Brian Ward

Does anyone have the presentation Matthew Pederson did a couple years back? If I remember correctly he presented on not only weaning these guys off of SPS but getting them to breed. Might be some good tips in there.

I'll try the LRS. I have some but it has such big pieces only my nem liked it.

New look with the LED I won at MACNA. It's a SanRise Pro Plus. Seems to be a decent light though the app you have to use as a the controller needs a little additional thought. It works for me but for non-techy people would probably drive you crazy just trying to get it set up and figured out. Also featured is the copperband I picked up while one of the vendors was breaking down. Haven't seen him eat yet, but his demeanor is pretty good so far.

Also you better be extremely good at parallel parking and have a small car. That neighborhood is very tight and a spot that's 16'-17' long would be considered large.

This is a bit loaded. It's all zoned parking. i believe on Saturday and Sunday they may not have zone restrictions (there are no time limits enforced on Sundays at meters, I'm sure). Wed - Fri there are definitely zone restrictions and in that neighborhood it is at least likely they run until either 8pm or 10pm. I would not count on parking in the neighborhoods. If you're coming from the east side, there is a parking garage at the Rhode Island Ave metro where you can probably get a spot esp on the weekends. I'm not sure how capacity is on the weekdays there. Otherwise, check around for other garages in the central business district. You may be able to get a spot down there for ~$25/day which is certainly less than $41/day. But either way you'll have to either use MetroRail or MetroBus to get up to the hotel.

I probably have some plumbing i can rig up and loan some tubing. I'll take a look.

I've got 1 24 and a smaller one - 9 or so. I can bring the 24. LMK if you want the smaller.

Yes it makes a difference. There have been a couple of posts. This one is probably best for you: http://wamas.org/forums/topic/50900-cheap-source-of-di-resin/?do=findComment&comment=427458 But basically, once the DI resin is depleted it begins releasing the ions with the lowest charge which are actually the worst ones for your aquarium.

Yep. Can't fit anything under it and have to bend over to look in. I always like them much higher - 36" - 40" is my preference. Just get a stepstool to help you reach in.

Sounds high unless you're going 18 SEER. 2.5-3 ton 15 SEER w 80% gas furnace and air handler should be about $5500. If you're in Fairfax/Arlington/DC I used R&B for both my and my sister's houses and was really happy. They unfortunately don't come to Loudoun.

Paying a lot for a skimmer is never worth it. We had a talk on this research too at a meeting a few years back. Basically as long as it creates bubbles it's just about the amount of air it generates. So you should generally buy on other features. A $150 skimmer works as well as a $1000 skimmer at removing dissolved organics. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/1/aafeature

set the torque on your drill to a low setting so if the bit binds the drill won't push it through, cracking the acrylic.

Nothing here.

Sounds similar to what I set up. I believe I'm running a Marlin and had to dial it back. You're welcome to come by and take a look sometime.

I thought I posted after I put the sand in but I guess not. Here are front and right side now. You can see that the algae is growing in nicely I've added a few snails and crabs but not enough. Hopefully temps will be reasonable next week and I'll be able to pick up more.