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Thanks Paul - I was just too lazy to go through all the work I'm sure it took you to completely rebuild your tale although I was grateful to see it b/c I've referred to it countless times and I'm glad to know it's there And yes, there is lots of light in the room – life imitating art imitating...

yep, hard to see in the pic but I just ripped it down so I could bolt through it I'm using a float switch from BRS - also their Auto Shut Off Valve - it works by tying into the supply and the feed to the Resin (I think - it took a while to convert the directions I found to work with my Kent...

Finally got my ATO set up. The osomolator seems a little unreliable - I guess that’s why it was so cheap and “new” – I will at some point open up the box to look at the solder contacts but wiggling the power cord where it plugs in will cut the power. Anyway, the real issue was that I had the...

Sorry to hear David - Always tough to lose a friend in the tank. Since we are at the mercy of the fish's unknown histroy (unless you get it as a fry) you never know what stage of the life cycle they are in when you add them to your system. It may have been an older fish and regardless of what...

+2 Free kitten or puppy with the purchase of a "starter kit" or, all of the pet stores move to oakland -

I visited TanksNStuff last night to “borrow” some chaeto and get my refugium going – I think I’m in great shape now. Here’s my chaeto before Tanks’ generosity… …and after Plus I spotted this guy – I’m sure there are more hiding in that “shrubbery” but he was just chillin’ up top – for now I’ll...

I guess this settles that they're flatworms. Gotta love the craigslist microscope and a slide made from a cut up ziploc bag So the question is... Good or Bad?

I'm leaning towards the flat worms. I found this http://www.reefs.org/forums/topic120853.html where they are described A's the PacMan ghosts Anyone know where I could buy microscope slides? I'm getting a scope from an ex-nursing student off craigslist but no slides. I may have to use a ziploc...

Might be a convotriloba flatworm. At least that's close I guess I should add that I have what I assume are copepods which are in addition to the mystery guests. The copepods look like little white fleas, about 1/5th the size of the mystery worm/pod

Thanks George. I actually found that yesterday. Great resource! I went through everything and didn't find anything that I thought was a particularly close match. I'm picking up a microscope but the guy doesn't have any slides so I'm not sure if I'll be able to get pics tonight. Maybe I can bring...

No, no legs or appendages like the star. If you think of the PacMan ghost, they sort of move head first and the shape is like an oval with the bottom ripped off. They are somewhat the shape of a cirolanid but much much smaller, no clear "eye sockets" and the seem to move more fluidly almost like...

I have some sort of pod that popped on the glass of my fuge. These are tiny but there are a lot of them. My guess is that they are some type of isopod so that narrows it down to about 5000. And of course some (on the unusual side) are bad for the fish. I tried desperately to get a pic but no...

I boosted my CUC on Friday. I’m not quite up to some of the recommendations that were offered when I posed the request for suggestions (before the site data was taken) but I am closer to where I need to be. This was my first experience ordering “livestock” from a website and getting a delivery...

GYPM George, thanks - I asked my wife to sign for the box and bring it in - she freaked out b/c of the shipping labels that read 'Live, keep warm" so I don't think she's be up for cutting it open - I think she's too afraid she'll screw something up and have to deal with a problem like a mithrax...

Well, wife just called, the box arrived - now how the hell do I sit here at work and wait until 5 to go home and get them in the tank. :o I feel a cough coming on - can anyone say "early dismissal"? in fairness my kids woke me up at 3:30 b/c of the storm that rolled through - they stayed up...

Ok then it's settled Fuge CUC: 3 Margaritas 2 Ceriths and 2 red leg hermits George - Thanks!! - sent you a PM

I was starting to twitch - I guess too long without one of my ridiculous questions. I guess I also need to start building some posts. Seems like I picked the wrong 6 month window to be a newbie – you know what they say – if you put a penny in a jar every time you “posted” in the first year and...

As soon as I can get my wife passed the amount of real estate given up to the tank and associated equipment I will start working in plants I thought about the mangroves but my refugium is in the stand and that's the closest thing I have to a RDSB. Of course with all that sunlight, even running...

CUC 1 Astraea had been in the 55 Added two more A couple cerths (seemed really small) 1 large turbo 2 Caribbean nerites (thanks to mfisher2112 for the ID help) He ID’d on the old tale and gave me this link which is great for IDing inverts Snail profiles...

Tank finally in its new spot/home: With the tank in place, time to start the cycle. I struggled a bit with the decision of what order to go in – sand then rock, or rock then sand. I used egg crate but I wanted to put the sand in first – I am still questioning which order was best. The sand...