Stigits

Any input at all on this one?

I have also had a blue tang for 2 years and it is doing very well. I think a cleaner shrimp is a must and if you tank is big enough get two. Remember people usually only post when they have a horror story to tell. I imagine there are far more success stories out there that are not discussed.

These are pictures of my Large sup mushroom. I have had it for 15 months and it has always looked really healthy to me. I have been noticing that the crease in the middle is getting larger. Will it end up splitting like an anemone does? I have never been concerned because it as always seemed healthy. Should I be worried? If it does split will have have to separate the two or will the be able to live next to each other? Any input on this is appreciated.

My tank has been running since March of 06. I never have been able to afford a ot of corals. But what I do have is doing great and is very happy. I am building a stand for a 90 Gallon tank that I just purchased. If i can get that done and find enough funds to purchase another light hopefully I can start putting in some really cool corals in.

I don't have alot of corals in there right now. Not since the great Zoa massacre last March. But what I do have is doing great and is very happy. I am building a stand for a 90 Gallon tank that I just purchased. If i can get that down and find enough funds to purchase another light hopefully I can start putting in some really cool corals.

Who do you think the go to guy is going to be. Personally with 30 seconds left I would want the ball in Taylors hands he can shoot and drive when you need it. Hariston is a close second imo also.

I was sitting here scatching my head (scratch) looking for the impur quote too

Could you tell me what error it would increase? Chance of it leaking again?

Dsoz post made me think a little more about what I was about to do. I think my final solution is this: I will not remove the broken peice of glass. Instead I will make a template of the peice that I need replace and when I get the new peice of glass cut I will simply put it ontop of the crack peice. I will silicone the crack as best i can before placeing the new glass. This should give me more stregth on the bottum of my tank and I wont have to worry about taking all the trim off to get it fixed. The less you have to remove trim the better it looks. and I was worried about the other seems in the tank flexing if the bottom peice is removed. With this solution I will only loose a tiny bit of never would be noticable space. The only thing that I can think of at this moment is that the overflow is on top of the glass and I would either have to remove it or cut my template around it and silcon it real well in that area. Rob

I talk to the our glass guys and they said that they would cut me a piece for nothin. (clap) I guess giving them a 400k contract has a perc or two. Thanks for the info and the link to the tank building. I will need to study up so I can put the pain back in.

what would be the best way to do this. Where do I go. Est. dollar figure?

Not for the faint of heart. A little long but I wanted to show the effort that was put into the process. So I have been saving for a long time to get a fish tank light. I finally get enough money to buy a 250 MH light and am pumped to finally be able to put together my new tank. Basically I was switching everything from a 55 Gallon tank to a 45 gallon Stretched Hex tank with overflows and a sump. ( I only used hang on the back filters for my 55. ) First things first fill a tub full of tank water and moved all the live rock into it. Next I move all the fish into my 20 gallon hospital tank along with a few plants that I did not want in the tub. (Except for a fish getting stuck in the net for a few minutes no Prob There) Next I separate my sand from my substrate and put them in separate buckets with tank water. (Again no prob) At this point my wife walks in and roles her eyes at me cause I’m wet the floor is wet and there are tubs, buckets, towels and tanks everywhere. I get the new light mounted and fired it up. It looks great. Wish it was a bit bluer but I will fix that in several months. My first problem I had to deal with was the new tank was a little deeper then the old one so I scabbed a few 2x4s to the stand and flushed them with the top of the stand. Check to make sure everything was level. Looked good After that I put the new tank of my stand and started measuring for my plumbing. I hard plumbed everything to the sump with out a problem. Everything fit nicely into the over flows. I test out my plumbing by running the return water straight into the overflow. Ran it that way for several hours not leaks. The next morning I got up early to finish my project. I check the plumbing that was still running. No leaks no problem. So I put the tank a little less then half full with about 10-12 gallons of tank water and 5 gallons of new water. Proceeded to put the sand in. Made sure it was reasonable even and then put the crushed coral on top. I was happy to see pods and bristle worms still moving around in there. I used the remainder of my good tank water left and 5 more gallons of new salt water to finish filling the tank. Moved the return to the main part of the tank and everything started running great. I let the tank run that way for a few hours to let everything settle and the sump to do its job. Everything looked great still no leaks. Next i put all the live rock back in the tank. this was the funnest part for me as I love to stack all the rocks. And there was a lot of stacking in this deep tank! All the rock was done and so was my Sunday. The next day after work I check all my levels everything read the same as the old tank perfect. So I put in all my precious fish and corals. The fish are swimming around looking for new hiding places the corals are all grumpy because from being moved and adjusting from PCs to the new MH light. I was very happy with everything. My wife who was a skeptic the whole time was also pleased. here comes the scary part. (Scary) Tuesday I get home from work. I was going to take a few pictures to post for everyone because the plants were looking better and all the fish were already out swimming around. I checked took a look at the sump to make sure everything was working right and then I saw it. A drip. I freaked. (nutty) I checked all my connection points and they were as dry as a bone. This stumped me. I was defiantly seeing a drip but after I wiped down the PVC I couldn't find it anywhere. I looked and looked and nothing. I check the back of the stand and I saw a wet streak going down it. So im thinking that I spilled some water down the back of the tank and it was dripping off or something. So I wiped everything down and waited a few minutes and watched the fish as they showed my their new homes and hiding spots. I looked back there again. More water. (scary) panic again. I wiped it all down and watched has water slowly collected again at the back of the tank. im thinking to myself "what the f is going on?" Can't figure it out keep wiping it down. Got my wife and asked her. She didn't know. After about 20 minutes of wiping it down and watching the water form again. She asked if their could be a leak in the tank. I rather she kicked me in the nutz. So after some serious thought and not being able to think of a reason better then hers. I moved everything back into tubs and buckets. cleaned up the bottom of the tank and there it was... A crack from the back of my tank arcing to the front of my tank. (sad) (sad) I took my level out and the backing that I had scabbed to the back of the tank was not longer level with the stand. I am guessing that was what happened. What dropped about 1/4 inch. I have no idea how, what, or why it happened. The next time I get some 1/2 ply board and cut it to shape of my tank and set it on that. For extra support So here I am at work with everything in buckets at home. I think I will set up the old tank and start saving again for a new one. Can anyone tell me is there a way to fix my new tank. Can I put a gallon of silicon on it or something to ensure that it wont leak. (sad) (sad) (sad) (sad) (sad) (sad) (sad) (sad) (sad) (sad) (sad) (sad)

So when are we meeting at his house?

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I plan on stopping by for the meeting to get to meet a few peps. Look around for soe spare change to become a member aswell