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Also, Austin Aqua Farms (also a local sponsor) sells nice Aussie frags on eBay. You can make arrangements with Matt to pick-up at his location off Burnet Rd to save on shipping.

River City Aquatics and Aquatek are both local and have quite a nice selection. Aqua-Dome (south) too.

Not sure if we're allowed to post external, non-sponsor links (per forum rules).

Locally or online?

Define "best"....best selection or best prices?

Buy the distilled vinegar with 9% acetic acid, not the one with the common 5%....just a little stronger.

I'm holding-out for Plasma's.

For reef tank purposes, I think you'd be better-off going with the AI Sol's, given their recent price decrease. About the same price now, plus the AI's use 3W's.

Ummm, the box says 7"?

Did you show-up/pay when you were supposed to?

Should I assume that the people who are worried about contamination are people who just sell corals and don't buy anything? Because if not, any dipping/quarantining you'd do to corals you purchase from others can also be done to the corals that you end-up not selling and bringing back home.

Personally, I know I've never sold corals at the swaps (I've purchased plenty though) because I don't feel like going through the time/effort of setting-up a frag tank. I also won't bring them in tupperware/bags because I know I can get much more value selling them on my own with proper pictures and where people can see them under proper lighting. With an ARC frag tank, I would definitely participate in selling as well.

I don't think any amount of discussion is going to sway people one way or the other. I guess the real question is do we have enough people who are interested to move forward with such an endeavor. Maybe add a poll question to this thread?

Again, nobody's saying you can't continue to do things the old way, i.e., you won't be forced to use the ARC frag tank. This is just another option to enhance the frag swap experience for others who might be interested. If there's not enough interest, we can move on.

what about cross contaminations

sounds like a coral std tank

I guess if people were really concerned with contamination, nobody would be buying any corals at frag swaps in the first place, right? But, I understand your point. Not everyone is going to use it.

She must have studied at the Dr. Bombay School of Environmental Studies. I'd be interested to know what the Hawaii or US Fish & Wildlife laws are regarding the release of pet-store fish into the ocean.

I must be old-school....I remember that sale:

http://www.austinree...__fromsearch__1

I know Andy bought a lot of his corals from AtlantisAquarium.net because I specifically asked him once.

I'd like to see much bigger, but even this would be great....

http://www.austinree...k-for-sale-300/

Tap-water and cheap salt would be just fine for a few hours.

Just a passing/whimsical thought, but I'd love to see a large ARC community frag tank that can be set-up at frag swaps. It would be so much more convenient/efficient than a dozen people setting-up a dozen small frag tanks. Also, no more folding tables full of frags/corals in Tupperware containers or Ziploc bags, where everything looks like browned-out SPS.

Perhaps a long & shallow acrylic tank (built by Prof?).....maybe a special raffle to pay for it initially and then it can continue to generate revenue by renting-out tank space to sellers during the swaps?

Roger Vitko, Tunze USA

305 Victor St

Austin, TX 78753

Tel. 512-833-7546

www.Tunze.com

I hate Dan Patrick.

I don't know how much waste water is used to make 55g of RO/DI or how often your system will be making that much RO/DI, but just be mindful of how much water you dump outside and so close to your foundation. Excessive amounts of water in the soil (I have no idea how much) can make the ground swell, putting pressure on the foundation.

You can also use a gate valve underneath the tank, as seen in this BRS video:

Thanks again, Johnny. Happy New Year!

You just missed the new Super Actinic VHOs. I installed them about an hour ago. What a glow!

Many thanks to those who stopped by and purchased frags this past week or so....I hope you are all enjoying them! Remaining, unsold frags will be taken to RCA this week for trade-in.

If you said you were going to buy frags and never showed-up, well, that's no way to start the new year, is it?

Thanks,

Pat

Fat Jack!

Mexican red-leg hermit crabs (not Scarlets) are considered less aggressive.

I've found Black Margarita snail to be the best snails, hands-down. They can right themselves when tipped-over, the consume algae as good as any other snail, and, unlike Turbos, they are hardy. I put just 5 of these snails in my 135g tank over a year ago (only snails in the tank) and I still have 3 of them.

Lifereef makes great overflow boxes that don't require an Aqua Lifter pump. I've have one on my 135g for over a year. Before that, I had a CPR on my 75g for about 2.5 years, but the Lifereef is much better.

By the way, I never had a flood in 3.5 years. It's all in the design. When I had my 75g, I had a float switch that would shut the return pump off in case of a siphon failure. In my current 135g, there's enough empty space in the display tank to hold the water from the sump in case of failure.

Internal overflows are not 100% either. Bulkheads can crack/leak, drain pipes can clog, yada-yada-yada. Are they more reliable? Yeah, probably. And, while unlikely, I don't think anyone is going to give you any 100% guarantees that your glass won't crack during drilling.

In the end, whatever makes you sleep best is the way to go.