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It would have been difficult for me to bring coral. I left at 5:30 to get here by 7:30. After getting lost, I barely made it to the conference by the 8:00 start time. On the other hand, Going home tomorrow will be a different story. dsoz

I am ending up at the Red Lion in Eugene. I hope it is nice. I am driving down at oh-dark-early in the morning and will be in a conference all day long, but may want to check out some fish action in the evening. It would be nice to meet some of you while I am down there. dsoz

Feed it silversides. Long tentacles are different than bubble tips. LTAs like to put their foot in the sand. BTAs like their foot in a hole in a rock. The Karens rose anemone site referenced above has a good screen for your powerhead problem. Welcome (I am not as big of an expert as some suggest, but I am honored none the less.) dsoz

Welcome back. Like you, I had a few years out of the hobby while the kids were small. It is good to get the salt back in the blood. Dsoz

You are very welcome. Thanks for the salt. I hope those frags grow well for you. dsoz

How big of a bag? Can you come to Oregon City to look at what I got? Can you be more specific in what you are looking for? dsoz

several people have used the prodibio method. Some found some success, some have given up on it as a lost cause. Let them chime in. dsoz

How are you getting your rock? If it is at a LFS then you don't need to know the names, you just buy the pieces that you like. If you are ordering it online, then you need to know the names of the different types, which is usually named after where it comes from. After that, it is all personal preference. Have you considered man-made concrete rock? I use some of it in my tank, and a lot of other people have some in their tanks too. Once it gets growing coraline or coral over it you can't tell the difference. I have a bunch of man-made rock that is tank ready (it actually has palythoas and halimeda algae growing in with it right now). You can buy concrete rock at a fraction of the cost of "real" rock and it does not deplete resources out of the ocean. Send me a PM if you want to come look at some. dsoz

On the camera there should be a minimum distance for macro shots. I found mine on the lens. On the front of the camera near the lens there is a picture of a flower (macro symbol) and it says 0.25m/0.8ft. So my minimum focus distance is a little less than a foot. Any closer and the camera will not focus no matter what. So you move the camera back a little and then zoom in. Make sure that the camera is set to macro mode (picture of a little flower setting). The next trick is to shoot the clearest pic you can with the highest resolution. Then zoom and crop on the computer using photoshop or picassa. If the resolution is high enough you can zoom quite a bit before the quality goes down so far that you can't see what it is anymore. dsoz

If my tang eats a lot of chaeto it will look like it is pregnant it is so bulging from the stomach. It does go down after a few days. I have to be careful how much chaeto that I allow to go into the display because there is not much in the way of digestible nutrition in it. dsoz

Eric, you need to be careful with that kalk. I told you it would obliterate any zoas that it was dropped on. It is about as subtle as a nuclear bomb... dsoz

I have never had full moons... :( dsoz

I have some MRAs that you gave to me before. If you want some of them back you are more than welcome. dsoz

Don't let the saw stop spinning while it is still in the acrylic. The friction from the saw starts the acrylic melting. If the saw stops moving the acrylic hardens almost instantly and the hole saw becomes part of the tank. If you need to stop the cutting, take the saw out of the acrylic first, then let go of the trigger on the drill. It sounds like you have been doing research. This is a good thing. Good luck with your tank, and don't forget to take pictures of the setup process. They may be boring to you but we all like a good build thread. dsoz

Were you in SWF today getting garlic? If you were, I was the guy that was getting the wrasse. dsoz

Also test for ammonia and nitrite in the water from the bucket. If it has ammonia then you want to cycle the rock in the bucket of salt water with a heater and powerhead for several weeks until there is no smell (other than tidepool), and no detectable ammonia or nitrite. dsoz

If all else fails, keep it in case you get bryopsis algae. Only the Tech-M gets rid of it. dsoz

7/23 is a good date... It is my wife's b-day too. dsoz

An emerald crab or four MAY help in the tub, but make sure they do not get transferred to the main tank when you set it up. They can hide in holes and cracks. If they get loose in the main tank, sometimes they go rogue and start to eat stuff that you want. dsoz

Try using a copper absorbing pad. I believe that they sell them in most LFS, but I know that Upscales has them. The pads turn different colors if different metals are in the tank. Green indicates copper (I think). dsoz

Glad you could join us. Now post some pics!!! dsoz

I'm in for this one too. Share the love. dsoz

I am in. Share the love. dsoz

I have a conference that is in Eugene next month and I need to spend the night in a hotel. Point me to a place that is kinda nice, and near the Lane County ESD (1200 Hwy 99 North). From the looks of the map it is near Lane College. I don't want the Hilton, but I don't want a flea-bit motel either. Someplace you would allow family to stay. I am going to have to meet with some of you while I am down there. Thanks dsoz

20 ppm phosphate!!! That is a lot of phosphate. Did you dump is fertilizer or something? I was battling algae when my phosphate was 0.04 ppm... dsoz