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And you couldn't before correct?

Ok. I just made to that field and I'm not exactly sure why it worked but I've got an idea. Anyone else that was previously having the location issue confirm they can now see other users locations? Thanks.

I'm making a custom stand so I can make a 36" 30 breeder fit under a 40 breeder and it would give me a few more options over a 20 long. Can anyone think of why I wouldn't want to go this direction?

I'm not saying that cumulative effects are not important to address but with limited resources you have to have priorities and address those in order of importance to your goals. If you goal is a pristine ocean and zero impact on species then yes shut down the aquarium trade, get all the tourists out of the water and start handing out a limited number of day passes. If I lather up on sunblock and go surfing I'm adding chemicals to the ocean environment. Do we worry about that particular activity? No, of course not because it's impact is infinitesimally small compared to someone running a charter boat all day, day after day pumping unburned fuel into the water because of old, outdated motor technology. We look at these two impacts and decide which one we, as a society, can and want to address. My point is that the impact of a properly managed fishery is ridiculously small given the huge amount of ocean area we are talking about - the island chain is 1500 miles long.

The marine ecosystem in Hawaii has far greater margin of error in terms of nutrients and water quality than your reef tank by virtue of the shear size. An ecosystem that size has a tremendous amount of "buffering" ability to provide a habitable system for native species. I cannot think of a single Hawaiian species that might be harvested for the hobby that would migrate beyond that system which is very isolated - we're not talking about salmon migration here so I think it's a stretch to say it's spans beyond the local area. Far more damage is done to these species with the expansion of resorts and destruction/degradation of habit through extraction based industries and simple movement of people and goods through the area. Bottom line is that some formal regulation is probably needed but the call to shut down the entire industry smacks of over-reaching, lazy people who don't want to do the heavy, more costly lifting that involves continuous study and monitoring of the ecosystem in question to determine what is a safe amount of species to remove and still keep a healthy system. Chances are some collectors will probably have to look for another vocation and yes we will need to pay them, in the short term, to leave the industry. Chances are there will be more paperwork and prices will go up but with a comprehensive plan it will be balanced and preserve the species for future generations to enjoy and allow for an overall healthier industry with fewer fly-by-night operators.

Went to Killer Burger on Sandy and 47th Friday night. Best burger I've had in Portland - fries are crazy good too.

Go Steelers!

The Wire - that should keep you busy for awhile.

Water under the bridge.

+1 frag-a-rack.com Also blackrockreef.com has the nicest ones I've seen. Not cheap but that are buff. Get the MR3 model. Both of these are mag racks. I've seen 'Junks and it's pretty sweet if you're whole tank is for frags.

Simple Green maybe Mick? Pretty safe stuff. Vinegar is the safest though.

In early and probably in on the Feb one too

Do it! The iPhone rocks. Droid phones are fine but still far behind on user interface polish and iTunes app store is more viable at this point.

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Go Steelers

I gave up on "shields" for devices except for the GPS screen on my bike computer. Spent more money and time than it saved me in the end and they seemed to interfere with actually using the touch screen devices. With more devices using real glass screens it's getting tougher to scratch them. I will also add than you are more likely to upgrade before the device itself is destroyed.

The PNWMAS logo at the top of the screen will now take you back to the site home page INSTEAD of the main forums screen. I believe this restores the pre-upgrade functionality to that particular item. Enjoy.

Since Ca2or is no longer a member here I expect it's dead unless he gave the prizes to someone else to keep and distribute.

Watch EBay - Current USA has an account where they sell refurbished units. I got a 36" NEP for $190 shipped - included bulbs too.

I'm always in

I knew you ladies would cone through - can't wait to see it in person tomorrow at the meeting.

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I'm sending my two proxies (Beth and Kim) to pick mine out for me today.

Will work on that next - Driving me nuts too.

I removed the module that was causing the Warning errors at the top of the site so if you refresh they should be gone now. I don't have IE 8 installed but it looked OK in IE 7. Someone out there let me know what IE 8 looks like (fixed or not)?