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Heres one of the screen tops on my tank.

Pepco sucks!!! This is when i wish i had a Vortech. Lol. Though i dont think it will be bad in DC metro area but like he said. Our power goes out even if someone sneezes.

Its ridiculous. Imagine if a REAL emergency happened? We would be screwed!!

How did i know as soon as i jumped on i would see people saying "who felt that"? I couldnt even use my phone because so many people were making pointless phone calls saying the same thing... It was an earthquake. 2012 is comming.

I did the "The Blind and ****** Method", what i like to call it to my old hippo tang. Just flipped on the halides and for the first few min the fish are a little disoriented. Their eyes have to adjust jut like ours. Hes a link i stumbled across awhile back that was very helpful by the one and only Mr. Randy Holmes Farley. Hope this helps. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=707656

The scratches are from the crushed coral that gets stuck in the algae scraper. Heres a link on a guy who did this http://www.fitchfamily.com/glass.html

So you can eliminate dead spots where the rocks sit in the sand, flow can go around as well as under the rocks, fish and inverts can swim and sift the substrate under the rocks, more LR exposed to the water column for better biological filtration. There are alot of benefits. If im going to do it im going to use clear acrylic rods instead of PVC. My tank is gonna get a complete overhaul. Im also gonna use cerium oxide to remove some scratches from the glass. I will document the whole process. Its will be alot of work but at the end i know im gonna be happy and it will look AWESOME!!

Got it. This stuff looks awesome. Wayy better than caribsea. Now im going to build a rock lift out of acrylic so that none of my LR is touching the substrate

Thanks guys. I just placed an order with Premium Aquatics for 90lbs of Tropic Eden Reef Flakes to switch out this old school crushed coral that probably has tons of PO4. Most of the substrate we get is from the Caribbean but most of the fish and corals are from the Pacific. Why not have Pacific substrate? I was thinking of maybe changing one of those bags to mini flakes just to provide a less uniform look. Im trying to decide what is the best way to go about removing the old and adding the new. I figure i get all of the old stuff out by taking out all the rockwork and siphoning it out. A friend of mine is gonna let me borrow a 40B as a holding tank. Any ideas on what is the best way to do this? Thanks

I want mostly SPS with a small amount of LPS.

So ive been thinking of changing out my substrate to either Tropic Eden Reef Flakes or Pure Bahamian Aragonite Sand. Anyone have any experience with either of these? Ive always had crushed coral so i need a change. What are the pros and cons for either. Thanks

Put me in line

Hey everyone, Just thought id share my little Saturday project with you guys. Went to home depot to get the parts needed for building my Durso standpipe and Mesh top. They didnt have any schedule 26 pvc so i had to go with the 40. My biggest problem was that they didnt have 1 1/4 street elbow. I had to construct one using a regular 90 degree. Let me tell you, never use the cheapo hack saw to cut pvc. My thumbs hurt sooo bad. At first the Durso didnt fit so i also had to trim down the T. I built the frame for my mesh top. Waiting on my clear 1/4" mesh from BRS.

<br /><br /><br /> Frag me off piece of that kit kat bar! Lol

Ive read that there is not much difference in 250 watt vs 400 watt. Definitely more heat. I have (2) 150watts Phoenix bulbs 5" off the water on my 75 gallon (21" high) and it always stays at 79 with a fan. Trying to get my hands on the par meter to see what it reads because thats all that matters. Your tank looks great though.