Folks, if you've recently upgraded or renewed your annual club membership but it's still not active, please reach out to the BOD or a moderator. The PayPal system has a slight bug which it doesn't allow it to activate the account on it's own.
I'm not sure what the problem could be, maybe you could try making the pics a little smaller (100k)? if that doesn't work, I would try what hawkeye suggested and try photobucket or something like that.
How many pictures are you trying to upload? I know the bulk uploader will only let you upload about 4 pics even though there are spaces for many more than that.
Not that I am recommending this, but I had such a terrible algae problem that I shut my lights off on my tank for about 4 months. I just gave up.
When I turned them back on, the algae was almost gone and most of my corals (and a clam!) survived. So, a few days really won't matter.
Those OTC phosphate test kits are never accurate. You need to get a colorimeter (sp?) for accurate readings. I think a few people in the club may have one.
Also, are you sure that your test kits are all new? I'm always cautious when I get a nitrate reading of absolute zero. I find no matter...
I just bought THIS one.
It's made well, and holds a decent amount of weight. Sets up and breaks down easily and comes with a nifty little bag to store it as well. :)
I've had black sand in one of my tanks. It was called Tahitian Moon (or something like that).
On the plus side, there is no rinsing, when I put it in the tank it didn't swirl around or make a cloud. It makes fish and corals POP out.
The negative is that little bits of rock rubble and other...
Ridiculous. I guess Robert and Brenda Vale didn't get the puppy they wanted when they were children! I think there are much better things that people can waste their time on!