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So what is everyone doing to prepare for Ike? The forcast keeps moving the storm east of Austin but I wonder what everyone is doing to prepare. Just curious...What about the tanks and the family? Hope everyone stays safe and we get some rain for the yard! James

Anyone know of a local store that carries VHO bulbs? I am looking for a few (2,maybe 4) bulbs. I can get them online for about $26-$33 each, plus shipping. If anyone knows where I can get them locally that would be great! James

I started out using Oceanic salt but I was getting bad calcium percipitation on the glass. I could never get my Mg high enough to prevent that. Now, I am a Red Sea Pro guy. Have had no problem since the switch.

Welcome to the club! There are a bunch of really smart folks on here that should be able to answer most, if not all, of your questions. Ask away! Also, post the specs on your setup so everyone knows what you just got. James

Thanks everyone. Time to start comparing price and features.

I know some of you have really nice cameras, and I want one too. Well, maybe not as nice as some but I want to get an DSLR that is good and fairly cheap. I cannot see spending $1000 on a camera at this time. Does anyone have a suggestion on something pretty inexpensive that will allow me to buy additional lenses and such? I would like to stay below $600, if I can. James

Thats perfect. I am looking at a few weeks out. I want to make sure the cycle is done before I add and good sand. I dont know how much of a cycle I will have since the rock (which came from you, thanks again) still had a little life on it.

I had to break my tank down about a month ago due to a water leak that flooded half of my front room. In doing that, I lost most, if not all, my good sand. In the coming weeks, I would like to see if anyone would be willing to donate a cup of their sand to help get my dead sand back in shape. I am not ready yet, the tank has only been running for a week now and I want to wait till after the cycle. If possible, I would like to get a cup from as many people that are willing to help. I will gladly pay a reasonable price for each cup, if necessary. Please PM me if you can spare a cup of sand in the coming weeks. James

I would think our skimmers add much of the oxygen needed. I could be wrong but makes sense to me. I guess if your drains go into a sump it would mix some more. James

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Well, I have been looking for an excuse to take my tank down and redesign something. At 4:00 this morning, I fount it! My dog started barking and woke us up. We heard something downstairs that sounded like water running. Well, it was the skimmer throwing water from the standpipe all over the stand and carpet. I would guess we lost about 10 gallons of water onto the capet. So I want to see if anyone has a stock tank that I can move my rock/snails/crabs into till I can get this mess cleaned up? Also, what about the sand? I dont want to toss it because there is so much life in there. Can I just move it over with the rock?

Welcome back. I have two K4's and dont have any issues with them changing position. Does the ball socket seem to be stripped out and loose?

Still here. Any LFS's allow consignment?

Pending...

Thanks Nick. I will bring it to work Monday. James

I have a small mini fridge if anyone wants it. I got this from Starfire a while back and never used it. It needs some TLC on the inside but works great. Call me if interested. James 577-0161

I built this a while back and no longer have the tank. The stand was built around an Oceanic BC14. It is curved just like the shape of the tank. The stand is painted black and built like a rock. If you want a pic just let me know and I will send a few. First $20 takes it. If no offers, off to the landfill I guess. James 577-0161

Agree, it was a great meeting. Thanks for opening your home to all of us. What an amazing tank! Thanks to Mark and ?? (cant remember the name) for coming down and passing along some knowledge and tips. Also, thanks to RCA for the donations. I was out of salt so getting the bucket helped out. We have a great club here in Austin with some really cool people. Thanks to everyone who helped set this up. James

Myabe I was looking at the wrongs thing. I know there was a bottle on the counter with pods swimming around. Not sure what type they were.

They have them at River City Aquatics. I was just there and there was a bottle on the counter.

I'm there.

Yeah, I can focus the eye piece to read the numbers clearly. I was having a hard time seeing the white/blue line. All is better now. Thanks

Perfect. A new project for next weekend.

Thanks. I was wondering if I bought a piece of junk. I will try other light sources.

Looking for something that can be played through Windows Media. My family cannot figure out how to download anything!