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Getting ready to start building; I have the tank/stand, overflow/fuge, about eight linear feet of 2" PVC plus a variety of elbows, and probably 70 pounds or so of dry rock. My wife will do the aquascape - it's actually something she looks forward to. Here are some initial shots:
Tank on stand w/overflow box, PVC pipe, bag with 5-10 pounds of coral rubble
Second shot, w/two pieces of PVC cut to yield 4x1 foot lengths (I'll only be using one of the overflows pictured, but haven't decided which one yet).
Older style (but apparently still working fine) sump and skimmer
First group of dry rock, about 40 pounds
Two shots of 30-40 pounds dry rock; let the aquascaping begin!
Erastus, for whom this thread is named --
Next Stop, Aquascape:
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Interested in some of the rock and would like to check out the other assorted items. Please PM me your contact info (address & phone). BTW, your PM inbox is still full. Thanks!
Email sent (PM inbox full). I'm still interested, please respond so I know you've seen. Thanks!
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I have the Olympus Tough 8000 with an Ikelite housing and strobe. I like the Tap Control feature of the camera which lets me turn on or off the flash. When I am under water I just tap the sides to change settings, no need to push buttons or turn dials with gloves on.
I have a Canon Powershot A710IS that I used in Hawaii last year, and it seemed to perform pretty well, at least at snorkeling/snuba depths (I can't scuba due to a previous collapsed lung). The custom housing is available from Canon, and allows you to manipulate the full set of camera settings while submerged. Of course, you can pre-set all the automatics ahead of time and not touch anything but the button that snaps the picture. I believe it takes a strobe but don't know for a fact as I don't own one.
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Ugh... didn't Jan have a banner that went after her corals. I hope I'm wrong. Either way an Aussi Tusk would be amazing.
I'm suggesting the Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes - which eat plankton - as opposed to the Black & White Bannerfish Heniochus acuminatus. I suspect Jan had the latter (although I can't be sure) and they aren't necessarily reef safe.
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I want a really different / unique fish to add to my tank.
I had the fish of my dreams but he ate my LPS (Moorish Idol). I was thinking a Look Down but they get way too big...
What else is there?
It may not be far enough out there, but if a Moorish Idol was the fish of your dreams, how about 1-3 schooling bannerfish? Similar look and reef safe. Also, you could go with an eel look with one or more engineer gobies (hope your rockwork is secure).
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It looks like we're going to go with a bare-bottom scheme; still trying to find enough rock on a budget.
We're going to be putting in ~ 8 linear feet (total) of 2" PVC for the eel to play in. One question my wife had, do we need to drill holes in the pipe to allow for some flow in and out along the length so it doesn't get stagnant in a given section if the eel doesn't choose to go there? If so, how large and with what spacing? Thanks. -
A bare bottom tank will allow you to harvest any detritus and also run a very high powered pump as a return. I'd go with the sump and overflow and have the return aimed at the bottom to keep things moving. The eel will be fine with rock to hide in and no pipe in the sand - I've kept them for over 20 years and the ones I have currently only have a sand bed temporarily as they are home for the summer - the rest of the time they spend in bare bottom tanks. They don't spend an awful lot of time on the bottom of this tank and spend most of their time curled up in the rock.
I'll run your comments past my wife, as I think she was especially looking forward to seeing the eel slithering through the pipe (and certainly wouldn't want it showing as a pipe). But she had a good time putting the aquascape together for the current tank, so I may be overstating the point. Have you done anything in particular for your eels in terms of aquascaping? I still like the idea of egg crate to protect the tank from and rockslides, but perhaps that's less of a risk than I'm thinking. Any other pointers? Thank you again.
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I have an old 48" pc fixture you can have. You can rob the ballasts from it.
I appreciate the offer. I'm not sure when I may get out to your area, but if I'm headed that way I'll ping you beforehand. Thanks.
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My snowflake moray has outgrown his current tank and I will soon be moving him into a standard 55 I recently acquired from another WAMAS member. I am planning to go with a FOWLER-type setup; the current idea is to put eggcrate on the bottom (to protect the glass against any damage from the rock), cover that with about 2.5" or so of live sand (to, among other things, bury the 2" PVC pipe tunnel for the eel to enjoy) and then add on the order of 30-60 pounds of live rock. My question is, what, if any, additional filtration/water quality management will I need? He's been doing fine for the past year in a tank with HOB canister filter and HOB 'fuge; however, those need to remain in place for the corals that will be staying behind. Additionally, I will probably also add one or two tankmates, and am considering something like a puffer, medium-sized tang or trigger -- i.e., something large enough that the eel won't go after it -- and since this will be a FOWLR, "reef-safe" isn't a constraint.
So the options would seem to be:
1) powerheads for good flow and a clean-up crew only;
2) another canister filter and/or 'fuge (preferable HOB like the current setup); or
3) an overflow box and sump/'fuge (we have a couple 20-30 gallon tanks in the garage the would probably work). I'm not planning on using a skimmer at this time.
Anything other than powerheads would require additional purchases, and we're trying to keep that to a minimum; BUT the fish comes first. I also have low-end lighting that should be adequate for a FOWLR (although if anyone would happen to have a ballast for a 48" ODYSSEA twin T5HO, please let me know).
