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    Marine Depot Live

    in Vendor Experience

    I just went to Marine Depot Live to do some window shopping and to my surprise... their gone. They closed the live sales and are concentrating on dry goods only.

     

    Here is what the page said:

     

    Thank you very much for shopping with us!

     

    To better serve our customers, we

    Won Brothers Titanium Heater

    in General Discussion

    I had one and the digital thermostat crapped out at about 3 months and the heater stayed on. Fortunately I was running multiple undersized heaters so it didn't cause major damage. These heaters, IMO, are junk and should not be used. There is an older thread where many others who experienced failures with these heaters spoke up. There are too many better alternatives to risk your tank with a WON heater.

    DIY Light Project

    in Do It Yourself

    DIY lighting is pretty easy. Especially when it is just connecting components together. It would be easier to help you if you would give a bit more info on your tank. Is it fish only. softies, lps, sps, clams. etc. Also do you have a specific type of lighting in mind? Metal halide (SE or DE)? Fluorescent (CF, VHO, T5)? LED?

     

    If you can connect two wires with a wire nut, you can do a DIY lighting project.

    ITS ME!!!

    in General Discussion

    Thanks Bob!

    Appreciate all the responses, looking forward to seeing everyone again soon!

    :biggrin:

     

     

    For the record, I didn't miss you. :tongue:

     

    j/k I actually checked your profile the other day because I hadn't seen you in a while. Hope things work out and you can get back in the game.

    4,000 posts...

    in General Discussion

    I honestly wish post counts didn't exist. Never quite understood why they were there. :why: :rolleyes:

     

     

    I can make yours go away if you'd like. I did that to Jason once..... Of course they would start accumulating again.

    Use of Brass

    in General Discussion

    you can make a simple hinge with plastic zip ties. That would probably work for what you need. Just drill a couple of holes and thread the zip tie through, then lock it in on itself and your done.

    Thank you supporting vendors!

    in Vendor Experience

    Trust me ya'll have it so good up that way. BRK, F&F, Mr.Coral, AquaCo.. just to name a few. I still haven't found a decent reef store down here. Here is an example. One store wants $120 for USHIO 250W bulbs. Another store is an aiptasia farm in all of their tanks. The folks who work at the stores are mostly clueless... I could go on and on. Its kinda funny, about the only thing I miss about DC is access to the great LFS's in the area up there.

     

    BB

    Headed your way

    in General Discussion

    Ditto on the Invert house at the Nat'l Zoo. If only to see the largest elegance coral you have ever seen. That coral alone is worth making the trip. Oh yeah the zoo also has some pretty cool Pandas too.

     

     

    On food. If you want neat/fun I would suggest

     

    BD's Mongolian grill in Bethesda.

    7201 Wisconsin Ave

    Bethesda, MD 20814

    (301) 657-1080

     

    If you want a really great seafood restaurant: (it is in Georgetown and a bit pricey)

     

    Black Salt

    4883 Macarthur Blvd.

    Washington, DC 20007

    (202) 342-9101

     

    Other notables:

    Burgers: Five Guys

    Silver Spring

     

    12269 West Tech Rd.

    Silver Spring , MD 20904

     

    Chili: Hard Times

    Bethesda

    4920 Del Ray Avenue

    Bethesda, MD 20814

     

    Sushi:

    Sushi Ko

    2309 Wisconsin Ave NW

    Washington DC (near Georgetown)

     

    American: (completely across town it would take you about an hour to get there from SS w/out traffic, but the food is FANTASTIC!)

    Mikes American Grill

    6210 Backlick Road

    Springfield, VA 22150

    (703) 644-7100

    Anyone ever use "Marco Rocks"?

    in Vendor Experience

    pffft, COBOL!?. :hammer:

    How many nails do we have to put into that coffin?

     

    Yeah, I don't think there is anyone under 30 who even knows what PASCAL is, forget about COBOL.

     

     

    I have coded in PASCAL and FORTRAN... but I am over 30. How about another blast from the past BASIC.

    140 year old Lobster

    in General Discussion

    Now don't get me wrong, I will go carnivore on a lobster any day of the week.. But, it seems to me Maine has a good idea going. We all understand minimum size limits to make sure enough young make it to adulthood to spawn and continue the population. It would seem that on the opposite end of the spectrum it would be a good idea too. First, with most 'game' animals the older they are the less tasty they get to be. I have had chicken lobsters all the way up to big ol' three pounders... Given the choice, I'd take a pot full of cull chicken lobsters over a big one every day. The idea of leaving the 'biggguns' serves many purposes. First, they generally will produce more ofspring than smaller specimens. Additionally, if you take all of the big old specimens you can potentially eliminate very good genes from the gene pool.

     

    All things considered, I usually do not agree with PETA. However, this time I do agree. The best place for George is back in the ocean.

    Vast New Pacific Marine Sanctuaries Created

    in Conservation & Sustainability

    The protected zones, including parts of the deep Mariana Trench and a string of largely uninhabited reefs and atolls near the Equator and American Samoa, include a total of 195,280 square miles, an area larger than the states of Washington and Oregon combined.

     

    The islands, atolls, reefs and underwater mountain ranges offer unique habitat to hundreds of rare species of birds and fish. Among them are tropicbirds, boobies, frigate birds, terns, noddies, petrels, shearwaters and albatrosses, according to environmental groups who pushed for the protection. It is also the habitat of the rare Micronesian megapode, a bird that incubates its eggs using subterranean volcanic heat.

     

     

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/us/06oceans.html?hp

     

     

    Politics aside, this is great news for reef conservation!

    cheap red planet

    in Vendor Experience

    I have a couple frags of something that is very green, but have no idea what it really is.

     

    Maybe we can call it Green Planet?

    ;)

     

     

    Nahh you need something more catchy.. like Swamp Thing Nuclear Green Snot Acro.. Now THAT is a catchy name. Call it the 'Snotter' for short.. man you could make a killing.

    cheap red planet

    in Vendor Experience

    I have read that ORA changes the deals on a weekly basis.

    Last week it was one large and up to four mini's, as was the week before.

    This week is one large only.

     

     

    I remember talking to one of the local shops about ORA and it really seems like it just depends on their mood when you call and order what the 'limits' are on any given day. And yes, like you said they change frequently. Basically, it sounds like they are doing with this coral what has been done time and time again. Find a neat frag, grow it out. Give it a funky name and charge double. I always found that I could do just as well perusing the racks at my favorite haunts.

    Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Twin 65G Reefs

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    As I said, it is really a bit overwhelming, although I kind of thought this might be a project that WAMAS could get behind. :)

     

     

    I for one would like to say that I'm not surprised at the response, and in the same breath I'm humbled by the response.. We do have a very good and gracious group of folks here who want to do well, and when we can do well and reef in the process.... whoah nelly don't get in our way. Congrats to all the WAMASERS who have offered their support, I would offer but I'm 5.5 hours away from DC and it makes it a bit hard to donate... BUT... if anyone wants to organize a bluezoo gb with the donations I can kick in a $28 credit.

     

    Thanks again all for making me proud to be a member of WAMAS.

     

    BB

    How to catch a fish?

    in General Discussion

    You can also try 'fishing' for the angel. Get a tiny fish hook, remove the barb, tie to some monofilament, add shrimp and go fishing! I have actually had this work, the only problem is if you miss him the first time he might get spooked.

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