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Sea Dwelling Creatures is my supplier and I know that most (if not all) the local stores order from them. I have been very happy with the livestock that I have recieved from them. All has been well packed and shipped. Understand, they are a wholesaler, not a retailer. They do not take inquiries from the general public or sell to anyone without a business license. Thanks Marc for the inside look and a HUGE thanks to SDC for letting Marc in the doors to film!

I have a pair of EV240s that will skim just about anything...

I'm in. When?

Looking good! Good to meet you and can't wait to see more pictures.

I'm in. PM sent.

It is just not a feasible to create a large quantatiy of water with the Watts Zero waste system. Ask Watts how their system would work if you needed to create 50g per day.

I'll still take it. PM me.

I'll be there!

See if this makes sense... If you have a small, drinking water system, say 4g. At best case you would produce 4g of 'waste' water for every gallon of drinking water. The only way the waste water from the RO system will flow into the hot water system is for there to be room in the hot water system. This happens every time we turn on the hot water to shower, wash our hands, clothes, dishes, etc. We probably use much more hot water than we do drinking water, so in the zero waste system the RO unit will only produce water (filtered and waste) when hot water is being used. This should work fine if you are storing and using a small amount of drinking water. In the 4:1 scenario the zero waste setup will only be able to produce 1/4 the amount of filtered water as the hot water you use every day. In my house I often use 30+ gallons of RODI water in a day, not every day but often enough that I need it available. That means I would have to use120g of hot water for every 30g of RODI water I use. I know that my household can't sustain that kind of hot water usage. So the zero waste system won't work for me. I like my RODI to be as on demand as possible, therefore it runs 24/7 and maintains my auto top off and keeps a 30g reserve on hand. An auto shut off is the best way I know to minimize waste. In the case of the inline RO membrane, I don't see how you could cut your waste in half. I would expect and increase in production but I don't see how it could be as high as 50%. Warming your input water will make your RODI system more efficient. Melev suggests coiling input tubing through a 5g bucket with an aquarium heater to achieve this. I don't know the math on this but I would expect to use enough electricity to offset any savings from the efficiency gained. RO works best when it has good pressure (usually 60psi and up). Booster pumps are needed if your city water does not have enough pressure but standard for most places is 60psi. Don't overlook basic maintenence for efficiency's sake. Keeping good filters and membranes will make any RODI system work better.

I have seen many beautiful bare bottom tanks but I like the look of sand and benefit from the buffering properties of a sand bed. I also keep a nice open sand bed in front of my rocks for sand prefering corals and bottom dwellers.

I like to place my plugs between two rocks and let them grow onto the surrounding rocks. Once I have enough of a colony on my rocks I pull the original plug and have an instant frag and a natural looking colony in my display tank. Whenever possible I don't glue soft corals like mushrooms and zoa. When they spread on their own they seem much healthier.

Get a kitty litter scoop. They are perfect for removing larger pieces of subtrate. With that thin of a sand bed you can easily get away with siphoning or vacuuming the bottom. I like to run a hang on filter with carbon pads when I am disturbing the sand bed. It helps clean the water as you make a mess. Once you have removed whatever you don't like you can add new sand to the tank. If you are using dry, clean sand you can add it directly to your tank without much fear of a cycle. It is smart to add the sand a little at a time. I would shoot for 3 inches total. I have a sand sifting cucumber that keeps my sand in good shape. I also love nassarius snails. I don't know how you could have too many.

3 inches, any grain size...

Bringing the snails is cool...

Ok, lets set the time for 7:30. Should make for a nice relaxing evening.

What time do y'all want to come over? After dinner?

Looks great. I will have to come see it in person!

You should get some goats. Screw the cat!

Anyone interested in cigars, drinks, and reef next Friday evening, my place?

I need to order a couple of mag impellers as well. I will be ordering them retail and will be happy to add anyone elses request to my order. I am also going to be getting some Tunze replacement parts (mostly impellers) if anyone needs something. I will post a thread in my forum.

My sixline wrasse loves flatworms!

The mushrooms you have can change color. Usually depending on their location and lighting. They can be red/green/blue/purple depending on where they are placed.

I have an overflow that will work for you. You are welcome to borrow or buy it. I will be back in town Monday morning but if you contact caferacermike he can help you track it down at my house.

$50 for the entire rock? I'll take it.