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Big tank is 60" by 18" small tank is 48" by 13" i am interested in price estimates.

DO NOT ADD FWE TO YOUR MAIN TANK!!! a ton of people have fried their tanks by doing this. i recommend a stronger dose and a 5 min dip of all your rock and coral. then shake and blow them off in another bucket before putting the rock back in your main tank. i consider a FW infestation to be something worthy of a complete teardown and rebuild because that is the only way i have effectively removed them. to get them out of sand just rinse your sand in fresh water and that will kill them too.

I need a stand for a standard 100g tank and a non-standard 40g tank (4'long)

I will say that this will be the time when all the weaker shops and those without good policies will go the way of the dodo... hang on there guys.

Jay is my hero...

honestly i think Tunze must have a really high opinion of themselves... especially with all the new stuff that is out doing the same thing.

unfortunetly it comes to the same problem for some of us... The meetings are on a day when we cannot come, so we cannot participate. I have been a member for a few years and have never even gotten to vote because nobody has made online voting possible. same old problem. just my .02

I would be glad to come if you could do this.

i have one or two. $20

if your coming up to portland anytime soon i have a few sumps you could look over.

I would have grabbed my pepperspray out and if he didn't back down give him a face full... just check the wind direction. if the cops do come after you it is a simple case of self protection, them vs you, protecting the family, etc...

I am willing to be committed...

Ok, been looking into this more deeply. Southwest has rates to Sacramento as low as $60 one way for a red-eye. Otherwise it is pretty much a straight shot down I5 and Mapquest estimated it at a little over 6 hrs drive, probably more like 8. and doug may be willing to be a halfway point if that is needed... but i would need to ask. I am looking for a ride since my car has issues making it around portland. thoughts?

Bump Again, i really need to sell these, i will consider offers.

Bump again, i can post pics if needed.

LMAO!!! that is awesome...

where are you moving to?

I have not been impressed by any of their products...

If you only knew...

this is still for sale, i want it gone so $50 takes it.

Keep in mind, BB tanks go for about 2-4 hours of light a day. sandbed tanks will take longer. but like they said, if ithe critters are happy then go for it.

GLOBALTHERMONUCLEARWAR!!! or you can do some of the other stuff. I prefer lemon juice or the never failing BLOW TORCH!

You may want to slow the reactor down a bit. I kept my knop C at 1 bubble per 2 seconds and 1 drip per second. that drops the PH in the chamber and allows the reactor to dissolve the media better so your drips have more effect on the water. also some great advice i got from Joel at waves, soak your media in clean RO water for 24 hours, then drain before using it and it will dramatically reduce the phos in it.

Keep in mind that cooking rock is part of the process of finding the equilibrium in your tank. Yes there are other things that will add waste and cause algae in the tank but why would you want to start the tank off on a bad foot with rock that is loaded with debris and algae already. Cooking is just a good clean start. But at the same time Rich, you are correct that you must find your nutrient import as well and make sure that you can maintain the balance between intake and what the rock can process. Do you know that your fish tank itself (acrylic/glass) is adding a slow trickle of phosphate to the tank as well? you need to look and see what is using what and what is releasing what into your tank in order to find the best balance. in the end the best answer is in between yours, a little of both is sound advice. 3 more things 1) adding dry base rock, yes it has waste so you will still need to cook it but... it can take more than a year to populate the whole rock before you can cook it all the way. Wet base rock is better. if you get dry then put it in a tub with SW and circulation for a while. 2) you don't need to seed the rock with anything. the bacteria is present (even on dry rock) and as long as the rock is dirty they will have plenty to feed on. adding a dirty "seed" rock is just adding fuel for the waste makers to feed on. 3) If you really like hitchhikers then add the rocks to a small holding tank to see what comes out, then grab it and place what you like in your tank on a clean rock and cook the rest. this is kinda like a QT tank for live rock so you can still grab the good hitchhikers while avoiding the bad. I recommend cooking LR to everyone because of the rate of success it can give. but as was already stated, you have to follow the directions closely.