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Got my letter yesterday as well. After reading it I know why my paypal acct was his last year as well. All is well no money lost. Passwords changed, and any card associated with BRS is being replaced as I type.
It's a bristle worm. IMO they are a great addition to the CUC. When I find them I leave them alone to do their thing. Population control is pretty easy. If there is a over abundance of food there will be a lot of them. Less of them with less food available. I have not yet seen one go after...
Here is some good reading on it. This same author has more then a few articles on all three of these additives. All are excellent reading.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-06/rhf/index.php
This happened to me last year. And I found the replacements at BRS as Jim mentioned above. All I did was get new housings and took a chance that all the fittings were OK. In my case they were, but do know that they may have been compromised as well. I also replaced all the cartridges as well...
I'm liking it so far as well. I don't think you can compare it to Breaking Bad, it's just not fair to do it. I can only think of a handful of show ever that can stand up to BB and most couldn't do it for the life of the show.
I use my thermapen that just happens to get double use as a food thermometer(yes I give a good clean). Temps in about 3 secs but it's not the most budget friendly tool. Quality piece though.
ThermoWorks Splash-Proof Super-Fast Thermapen (Gray) Instant Read Digital Cooking Thermometer...