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Nice to meet you Shane, thanks again.

Thanks, we will be picking it up tomorrow.

They have been done for a couple months now.

appears to be a snail with algae growing on its shell from this angle

Algal scrubbers really lost popularity by the time skimmers became more powerful and standard equipment. In a system that has an efficient skimmer, it is near impossible to even get algae to grow. Your best bet if you wanted to try this sort of system would be to run skimmerless, but that opens the door to a whole other set of challenges.

There are some salt combos that work nicely, buying 2 different types to make use of the characteristics of each... like one for high alk and mag and another for high calcium... that allows you to tailor a salt to meet your parameters

5 guys is nice for a burger if you haven't been in there yet.

Those are so cool, I never liked that the polyps were visible on this piece

I don't know anyone giving up laker tix, but if i hear something at the last minute i will let you know. I had a spare set of seats to the last laker game and got 5X face value for them, so i imagine any you do find will be.... uncheap. I already am locked in for my playoff tix, pick them up next friday at the laker game, not sure when they go on sale to the public... If i think to call my ticket guy and ask him, I will let you know.

My voice is gone. That was probably the best playing by the team this season (celtics was a good one too, hard to choose) but LA was insane. I don't really know what just happened.

I use thunderbird, but do most of my emailing from my blackberry.

less sig 220's, more kimber tac 45's

maybe granulosa?

those seem big enough to joes juice or aiptasia x with pinpoint syringe work

this is phoenix 14k this is aqualine buschke 10k here is phoenix and actinic (notice not much color change, just more flouresence in person)

This should help http://www.cnidarianreef.com/lamps.cfm

As Chief pointed out, you will have some back drainage when you remove that pipe, in the future, you may think about replacing the ball valve and union with a true union valve, which allows you to remove either side of the ball without any water drainage. Looks sweet, jealous! This is the part if you are not familiar with them

Saturdays FTW

Buddy said it is a good deal, let me know if it is available

A friend may want it, I will let you know later today, if Benny doesn't want it.

What is your time line?

I just bought some rock, its not live rock so I have a few questions. I am going to set up a 40breeder with a 20long for a sump. It seems like I only need about half of the 70lbs I bought. So how much of it should I put in my sump? And should I break some of it into rubble. Breaking it up wont do too much, unless that is the only way to fit it all in the sump Do you guys glue your rock together so it doesn't fall and maybe injure some of the corals either by crushing them or getting them to close to something that might sting them to death. You can use epoxy, threaded nylon rod and nylon nuts, along with a masonry bit is a common way to tie everything together, you may want to do some searches on that I cut out a cardboard template for the bottom of the tank and got a configuration that I really like. So I will start my tank thread with a picture of my aquascaping within the next few days. How much live rock do I need to seed the tank? Can I just buy live rubble for the sump and use that for seeding? If you are going to let it go for a few weeks, a couple pounds and a raw shrimp tossed in to feed the cycle is all you should need How long will it take for my dead rock to become live and is there anything I will need to do specifically to help the process along? Turn your skimmer off for a couple of days after adding the shrimp meat. Make sure you have a lot of flow going How important is lighting during the 4-8 weeks that I will be running a rock only tank? Lights will not be beneficial while you are cycling, if anything, they will add to algae growth

he world's first autonomous robotic fish are the latest attraction at the London Aquarium. Biologically inspired by the common carp, the new designs can avoid objects and swim around a specially designed tank entirely of their own accord. This new kind of cyber-fish took three years to develop, by a team of scientists from Essex University. Future generations may be used for seabed explorations, detection of leaks in oil pipelines, or even as spies. Although robotic fish have been investigated for the last 10 years or so, the creators of the new models claim theirs are the smartest yet. Food energy "We have embedded sensors on board - so, unlike the previous fishes that have remote controls, these are fully autonomous and artificial-intelligence based," lead researcher Professor Huosheng Hu, told the BBC News website. Their undulating movements are also said to be more realistic. "This one is more life-like - it mimics normal swimming and sharp turning," he explained. "People get confused and think it's a real fish." The fish are about 50cm long, 15cm high and 12cm wide (20in by 6in by 5in), and covered with bright scales that reflect light. The maximum swim speed is about 50cm (20in) per second but the fish have been slowed down to less than half that, to help prolong battery life - up to five hours. Name game In the future, the Essex team would like to increase the robots' intelligence - so that an individual machine could recharge itself as required. "We want the fish to have the ability to look for its own charging station, just like a real fish looking for food," said Professor Hu. It is hoped that bringing the public into direct contact with robots will increase their understanding of science and technology. "It should be entertaining and fun for the visitors. Our main thing is obviously live fish, but the robotic side is really fascinating," said Michael Michaels, general manager of the London Aquarium. The three robots will live alongside real fish in a tank in the aquarium, and will be named by children in a competition. (Oct 2005 BBC)

dont push on the soft spot on the head.