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Sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out.

Very true, maybe a couple lifetimes and just maybe I'll come close ha.

hahahaha spoken like a true reef addict. I haven't reached your level yet but give me a few years and I bet I will get there.

Just throwing this idea out there, but my friend in California says that his club just meets once a month at different sponsors stores to hang out, swap frags, socialize, and buy coral from the shops. I think it would be cool to do that same kind of thing for our meetings if we do not have a set speaker. We could go to places such as Premium Aquarium, Cuttlefish, Critter Cabana, Upscale and others for our meetings. It is great business for them and helps get their names out there to our members. I'm not sure if the sponsors would want to host those event but I think that it would be something good for the next Vender Relations Chair to look into if the sponsors and members are interested.

My girlfriend says that I have an addiction LOL

Man the apex does sound pretty awesome, thank you for all the feed back! correct me if I am wrong but the apex website and mobile site work on macs and apple devices right? haha I have had so many questions because I am reducing some stuff on my system such as the lights and sump but some of the other questions like this one are long term plans since I do not have my dream system yet due to living in my fraternity. I like to dream of my future system in a couple years. A lot of these questions also apply to my dads tank. He is not very knowledgeable in the saltwater world and he is wanting to get into reefing so I am helping him set his system back up since he was only a fish guy before. He is the kind of guy who likes to just enjoy the tank without doing much to it so I am trying to help him set up a pretty automated tank and figured a controller would be perfect for him. I actually can't set up a frag tank anymore My roommates said it was to many tanks in our room lol! Im going to be working a lot more so I figured I would spoil myself and get a better skimmer and lights for getting into SPS haha.

thanks for all of the responses! so it looks like two of the better ones are reefkeeper and Apex. What are the pros and cons of both that you guys have found?

I am thinking about adding a controller to either my reef or my dads reef but I am not sure if its worth the money. Mostly adding this thread to see what peoples opinions are about their controllers. Would you guys recommend them? Which one? Just let me know what your experience has been with them. Thank you in advance!

Also a nice card:) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Make me an offer, I'm open to anything! Coral, nano light, fish, cash. Just let me know you have. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What is the advantage to keeping Mysis shrimp instead of having lots of pods?

Thank you for your input! I think I'm going to leave it bare bottom! hmm never thought of keeping pod condos. Going to have to do that so when its my time I can share the love! Once I have my refugium all set up I will defiantly hit up the people of PNWMAS for some pods!

Sounds good to me! Thank you! One another note, where do you guys get pods for your refugiums? The only place I have found them is at my LFS but they are a pretty penny.

Looks like I'll be tossing him out to be on the safe side!

Thank you both for all the information!! I know that JME said to keep it bare bottom with just chaeto but what is your two cents JManrow? Also, should I have the cheato tumbling? Stock it with pods or what?

I just found this little guy in my tank! I have read that there are both good ones and bad ones. How do you tell if it is good? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I know that this topic could go either way but I am going to be building a new sump for my 55 gallon tank and I'm trying to decide if it is worth adding a refugium to it. I currently have a refugium set up on my system but my new protein skimmer doesn't fit so I need a new sump. I have read a lot on the subject but there are so many people for them and against them. It would be about 10 gallons of refugium. What do you guys think??

My frag is up to 11 with most of those being baby polyps! Their growth exploded over the last two weeks

Price reduced to $150 obo or trade, just let me know what you've got. I need this thing gone soon!!

Im interested in your skimmer! PM sent.

Thank you for the feed back! Should I just set the frags on the bottom of the tank then instead of egg crate or what? the 75 watt heater is super thin (size of a pencil thick) so it hardly takes up any room What would you recommend for lighting?

I am looking into setting up a small frag tank for growing mostly zoas and I am thinking about using a mr aqua 11.4 gallon tank. Filtration: 2 aqua clear HOB filters. One with media and the other modified to be a fuge. Looking to get a smaller HOB protein skimmer in a couple weeks. Heater: 75watt cobalt heater Powerhead: hydro 180 gallon pump Lighting: not sure yet, ideas?? Bare bottom tank with raised egg crate. That is what I have thought of so far. If you guys could throw in your two cents it would be greatly appreciated!

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Oh trust me, I have not forgot about you my friend. I was planning on coming to check out your stuff sometime soon! I'll shoot you a PM.

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