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After all these years, I managed to cause a calcium snowstorm. I was messing with my crummy DIY kalk reactor and I managed to jack the pH (briefly) up to 8.5. Bang, that's one cloudy tank. Fish and corals don't look stressed, and pH has come down to 8.28. Is there anything you're supposed to...

Bizzare food poisoning from grouper dinner... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29392319/ :P

I was advised that adding potassium would enhance (or show, I mean fergodsake...) the blue colors of my SPS. I bought an ESV solution of potassium iodide and started adding that. Anybody else dose potash, and have you seen any results?

Just a little one, up here in Morris County last night (2/2/09) around 10:30. Anyone else feel the earth move?

What is the rule for sizing of avatars? It keeps telling me it's too big, or not doing anything. I looked for a FAQ and couldn't find anything about avatars.

I have a floatswitch on my ReefGeek ATO controller that has stuck twice in the up position, leaving me with a nearly empty sump. How often do you have to clean these things, and is vinegar OK?

I finally found a couple of ACCURATE LOOKING fish Xmas ornaments I'd like to share! Anyone else have cool fish or corals on the tree? Let's see! (No fair fishing out the poor Christmas Favia or Christmas Wrasse and sticking an ornament hook through it...) You can tell who these guys are...

I just got back from a trip to San Francisco, where my brother lives. Among the 87 different things we crammed into that trip was a visit to the newly-reopened Steinhart Aquarium (which is now combined with a planetarium and museum and called The California Academy of Sciences). Here are some...

An LFS in my area has a sizable piece of wild "superman" monti (well, it's white with blue polyps right now) that has a sessile hermit crab living in it. My sort of thing... :o

It's not mine, I was holding it for someone! Mumma, come back! I'm going, I'm going Wait, is there any more jam in the jar? I guess not. Exit bear

Anyone have a feel for what the low-end temperature range is for coral? I am entering my first winter season with my system, which has the sump in an unheated garage. So far I've been able to keep it above 75F, but I fear heroic measures may be needed when it gets really cold. I've got 650...

Back when we had the little kalk reactor group buy, I decided to make my own and just buy the valve and the aqualifter, so here goes. As might be expected, costs quickly get out of control, but so far so good! Parts: Magnetic Stirrer, EBay, $65, the kind that holds a lab support rod in the back...

I added a fish to my reef and (surprise!) it likes to eat coral. It's a kind of brown heniochus. I thought it would have the same nice temperament as the regular balck white and yellow heniochus. Nope. Anybody have any great advice on fish removal? ??? ??? ???

Looking to adopt a siamese cat, anybody know of one available? Not interested in a mix.

Not so great seats. Monday, Sept 22 7:10PM, Mets vs. Cubs. Section 46 Row J Seats 15 and 16. First come first served!

Did anyone here buy a large flat panel TV lately? I'm getting ready to take the plunge. Please tell me: 1)Size? 2)LCD or Plasma? 2)Where'd you buy it? Thx.

Bob, thanks again for hosting the meeting in your handsome home.

Down here in Atlanta getting some training, so I headed over to downtown after it was over. The aquarium is amazing!! Great coral reef tank (it has some live coral), and the huge whaleshark tank is amazing! The front is the world's secon;d largest window, and it's like 2' thick. A lot of nice FW...

We had our first bear visit of the season, a huge female, with two cubs! Time to hide those pick-a-nic baskets!

Anybody know where in NNJ can I get some Thorite patching cement suitable for rockwork? Any tips for working with it?