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great shot! that don't look good.

I heard they have good wings there. (whistle)

I hear you. The one I want is $130.

Looks like an encrusting sponge. It shuldn't grow faster than your zoas, but if you want to get rid of it, pick it off with a tooth pick, or tweezers. I thinks it's pretty cool, and I would frag off the zoas before the sponge, but that's me.

Eheim! DEAD silent.

Looks nice scott! How is the overflow doing? Is the surface area enough to skim the film off the top?

That's LIMITED EDITION!(laugh)

Oh, I see now. This thread is LOADED with flames(nutty) (scratch) You guys should have seen the posts at R.D.O. or RC in the religion/politics arena. THAT was flaming(flame) CCR, Simma down big fella. I'd hate to see people leave because of something as goofy as this. Steveweast said it best. It's CYA!

LOL!(threaten)

tube worm. The smaller purple/maroon ones are Vermetid snails.

JIM!!! Glad to see you back around! You got a PM!

That is the problem. Do as impur says and buff it up with an alkalinity supplement. The reactor is better at maintaining CA/Alk, rather that raising it. Have you done a water change lately? It sounds like your doing everything else right.

Where did you get the tank made?

intermatic analog timers. I have been using them for years without a single issue. You can find them at HD, Lowes ect. 10-15 bucks The digital ones are junk.

The measurements are 24" Long, 8" front to back, and 13.75" tall.

Actinics are up to you. You won't NEED them, but you may want them. If you use a good reflector (lumenarc III) you can cover the whole spread with just the 1 bulb. As for the HQI vs. regular ballast, You will get a little better growth running the 20k's off of the HQI but you will be replacing the bulb more often. I've ran radiums, ushio, PFO, and XM off of the HQI and I was changing bulbs around the 8-9 month mark. Look into the M135 pulse start ballast if you're worried about changing out your bulb too often. I run a 400w ushio 10k off of a PFO pulse start and the color/intensity is great. The 20k/HQI combo is hard to beat for color though. Whatever you do, don't skimp on the reflector.

I have one that is exactly the size your looking for. I'm unsure of the 9.5" frot to back, but I'll take measurements when I get home and shoot you a PM

I've had pergo for 6 years and I have spilled plenty of s/w on the floor. as long as it doesn't sty wet for long durations, you'll be fine. I use nothing between stand/floor. If you have a overnight flood, and you don't catch it in about an hour or 2, you will get some warping. the great thing about pergo is that it WAY easier to replace than regular hardwoods. Just use redundancy when planning the sump/overflow, and you shouldn't have any floods.

Brute force! There are also Loc-line pliers, but those are for pansies. Patrick at SWF usually has them in both 3/4" and 1/2" sizes, but he is out of the MPT connectors(cough cough Patrick cough cough) Woody @ Seahorse usually has them as well.

The lumenarc setup will easily cover the 30x30 area. With 18" depth you could even get away with a 250w in a lumenarc. I don't have experience with the maristar, but it does look nice and would depend if you wanted to have a canopy or not. If no canopy the maristar would look pretty slick.

I was only kidding about the workshop. But I'll keep you in mind for some custom work. BTW, your blog is pretty cool!

So, when is the DIY skimmer workshop? Nice table. Is it 6'?

The last time I was at Saltwater fanta-seas they had them. I'm unsure of the price, but it's less than 2 bills I think. I'm pretty sure they have 2 or 3 different wood/stains to choose from.

Have you ever been stung by an aiptasia? I haven't. I have been stung by euphylia sp. many times. I have never thought of using them for aiptasia control though. Good idea!