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LOL I was there, in a bad section of east Austin recovering my daughter from a party near LBJ HS. I was not happy to be there.

Along a similar vein, I've been following this blog about the new high intensity LEDs. http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatfishblog/2009/12/23/new-led-lighting-technology-coming-to-tfp-part-1/

I need to kill some Manajo off one of my rocks, anyone have a hypodermic needle I can use?

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I missed it today, but I'll be there soon, thanks for adding to the weekend hours

I've often thought about doing a really big tank aka www.monsterfishkeepers.com, but I'm not sure my wife would put up with me always wearing my dive gear around the house.

No, no, no, it isn't I WANT it, it's I'm gonna do that. Once the student loans are paid off, I wuz gonna get a Z28, but I think this would be a more appropriate mid life crisis toy! I can't even imagine the setting up of this display. I think I'll read it again.

"Luke, you must learn patience", line from some movie I saw as a kid. Anyhow, good advice, I let him be and wow, y'all were right! Since I got rid of the black crab the hermits have wondered the tank, but I only see them at lights out. Thanks again for reminding me that animals are smarter than I am and that I should just accept that fact.

I like this set up! http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2009-02/totm/index.php

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i have a hermit that doesn't appear to have moved from the hole he is in for two days. is he stuck? should i help him out?

Here he is, finally got him alone on a rock. Anyone want him?

Firefish showed up again (i saw a post on how they can hide for weeks). I looked up the crab on Chuck's Addiction(and several other sites), it does look more like the Gorilla crab, but hard to tell for sure. Either way, I haven't lost any more hermits since he was removed. Thanks to all for the leads. What did reef keepers do before the internet?

My firefish has always been an open water swimmer, he would find that niche between my two mountains of live rock and hang out there all day until feeding or bedtime. The other day I noticed him sleeping in the corner of the tank when the lights went off. Normally he would sleep in the coral head. Didn't think too much about it, but the next day I noticed some of my hermits had died. Ok, check water, everything I tested was good. Performed my weekly water change the next day and retested. Everything where it has been since forever. Then I see this small (1") hairy crab in my tank. I didn't remember inviting any crabs, but I had some newer live rock and figured he was a hitchhiker. Is there any chance that this crab is the reason my hermits are dead and my firefish is missing? I picked out the rock I saw him on and dropped him in my water bucket. He didn't care for the light too much, so it was too hard to get a picture. Best image I can find says Mithrax, but not sure. Any thoughts? Where would the body of the firefish be?

What is the difference between Instant Ocean and Tropic Marine? Does the trace elements differ?

If I get a bonus this year I'd like to take you up on it. I usually keep 3 5 Gallon containers on hand with an airstone in each.

Does anyone know the price each local merchant charge for Di/RO water?

Thanks for the tips!

Murphy's Second Law states in order to do something you must do something else first. So, in my case I need a better lighting system. What would a good light set for a 55G? I have 70 lbs of Live rock and 2 inches of live sand, plenty of mushrooms and polyps along with various other stuff attached to rocks. Suggestions? Thx