SoonerFan

I'm in as well:

You can check out mine at http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...mp;pagenumber=1 Lee

I think for your bowfront the lighting combination you mentioned with the T5's will work nicely and give you good coverage. Bowfronts are a beast to light well. Lee

You can use a cube of ice and rub it on the foot, that often helps get it off. Lee

Seems like a year ago there were gobs of people selling frags of these. I do mean the VERY neon green version that were being sold at some of the meetings and on-line. Anyone have some of these they would sell a few heads of? Send or post a pic if you have some. Thanks, Lee

I know he broke his leg a while back and they have been having a tough time of late. Lee

And the limestone around here that is used in FW tanks and that sometimes gets used in SW tanks is not really that porous. I nice porous rock will weight much less than it looks like it should way. You would be better off to either use Marco Rocks or to just buy a little bit of rock from a time as people post it for sale from an established tank. Lee

Glad to see the club growing. Welcome and what part of our area are you in. Be sure and list any modifications you have made to your tank, post pictures, etc. The folks here love to see that stuff. Lee

If even you used the existing sand, if the sand gets disturbed it can trigger this. Diatoms are normal and you should go through them fairly quickly. Don't necessarily need any cleaners for it as it is part of a normal cycle process and moving an existing tank does trigger some things that will cause diatoms and cycles. Lee

Hey, welcome to the most expensive club you have ever joined!! ; ) You already know that though. Lee

It is yours. I will PM you my phone number to call and setup time to pickup. Lee

You may pick up the sand any weeknight after 5:30 pm. I will PM you my cell phone number. Lee

Porous is referring to the density of the live rock. Good live rock is very porous so that a rock actually weighs a lot less than it would look. The more porous, the more surface area for bacteria to grow which is one of the major biological filters in our tanks. Also, the more porous generally the easier to mount corals and such to the rock, the more places for inverts and fish to hide. Calfo's book "Reef Invertebrates" gives a great description of live rock. Some rock is formed from dead acros and you can tell by the shape, some from dead staghorns and some of all kinds of dead corals. Florida Live Rock (aquacultured now) has a lot more life but a great deal of it is not necessarily desirable. Lee

Kind of oak looking, if you spend some time on the top you can have a really nice stand. I was just using it for a 30 gallon that was holding live rock. I mean, why not give it a try rather than me throw it away? Lee

Sort of like asking if you would rather kiss Phyllis Diller or Jennifer Aniston? ; ) This would work much better for you. You have a 55 Gallon and I have run this on a 45 gallon and it did a great job. Lee

It's yours. I have a bucket you can take it home in on Tuesday. Lee

I have two buckets (5 Gallons each) full of black and white sand. This sand has been out of a tank for a few weeks so it is definitely not live sand. Great color combination with both black sand (which doesn't buffer) and white sand (which does). $10 for a lot of sand. Also have about 1/2 bag of unused sand for $5. I have a stand for a 20gallon long or 29/30 gallon tank or less. The top has been wet and doesn't look good (could be replaced) and the rest looks fine. This is free. I have quite a bit of live rock rubble still in heated saltwater. This would be great for fuge, mounting frags, and some pieces for a nano. I will say $10 for the whole bucket, $5 for half. Lee in Georgetown

This is a great HOB skimmer with the drain mod and a MJ 1200 for juice. The lid cracked once when I dropped the lid while cleaning. You can see it is repaired just fine: I am in Georgetown. Lee

Looks great, water looks very clear!! Love the orange sponge. Lee

Great news, River City to the rescue!!! Carlos had a panworld that was the exact same rating as the Iwaki. I will work on getting the Iwaki fixed as an emergency backup for myself and others!! Thanks to Carlos and Misti for being a lifesaver. Also, did I mention I picked up one of the three Dustin's Deepwater Acro's will I was there. ; ) Lee

I am setting up my 225 and had bought a used Iwaki MD55RLT. Wired the plug and it isn't working a lick. First, I know the plug is wired correctly. Second, you plug it in and nothing happens, I mean nothing happens. Does anyone have a similarly rated external pump (around 1200 gph with 1" input and output both are MPT)? I am so screwed. Not very happy to say the least. It is 1:30 a.m. and I need this tank up and going for a big event at our house on Friday night. It doesn't have to be Iwaki, but does need to have the 1" MPT outlet/inlet and the similar rating. Thanks a ton. Lee

I was thinking the same thing Gabe was thinking. I think we should see what a $4,000 24 Gallon Nano looks like!!! ; ) Lee

I love my Phoenix 14K bulbs. I have used both 150 and 250 watt bulbs on different setups. Lee

I will take the rock and the lunar light. Lee

Put me next in line for Mandarin. I am setting up a 225 gallon tank with lots of live rock that have been in tanks for years. Lee