beefytang

Howdy!

VERY impressive. So you build your own? That's pretty cool.

I used to use Elmer's glue and chewing gum. For some reason it didn't work out so well.

Awesome! Thanks man. =)

Can anyone recommend a good putty for binding frags and live rock together? I've used the green/white putty but it was really flimsy. Something that resembles coralline algae in color would be ideal.

Thanks in advance!

15g tanks are tough to find here at the LFS but reptile stores have them. I bought one from herpeton on ben white. Just call em before you go.

Free hermit crab, anyone? =D

Practical Fishkeeping takes a look at some mishaps involving our scaly friends.

19 terrifying incidents involing fish

I bet the G-man is in that trash can.

Hah probably!

You may want to try soaking the food in diluted GE.

Free coconut crab anyone?

Those things are far out! I read a story where local kids would play pranks on these crabs when found in trees. According to the lore, if you tickle one with a blade of grass while they are attached to a tree, it will think they are land-bound then fall off. I guess it's the crab version of cow-tipping. Also, you don't want to pass out drunk next to one of these creeps. They are known to snack on unconscious people. They'll eat pretty much anything. Dogs, cats, fire hydrants, etc.

My bad. I guess it was someone else that mentioned getting the shot glass macro. 80

Dang! Joseph, you just missed the group order I placed with reefcleaners.org- they have pretty good prices. You will have to check out my 215 I just set up recently. Kinda outgrew the 24 gallon Aquapod.

Wo0! Hey how did that order go? Looking forward to some pics of the macro. Especially the shot glass. =)

You might want to check this site out: http://www.reefscavengers.com

Hah. Good call ol' chum! Eiinie meenie miney moe...

Time to vote!

Can I vote for all of them?

Nice work. Love the stand!

Depending on where your moral compass points, you could always lend your talents to the red light district. Tons of cougars on the prowl! If I had what it takes, I'd do it in a split second. But my feet point backwards and my moves are too spastic. =( (j/k) Good luck.

The clown is back in the cool kids club. I'm really hoping they might spawn soon.

Giddy! Cool kids club is cool. Any plans to put the webcam on the Solana?

Aw shucks. Thanks ya'll! (blush) Anything for for the cause. But I have to hand it back to all of you. The site, the photos, the documentaries, the help. It's all incredibly inspiring. I could go on and on about how much I value this place. But then you'd have to beat me with a sack of oranges for being too sappy.

Humbly,

Beefy

Hey there...just looking at your backside for ideas! It's so fine. The tank not your butt. =P How's everything doing this month? Is the clown still in exile?

Let me know.

Ok. It's all posted. Whenever you have the time. Thanks again!

Beefy, I take it you don't have a canopy? Could you build one? Retro fit T5s in a canopy would probably be your cheapest and most effective option.

Glad I could help.

Well all I have right now is an empty 15g AGA...no canopy at the moment. I should consider it though. It would be great to be able to flip a canopy open to get inside the tank. That's the downside of the Sundial I've been thinking of using. One has to lift that thing off the tank to get inside so that's kind of undesirable but I like the fact it has only one cord and integrated timers. I like the coralife legs, since you can flip the light up for easy access to the inside of a tank. But they don't offer anything decent in T5 and MH isn't an option for me any time soon. As I write, I'm working on a sketch of the tank mod and everything I had in mind for it. Maybe you can take a look when it's posted and let me know if you think everything will work. I figured that sketching the idea out and getting some pro feedback would help minimize my failures. TIA

It would probably help them survive and grow. That being said I think they will never live up to their potential without proper light. However if you are keeping a nano or small tank and are happy with softies I think PCs can work fine. You just have to change the bulbs about every 6 months to keep them strong and they have a tendency to color shift. I had PCs on my first 29g and I grew mushrooms, xenia, zoas, and frogspawn. They didn't grow fast, but they grew and were pretty. At about the 6 month mark I noticed a color shift in the bulbs and that is when I started having major Cyano problems. Could have been coincidence but I have heard they could have been connected. I think where the main problem with PCs is when people try to use them on larger tanks. Especially ones that are deeper. They just don't have the water penetration of other types of light. Honestly, with the price of T5s where they are now and the bulbs lasting longer than PCs I don't know why anyone would go with PCs other than ignorance when they are new. A bit more of an answer than you were expecting huh?

Thanks Gabriel. Great advice and not verbose at all. I've had similar observations about old PC bulbs. And I think the stock t5 bulbs on my frag tank are on the decline too. For the sake of my corals, I'm going to consolidate two of my small display tanks (both have terrible PC lighting) into a 15 gallon aga and will most likely use a 24" Current USA Sundial T5. I know this isn't the best T5 set up. It uses contoured reflectors as opposed to individual reflectors but it's the best I can do in the next 6 months. I think it's better than the Coralife lunar PC light I was considering. I'm open to other options though if you have suggestions. Back to feeding, I probably wouldn't be feeding my ricordeas/yumas/mushrooms or palys so much but they seem to respond really well to the roids. They chow down every time. But I think it would be wise to take your advice and cut back on the feeding since I don't use a skimmer yet. Thanks for letting me tag along here AZ. =)

That's a drag....no pun intended. I recently read about a pom pom crab that would go around the tank tearing off polyps and mushrooms until it found a suitable pair of mitts. PM me sometime about the frags. Might can help out on some new GSP too.