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Here's one green from the first flood. I can almost guarantee this green is completely gone.

We actually currently do not live there so that is good. However we do have renters who did so that is a whole different ball game.

Every fence on our property is pretty much gone - and not covered by insurance, our asphalt driveway also. They also do not cover anything outside of the four house walls-- so were just screwed on all of that. It's overwhelming to think about. We also had a foot of water in our barn which is also not covered - learning a lot about fine print!! The insurance covers 16 sq feet of decking...

Seriously debating tearing the house down -it's our first house so this is very emotional. The renters were planning on purchasing next year - and are now bankrupt and running .... They ran a wedding business and stored everything on covered carport and it washed away. So they are a wreck also.

I heard the water went up so fast that most people barely got out of their houses, some got stuck in attics and on their roofs.

What there is another reefer in Onion Creek? Wish I'd would have known sooner.

Here are some pictures from the golf course three weeks ago after the first flood.

We were out there Sunday before the second flood as well. I've never seen the river as high as Sunday. I would bet that once the water resides, #4, #5, #6, and #7 on the Original are going to be a complete loss. The greens on #5 and #6 were already almost completely totaled. Add that to #3 on the North and probably #16 North.

What's the size of the tank?

If they look similar (shape, size, color, behavior) you're likely to have problems adding more than a few. I would think you'd be fine with a tailspot and a watchman. If you start adding a bunch, most likely they will eventually end up fighting for territory.

I'm assuming you're referencing the 60 in your profile. You could probably get away with a tailspot, a watchman, a pair of neons, possibly some clown goby's, possibly a yasha, possibly a lawnmower blenny. With the exception of the yasha and the watchman, these all have fairly different behavior and appearance. You will want to add them from most peaceful to least or all at the same time. The watchman should go in last. There's sill no guarantee that any will get along, so have a backup plan if a fish isn't accepted.

Not sure where he's located at but this is about 1/2 mile east of 35 between Onion Creek and Slaughter Creek overpass.

We finally got some pictures of our golf course on onion creek. The river rose 40ft which is the all time record. About half the year it's so small you can jump across it in many places.

These pictures aren't from the exact same spot but pretty close. The original one would be about 30ft under water.

Before:

After:

From a little further back, same hole though. There's a green right near the bottom of this picture, 20 - 30 ft underwater.

First big question, are you certain your tank doesn't have a tempered bottom? Since you already have the tank you definitely need to figure this one out. Many off the shelf tanks will have tempered bottom panels which you cannot drill at all.

Drilling is really easy to do yourself once you know you can do it. Get a diamond drill bit and use an electric drill on a fairly low speed with a lot of water. There's instruction on the internet on how to do it. I would anticipate about 30 - 45 minutes per hole on that size tank if you're being very careful.

You can get glass panels and silicon your own overflow boxes.

Total cost should be under $50 including the bit and the panels.

Sump is another story. Would probably glue some glass panels in a 40 breeder.

I'm a big fan of eheim return pumps. They aren't the cheapest but they last a long time and are very quiet and efficient. Both the hobby and the compact pumps are great pumps.

I believe you can still request a modem only and provide your own router from there. We were able to do that when we had ATT. If you know what models are compatible you can also get your own and save $5 a month, at least that's what the modem rental was a few years ago. We're using TW now, which is a lot better service, but it's way more expensive.

Jestep - correct. I can access on my own network but not externally and no e-mail. I'll call AT&T again and ask about an alternate port.

You would need to contact SBC Global. ATT doesn't block 26 or 587, but the email provider may not use the ports.

I'm really impressed by how small the coral was he started with. I've seen some large tanks where the owner stocked with colonies from the start. Disregarding it could cost $50,000 easy to stock a tank this size with colonies, it would just take a ton of discipline not to go nuts.

To condense you can access it on your own network, just not externally, correct?

ATT tends to block SMTP port 25. 465 is a secure port so I'm assuming Apex doesn't support secure email protocols. I would ask your email provider if they use port 26 or 587 as an alternate. Many providers allow email on these ports because so many ISP's block port 25 completely.

You probably need to wait for DNS to propagate before being able to test connecting the the Apex externally.

Has it been in the tank for awhile? Did it have good polyp extension before it closed up? That's definitely algae on the skeleton.

Mine stayed the same. Did a water change even and looks the same as the past 3 days.

It's probably pretty close to accurate. I believe average is 400ppm now so being in a city it would be expected to be higher. I never realized that it would be double that indoors though.

I don't think I did a water change that day. The second drop was due to the outlet hose slipping off the return pump while we were out of the house.

Generally, I use ph as a very general measurement and don't actively do anything to try and alter it. I learned from messing with CO2 planted tanks for a several years to more or less ignore PH assuming it's within some reasonable range. There's just too many factors that affect it to go chasing it anywhere. In this thread alone we're discussing water temp, ambient temp, ambient humidity levels, alk, AC usage, dissolved O2 and CO2 (both in tank and out of tank), and this doesn't take into account dosing 2 part, or 1 part, or kalwasser.

You may not need that much. I typically need a pair of 9" bone cutters for SPS and LPS, a scalpel for zoas (I rarely frag zoeas though), tweezers, a few bottles of loctite super glue gel, and that's about it.

Just graphed the last 30 days, and mine is pretty stable, slightly increasing overall. I don't think we've messed with the thermostat which is only on AC right now, so I would say it's definitely colder overall in the house. Definitely isn't breaking 76 at the most. Pretty unscientific though on my end.

What are you logging your PH with? I haven't setup anything external and Apex lite only allow for displaying 7 days of data. Could export screen by screen into excel I suppose.

I would stick with the frozen food. There isn't a single macro I've ever seen mine eat which would include caulerpa, ulva, bryopsis (no surprise) and both types of nori sheets. Do you see him picking at the glass or rock in the tank at all? Also, I'm assuming there's other fish actively feeding. That usually helps a lot. My blue eye was pretty skittish for some time after I got him. Even now he's nowhere near as fearless as my yellow tang and most other fish.

Here's rod's webpage: http://www.rodsfood.com/index.html I use the normal orange original one. Of what you have the formula 2 or emerald entree is probably closest. I would think either of these should work. May just need some time getting used to the environment. I don't think I would go buy a bunch of rods until those are used up.

Is this a blue eye kole/bristletooth tang? Mine has never touched nori even when my yellow tang is devouring it. Only eats film algae and prepared foods.

Have you tried something like rods? It's pretty good at enticing everything to eat in my experience.

If you're using an API ammonia test, that's a normal reading for no ammonia. It's almost impossible to have measurable ammonia in an established tank so I would think it's safe to assume it's just a false reading.

Basically a cheap kreisel, but pretty cool.

http://montereybayaquarium.tumblr.com/post/64967214122/a-better-bubbler-how-do-you-incubate-cuttlefish

I've heard good things about them. Hopefully it will work out.

and somewhere between the surface and the sand.

Shoot, that rules me out on the light. Having good results with some difficult acros, but there's no subtle lighting anywhere in the tank.