Mitch

Nice tank. I'm probably 6 months out from pulling the trigger to start. Not sure if new is a must have yet.

Hi y'all! I'm a former reef addict and member of ARC who had a 90g mixed reef tank, but had to get out of the hobby 5 years ago. Anyways, life is opening up again and I'm itching to get back in the reef hobby, but in a more scaled down version. I would like to try a bio / nano cube sized AIO and keep zoas, shrooms, anemone, pair of clowns and some blennies, and maybe an acan and/or clam. I look forward to re-learning from y'all and getting back in to the hobby. Mitch

PP sent Ty.

All, I'm deferring to Ty in regard to collecting funds etc. TY Ty! Ty, btw, i'll assume you don't need me to maintain a list of peeps in the OP. If you do, lmk.

Awesome guys! I'm hijacking the first post and keeping a list of those who wish to contribute to the gift. Please continue to reply to this thread if you are interested in contributing. I believe Tim is Vietnamese (please correct me if i'm wrong). Anyone know what would be considered a traditional Vietnamese condolence gift? A quick Google search says no gift, but a card, meals, and the like. Another suggestion was a charitable donation. Please advise if someone knows better.

Would anyone be interested in chipping in for something for his family? Tim obviously was part of our ARC family, and I think it would be nice for us, eg ARC, to send our group condolences to his family.

I'm very sad to hear this. Tim was such a good guy. RIP. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I have similar problems with copy-and-paste as George has brought up. Also, sometimes when I edit one of my posts and submit, it'll show up with html code embedded.

Currently @ AMD. James and I work on the same floor / side of the bldg. I'm part of the CAD team supporting the designers with AMD's processor designs. I specialize in static timing analysis (verify a chip is running to spec, eg 1 GHz) and thermal analysis (verify the current flow (= heat) through localized parts of the chip do not change device characteristcs and or long term reliability of the part). However, I'm at the cusp of a career change and was accepted to UT's Alternate Entry MS Nursing program, but have deferred my start til Summer 2014. I hope to work in the ER and/or ICU, where I currently volunteer at both @ Brackenridge. Btw, other interests include sailing/windsurfing (i used to be a collegiate sailor), salsa dancing (teach, promote, run events), and brazilian jiu jitsu (just a blue belt).

Here's a friend's blog post about the versatility of using zip ties: http://the-fishroom.blogspot.com/2013/02/tales-from-reefkeeping-tool-box-v1.html And the use of wire mesh shelving mounted vertically was from me

Unfortunately, yes that would be against the rules.

Here's my tank... a little over 5 months old now...

nice meeting you, and thanks for the compliment. yeah, love the drive on old spicewood springs. there's a nice park (st edwards) along there - that's where we were before we met you.

i got your picture mail yesterday of the gobies, but unfortunately it was still blurry. any chance you can find a way to take a better pic? btw, how much are you wanting for them?

i may be interested in some of the gobies, but it depends on what kind they are. can you please take a pic? and i guess for those interested in the pipefish, them too.

dena thanks for the great hammer frag!!! looks great in my tank

i would be interested in one of these: 2 moseleya latistalatta frags bigger than golfball size $15 each

when you click on the image and it expands, the filename is at the bottom left corner. thank you for the description, so yes, i would like to buy it (pink/green hammer) if it's still available.

is this pic "IMG_1280.jpg" of the pink/green hammer? if so, i would like it, and can pick up on sat @ rca.

yeah, no worries... just thought i would offer, and it'll give me an excuse to check out their store

if ya'll get your ducks in order, i'll be in clearlake this weekend and can pick up for the group. lmk.

Just noticed this morning that one of my shrimps (out of 3) has eggs in its swimmerets. Anyone have any experience with this? I know the baby shrimp would typically become food for my fish, but I put most of my fish in QT to deal with ich so I may get enough to survive. Fish left in my DT are 1 bicolor blenny, 1 lawnmower blenny, and 3 blue green chromis, so hopefully the babies would be ok (?) for the 6wks or so w/o the rest of the livestock.

Just submitted my order: 20 Nassarius Vibex, 10 Blue Leg Hermit Crab, 1 1-Penny Macro Algae Total $12.01

+1 for Austin Airgas

i have the ATB Multi-use, but since i'm a newbie at this hobby, i don't have much feedback to offer except that it seems to work as advertised... good dark skimmate. http://www.atbskimmers.com/products/inventory.php?category=Multi-Use%20Skimmers and a pic of my first batch of skimmate: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch_sengson/4223988185/in/set-72157622967192125/