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We have been to several and they are really worth going to. Besides the fabulous speakers and vendors, getting to meet and hang out with other fish geeks is really the highlight. MACNA is different from RAP in that people going to MACNA generally are traveling there and staying all weekend so...
The club has helped out with tanks in schools in the past and I am sure we would do it again. The biggest issues people run into with tanks in classrooms is the fact that people are not there everyday and there are extended breaks. Also, during the breaks heat and AC might not be running which...
You might want to figure out a cover for that tank with cats. Ours stalk out tank but luckily it is pretty big so it is hard to get up there for them. They do really like the sump were we have a few fish right now. Have to shoo them away.
We use Fiji pink and love it. Great size, not too light that is creates sand storms but not too heavy like crushed coral that traps gunk. Easy to clean and great for sand burrowing critters. I would look around online for it or at your local fish store because you won't have to pay for shipping.
Really interesting tank design and cool documenting. I agree with what the others above have said, you want zero ammonia and getting a bottle of biospria or Dr. Tims will give your tank a very quick cycle. People in the past used damsels to cycle a tank but there are better ways and that can...