jwildman

If I was doing again, I would do a couple of things differently. One is that I would use electronic ballast and the 2nd is that I would try to work in Luminarc reflectors in the mix. They also have a nice fan system also. They really make a difference on the light imo.

A valid concern, when I recently treated I lost (aka killed with flatworm exit) a large amount of Bristles and pods. Not something I would want to do on a regular basis. John

Should have a MH every 2 feet. Not sure what tank size you have

Am easy was gonna try and go on time to early timeframe. You?

Anyone in the Reston/Herndon area want to drive in together?? I am willing to drive, just looking to save gas and have some company. regards, John

Beltway is correct I agree with him on all counts. I have to say that heat is not a problem with MH's. It is if you do not manage it correctly. I have a 180 with 3 @ 250 MH's and 2 VHO tubes and my heat stays within the 78-80 degree range all year round without a chiller. Sometimes I have to run a supplemental fan in the sump. I do have my tank in the basement, which helps. In addition I have the icecap fans in the hood that have heat sensors and are variable spped. My hood is all DYI and very easy to do. I would highly suggest doing one. You are welcome to see mine at any time. John

Aweome just awesome. Wish I could go to some classes like that John

I just used Flatworm Exit to treat an epidemic level of flatworms and while you may be correct on controlling them through small doses. I think that it causes other problems also. I noted may dead pods and bristleworms along with dead flatworms. I would and am think about using wrasses to control the population. I am told and have read that they are (or can be) good at controlling a population, but once it gets out of hand, then they can't keep up. I would just be careful what you put in your tank, do fresh water dips and hope like H-E-double hocky sticks you never get a real infestation of flatworms ... it sucks bad. John

trash cans at either Lowes or Home Depot. Higher quality/thickness more $$'s. I use the 44Gal Brutes with covers and have had no problems at all. You may want to make a little wheelie thing to more the can around. I did for my salt can. For my fresh I made a table adn made a spichot for it. good luck, john

That is awesome, congrats

Go for the Sushi

Doug, Please put me down for the following; 1 -red pocillopora - 10 CJ bubble gum milli - 10 small sm monti - 20 mint acan lord w/ red stripe - 20 Thanks, John Wildman

My limited experience say they will move themselves to a place they like. John

I stopped by Wally's the other day for lunch. I have to say that I am impressed. They are working very hard to upgrade and improve the store. The peeps at Wally's were very friendly and seemed knowledgeable. I did not think their prices where out of line. They are also starting to stock better equipment. They do not have a huge amount of corals, but have some nice pieces. When I was there they were busy acclimating a large fish order. They are definetely on the right track. Anyways, one man's opinion Take care all John

I added 4 (yellow, purple, sailfin and blue hippo) in my 180 all on the same day. From what I hear it can be problematic to add tangs into an existing tank. It probably depends on the individual fish. I have heard you can rearrange your rocks, therefor removing the "existing territories" or I have also heard you can house them in an enclosure for a couple days in your tank, so the current enhabitants get used to the new ones. Wish I could add more. Might want to ping Craig, when he gets back from MACNA. I believe he has dealt with this before. Good Luck, John

Yes it is a Nikota Model 06350 with a Jiang Dong Engine This model

The Costco gen I got cost low $300 and is 3500W Peak, 3000W sustained, 6.5 HP. Run time if I remember (not sure I trust myself) is 7 hours on a tank. John

Think there are a plenty of people who would be interested in hearing about this. Just my opinion John

When I gete home tonight I will give the exact specs on my generator, I probably have them wrong from memory. Is it loud? I really don't have much to compare it with. It is fairly loud. But to be honest, if the power is out and I need to keep my tank running, I dont really care . John

BRK has been stocking it. I would give them a call and see if they still have any. John

I got one from Costco for just over $300. I believe it is 650W. I have tested it and run all my pumps, heaters and Tunze's. Full tank will run for 7 hours. Luckily I have not had to use it yet. John Wildman

Cool article, little bit of good news for nature BBC Article

I too have the Tiger pistol and Yellow Watchman combo. They are great fun to watch and the Pistol definetely gets the award for "Busiest Creature" in my tank. He is always digging, moving sand and rearranging. Thanks, John

Traceroute might work better or shed more light at least. John S:\>tracert www.yahoo.com Tracing route to www.yahoo-ht2.akadns.net [209.73.186.238] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 * * * Request timed out. 2 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 12.109.140.98 3 10 ms 6 ms 6 ms 12.119.221.37 4 7 ms 11 ms 7 ms tbr1-p010401.wswdc.ip.att.net [12.123.9.106] 5 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms tbr2-p013401.wswdc.ip.att.net [12.122.11.185] 6 13 ms 7 ms 14 ms 12.123.8.109 7 14 ms 7 ms 8 ms so-8-0-0.car3.washington1.level3.net [4.68.127.153] 8 150 ms 225 ms 19 ms ae-21-56.car1.washington1.level3.net [4.68.121.178] 9 8 ms 9 ms 8 ms 4.79.228.2 10 10 ms 10 ms 9 ms ge-2-1-0-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com [216.115.108.21] 11 8 ms 10 ms 17 ms ge-1-42.bas-a1.re3.yahoo.com [66.196.112.195] 12 21 ms 14 ms 7 ms f1.www.vip.re3.yahoo.com [209.73.186.238] Trace complete. S:\>tracert www.wamas.org Tracing route to wamas.org [67.15.173.63] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 * * * Request timed out. 2 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms 12.109.140.98 3 8 ms 6 ms 6 ms 12.119.1.213 4 8 ms 7 ms 7 ms tbr2-p011701.wswdc.ip.att.net [12.123.9.110] 5 39 ms 9 ms 8 ms tbr2-p013701.wswdc.ip.att.net [12.122.11.189] 6 6 ms 6 ms 6 ms 12.122.80.49 7 7 ms 10 ms 13 ms so-5-0-0.mpr1.iad10.us.above.net [64.125.13.13] 8 8 ms 8 ms 9 ms so-4-0-0.mpr1.iad2.us.above.net [64.125.30.118] 9 14 ms 8 ms 7 ms so-4-0-0.mpr2.iad1.us.above.net [64.125.29.133] 10 15 ms 8 ms 9 ms so-6-0-0.cr2.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.27.210] 11 36 ms 39 ms 45 ms so-3-2-0.cr2.dfw2.us.above.net [64.125.28.205] 12 50 ms 41 ms 42 ms so-5-1-0.mpr2.iah1.us.above.net [64.125.29.33] 13 49 ms 45 ms 45 ms t289.216-200-251-162.iah1.us.above.net [216.200.251.162] 14 43 ms 43 ms 43 ms gphou-66-98-241-28.ev1.net [66.98.241.28] 15 44 ms 47 ms 49 ms gphou-66-98-241-121.ev1.net [66.98.241.121] 16 46 ms 46 ms 41 ms ev1s-67-15-173-63.ev1servers.net [67.15.173.63] Trace complete.