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How long has the tank been setup? New tanks often suffer from diatom algae outbreaks. It has to run it's course to pass. A pic would be helpful

That's a hell of a price on a 135g. Where you at?

I have 60 posts are so in 8 months, does that make me a lurker? I do read just about every thread on the boards. Most of the time I just don't see anything that entices me to respond or that I feel I could be of value to. I hardly have any really meaningful posts on this board mostly I think because the things that I am some what knowldegable about are not discussed here, or the question has already been anwsered. If the right subject comes along I chime in. I do post frequently on other forums, have something like 15,000 posts over the last few years if you combine them up, just not so much here. Nothing personal, I like all you guys, everyone who I have met has been great.

Might sell more pics if the shipping was a bit less, although I considered it.

I have a seahorse tank with softies, and a reef tank with fish. JMO

Neither, I'd go with Jalli. Best ballast you will ever see.

So Dippin, does that mean you found the PM I sent you over a month ago about wanting to get the Mag pump. Wondered why you never got back to me. I'll still take it if you still got it. You should check you PM's. Good for selling stuff. :lol:

Seahorse.org Kevin ReefCentral pledosophy TRT pledosophy Reef.org pledosophy Utahreefs Kevin F Marinedepot Kevin Captivereefing Pledosophy nano-reef pleder fishforums pleder syngnathid.org pleder (site down for now) Grimreefers pledosophy Clamsdirect pledosophy I visit a lot of forums. Most daily although a couple not for awhile. I started out as a version of pled on all sites but switched to my first name Kevin when I was conducting a research project and needed to sound more like a grown up. I also have a back up name on every site incase I get banned and want to sign back on. It's Aslan, after my favorite C.S. Lewis character. Sometmes it's just good to be more anyonomous. Plus as a mod on some sites it's bad forum to have the same SN on another site you mod for. It's frowned upon by some.

I use a product called Plumbers Grease which is available at HD. Cost like $3. Been using it for years with no problems.

I use Miracle mud by ecosystems, and rubble rock as well as a few macro algaes. I keep it lit 24/7 good for the plants and stablies my pH.

The ones in So Cal where incredible. Personally I like the idea of an entry fee. It lets me look at all the corals without pushing through people who aren't even going to buy anything. Once you've paid the admission your pretty commited to picking up stuff as well. I'll be there with my admission fee plus money for corals. JMO.

It's been hours? Did it shock and kill you? If so dibs on his corals

Glad I could return the favor dippin

Poor Gary has just been popping up in tanks everywhere since he lost the govenors election in Cali. Can't believe he's up here now to. Time for me to invest in a Willis filter. Posts like this guys are just sad but pretty mild compared to alot of what I've seen. On another site we had someone claim to have found a dead seahorse in a dry fountain that magically came back to life for three days when fresh water was added tot he fountain, they posted asking what killed the seahorse after three days. Anyone remember that chick whose fiance lost his legs in Iraq? She needed money to go see him. Anyone know she went to boards with a different SN 6 moths later about her new boyfriend over sea's who had a brain anurysm only to be sent home after surgery in Germany to have a second anursym stateside, and was going to die. His last request to see her face again. Please send money to help. Most boards mods caught that one before it hit the second time. So sad these people have nothing better to do with there life.

Know the feeling bud. i moved up here from So Cal to. LFS's just aren't as abundant or large in these parts. There are several good stores around. Not sure where in WA you are but if your close to Oregon then Check out the Vendors here. Waves and Aquaticus get most of my business. Both are great for frags. Good Luck.

I have a dual 400w MH ballast, but it is not HQI. It comes with cords and such but I have no reflectors. Let me know.

