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@sfsuphysics stoking the fire or outta popcorn? @Flagg37 John, I'm upset at getting ripped off (repeatedly), and the lack of respect for ocean life by certain fish vendors. My anger is directed more at the wholesalers, but the apathetic response from AC today was over the top. They accepted no...

I wish you even more luck and longevity on the foolish store expansion. You obviously need it more than I do.

@robert4025 I don't appreciate your attempts at thought control or censorship. A customer shouldn't have to ask about your non live guarantee, a salesperson needs to work the info in the sales pitch or you post big legible signs near the livestock and bagging station, not minuscule print half...

Yes, some do. No guarantee on livestock is worse than PetCo. But the more important question is, why did the employees of AC obfuscate the source of the fish? Secondly, if they knew the wholesaler has hit and miss collection practices, a reputable business wouldn't carry their livestock, but if...

Aquatic Collection does not stand behind its livestock. I purchased a $85 juvenile Queen Angel from them after our frag swap on 8/20/16. However, two weeks later, it is about to die from starvation. I called AC today and talked to them, no replacement, store credit, or partial credit was...

Small Peppermint shrimp worked for me several years ago, but I removed the shrimp after 4 months because I don't like crustaceans in my system. No Aiptasia reappeared since then; however, they also ate the yellow polyps which I feel neutral about. Keep the shrimp hungry or it will just eat the...

Bummer, they were good people :( Last time I drove past them I saw the building was up for sale, but the shop still looked operational. I edited my previous post with more recommendations, you should read it again. All the other places people have mentioned are near San Jose. I guess they...

Go to Fish Pros (renamed Aqua Terra) in Cotati, that's my LFS. Ceasar's Tropical Fish in Santa Rosa is hit & miss. The Pet Arcade in San Rafael is a great mom & pop shop for basics. I go there just to support them. Near El Cerrito del Norte BART & Target in San Pablo is Tropical Fish World...

Definitely go get the Dreambox Vincent! In a few years' time when you upgrade I'll buy the DB from you used, I call dibs.

LOL, so you save $200 on a $4,500 purchase, but that's offset by travel to San Diego? Yes, makes perfect fish sense o_O

John, I don't know what the Angels would do with a maxima until the clam is actually in the tank. Each fish is different, but they do learn and pick up habits from each other. I've read in other forums people having problems with Angels and clams, that's all. I would test it out if I inherited a...

I stuck my arm into an empty 90g 48x18x36 today and with my armpit on the rim, my fingertips are less than an inch from the tank bottom and full reach on the back pane. That works for me. Just talked to the LFS, they source their tanks from Central Pet, SC in SoCal, aquarium masters, elite...

@sfsuphysics Mike, thanks for the calculation... So 52 weeks in a year, let's say biannual ROW replacement @ ~$1/g = $520 a year or approximately $1.40 cost per day. Not bad. I'm watching that thread. I have minimal knowledge about skimmers because I never really used one with nanotanks. I...

FYI, I'm going budget now to save my money for this dream custom aquarium when I build my McMansion o_O:D. Love this tank, perfect for a school of Moorish Idols:

@sfsuphysics ever thought of selling those two 100g storage tanks from the group buy? Let me know.... I'm not the best at arithmetic, so if I fill the 260g tank initially with real ocean water, and do weekly 10%, 25g, instant ocean water changes, how long will it take to almost completely...

@Wyatt Naschke there's sand in the filter, just not in the main display. The crushed coral sand is kept in two skinny media bags in the rear and adds to the system's stability. I get the benefits of a deep sand bed without the long term problems. SPS, high current, and sand don't mix. @Geneva...

Thanks for the input everyone, keep it coming. @Ibn : thanks for the corrections, those measurements & volumes are from the tank makers, I just copied it over. I'm surprised at the huge discrepancy on some of them, even accounting for overflow displacement. I was debating about the calcium...

I'm tank shopping at the moment and could use some feedback. I've already started the biological filtration cycle going with seeded sand and rock in a trash bin. No reason for that to wait due to my indecision :rolleyes:. I'm placing the tank in a corner, so only the front and one side are...

Mindblowing Palys Green & purple frogspawn

Here you go: http://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/40g-aquapod-qt-tank.19684/#post-281245