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Well...my large reef has been going downhill for several weeks now. I have spent countless hours trying to ID the issue but could never figure it out...until today. It started with my xenia dying off, followed by most of my SPS, one clam, a BTA, a LTA, several acan colonies and some sun...

So I stopped by the LFS today to pick up some salt and other maintanance items. I normally have been using Oceanic salt and have been happy with it. Well...they recently started carrying Seachem salt and said that customers where just raving about it (however, it could have been a sales pitch...

Hi all...I just picked up a nice deresa and crocea clam as well as a nice sized green-tipped acro sp. colony (for a smoking deal!) Thought I would share some pics...

Anyone out there ever use Rod's Food? I won a free pack at the LFS and they absolutely swear by the stuff. Just wondering if anyone has any first-hand experience to share. Rod's Food - The Complete Reef Food

Sorry...just have to vent. I got home from work tonight and dicovered a crack in our upstairs toilet tank. Of course, water was pooled on the floor and who know how long the tank had be leaking and filling during the course of the day. No problem...mop up the mess, shut off the water to the...

I was at the grand opening of a new LFS last night that carries only SW stuff. The store and the tanks are pretty amazing, but that is another thread (www.saltwaterempire.com). Any hoo...I won an oceanic protein skimmer in a raffle so I thought I would give it a go in my 12gal JBJ Nanocube...

It has been awhile since I have posted any pics of my tank so I decided to snap a few today...

:o :o :o Well...it appears that "Murphy's Law" is alive and kicking. Just two days after posting (on this site) that my Odyssea MH/CF fixture has run flawlessly for over two years I now stand corrected. :oops: The story...We were over at our neighbor's house last night for a bomb fire and...

I have not posted any updated pics of my tank for a while so I fianlly got the motivation to snap some shots and post them. Sorry for the poor quality, my camera is not cooperating...

I just picked up a new book from the "PocketExpert" Guide series. Marine Invertebrates: 500+ Essential to Know Aquarium Species by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph. D. If you are a fan of Scott Michael's "Marine Fishes" guide then you will love this book as well. It is full of easy to find information...

Break out the beer-batter, lemon wedges and cocktail sauce...this is one big squid. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19706593/

Last night I surprised to see that my rose BTA had split again. It must of happened in record time. When I fed the tanks it was in its normal spot looking...well...normal. Less then two hours later it had completely divided. Last time I had this happen one of the divisions actually split...

Since the hot weather has arrived I have been having an issue with the temp in my 12gal nanocube. During the day it would get up to 83.5-84 degress. I found a good solution. Take apart the hood and turn the cooling fans over so they blow IN to the fxture instead of blowing OUT. This dropped...

http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=B90FD90C-7106-4101-A218-85DD63A15A27,B9577AC3-AF97-4B59-AA9B-457EBE01DAE5,FD057DF7-8E7E-4E99-B0D5-C95A70BC41EA,0B925751-66A3-4D11-8D8E-5CA9A1A079CA&t=c232&f=06/64&p=Source_NationalGeographic&fg=&ocid=T002MSN26A03001 Here is a link to a very interesting video on...

here is some interesting reading about new deep sea life. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18704209/?GT1=9951

I just added a large Montipora cap. to my tank and finished up the QT period on a small copperbnd butterfly. I added the coral yesterday and the fish today. Here are some pretty poor pics...I am having trouble getting the right settings on my camera. Anyhoo...

Here is a link to Drs Foster and Smith/LiveAquaria 3rd annual frag swap. If you live in the surrounding areas it may not be a bad event to attend. If you have any interest, lets see if we can get an AA group there...

I woke this morning and went to the basement to check on the tank. Sometime last night my 72gal sprung a leak midway up along the front seal. My sump had run dry and the motor burned out. The temp was 70 degrees. I lost my copperband butterfly, regal tang and several coals :cry: That and...

Had a family outin to the Minnesota Zoo today. We live close and are members so we go a lot, but this time I managed to snap a few pics... Thses are from the coral reef exhibit...

I decided to commemorate my son's first b-day by putting a pico-reef in his room. (Alright, more for me then him). Got a 2 1/2ga; AGA, 18watt CF Coralife fixture and nano-filter all for $60. The LFS was kind enough to give me enough LS from one of their reefs as the substrate. I took about...

Alright kids...I am thinking of getting another small swimmer for my 72gal tank. I would love to add some yellow to the display. Here is what I have now: regal tang copperband butterfly pair of percs royal gramma purple firefish yellow watchman goby Needs to be an active swimmer, small and...

I have a 12gal JBJ Nanocube Deluxe. This morning before lights on I nocticed a small bearded fireworm crawling on my rock. I ran to get the tweezers to snatch it up and by the time I got back it had crawled under a rock. No problem... I will just move the rock and get it. Well, I moved the...

It is time to purchase a new vacuum. I have two cats and a dog that all shed as well as a wife with allergies. I am looking at the Dyson DC14 Animal. Has anyone had any experience with this? It is a big chunk of change to plop down without hearing some good testimonials. Anyone? Any other...

With our fist baby due any day now I am forced to look at things a bit more economically them I am used to doing. I just ordered a bunch of stuff from drsfostersmith.com in an effort to save money. When I actually calcuated the savings over my LFS I was amazed. Here is the breakdown...

Not sure how I feel about it, but I ordered a MH fixture from aquatraders.com http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VEIWPROD&ProdID=15 With our first baby due in two weeks, we are watching the budget. However, I needed to either get new bulbs ($150) or bite the bullet now and upgrade...