Again, the primary question is, what is required to manage water quality in the tank described? Secondarily, I'm open to suggestion as to additional inhabitants that would go well with the moray in the tank described. Thanks!
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Interested in some of the rock and would like to check out the other assorted items. Please PM me your contact info (address & phone). BTW, your PM inbox is still full. Thanks!
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How long were the pics taken apart? It looks like the chalice lost a lot of tissue toward the bottom of the second pic and one of the eyes is dead with white skeleton also in the second pic.
They were taken about ten minutes apart from somewhat different angles. The missing tissue was right at the point where it was fragged, so I think it will be all right once it settles in.
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Is that a cluster of eggs in the first picture? To the right more than half way to the bottom? Did you dip this chalice? Are those brown spots eyes?
What color is it?
I don't think those are eggs; I hadn't noticed that before. I dipped it in Revive after dripping before it went in the tank. I think the spots are the eyes, but I'm not entirely sure as it hasn't opened completely up yet. It's purple, although colors are always challenging trying to get to show up right in a picture. It's in my wife's nano; after my daughter learned that "court jester" is one of the common names for the Rainford Goby my wife has in there, no other choice was possible.
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When my daughter discovered that there was a family of corals called "chalice," and that many of them had names, she couldn't believe this name - the Chalice from the Palace - hadn't been taken.
Now, thanks to Vince at Quantum Reefs, it has. We picked up a frag last night, and she immediately bestowed its new name. +50 cool points (others might say nerd points) to the first one to name the reference (WITHOUT googling it first 
). Pics coming soon, probably this evening! 
Nobody??
Anyhow, here are a pair of pictures I took this evening:
We only took about 1/4 of the whole piece, so the rest is still at Quantum Reefs (unless it's already sold).
And for those who want to know where the name came from, here's a link to a clip.
It's about a minute and a half in, but you'll want the context. 
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When my daughter discovered that there was a family of corals called "chalice," and that many of them had names, she couldn't believe this name - the Chalice from the Palace - hadn't been taken.
Now, thanks to Vince at Quantum Reefs, it has. We picked up a frag last night, and she immediately bestowed its new name. +50 cool points (others might say nerd points) to the first one to name the reference (WITHOUT googling it first ). Pics coming soon, probably this evening! -
Oh don't get me started. Reefing is only slightly more expensive than a parrot....
How about reefing and FOUR parrots (Blue & Gold Macaw, Yellow-Collared Macaw, Solomon Islands Eclectus Parrot, Blue Quaker Parrot)?
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After doing the same thing you're describing -- more than once
-- I puchased this leak controller/detector from Bulk Reef Supply. So far it has worked like a champ. The sensor is almost too sensitive; once I lost a couple of drops shifting the outlet from my mixing reservoir to my top-off one and it cut off the flow. The alarm is enough to get your attention without being especially obnoxious, and it resets easily. -
Has anyone pinpointed what is in kent and not in the other mg supplements?
I know I saw a list somewhere, but offhand I'm not sure where it was. Interestingly, on the actual Tech M bottle it only lists the Mag ingredients (magnesium sulfate & magnesium chloride).
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Newly discovered parasitic copepod named after Bob Marley
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120710150440.htm
The article forgot to mention the louse named after Gary Larson (The Far Side) - Strigiphilus garylarsoni.
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A little over four years ago my wife (along with my daughter) decided I needed a hobby. We'd had a little 25-gallon saltwater tank while we were stationed in Hawai'i in the mid-80's (T-8 lighting, undergravel filter) that we enjoyed, so she thought that would be good. She found a 75-gallon reef-ready setup on Craigslist that someone was selling because they were moving. I'm confident she had no real idea what she was in for...
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If you want a BIG clam, I am thinking about getting rid of my 14" Squamosa. He is a monster! And needs a bigger tank.
I have seen this clam. It's gorgeous - and ginormous!!
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I'll say this much, it's well named.
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LOL, yep, that sounds like Rob!!
Good guy... get him going on geocaching...
You mean he's got a GPS that works underwater?
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Well, the mexican turbos are having a limited impact on the stuff growing on rocks. They aren't touching the stuff on the sandbed, though, or what's growing between polyps. I'm thinking that maybe a small fighting conch might help on the former - any thoughts?
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Great Post! Thanks... I just got my 125g Tank/ 45G Sump this past Thursday.... I have a question about the pods you guys are talking about. I am getting Marco Rock and sand delivered tomorrow. (Great guys btw!) I don't believe either are "live". I bought a bottle of bacteria at Congressional to start cycling the tank. (Now don't laugh at me)! Will pods come from that or do I have to buy them?
The bacteria will be good for your cycle, but won't include/produce pods. For those you'll either have to get some live rock/live sand that has them or buy the bottled version. The rubble pile is a good idea, one that I'll have to implement myself in the near future. Good luck and happy reefing!
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We wanted to make sure the eel could use it as tunnels and have plenty of room to move; it's probably overkill but my wife had visions of the eel getting stuck.