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I like it. White and black match the majority of tanks out there. I think it dresses up the fixture a bit for those who want to just have it hanging without a canopy.

just ordered the UV designed to fit into the bio cube. Hooks into the return pump. Can't really put it on a timer or slow the flow down but I figure it is better than nothing and hides nicely in the back of the tank. Don't have a fuge on the cube so that isn't an option.

Why can't you put the UV on a timer? The return pump would run 24/7, pushing water through the UV unit. If the UV power cord is on a timer, the bulb would only be used during the "On" period.

I have a 4 fan Azoo I'm not using if you want to try it, it was enough to control the swings on my 90g before I upgraded. The other thought is that a lot of surface agitation does help evaporation, so more cooling, but then you have to worry about more frequent topoffs.

I'll take #9 if bio doesn't (and make him a frag of it later assuming it grows).

sorry Mike, but you're behind Peter for the next accidental frag of this.

Ah, helps to refresh the window I had opened last night before posting.

I'll take #9 if bio doesn't (and make him a frag of it later assuming it grows).

You'll get tons of opinions on how to combat ich, but having just gone through another round of it in my tank and losing two strong, healthy fish who continued to eat throughout the battle I'll say that no fish is ever completely safe or immune. Any illness or parasite that persists long enough can wear down the toughest fish. The key seems to be keeping the infected fish eating and in as stress-free of an environment as possible. If it's a new fish that probably means QT'ing it so that it isn't simultaneously fighting off an illness and trying to establish a territory in the tank, which is stressful to both it and the other fish.

Regardless, I wouldn't just ignore it. In my experience, garlic based foods or adding finely crushed minced garlic (just a tiny bit) to food does seem to stimulate fish appetites.

I recently lost my large yellow tang that I've had for almost two years. I bought a replacement, but my purple tang is harassing him so I need to find the yellow a new home. He's in the small-med range and is eating well, but has a few ragged fins from the purple's attacks. I can't stand to keep him in the QT section here where my purple keeps slamming up against the acrylic.

I'm asking $35, or would trade for a sailfin or blue hippo tang.

Woohoo! One of my favorite fish of all time (right up there with the Green Phantom pleco). I haven't seen any in person since I had I had a pair in my FW tank back around 2003. I've gotta stop by to see them, as the true zebras are super rare!

I was able to get a bleached BTA to recover by putting it with other BTAs. I believe that the bleached BTA's zooxanthellae are repopulated by what it picks up from the tank water, so other BTA's can serve as a source. Definitely target feed it weekly (very small pieces of food, not big chunks) until its color returns.

I had a clown develop a similar sore a few years ago, I'm looking for the thread. It got worse in my case and I ended up having to pull the clown pair out, QT, and treat it. I did not have any issues with crossing over to other fish.

Definitely keep an eye on it to see if it enlarges or shows up on the other clown.

http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/14213-clown-with-cottonmouth/?hl=formalin#entry100359

if you want a clamp light you can have the one in my garage for free...typical home depot clamp

Hoping to get an all-in-one rather than running an led bulb in a regular fixture, but thanks!

just noticed the ARC logo/icon on my browser is no longer showing (the small icon on the tabs). It appears to be showing the default ip board logo.

A security patch temporarily altered the image. If you clear your cache and reload the page you should see the familiar red A.

Subsea can't post here anymore or pm ill send you his email

Subsea is welcome to post here but has chosen not to as he disagrees with club and forum rules. Let's please stay on topic.

Previously I used this Bayco 300-Watt Incandescent Brooder Clamp Light with a "grow light" bulb, but it was large and the clips ultimately rusted.

I'm looking for an LED light for my sump/refugium. Anyone have a good one for sale, and if not, any recommendations?

I'm planning to attend and have heard several other members here are going as well. Can't wait to hear Richard speak and get to take in some of the Florida beaches!

Welcome back, and congratulations! I love starting up a new tank, there are so many different options. Looking forward to seeing your new build thread!

+1, it definitely has to be sand, not crushed coral. You can use an old Cool Whip or margarine container. Glue a few rocks on the sides or inside to weight it down, the additional weight of the sand should hold it.

As for the tubes, tube anemones are very narrow. I used 4" long pieces of 1" diameter pvc. Any PVC less than 2" should work fine, but standard frag plugs will fit the end of the 1" diameter to nicely plug it up.

Pat had the same thing happen to his tank and was able to put a really strong rubber bungie cord running from the front trim to the back trim to hold it while he fashioned a permanent solution. I wouldn't have believed it, but when you saw it when the bungie on and off there was a difference of about 3/4" of flex in the glass.

Kids are always welcome!

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I hope to make it as well, I'll just tell the wife I have to go to Fry's.

As you may know we chose The Nature Conservancy's Adopt-A-Reef as a charity last year. We sent over $300 to them (which was awesome!), but we'd like to continue to add to that. At each meeting this year we'll have coral frag bags for interested members. The frags are free, but we ask that you make a $5 or more donation to the Adopt-A-Reef charity. We'll have a collection jar at each meeting for donations. So feel free to take frags (limit 1 frag bag per family) and donate if you can. If you have success with the frags then pay-it-forward at some point in the future by donating frags back to the club to perpetuate the program.

I'll be there as well, and for the first time we'll be trying something new. We've frequently given away frags of common corals to members at our meetings and we hope to continue that with a twist.

As you may know we chose The Nature Conservancy's Adopt-A-Reef as a charity last year. We sent over $300 to them (which was awesome!), but we'd like to continue to add to that. At each meeting this year we'll have coral frag bags for interested members. The frags are free, but we ask that you make a $5 or more donation to the Adopt-A-Reef charity. We'll have a collection jar at each meeting for donations. So feel free to take frags (limit 1 frag bag per family) and donate if you can. If you have success with the frags then pay-it-forward at some point in the future by donating frags back to the club to perpetuate the program.

I'll be bringing Devils Hand Leather, Anthelia, some Palys, and Pink Birdsnest frags to the meeting this weekend.

Let me check, my old Solana fixture used 150w DE bulbs.

Define cheap? I have an Odyssea all-in-one 48" with (4)54w T5 and (2)250w metal halides available soon.