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Been a long time Bax! Let's here about your stuff!

Added a new cleanup crew and a purple tang. Brown and green hair algae has covered everything, I can't really add anything from MACNA. I think when I get back it's going to be time for more hydrogen peroxide and some days with the lights off! Think I need a bristletooth type tang too.

I'll see everybody down there!

Well it dissolved some snail shells! After the acid, I filled it with kalkwasser to neutralize any remaining acid, and then plain water with chlorine remover for an hour long soak. The whole thing is cleaner than it's been since it was set up, it's all back together, the skimmer has been...

This stuff was so hard. The last time I tried to dissolve it I used 4 gallons of vinegar overnight and it did not do the trick. The downside of the HCL is that it has to be used outside, but it's like 100x more powerful.

Decided to just clean all the calcium crap out of the sump and try to get the encrusted heater out of there. I pulled the sump, shut down the skimmer and return and took it outside. I manually removed some of the calcium but couldn't get the cord of the heater loose by pulling or even with a...

there's a reef store in sparta???

Added a couple of ORA orchid dottybacks to my desolate tank and they settled right in, pretty sure they're gonna pair up. The Tub-Sump is all drilled and I've rigged some eggcrate to mount the float switches for topoff. But not installed yet. I've re-done my droopy PVC cave so it's supported at...

It's a photo of buckets on PhotoBucket.

Definitely going, with a week seeing my college pals before or after. The big decision is: fly, drive, or Amtrak?

Multicolored acros sticking out of the water...drool drool!

THAT is some serious coral porn!!

The only lenses I've heard of is the ones they come with. It's fine, I have good coverage, it's just not the flood of light you get with the Lumenarcs. I could have grown cactuses behind my tank. One thing that "decided" me was the ability to change the whole LED puck in the future when LEDs are...

One of the few benefits of my recent losses is I am finally rid of that stuff. Never again! and mine was a very pretty variety. When it finds the best location in the tank and takes it over, you need a hammer and chisel to get it loose.

Got the lights programmed with my Macbook. It was pretty easy. I was hoping you could name the lights yourself, but they default to "Light 1, Light 2, Light 3." I was gonna go for Huey, Dewey and Louie or at least Left, Center and Right. There are six premade curves to choose from, plus options...

Installed the Three Radions. I was going to get fancy and then decided I wanted it in place sooner, so I just removed my Lumenarc reflectors from my home made lighting rack and mounted them there. I carefully cut and drilled two pieces of aluminum angle iron and drilled the right holes in it to...

Yeah, there's a lesson there. Going to swap my 40 breeder sump for 150G Rubbermaid horse trough. They're non-stick!

Okay, the recovery starts today. Three brand new Ecotech Radions (XR30W G2) are onboard. Just have to figure out how to hang them and I'll be in good shape. Also bought two battery backup units (for the vortecs) to replace the old one that blew up. Switched back to kalkwasser for calcium and...

Getting ready to switch from 2-part to nothing but still kalkwasser, vinegar, and some washing soda occassionally for alk. Thinking back, my corals really started to go in the dumper when i switched to 2-part from my Ca.reaction and kalkwasser. I recently learned that you can avoid the effluent...

Can I has September? Either the reef will be looking fantastic by then or I'll have a really cool terrarium!