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I think you are in the right place.

Being the dork I am... Maybe you will find one that better fits your route. Also, never done it myself, but I have heard Glass Butte, Oregon is great.

Got a predator over here. I am still surprised this has not sold. It is a smokin' deal.

It does look pretty sleek and it floats. The only problem I see with the device is it cannot cross the corners of the tank. It can only do one glass face. I guess an in-wall would be the best situation.

I want one of these: http://www.moaidevices.com/ Not only would it allow me to be even more lazy with my aquarium, but it probably also takes better pictures than me.

What about coral identification? Or building an acrylic/glass aquarium or sump?

Barrier Reef isn't downtown, but it is worth a stop. It is just on the other side of Lake Washington.

To clarify, PET, PETE plastics will dissolve with bases (bleach) and these are plastics like water bottles. Other plastics like, HDPE, LDPE, PP and PTFE are all ok with bases. You would have to check the recycle number on the bottom and compare it to what the manufacturer listed. Acids should be ok.

Should be fine. Both acids and bases don't dissolve plastics.

Thanks Bret! Thanks Kim!

*tear*

Wow this August meeting is going to be crazy. We have the TFT auction going right now, raffle of killer corals at the meeting, along with MACNA tickets, 4-stage RODI system and a subscription to Coral Magazine. Plus, all the great food and people. I'm excited.

This is remarkable.

Wow. Thanks Rudy! That's the icing on the cake.

I am willing to grab the nems. I'll bring some dry rock if you want it. Just acid washed/bleached it. Those clowns are doing great.

I probably over do it. I do a 5 gallon water change twice a week for a 75 gallon display. Roughly 6% with each bucket, but that's on the lower end with the sump. It's a Wednesday, Friday schedule. When I had a 29 gallon, I used to do 5 gallons once a week. I think you could probably get away with less, but it depends what you want to keep. Less SPS = Less Water changes

13 Polyps.

Here is how: Go to photobucket.com or tinypic.com. I usually use tinypic, but it doesn't matter. Any image hosting website will work. Upload your photo and you should see a section like this: You want to take that section with the [ IMG ] brackets and paste it into the forum like this: Hope that helps. I usually try preview before posting, just in case it didn't work.

There are some awesome looking aiptasia/majanos. I can totally see why at first glance they could be attractive. I got another one: I remember when I had my metal halide over my tank, which was 2x400W 10K + 2xT12 Actinic. I asked my LFS if this was too much for a 75 gallon? I think we all will agree...it is too much. I ran one halide for years, rotating which one came on during the day. I probably wouldn't have gotten the light, if it didn't come with the 75 gallon package.

I thought this part was pretty cool (FP = Fluorescent protein): "This conservation along divergent parts of the tree of life demonstrates that FPs play one or more roles that are essential to the host organisms, though this purpose remains unclear. Likewise, it remains unclear whether fluorescence emission is important to the host organism or whether it is more of an accidental byproduct. Evolution may well have repurposed FPs for different tasks in different organisms, though the present lack of FP-like proteins in freshwater or terrestrial organisms suggests that these are related to the marine environment. Some of the proposed functionality focuses on the protein’s fluorescence property, including communication (with peers, to attract prey, or to dazzle predators),5 or conversion of part of the sunlight spectrum to wavelengths more suitable for photosynthesis. 14 Others focus more on the protein’s ability to absorb light, as a way to achieve coloration,15 as photoprotection from intensive sunlight,12,16 as photoreceptors,12 or even as photochemical agents in the host metabolism. 17,18 Finally, apparently light-independent functions, such as antioxidant properties, have also been proposed.19,20"

Those are some cool fish! I hope they find a good home.

Hey everyone, I was reading some documents today and I came across this gem. Fluorescent Proteins - Shine on, you crazy diamond.pdf It is an article about fluorescent proteins and their use in science. If anything, just scroll through and look at the structures of fluorescent proteins and the different ways you can induce fluorescence. The fluorescence imaging section is over my head, but the first few pages are really, really good. This is the proper thing to do: 1. Dedecker, P., De Schryver, F. C. & Hofkens, J. Fluorescent Proteins: Shine on, You Crazy Diamond. Journal of the American Chemical Society 135, 2387–2402 (2013).

I really like your point about "How do we judge experts?? If doctors claimed cancer had been defeated, how can a average joe know if its true?" I think this is a very valid thing to say. Extrapolation is difficult, look at your local weather channel. In general, there are a lot of scientist that don't believe Climate Change (Global Warming) is happening. I think with many things (even with this hobby) there is a consensus and agreement about what the facts (or experiences) are showing, and when a model is correct, predictions can be made. There are countless predictions or extrapolations that happen in science that are wrong and are usually because we because we just don't have enough data points to come to a solid conclusion. I think that is what happened with some of the global warming models. I know from experience that data can be convoluted, where variables overlap and influence each other, making a model unjust. I will say that if someone is an expert in something and they are trying to explain a concept to me. I hope they would be able to lay out the facts clear enough for anyone to understand. Sometimes we don't get it, sometimes we do, but in the end...it's just a model. The facts LexInverts seem to suggest a strong relationship between the increase of CO2 and the rise in temperature. I don't know if CO2 is the only thing playing the role here, but we have a lot of data points. I wrote this after personally getting my model rejected by my advisor.

Look under the "Map" and "Data" tab. You can literally go and see images at multiple reef spots and the percentage of different species of corals in those areas. This is a great website.

Mine: I was removing coralline algae from the corners of my tank with a scraper and noticed I was removing the silicone. I went on ReefCentral and said, "How do you remove coralline algae from the corners with a scraper, without removing the silicone? The tank will fall apart if I keep removing the silicone. " I was young and didn't realize that I should use a toothbrush or something softer.