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Hey Paul, if it were some other reefer you were agreeing with I would understand your surprise; but c'mon Paul this is me we're talking about! ;) And I do agree with your responses. I storm the tank several times a week and provide quiet time at night as the Vortech has a night mode that cuts...

No problem Matt, your hijacks are always welcome! ;) I agree with your opinion on the front to back, unless of course it's a cube. ;D I am still seeing a reduction in cyano and decrease of hair algae. I broke my new 'no mechanical removal of hair algae rule though. The new flow loosened some...

Where's Hef when you need him! ;D Anybody got some left? I would but I used half of it on the ice last winter. Thanks!

Do we know any reefers in Woodbridge to help maintain a fish tank? Somone who might donate a lot of time to the community already? ::) Unfortunately, I got rid of my 46 gallon bowfront.

I respectfully refuse your resignation! >:( Take a break if you need it, but this is one of my favorite threads. Sort this forum by number of views and see if you can guess my other favorites. ;)

He did break down the inorganic part, but I didn't take notes. A lot of it was related to the skeletons of things like diatoms. The two plus points were removal of phosphates and silica; although most of that was probably related to the diatioms. Hopefully he'll offer up his presentation for...

a I didn't hear the talk myself so others can chime in if I missed something, but there is a little more to it than just flow in one direction. You are creating a circular flow by moving the top layer of water, which needs to be certain proportion of the cross section of the tank. The pumps...

Lots of stuff going on at home today, so sorry if the answers are quick. In general reactors work better than passive, but something is better than nothing. Ed, I love the Warner Marine reactor so far. Easy to change and adjust and great flow through the media. Bax, we all know I love...

I'm going to be posting some on various topics in the Advanced Reefkeeping Forum to share things I learned from various speakers at MACNA. But how is what I learned going to impact my tank? Well...... 1) I'm lowering the temp to 76-77 2) I'm rinsing my frozen food 3) I bought an slick media...

So thanks to the efforts of so many great people, myself and many others had the opportunity to bask in the collective wisdom of some of the greatest marine aquarists and scientists alive today! So what did I learn? Well, I went to all but one speaker session and want to share what I heard...

Oh yeah, I forgot to answer the 'where' question. Aquatic Obsessions carries them by me. I know Tropiquarium has them. You can ask most LFS to get them. BTW Will at AO feeds his stock blackworms as well.

Thanks Wendy! That's high praise considering you have one of the absolute nicest tanks I have ever seen! :D PaulB, I always give you credit for the idea buddy. ;) As a matter of fact I had just finished feeding blackworms before I read this post. As far as listening to the great PaulB goes, I'm...

Thanks James! The CBB is eating mostly blackworms and picks PE Mysis on occasion. The leopard eats anything you put in the tank, not fussy at all! ;D

Yeah, they have always been one of my favorites. I saw your comments on Jim's thread the other day and now you have me thinking about a longnose. ;)

Some more!

My daughter has a photography course this semester, so I get some updated shots. ;D

Skimming ain't magic, it's just a method of nutrient export. ::) There are many others, as well as many ways of keeping nutrients out of a tank. ;)

+1 Although with the canopy on, I can't reach the bottom except in the very front.

Soft corals need nutrients too! ;D If you skim like crazy, rinse all your food and have a low fish load, you will need to feed the softies.

Sounds like something that Marc can't carry on the plane from Texas. ;D