a little distance the profile of the reef looks like a Christmas tree, deep and shallow over- hangs at the bottom with layers, plateau’s and overhangs until the top part of the reef. The sandy bottom with the overhangs is the ideal place for nurse, guitar and leopard sharks to take a rest. The soft corals covering the reef are a tasty appetizer for green and hawksbill turtles. Clouds of golden and jewel fairy basslets give the top part of the Thila a shiny glow, while schools of medium size jack fishes make their turns to catch the smaller reef fishes like the red tooth trigger fish, fusiliers, glass fishes and small groupers. The coral life is astounding, soft and hard corals give the photographers and videographers no chance to put even one finger on the reef to balance themselves for shooting.
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