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"Share the Love"....Those are really pretty would love to have some. Ken

Hi Mike, that fish is great looking...I don't have anything to trade, my tank is new, only have 2 mated clowns and a dansel, small RTBA, and small zoas... if you cannot find anybody to house your Flame Angle, maybe you and I can get to some agreement, but please dont pass on any trades... Ken

Pond... How soon are you wanting to do this pond? the reason I ask...I'm getting ready to pull mine out, I have a good pre-formed liner its about 3 foot by 3 foot (approx) and about 30 inches deep... I had it empty 2 weeks ago, it's about half full again. I can take some pictures if you'd like. I bought it at home depot a few years ago and paid about 100-150 bucks for it then. Ken

Just a thought if you are local to Hillsboro there is a place called PCHCables, down by the airport, has good prices on his cables and has local pickup to save on shipping...you can check out his website same name just add .com... p.s. In no way affiliated way with this company, just one that I tend to use from time to time…

Hi, I guess I should have jumped in here a long time ago, I've always had fresh water tanks, as a matter of a fact my 30 gal is now quarantine tank...as said earler I received a 55 gal glass tank that needed to be sealed (that was easy enough) made a hood to hold the lights.. Lights are 2X250MH currently running 14k bulbs, and 4 X 2 foot antics, just finished a small sump (10 gal) I've created walls so one side I have some sand and cheato with my skimmer..seems to be doing its job. I'm just now comming out of a canyo breakout, still have a little bit on one rock that needs cleaned...currently I have about 75lbs of rock 2 clowns one RTBA, one blue dansel, some zoe frags and xena, but all in all it's a new tank (4 months old) so I look at water and rocks!!! Ken

Hey Doug from Salem...perhaps I missed the "long standing tradition of donating to the new kid" part, just recently joined myself some good reading here...one thing I found out about reefing...a free 55gal tank is NOT free... Welcome, Ken

Logical1, just wanted to let you know that I'm going to pass on the RO/DI unit. thanks Ken

Interested in the RO/DI if the price is right, let me know the price. Ken

back up... interested as well, let me know if it still for sale... ken

Queen Angel, I appreciate the offer, supposed to meet up with AquaticEngineer this week, it for some reason it falls through I'll send you a PM... Ken

thanks, after the 72 hour black out and a good vacuum I got a lot out, but still have one rock that the turbo's can hit real good, I plan to pull that rock and scrub in a bucket of water transfer next weekend. then do another black out in a week or so... also I've cut my feeding down to once a day and lights down to about 8 - 20 our total.. will keep an eye on it and let folks know how things turn out... Ken

Here is a current picture of my tank, now just over 3 months old, now is the time to start adding some softies...

Thanks Alex, was great meeting you...

ahh, some great tips there, never thought about the frozen food, but that makes since, the tank is covered now and has been for 2 days, tomorrow my plan is to vacuum up the sand and rocks and do a 10 gal water change, but sounds like I need to up that to about 15 gals.. my lights: on at 9am 4 x48 inch 6500k tubes, at 10am my 2 250's kick on about 6pm 250's shut off, then at bed time all lights are off... is this too much lighting? feeding around 10 am and 7 pm either shrimp or flakes not too much but maybe better to cut back a little

thanks all, AquaticEngineer sent you a pm...

Thanks, but quite the drive for a baggie of weeds!!!but if my plans change I may make a trip over. I'll pm if I do, but don't hold your breath (laugh)

Hi, looking for some good Cheato grass to put in my sump system anyone have some they are try ing to get rid of? just looking for a small baggie of the stuff... I'm out on the West side (Forest Grove)... Thanks, Ken

interested, do you have pictures?

Lots of good info here and it is appreciated, trying something that may help, doing a 3 day blackout on the tank, then some slight scrubbing on the rocks, at the same time turn my scrubber up pretty good. May try that ChemClean, but would prefer to not use too many chemicals in the tank I heard that I may need to add some Cheato (sp) Grass in my sump tank, anyone know where I can buy some?

oh darn...the color is really cool!!! ok yes been using ro/di water been going down to winco to buy the water out of their machine... thanks guess I better look into getting rid of the stuff...I checked my Ph and it was running around 8.2, I need to check my nitrates again but as I recall it's been ok...my flow pumps are 3200 gph in my 55gal...I was under the impression that was good.. ok, time to do more reading, thanks for the input Ken

Hi new to saltwater but not tanks...with that said my tank has been set up for about 3 months, with only three (3) fish and a few hermit crabs...the last month this started up, it was only a small spot and kinda purple, now it's moving to the sand and other rocks...is it good? if not how do I remove it?

If you cant find anything I got one for a 55 I'll give you.. Ken

If you cant find anything I got one for a 55 I'll give you.. Ken