JimD

Ya'll can bash maast all you want, the rules are there for everyone equaly. No links to Ebay are allowed whether directly or indirectly. The people who understand maast are willing to oblige by the rules, the ones who arent, can go elsewhere. Its not far too common, this only happens when people try to bend the rules and think it goes unseen, it doesnt. The original poster had every opportunity to send the ebay info via pm, he chose not too, thus the removal of the post. The moderator did exactly what he was supposed to do and I personally have no regrets for his actions,. Now, if you want to personally bash me for my opinions, feel free, however, if you'd like to discuss it and reach a mutual agreement, I'd be more than willing to help. MAAST is not off track as implied, in fact, its heading in a positive direction and gaining recognition as a valuable recource in the reefing communities, why do you thine the club has so many enthusiastic sponsors? MAAST has no desire to work against ARC, we all share the same interest and should work together as an educational force...

You dont need to drain the tank, just get you a bar clamp and use it in place of the brace temporarily if you are planning to repair it. If the tank glass is thick enough, at least 7/16" and its a 36" wide tank, you dont need the center brace... Ive been running mine like this for six years.

"ALSO STILL HAVE ALL THIS LAYING AROUND. ENCAPS REFLECTORS BALLASTS... 35$" Is this still available? Are the endcaps T5? What ballasts? Thanks!

Is this still available? Whats the GPH and does it come with mounting hardware?

Where in Austin are you? I need a little sand for my fuge... I can trade a few nice green Palys..

What, you cant read minds? lol... 150 watt.

14k Phoenix, $40, 10K Ushio $35, bulbs have around three months usage and are in perfect condition.... $70 for both.

Or ripped off!

You know what they say about opinions,...... Anyway, thats a cool coral, "Starry Daze" comes to mind...

You'll have much better luck with Peppermint shrimp if you 'train' them,. By that I mean, put them in a seperate tank with a rock that has Aiptasia and dont feed the tank so the Aips are the shrimps only food source,.. Once you get them to eat the things, you'll stand a much better chance of them eating Aiptasia in the main tank, this has worked perfectly for me in the past.

Let me see if I can find it and Ill get back to ya! I used it on Maxi 1200 and it did ok...

If you're not dead set on screen, you can always try eggcrate or light diffusors to reduce jumping, its plastic and rigid so no need for a frame.

I think I have one laying around somewhere, youre welcome to it so you can decide for yourself..

Hard to tell really, looks like it has potential though, almost A. Turakii-ish.. Nice!

Actually, its Slow Tissue Necrosis...

Sounds like STN, (Slow Tissue Recession), usually not much can be done other than frag it as mentioned above. Its also a common occurance in captivity. Just keep an eye out for sloughing, once it starts to lose flesh, its a gonner... Also, make sure youre not providing direct flow as opposed to random, indirect flow.

Remove the mushroom by scraping the rock where the base is attached, then move it to an appropriate place. You can eliminate the Majano by injecting them with the Alk part or B-Ionic or something similar, staight up calcium will work also.

Lets see the A. Echinata!

Yup.....

Those guys are pretty resilient, I wouldnt worry too much about it, just keep an eye on him.

I have a bunch of these things, need them gone! The ones in the front, theyre not polyped out in the pic but trust me, theyre nice!

Its an ongoing project, Im not sure where a trumpet would fit with this music but Im open for anything. If you already have songs that incorperate a trumpet, hey, bring it on!

Where'd you get that and how much was it?

Unfortunately, Monti eating nudis are probably one of the most difficult pests to eliminate, nothing seems to work 100% efficientl. As a last resort I tried applying kalk paste to the infested areas of the coral, although it did seem to have an effect on the nudis themselvs, it didnt have a long term affect on the eggs, resulting in total removal of all Montepora species from the system.

Im using a Spectrapure Plus 60gpd with a tested rejection rate of 98.5 and Im very happy with it, a little pricey though. Rejection rates will lessen with more gpd, a typical 100gpd membrane will have rejection rate of around 90, so Id stick with a 75gpd or less. And I second Buckeyefield, Ive been doing business with Russ for years.