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Lou's 215gal reef ready $1,000: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/21070-lous-215gal-reef-ready-1000/

Bring me some Blue Moon and cocktail sauce....I'll take care of this problem.

David Saxby has a tang like that, but the contrasting yellow & white colors are vertical. He also has an amazing black & yellow swirling-colored tang (see @ 2:52).

I've read several threads that specifically say to use Kent Marine magnesium for some reason. I don't know why, but it's supposed to be more effective than other magnesium supplemnts for eliminating bryopsis. You can also try: 1) Sea Hare 2) Sea Urchin

I think it's that Miracle Mud.

Great tank, but the interviewer will drive you absolutely crazy with the number of times he says "right" while Mike's talking... "...right, right".

New IceFire Echinata from AquaSD.... Probably the first-time in a long-time where my online-purchased corals look better/bigger than expected (my pic stinks big-time). I also got some other beauties...thanks, AquaSD!

I wanted to share this, as it addresses a couple of common issues people have in their reefs, especially SPS-dominated reefs.... A couple of months ago, I switched from dosing Seachem Reef Complete (SRC), which I had been using for several years, to BRS Calcium Chloride to save some money (actually, a lot of money). I never dosed Magnesium specifically because I always thought the SRC would take care of that (SRC also includes Magnesium & Strontium), but with the switch to BRS Calcium Chloride, I needed to also start dosing Magnesium. So here I am a couple of months into dosing Magnesium and I have to say, it's important. I previously used to describe my corals as "great color, decent polyp extension, slow growth". Color continues to be great, growth rates have visibly increased, but the biggest difference by far is the polyp extenstion. My Milli's, Prostrata, and Red Planet are quite "shaggy" now with pronounced polyp extension. I have a Neon Green Montipora Spongodes colony that looks almost brown, but not because of color loss; the brown polyps are so big/extended that they cover most of the colony now. I recently researched Magnesium and I read several forum threads where Magnesium was suggested to people complaining about poor polyp extension. It bascially confirmed what I was already seeing, so as it turns-out, I just happened to accidentally stumble upon the benefits of this very important additive because I was trying to save a couple of bucks. Also, I asked around Reef Central (Randy Holmes-Farley & others) and found-out you can mix Calcium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride (important: both have to be "chlorides"), which is great because I can still use only one dosing pump for these additives. In a 1g container, I mix 2.5 cups of BRS Calcium Chloride and 1.5 cups of BRS Magnesium Chloride, but you can experiment with your own recipe.

You can continue using both pumps and just install a ball valve on the Mag 18's output/return line. That way, you can control the amount of flow you want/need.

Pretty much the only benefit to running an external return pump.

Yes, two Mags can definitely create that much heat. Your skimmer probably overflowed because the sump water level increased when you shut-off the return pumps.

FYI, when you update your signature, all of your older posts get updated with the new signature too.

Shoot them an e-mail. While they technically don't have to, they might still give you the discount.