Fazio92

I saw it in person the other day while picking up some delicious Thai. That thing is no joke, you would easily need a 150gal Rubbermaid tub to move it!!!

This is exactly what I am having to do this go around, as hard as it is. I haven't sold off my coral, fish, equipment etc. in the near 20yrs of being in the hobby. I have moved numerous times, some 5hrs+ away with coral, fish, etc. but in the end...It's a huge risk to take. This go around, mainly due to the fact it is cross-country, taking the risk just isn't there for me. I rather see the corals, fish, etc. thrive in someone's tank here, versus risking them in a very long distant transfer where I wouldn't even have an established tank setup once I got there. If I did have an established tank in place prior to the move, that's a different story, where I would just FedEx everything to the new place... Just something to think about. -Anthony

Just Fantastic! Excellent job!!

I love my Reeflo Orca. Never had an issue and It's very consistent. Even at a time when the 550gal system had ~55+ fish, fully stocked SPS, etc., never ran into issues. I'm also able to run the air-intake outside to pull in fresh air. Though its "big" its relatively compact in size. There's plenty of mods you can do just like any other skimmer, but I personally have not found I need to make them, as it runs great as it is. Great choice IMHO. -Anthony

Is pickup this weekend or the 14/15? Thanks, -Anthony

2 Reef Crystals, Please. I'll pickup in Tysons. Thanks, -Anthony

Thanks everyone. Honestly, I never really touch the tank and just let the corals do their thing All i really do is scrape the algae off the glass...Haven't changed water since April (though not recommending this, just my neglect of being busy). I'm hoping to dedicate more time to the tank, as my schedule slows; which will involve a serious trimming Other than that, everything that's in my TOTM thread is still accurate regarding equipment, etc.. Thinking of changing out the halides for the new Kessil's though, hmmm... -Anthony

Hey sorry, been busy and let my membership lapse....it's fixed now so you can PM me. Here's some recent pics -Anthony

LOL, thanks! Glad the frags are doing well and can't wait to see what they look like with some supplemental lighting -Anthony

I never had any issues with the Reeflux, only the plusrites. Give it a week for them to burn-in a little. Yeah, they are awesome! I wasn't able to get the pair to standstill togehter for the photoshoot, but they get along great with the other 50 fish Yes, i do say its about time to thin the corals, as they are starting to grow together now; which is fine, but thinning can't hurt. -Anthony

I thought this was a cool cell pic: -Anthony

One of my new tank faves: -Anthony

From my experience, its not worth the time and/or money to try and fix....you might end up spending more money to fix it than a brand new tank costs. -Anthony

Thanks, Tom! B&Ws and Picasso's are 5 days old, so it will be a few months before they're ready. But yes, back up and running! Lol, yup! Only reason I bought it was because I saw it held water before, for an extended period of time -Anthony

I am going to add a few more, but am going to be very picky and particular to not throw off the peacefulness I have now. I have a few in mind, just a matter of finding them Thanks! I think my favorite thing is just watching the SPS grow-out and finally start to fill in the peaks and valleys naturally. It's also cool having half the fish occupying the tank fish that I bred and raised myself Thanks Everyone! -Anthony

Thanks, All! RJT - I've had the sailfin for about 5-6yrs -Anthony

Updated Pics: -Anthony

Justin, Any updates on the prototype?!? -Anthony

Thanks, yeah me too. Yeah, I think there are 19 clowns in there, something like that their nem moved under and on the side of the middle rock, which is probably why you don't see them in the FTS. It's hard to get ~40 fish to all come out at once to smile for the camera

Looks great!!! -Anthony

Thanks, Bob! Come shop anytime Thanks again! I will also say it is so much easier to clean detritus out no, because it will vortex into little piles that are easily siphoned out. The one downside for me right now is not being able to have particular wrasses that require a sandbed. I've thought of adding a little tub of sand under a rock, but then it will just get flicked or blown out. I know that you sometimes can get away with bare bottom and they will just sleep tucked under a rock, but I don't want to take the chance and stress anything out. -Anthony

Thanks! Yeah, I don't regret going bare bottom especially with SPS, which has allowed me to be able to turn all pumps full blast without the worry of sand blowing around. However, I can't say that I don't still contemplate throwing some sand in there, as I do miss the look. Best of luck with the 180!! -Anthony

400w plus right 20k's

Per your request -Anthony

Thanks! That is actually Hawkins Echanata that I got from Bob (Rocko) about 1.5yrs ago as a single .75" branch frag, now a little under the size of a tennis ball! It would be larger, but it got stressed out during all the transitions from different systems while setting up the 330. Thanks, Omair!