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cool....I'm glad to hear it went well.

Love the mini carpets. Tank is looking awesome so far. The only suggestion I would make is move the GSP off of your primary rock scape. If you don't it will take over everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING. Give it its own little island in the sand where it can't reach anything. I love the way the stuff looks, but it is an extremely invasive coral.

You could get one of the 50G drums from Austin Homebrew and cut it in half vertically. It wouldn't look very good, but it would be super easy to plumb and dirt cheap. I think they sell the drums for $10.

What kind of pumps are you selling?

Look....I know I am just preaching to the choir, but you have got to be patient with this hobby. Your tank has been up for one month and you have already way overloaded that little tank. It looks like your trying to go in the right direction, but you've got to think about the stress you're putting your fish and corals through. You said your ammonia and nitrate are almost zero. That is NOT a good thing. The two things you HAVE to monitor right now is your nitrite and ammonia. Both should be ZERO before you even think about adding fish much less corals. Having a little nitrate in your tank is not necessarily a bad thing. It just means your nitrogen cycle is working. I know it seems like everyone is harping on you, but we have all been where you are and want to see everyone in this hobby succeed. Trust me it is a lot easier to do it right the first time than to try and fix problems later. Also, can you tell us a little more about your tank? What kind of filtration system are you using? Just in case you are not fully aware of how the nitrogen cycle works here is a very simple diagram that helps to explain it.

How did you get it back? That must have cost a fortune in airline fees.

An Odyssey 48" fixture. I think this will work if I can find it hanging kit Jake at RCA is seeing if he can locate one, he said they have been impossible to find but the rep says that they are still being made. The Odyssey is evidently a rip of the coralife. I bought that EXACT same kit from Aquatek about a year ago. Straight out of their stock. You might want to check it out.

How do you know how much water you are draining? I have been wanting to set something like this up, but I haven't found a way to precisely measure the water that is being pumped out of the tank. Also, you can buy any length of tubing at McCoy's building supply for a lot cheaper than you can at HD or lowe's. They actually sell the small diameter tubing by the foot. Aquatek sells replacement couplings for the pythons so you should easily be able to retrofit an extension for your current python.

lol.... dang...I knew there was a picture I forgot to take while I was setting up the new tank. Think my kids would be "reef compatible"?

Aquamedic makes a really nice low key hanging kit. My problem with most of the factory made hanging kits is that they always make the ceiling mounts huge and ugly. The Aquamedic is just a simple silver cylinder that is maybe half an inch in diameter. Great looking kit and it should be relatively easy to retrofit any fixture to make it work. What kind of light are you trying to hang?

I'm right there with ya'. I'll take a hundred as well. I love the little guys. I wish I saw the ones I had more often

I do know they are fuse protected, but I've never had to change the fuse so I'm not sure how to remove it. I thought you could just unscrew the white cap, but it sounds like you probably tried that. I know RC does have a sponsor thread and are usually very quick with responses.

I'm going to try and place this within the next hour. Let me know if you still want in.

I'm about to order a few things from Aquacave. I have already hit free shipping just with my order. I am planning on ordering tomorrow. Anyone want to tag along?

I'll take a frag of the green stag. When can I pick up?

hmm.....very tempting.

PM sent on fixture

Glass-holes.com has them. I have ordered several things from the past and shipping usually only takes 3-4 days to arrive. Here is a link to their 1 3/4 hole saws. http://glass-holes.com/1-3-4-Diamond-Coated-Holesaw-dhs134.htm

I'll take it. When can I pick up?

I know Kingfish and RCA carry it in the 5 gallon jugs. How much do you need to mix up? I am currently using that salt and would be willing to spare some. But....you have share the results of whatever test you run. You have me curious now.

Looks great. Awesome work. Though I am curious why you didn't just drill the glass and put all the plumbing on the outside of the tank. That way you save valuable tank space.

hmm....seahorse tank?? I wonder what the wife would say.

Picked up a purple tang, regal tang, clown tang, and a sweet wellso from Rockin' Reefs. Here is a few pics. Sorry the pics are kinda lousy I couldn't get my fish to hold still.