Here is my 2 cents. I am a relatively new member and not really that active here on the boards, but maybe the opinion of someone who is new to the site would be helpful?I moved here from Southern California from a huge reefing community. I found out about this site at a Mc Menniman's when I was staring at there tank, from a fellow passer by. It actually took me awhile to find this site. I was not that active on thereeftank and there was no club forum on RC where I was more active on. JME I did not really come here to learn, although I welcome every oppritunity. I am a member of 5 other reefing type sites, a mod on one of them, there are so many sites out there IMO it is going to be hard for a site like this to compete if that is it's sole purpose. No disrespect at all to the people here, there are some very intellegent members here who can teach a lot, it's just hard for a local community to compete with international boards. I came here looking to find people in the area with common intrests, and to find local places to do business with, since I was not from around here, it was my best option. Personally for me I think the meeting would be better if there was a more social element to them. I think it would help build the community as a whole, more so then a lecture presented by a speaker that I have already downloaded off the internet. It is something this site can offer that the other international boards cannot. A chance to see friends and hang out is more appealing then most speakers would be to me. I have not attended a meeting, although I would like to, because of the days and times they are scheduled. In my line of work there is no way I can get away on a Sunday until after 6pm. On the topic of speakers I would like to see, since you asked, Dr. Martin Belli Marc Lamont Amanda Vincent Leng Sy Anthony Calfo Although I would find these speakers captivating, I don't think anyone except Calfo would appeal to the members of the club. They are just to specialized in areas that are not common to most reefers. IMO this is going to be a dilema with any speaker in a club this size, like Steve pointed out. IMO maybe an alternative to bringing in outside speakers would be to utalize the assests this club already has. There are many highly knowledgable people on this site that could give presentations on a number of topics. I think not only would it be beneficial for the speaker (you always learn something when formulating a presentation), the atendee's, but also for the community as a whole. Like I said, just my 2 cents. I do look forward to continuing to visit this site and to get to a meeting if I ever have the oppritunity. I would like to become a paying member, but since I don't get to meetings, or have paypal, not sure if that is feeasble. Hope that Helps. Kevin

I have T5's and MH (HQI) over different tanks. I love them both. I like how the T5'S light is more spread out where the MH varies depending on how far from the bulb it is, a definte upsidedown V pattern. Then again I love the shimmer from the MH. I have moved corals from one tank to the other without noticing a difference in growth patterns. My T5's put out less heat then the MH's but with the canopy fans neither puts out to muchfor the tank. My seahorse tanks uses T5's and the temp runs around 74. JME for what it's worth

I'm jealous. Still working on the plumbing for my 65g. Hope to have horses of my own again by late April

A hitched horse is a happy horse. Glad there doing well.

Awesome!!!!!

You could get an acrylic box made for under $20 at Tap Plastics and glue it in for the overflow box. You can even use one of the existing holes for the drain. Pretty simple DIY job.

I got Weldon 4 today at Tap plastics. Also got precut acrylic for the sizes I needed for my overflow I am building. Total for acrylic, applicator and Weldon was like $16 and change. IME if you go slow with the dremel the teeth come out fine.

Still small by Southern California Standards. It is nice though

I've had much personal experience with Ecosystem's Miracle Mud. It's worth the doe. I agree many things are gimicks, but I've talked with Leng many times, he knows his ish. His fish store was a few miles from where I moved here from. One of his inventors and I are friends. It's more then just a gimick IME. While sand and other filtration are effective means of nutrient export the mudd is cultured and seeded with many eggs that bring new life to the system. I plan on running a skimmer as well as a refugium, but IME refugiums are invaluable since they constantly are producing food for the corals as well as providing filtration for the system. Piero, Taps Plastic sells precut pieces of acrylic so for the lazy DIYer that's an option. They charge by the square inch and there is no extra charge for cuts or discounts for buying 4x8 sheets. Depending on the size, acrylic is easy to score to cut. A table saw might save some time and give you a cleaner cut, but no experience using a table saw. If your looking to drill holes, holes saws work well, a dremel can be used but is a PITA IME. I'd rather just pay for the holesaw. Just keep the bit cool and wet, go slow, take a couple breaks, you'll be fine. Any input on other sumps you'd recommend for a 65g?