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Are you going to do the whole east to west, sunrise, sunset thing? I think it is awesome and if we decide to stick with LED's we are going that route. I have been very happy with my LED tank.

Yes you can. Best person here in my opinion is Miles (impur) I believe he runs bare bottom sump for ease of cleaning. I have a little LRR in my sump with my CC star who has been in there for 6 months or so. Bought him to feed my harliquin who met a quick death when I forgot to feed my tank for a few days and the wrasse got hungry. You might want to invest in bone cutters to cut pieces of the starfish....they make it WAY easier.

posting pic's: Do you have photobucket? If not go to UserCP and you will have an option on the left for photo's and albums. You can upload to our server here and then post em. Hope that helps. How long have you had these pods?

I think I might be interested in this. I have sand....sugar sized that I just got from Rick....but I currently have a 5 inch sand bed which I am being told is a bit much....so I could fill a bucket (easy 50lbs) if you are interested.

That's kinda what I was thinking.....in addition to seeing what all start up process he has going on. There maybe some kind of background action causing sluggish responses.(scratch)

To keep on topic....the only real things to consider here are what falls into your allotted budget and what will do all you need it to do....from what I am reading from you here either a MAC or a PC will work....but the PC will most likely be cheaper.

Andy nailed it. A good person also to talk to would be either Reefit or Frank....Frank had or still has....I think had...a huge clam....and I think it went to Reefit although I am probably mistaken. Either way Frank would have some good pointers and info as well as Reefit....or Garrett....he is always good for info too. so....recap....points of interest are Andy, Garrett, Reefit, Frank, and of course Grassi....that dude is like an encyclopedia....well between the 2 of them they are encylopedia's....gotta remember Grassi is a combo platter there.

you are right....according to the last survey it was 7%....not 2%....I stand corrected. No need to feel embarrassed "85 % of the market is captured by windows, 7% MAC, 8% is either unknown....Linux...and so on" according to Google statistic's the break down goes like this....stupid statistics....so ingorant Windows XP is the most popular operating system. The windows family counts for nearly 90%: ................WinXP.......W2000.....Win98..WinNT..W2003..Linux......Mac Sepember...75.6%.......9.2%.......1.4%....0.3%....2.0%....3.5%.....3.8% Augus. ......75.2%.......10.1%.....1.4%....0.3%....2.1%....3.5%.....3.6% July...........74.3%.......10.1%.....1.5%....0.3%....2.0%....3.4%.....3.6% June..........74.1%.......10.6%.....1.6%....0.3%....2.0%....3.4%.....3.6% May...........74.2%.......10.7%.....1.6%....0.2%....2.0%....3.4%.....3.6% April...........74.0%.......11.2%.....1.8%....0.3%....1.9%....3.3%.....3.6% March.........72.9%.......11.9%.....2.0%....0.3%....1.8%....3.4%.....3.5% February......73.3%......12.3%......2.1%...0.3%....1.8%....3.4%.....3.6% January.......72.3%.......13.1%.....2.4%...0.3%....1.7%....3.3%.....3.5%

Brilliant tank to get Bob....I have one myself. Just curious....why not build a stand? Snowpunk and I just built one for under $100....shouldn't be much more than that for you unless you go all crazy on the skins and molding, etc....

Dang that totally sucks. Losing a fish blows....but then when it starts a chain reaction it really starts to suck. The one time I lost 80% of my fish is when I considered getting out of reefing altogether. But I guess it is part of the whole learning experience. Those Bi-color anthias are sweet. I will be getting some of those at some point here.

Interesting.....now I am considering this. I have always been interested in cold water just never found anything that made it worth while for me. But an Octopus is the only other SW creature I have yet to own that is on my hit list.....well....that an a killer whale....but realistic thought tells me that will never happen....

Thanks Tanktop....I am happy you quoted it for me. Let me respond in a method that SHOULD be understood....it does have a picture so it should be easy....but you never know. now try to respect your friend and not hijack his thread.

cold water Octopus?

I too am going to do this. I have been talking to a few people about getting a custom tank built similar to a Bioorb but obviously larger.

I have always loved these cloves. I am down to trade you something....maybe some of that Tri Color acro or something....this would make great CC food....if not then the acro will do too;)

Here are some spec's for you guys....this 290w out performs 450w MH by a longshot....and the lifespan is only 6 years at 12 hours a day. Length 408mm [16.1"] Width 286mm [11.3"] Height 172mm [6.8"] Weight 8.3kg [18 lbs] Rated Average Life 30,000 hours Source Lumens 23,000 Fixture Lumens 15,000+ Energy Efficiency 58 lumens/watt Voltage 100-277V Typical Turn-On Time 40 seconds CCT (100% Output) 5,600K CCT (20% Output) 20,000K CRI 95 Dimming Range 20% - 100% Normal AC Power 300W Current @120V < 2.5A Current @277V < 1.1A Power Consumption 290W

well....considering making a change in lighting. I know this is would be a bit of over kill until we get coral again but we are considering going with Plasma lighting. 1 unit will light the entire tank.

Michael, if you still need assistance I will be online all day. Just hit me up. I can remote in and assist for the most part. If your OS is in need of a reload then I wont be able to do that remotely but everything else I can. If you want I can take a look at it and see what modifications or adjustments I can make to assist you.

That's awesome. Must be a cool dog. Very nice(clap)

wait.....do you really have a dingo?

so are 6 lines(naughty)can you say feeder?(whistle)

totally agreed. As long as these are available I will avoid putting a 6 line in my display at all costs....well....actually now I would love to put a 6 line in(naughty)

I have used both Mr S's plugs....all sizes....and finch's method....both worked well.