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Who doesn't like a good sharing of flesh? And probably research grant worthy.

If they look good in your photo program, be sure to convert your pictures to the sRGB color space before uploading them to websites. That's what is used for web-viewing.

+1 Gonzo. It's harmless. Most (all?) white ones are harmless. If you find reds or browns, that's a problem.

I've settled on one on the back-left-side about 1/5 of the way from the top pointing slightly up and blasting from left-to-right at the other powerhead which is mounted on the back-right-back near the top and blasting toward the front. It creates has the effect of causing things to spin round clockwise with updrafts in the center. I mainly settled because I got tired trying to figure out what the best was--Lateral Lines. For reference, two K1's in a 20(l)x16(w)x20(d). It's a Solana. What about other other Solana users, how do you do yours?

+1 for 250 MH (or equiv. ). There's a lot of folks on Nano Reef that run 250s for their SPS Solanas.

Also, piers may take him. You would have to PM him. He has this monstrosity of a white-spotted hermit crab that is a beaut but totally destructive. These critters get to 12" across and host in triton shells. RELEASE THE KRAKEN!

Wow, that location blows.

That's a good thought. I do get falling water by the evening because of evap. I haven't completed my ATO system so I hand top-off daily. I'll try raising the water level to account for evap. so I don't get falling water.

Does chaeto produce gas? I have stage 1 skimmer, stage 2 refugium (chaeto, live rubble, pods), stage 3 return pump.

I'll try and monitor it. When you turn off your main pump and then some time later turn it back on, do you get a flood of micro-bubbles into the tank? In only lasts for a few seconds, but it is pretty dense bubble cloud.

I'm curious about where the water is going to come from. I know they are more efficient in water reclamation than most, but if I can't water my yard anytime I want... Personally I'm not a fan of waterparks. It's about 5 minutes from me. NIMBY. It's going to kill me heading down toward 183A.

Yeah, I already got the bugger moved. I knew the answer in the ol' gut.

Howdy. One of my fuzzy green mushrooms (thanks Derek!) decided up and leave its cozy location. I couldn't find it until this morning... it's in the middle of my Goniporia. Should I fish this thing out or let nature take its course? Will it harm the Goniporia?

For the skimmer yes. But I've observed bubbles during the main pump only, too. I think. Pretty sure. I recently cleaned the skimmer pump, but not the main pump. I did not clean the airhose tubing for the air intake to the skimmer.

Hrm. Something else is going on. I'm not convinced it is the skimmer now. Everyone once in a while and large burst of micro-bubbles come pouring out of the return. Eh? What is up with that?

It wasn't talking about the tank cost, specifically, it was referring to all said and done--stocked and all (and on a new setup). I didn't believe it, to be honest, but with my 34g Solana, I'm near $2K... well over $50/gallon. (Including lights, chemicals, accessories, rock, sand, salt, livestock, blah, blah, blah.) That's fantastic that it is a lot of re-use! That'll definitely mitigate it. I pointed out the potential cost because I didn't fully grok how expensive the hobby is until I saw all the bits and pieces adding up... rather quickly, mind you. So fast, in fact, that I stopped itemizing all my purchases. At this point, I would rather not know.

In one of the books I have, it says expect between $35 to $50 per gallon for a saltwater tank. Right now, that's roughly $12,600 to $18,000. Maybe couple more grand for the sump? Fear and awe. It's mixed emotions. I'm complex like that.

Your timing is appropriate. I posted in ARC a few days ago about non-photo corals. My aquascape lends itself to a lot of dark overhangs and caves--many large for corals. I need to fill those empty spaces. In a way, I'm starting on that journey, too.

Perfect, thanks!

Howdy. I spent a few minutes searching the interwebs and didn't find a concise list of different frogspawn varieties. What are they, and which do you find most attractive? Cheers!

I bought one that was starting to split from Mama. This was in early December. The second head finally formed its green mouth, but they are still one big mass (I don't know if they actually split into two individuals or not). My placement is slight shade and low water movement at the bottom of my tank. However, I think placing it in the shade might have been too restrictive on lighting. About a week or so ago, I started leaving my blinds open that hits the side of my tank that the ricordea florida is on and it has opened much larger (at least 50%). It could all be a crazy random happenstance. It may have been building energy to pop out the second mouth and the act of me letting natural light hit the tank actually, truly means diddley and squat. I do not target feed it. I do use Coral Frenzy every 2-3 days.

Want two... one for me and one for a co-worker. Can you hook me up? PM for info or whatever as needed.

Ouch. Which fish?

I'll take a blue tip green slimer.

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