FANTASY DOME—also known as "Spud Dome"

• Part of Charybdis Reef; 40 min boat ride
• 3 big bommies along reef wall; sandy base
• beginner/novice skill level
• 20-80' depth range
• vis: 40-100'?

HIGHLIGHTS

• SPUD DOME. 60' diameter coral mound, 35' deep at top, entirely made up of Pavona clavus coral- interesting appearance. "Podium" shaped outcropping in middle.
• Marine life—anemonefish, schooling fusiliers, chromis (damsels); the occasional flowery grouper wedged down in coral hiding; 100s of garden eels swaying in sand at Dome's base, 80'
• OTHER BOMMIES/ PINNACLES. Coral covered mountains, rising from 80' to 20'; overhangs, nooks and crannies, etc. filled with regal angelfish, lionfish, groupers and coral trout, butterflyfish, schooling anthias

Sea fans, soft corals, gorgonians, and whip corals; crinoids; spiny lobster
One pinnacle's top is a bright mosaic of Sinularia soft corals- a rainbow of colors

HEARTBREAK RIDGE

• Part of Charybdis Reef; 40 min boat ride
• Wall dive, with a ridge/spur extending out perpendicular to reef
• Intermediate skill level (oftentimes dive this with moderate current for best fish life?)
• 20-90' depth range
• vis: 50-100'?

HIGHLIGHTS
One is never sure what one will see- different every time. Depends on tide . . . Ridge starts at 60' deep, extends out into blue water, gradually sloping to 90' deep; swimming out along ridge, one usually sees barracuda, batfish, other schooling pelagics such as rainbow runner, waloo, surgeonfish, baitfish, etc. Sometimes see sharks (silvertip?, gray reef? Etc.); schooling bumphead parrotfish (2-3' long); lots of titan triggerfish

We also saw a green turtle and a 3' Napolean wrasse along wall; nice hard corals at top of wall