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His site was hacked by russian hackers working for some real bad people about 3-4 weeks ago. The FBI got involved and I believe they got it resolved so I wonder if it is still showing the warning from that? I'll let him know. John

Fiji, it's probably a "Eunicid" worm. Steve Weast had a really nasty one too http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm Either that or it's a Tremor.

There's some of it in Mike's office tank. Rock structure closest to the overflow, next to the birdsnest and Leng Sy Cap. Mike hates it so you can take the whole frag

The nano wavebox would be my pick for your 75 Mike. I do have one running on a 30 gallon but it doesn't make a wave like you traditionally think. We also have one running on a 150 gallon reef and while it makes a nice wave, it is hard to adjust and doesn't do what a full sized wavebox could do. Your tank being right in the middle should be perfect. John

Bill, That tang looks a little red towards the back and is a lavender tang out of Hawaii. John

REAL limited. I'm planning on making an order with them soon but it will be a few weeks before I have most of their test kits in stock. John

Dave, Blackworms are live but used mainly in freshwater applications, Bruce at Aquatek carries them. If your tank is well established you shouldn't need to supplement a green mandarin with the large volume you have. I would have waited until at least the 6 month mark to add a mandarin but I still don't think you should have any problems. John

When I call redbugs and AEFW the herpes of the sea, I was WAY off! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...hreadid=1375342 The comments under the article are way better then the article itself haha.

I plan on being there. John

PS: Here is the link to the thread we started for the tank with pictures of its construction. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...mp;pagenumber=1

Thanks to everyone that came out, I really have a great time with all of ya'll. These pictures are FANTASTIC! John

Absolutely on the tripod

I'm excited to show ya'll this tank and can't wait to see everyone tomorrow! John

For a smaller tank like that I'd seriously look into the ADA brand aquariums. http://www.adgshop.com/Trimless_aquariums_s/5.htm John

Just as an FYI to anyone who hasn't gone to this yet, it's really really fun.

This is an alkalinity conversion chart that shows meq/L, DKH, and CaCO3. It should clear up confusion on how each of them correspond to each other when tested. http://ozreef.org/library/tables/alkalinity_conversion.html This is an interesting chart that shows exactly what natural seawater has in it and at what concentrations. http://ozreef.org/library/tables/natural_s...omposition.html John

James, I'm going to bet you wouldn't expect this from me but I LOVE bluegrass. Awesome video and I'd love to come watch your band sometime! John

How big is the patch in your tank? The easiest solution I've found is that if you catch a small patch, cover over them in reef epoxy. PS: They're bad because they have an incredibly nasty sting. John

Here is the thread for the tank in the Austin Pediatric Surgery waiting room: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p...hreadid=1016111 I apologize there aren't any new pictures updates but that should be remedied shortly. John

No problem Dave, I made Jesse from Elos as Macna 06 show me exactly how to use his tests. I should have their full line of test kits coming soon. John

Ok so you'll follow the steps below while first shaking both reagent a and C for ~15 seconds to make sure they haven't settled. -3 mL water -Add 9 drops part A, swirl for 30 secs -Add .15 of part 2 (powder, use the smaller end of the spoon) then swirl for 10-15 secs The liquid at this point should be a light purple. Add one drop of part C and swirl for 10 secs until the liquid in the vial turns blue. Multiply the number of drops used by 100 and you'll have you magnesium. Hope that helps! John

The closest thing to a red tang I think of is the Lavender Tang. Very beautiful little fish! John

The device you are looking for is called a "Python" and hooks up to the sink and uses that water pressure to start a siphon. John

The water in Austin really varies from day to day as we've found. For instance, one of our clients is on a well directly tapped into the Edwards Aquifer. About 2 months ago a HUGE piece of earth fell into the aquifer (we're talking football field sized) and stirred up aeons of stuff. At that point, the incoming TDS was 999+ on the meter. To solve the problem we added several prefilters to the system and waited for the whole thing to calm down. Recently we learned that all DI resin is not created equal with certain formulas targeting certain molecules and different grades existing throughout. Going to a mixture of DI resins that all have a specific purpose really has improved our quality and eliminated strange diatom blooms. Silicate lab tested still came out high until our addition of filter chambers with specific silicate DI. If any of you are still interested in the topic at hand call up at the store and leave a message and I'd be happy to discuss it with you. Thanks, John PS: 0 TDS doesn't mean perfectly clean water

My only experience is that I see them on my list from time to time and they're EXPENSIVE for such a little fish. John