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Halides over my tank and he's just fine. I suck at taking pictures but let's see if Greenmako will share the pictures he took of his. Yo Brian post your pics haha!

I have to tell you Mark, these fish are WAY hardier than blue spots. One of the wholesalers walked me through how they get blue spot jawfish... It basically involves a truck (read pickup truck) driving in from Baha, and dropping off some fish.

Stephen, Awesome! I cannot wait to see what you find out! John

No, same family as a sixline

Clayton is definitely selling dendros and they're gorgeous. As others have said, much larger sun coral that feeds during the day. John

I got one of these for my tank today and I have to say, coolest fish I've had in a long time. Great personality, ate out of the bag, watches me from inside the tank! I could not be happier with this fish!

Tank SHOULD be here next week. No in all seriousness Clint's tank is being assembled as we speak. With the cold weather, the dry time of the silicone is taking much longer than usual. AGE will not ship out a tank that hasn't cured sufficiently.

I don't know if I'll ever stock a system like zeovit or System Reefresh. The niche of hobbyists willing to take on the extra maintenance required with it is very very small. I'll have to make some kind of crazy zeovit tank in the future to truly understand what I'm dealing with THEN get people excited haha

So I'm still essentially using this filtration method. I zone in and out of how much time I want to spend on my tank at home and so does how much the tank gets dosed. I will say that my phosphate goes down significantly when I am dosing. The bacteria I'm feeding also eat phosphate apparently. Also, I wouldn't need to run ozone because when the bacteria swing in, the water could NOT be more clear. One thing that is interesting to note is that all kinds of life is growing on my live rock. I have never had this vast a collection of sponge in any tank ever maintained by me. Also, my corals didn't really suffer when I stopped dosing (and started dosing... then stopped again... then dosed a day etc...). It definitely helps the tank when I do dose on a regular basis, but it also doesn't get the tank when I get busy which is a huge plus to me.

That is a dolomite supplement under the more impressive name "ZEOMAG" haha, and that is what I was talking about. The only other company I know of that makes one is fauna marin. It can be found here: This one is called... get ready... ULTRA Mag http://www.aquariumobsessed.com/mm5/mercha...gory_Code=FM-WC

No, the 12k is a bluer bulb, resulting in less par getting to the corals. The energy of the bulb is less, but it also has more blue light (460nm range). David from Coralvue said the difference in PAR between the 12 and 10k is about 25%. I run the 12k on what's basically a 58.

Are you dripping kalk?

Supposedly comes out late March but I wouldn't hold my breath. I would imagine at least June before you're able to get your hands on one. If you are serious about getting one the fastest possible way is to get on the list at Aquatek.

Why not put Hydor FLO's on the output of the maxijets and really make some random current. http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp...product=HD01401

Lee, Why not just stick with nanostreams? When the 6055 comes out, you'll have a controllable one to pulse at your other non pulsing ones. The problem you'll run into with any of the big streams is they'll dig a trench in your sand most likely. That being said if you do want to try a large stream, the 6000 is probably your best bet. John

I've run both the 10k and 12k in DE 250w. The 10k was brighter, but the colors of my corals seemed washed out the farther down the coral I went. With the 12k, it isn't as bright but I'm much more pleased with color. I also supplement with (2) 24" T5 true actinics. John

Nudi and worse, they are camoflauged to look like a leather.

Eheim 1262? Roger from Tunze is out of stock for the 6100's. Nothing you can really do but wait.

Mike nailed it dead on. Closed loops are expensive to install, and difficult to maintain (unless you use tons of true unions ballvalves which make it even more expensive). IME you cannot get the wide of flow of tunze stream through a closed loop, unless you build a completely ridiculous one like Greenmako's. Hopefully Brian (Greenmako) will chime in and tell you a ballpark figure for his closed loop because it was way more expensive than I had thought initially.

It's hard to give you an exact number for total tank turnover but 40 is probably a good start. What you're trying to do, is create a tank with no dead spots, and plenty of random flow.

A space in the wall or cabinet on the side of the overflow is a big help. The other main thing to remember is to make the top accessible on both sides. It's a huge PITA when only one side is open. John

A good general rule is 5x the volume of the tank should go through the sump hourly. This is much slower than many people run but it cuts down on noise, salt creep, and allows you to have a smaller sump and return pump. It also allows your skimmer to stay in contact with the nutrients longer and the sump becomes a settling chamber for detritus. John

I'll probably be there

Tank is moved, and that PVC bottom is worth its weight in gold.

Jason, The tank looked great yet again and I was completely blown away by the difference the T5's made. Thanks for hosting another great meeting. John