Cuttlefish

Wow that's pretty amazing. I can't say I've ever heard of that before. IT'd be cool to see some pics

Yeah, I hear that. Often we can't even rely on what they are sold to us as. What I'm learning though is that even the experts have a tough time. Also I'm amazed at how little is really known about the habits of some of these inverts. In many cases I'll bet we know more about their behavior because we stare at them for hours.

Can you only imagine what's ahead? I'm still amazed at the new LED light fixtures that can mimic cloud cover. Wow

Representin'!

Have you guys looked into what species they are? Do you guys like to do that anyway, look up what species your inverts are...

MASNA website

I was just curious if anyone on here has had any experience with chitons in their reef tanks. I got one last week and it seems to be doing well. I have really bad eyesight so it's camoflauge works extra well. I did see it yesterday on my crocea though and I got a little worried but it wandered off. I think it was just cleaning the shell. Anyway, has anyone here had one long term?

Whoa, thanks Miles. Thats really cool of you. Thanks to everyone else for the great welcome! Powdertang05, you had 300gph in a five gallon??? Did you have sand in it? If so how did you keep it from blowing around?

Hey guys, Just wanted to say I"m new here on this forum and kind of new to the Northwest. My name is Edward but most of my friends call me Ed or Eddie. I've been doing aquariums for over ten years now and been doing marine tanks almost the same amount of time. I've worked in the industry starting at a local fish store in Southern Ca then did servicing of aquariums for homes and businesses and such. It was really cool working for a lfs in that I got to go to all the tradeshows and meet all the reps for the companies of the products we use in our reefs. I miss that. I'm now finishing up my degree at the U of O. I have a small home so not as much room for tanks (I had seven tanks at my old place) and am down to a single freshwater and a nanoreef. The nano reef gets a TON of attention however (just ask my girlfriend). Here's the tale of the tape: -16 gallon Bowfront glass -Ehein 2213 canister filter (no bio media, just sponge and carbon) -2x40 watt Power Compact fixture w/LED moonlight -Circulation: One Maxijet 1200, One Maxijet 900. Both have the hydor flow wavemaker attachement (yeah I know that's alot of flow for this size tank but I'm kind of obsessed with flow) - DIY hang-on refugium with about five inches of sand and, some Chaetomorpha sp. seaweed and a REd Mangrove lit by its own hanging PC light As for livestock: -3 Sinularia and 2 Sarcophytons -T. crocea clam -A couple of featherdusters -Echinoderms: a sea cucumber, Fromia sp. starfish, 2 snall urchins (?) -Coral banded shrimp -couple of snails, a really cool limpet, some nassarius snails -Fish: Three damsels, a Six line Wrasse, and a Percula Clownfish Whew! The tank's been running for about two years now and doing great. Like many of our tanks my tank has evolved from a simple set up to a really complicated thing wiht all kinds of tubes and cables. Personally I kinda dig that. If I could afford it, I'd get all kinds of monitors for it too. I'm toying around with the idea of setting up a bigger tank just so I can build a surge device for it. We'll see. I don't get out a whole lot. Partly it's because I don't drive anymore. I lost a good chunk of my eyesight shortly before I moved up here to Eugene. I'm still getting used to it. I mostly hang out with the girlfriend and go to school or get a beer with a friend. Not sure if I could be able to make it to too many meetings but who knows, maybe I can host a small get together at my place. The house isn't super big but you'd be more than welcome to stop by. It's always good to chat with fellow reef geeks. Ok well that's me in a nut-shell