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Moving = upgrade

Any time you drain the water its time for a bigger tank.

No, it is not safe to remove the center brace. It may run trouble free for years but sooner or later the stress will blow a seam, trust me. The black trim ring exists mainly for looks. It also helps align everything during construction and prevents chipping the top edge of the glass.

They have moved around since then but I do have them back.

Have you done a test run with water? Those tubs tend to bow a bit and you may end up with wide gaps on both sides.

I have never thought to use them for algae control. Mollies can be acclimated to full salt but it has to be done slowly. I'm interested if you have any luck.

I would go with a lawnmower blenny or a tang or butterfly if you have room for algae control.

I'll be there

Don't make me drink and reef alone......

I believe it is privately owned, maintained, and run by our own wonderful Andrew.

1305 Collinwood West Dr.

Austin, TX 78753

7:00, Friday

Feb. 18th will work, say 6 or 7:00. Post dinner time frame.

What do y'all think?

I can't do March 4th but I think Feb. 18 will work.

I'll offer up my place again if we can find a date that works.

Yup, I still have tons. Contact me if you need some.

Dry rock is $2.50, dry sand and rubble rock is $1 per lb.

I replied to your PM Eric.

They are Mike's cups and boognish has them right now. I think I am available.

Yup. I built one very similar for another reefer. I thought that might be my work.

Hmmm, that stand looks familiar....

Any pharmacy will sell syringes. They are incredibly cheap. The tips are perfect for Weldon 3/4. I think I got the 26 or 27 gauge, but I'm not sure.

It's been a while. Good to see it getting wet.

The foam will probably do the trick. Do you trust the stand other than this issue? A sheet of plywood and/or some shims will do the job as well.

Thanks for the shout out. See my forum for specifics or feel free to PM me.

Epic Reef forum

I have plenty of clean, sugar fine, white, crushed coral samd for sale, $1 per pound.

As long as you clean beach i see no problems using it but a couple of things to think about.

Silica sand has sharper edges and may pose problems for bottom dwellers

Silica sand can cause phosphate problems.

You may not be allowed to legally collect sand.

Its a pain to collect, transfer, clean, your own sand.

The commercial aptasia products work great but are usually very similar to kalc paste. They usually add vinegar and/or some sort of 'food' to keep the kalc in suspension and to make the product more paletteable.

I've always gone after the large ones with kalc paste and let peppermints do the rest. Copperbands are great if you can keep them alive. They have a very high mortality rate.

Man that sucks. I have put many gallons on the floor over the years but never upstairs.

I love my float switches now but even they fail.

Take the clean up seriously. Lots of fans and towels to start with. It might be very wise to have a professional take a look at the damage.

Good lock, sorry...

That is not normal. As Mike said, 1/4" is way to thin.

It should be 1/2" thick at a minimum and that is really pushing it on a 220. Unless the tank is 12+ feet long....

And it should not have a mix of glass and acrylic. Glass and acrylic are very difficult to bond together.

Be wary of that tank.

Yellow sponge, good stuff. Grows in happy tanks.