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I'm in for Swap patrol with Mike, Patrick, and Eileen!!!

If you want super filtered water, for many years we used the Spectrapure kit with the reservoir and sink faucet. Was real happy with it although the water waste was a bit of an issue and the family didn't use it too much (the fish were happy though). With our recent remodel we took it out and...

Yep ... I just had one go bad this weekend as well ...

Echoing Gresh's comments about tailspots. I introduced a male and a female into my 180 a couple years ago and while they were OK at first, one started beating up on the other (forget which one) and I ended up with only one. I'd avoid two of those as they can become highly aggressive.

One way to approach the naming would be (assuming this is the second item in an eventual product line) to target the name towards the intended usage (i.e. terrestrial or aquatic). The "Amazon Sun" moniker is very good since it appeals to both those who keep tropical plants as well as those with...

Alex, a couple years ago I went and took some rotifers. I didn't get rid of all of those, and I'm pretty sure the culture I have today has been going that long, meaning the ones I might bring tomorrow are direct descendents of the ones that attended 2 years ago. If one considers these both to...

Does that mean that soon the pitter-patter and giggles of little BARMACs will be heard???

Hey Vince, how about you adopt the dual benefit goal of trying to weigh less than your tank gallonage? Either way you win ... smaller tank, lose more weight ... you win!! Eat more goodies, need a larger tank with more gallons ... you win!!!

Hey Jess, I have a fair amount of space in one of my setups in case you'd like some of the non-SPS stuff held for you. It's in a bit higher nutrient water, so hopefully they would do OK ... shoot me a PM or give me a call if you get to that point.

Actually the "cheapy" pool ones are about $160 with the actuator, so a bit much for a "try or toss" toy ... maybe the cheapest option is the put in two manual valves and then give one of the kids a couple bucks to turn them off / on a couple times a day!

Thanks for all the good suggestions. I did check into the pool type valves since I was thinking the same think about saltwater pools and spas. However, one manufacturer advised that the valves have exposed stainless screws inside the pipe, and the rating is good only to 5000 ppm NaCl. Since...

I'm in the process of plumbing the new tank and came up with the bright idea that it would be interesting to have the return flow mimic the bidirectional flow that is found in certain areas such as barrier reef channels. Since the tank has two return ports (one in each corner), I thought I...

I had a small school several years ago. They were quite difficult to get but after seeing them in the wild they looked like really neat little peaceful fish. I think I originally got 5 or 6 and put them in a 180 mixed reef. For a couple weeks they were OK but then they started dropping off...

If you're careful you can take a hole saw (used on a drill) and cut a hole about 1/8" larger than the outside diameter of the pipe. Gently insert the pipe from the inside wall through to the outside wall (this will prevent the drywall from breaking outwards. Once the pipe is in place, put a...

This may also be a poured resin that is then sanded / polished ... like the stuff you can get from TAP for embedding stuff in a clear cube. That used to be used for the surfaces of large tables made out of redwood burl or similar large pieces of natural material where a glossy, protective coat...

Erin, glad to hear all is well .. Jess ... @#$@#%@ ... sorry I didn't see your message until now, as this weekend would have been perfect.

Erin, our mothers must have known each other ... As for Jess, if he comes over he leaves the tools in the car! Robin

Hey Vince ... if you need a sump give me a shout since I have a CY294 (dual skimmers) plus a supplemental sump that will be available. This was the one in the garage that was running the 180 show wall divider in the house. Robin

Does anyone know if there's a place locally that sells PVC wyes in 1", 1.5" and 2" sizes? These are the pieces that look like a standard "T" fitting but the angle comes off at 45 rather than 90 degrees. I'm told this is a popular fitting on the east coast but not so much out here ... I can...

Vince, glad to hear you made it through a day of 3 dimensional puzzle-piecing! Hope everything came together OK and the girls are enjoying their new beds. Good to know the furniture continues to be put to great use. Robin