hammondegge

cut away, but it is better to glue rubble next to them and them pull it off when the zoas hop on. they are known to produce a nerve toxin though. palythoas (or protopalythoas, i cant remember) can be especially potent, best to use gloves when handling them a lot. and watch they dont squirt you in the eye.

mike, that's great. i love it when everything is happy. the lights obviously contributed, but there is a lot more that you are doing right to get the tank to thrive. i would stick to the lights that you have and enjoy them. everything changes with light intensities and your tank needs to adjust. algaes are going to grow faster and consume more nutrients and the cleanup crew will grow from eating the algae and the coral will grow faster and consume more calcium etc......etc. best to let it balance out and wait for the really big tank. that said, i just doubled the light on my 55, running one 400w mh and 190w of actinics, and it looks great! dontknow.gif laughing5.gif

check with robert (hammondegge) - he is in austin and does a great job.  if you were closer to SA, i could build you one.

thanks Ace

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hey jason, it looks like you may have the same space constraints that Nate had. this is what we did for him.

http://www.austinreefclub.com/forums/viewt...topic.php?t=325

drop me a line if you need some help or have questions

robert

I have 2 Geissemann Nova II pendants that i will not be needing in the near future. Both are in very good condition. These are the Silver colored models. They come with Phoenix 14k bulbs, 2mos old. I can take pics of them later if anyone is interested, but here is a link for the time being. hangers are included.

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp...dProduct=GL1113

I have really enjoyed these lights and the Phoenix bulbs (great color and growth) but i will not use them on my new system and must start the transition. these are great stand alone fixtures/bulbs. I have been running 2 on a 55gallon tank.

these are around $450 each retail and I will ask $225 each or $400 for both

does anyone have a male PFO ballast disconnect plug?. i just need one.

yes, it will actually help the cycle. just scrub any noticeably dead organisms from the rock before adding it and plan on some partial water changes.

i'll give the bass a go if you have one.

i think the shells have some future value and will be traded for sponsor donated stuff like new cars and airfare to new zealand and stuff like that, so i try to talk a lot.................

yep, either....poorly. i will practice. i have no callouses confused2.gif

i might have some time Jim.

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you will be far better off with a 10gallon tank from petsmart or craigslist. or make it out of acrylic

texx's frag

1" from the bottom on the baffles will work.

re: size of fuge. you can grow a lot of pods and chaeto in a small space.

I find that my entire sump is a fuge full of crazy little critters.

have you looked at Tunze Skimmers?

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp...dproduct=TZ5353

they are often forgotten but they work really well in small spaces, do not harm pods, and are quiet. if you do consider them read up well on them and oversize as suggested if you are running an sps tank.

looks like a sound design. i too would reconsider the size of the return area unless you are planning auto topoff. you may need more area for future skimmers (9x14?). if you divided it into thirds you may satisfy all of these issues.

acrylic will work for the low pressure design in a sump.

move a and c down and b up for a stronger design.

those are Red People Eaters. they floresce metallic red under actinics with green mouths. i will try to get a pic of your frag for you tonight.

i will make some for you Denise. next weekend will be fine

these?

or these?

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its in SA. really nice store. i have a healthy frag of red and green lords that i dont need.

benny the blennie gets big like that every now and then. i think he drinks beer at night. maybe its gas.

Ok, i am probably out of frags. thanks for all of the unexpected enthusiasm. Here are the results.

Yellowroushe05 (sm.purple, sm.green)

GKarshens (sm.purple, sm. green)

IrishTexan(sm.purple)

BigBird (Monti)

CafeRacer ( don't know exactly what you want but i have a nice piece of the green zoas with fan worms in it - thought that might interest you)

Mojo ( 1-2 blues, sm.purple, sm.green, monti)

AustinVines (?blues, Med green)

JohnG (4 blues)

DHayden (2 blues)

Dieselndixie (2-3 blues)

Deangelove ( sm green, sm purple, and a green mushroom )

Please let me know if i got any of that wrong.

for those who got the Blues, i have found them to (at least) double in population every month. I believe i told someone 1.5 times per month but after some additional guestimating i realized that was too conservative.

I will contact everyone individually when the frags are healed. everything but the blues should be ready by monday. the blues may take a little longer.

I'll make some for you Mike.

do you see an increase in area illuminated as well as intensity?

but can you make a violin out of that?!