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  1. Mark_C

    Over a Year with No Water Change?

    Are you suggesting a salesman may present alternative facts? How dare you! I heeded my dealership's advice and with keeping my monthly oil change and rotation schedule my car has been fine for over four months, though it is hard to fit in time-wise with my bi-montly colonoscopies that my GI doc...
  2. Mark_C

    SHIRTS ARE IN (OLD 2019 THREAD)

    They look fantastic... Will mail out those that are to be mailed on Saturday morning. Anyone picking up just give me a heads up - (201) 467-1771 29 Bradley Ave Brick 08724
  3. Mark_C

    Relevance of flow in SPS tank

    I'm going to get arrested for fish battery. So I put 2 of the SOW-15s in the tank (105g 4'Long, 2' deep). Dropped them about 4" below the water line on the back wall, one on each end. Angled them at 35˚ or so to meet mid-tank. Cranked up power to 100%. My sandbed got blown about and I had slosh...
  4. Mark_C

    Greetings from Maui!

    I was in a tube in our 12' round 18" deep kiddie pool and I saw a skater beetle. Yours is better.
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    Relevance of flow in SPS tank

    Been doing some research on reliable, quiet, big water movers at a good price and the Jaebo SOW-15 keeps popping up. Plan on ordering 2 or 3 when I get in tonight. Should really ramp things up quite a bit. :)
  6. Mark_C

    Looking for help identifying this

    Looks like a sponge to me as well. My Xenia tank has a lot of them, and my main has half a dozen or so. They come in in multiple places at once looking fuzzy, you may even see some 'blowholes' appearing, then they'll develop a yellow/orange or greenish color. Harmless filter feeders indicating...
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    Relevance of flow in SPS tank

    Cheers Paul! Excellent vid. More PHs to come.
  8. Mark_C

    Relevance of flow in SPS tank

    So, after many moons of zoas I'm moving into SPS (montis, acro) in a 105g (4' long, 2' deep). I'm used to a 20x turnover or so in the zoa tanks, and am aware I need a lot more in the SPS tanks (I was thinking of shooting for 60x). Advice I've been given says to go with a sidewall mounted Gyre, a...
  9. Mark_C

    Let’s talk clams

    Those anecdotal reports always make me wonder for their basis, and I feel its more down to husbandry than tank conditions. Example - when I set up the 105g, I did not wait the required year for water conditions to stabilize or for the tank to 'age' before adding nems. I added 3 within 2 months...
  10. Mark_C

    NJRC SHIRTS 2019 ORDERS

    UPDATE Shirts will be ready this weekend. I will not be here. So, pickup scheduled for next Wednesday, I'll try to ship same day.
  11. Mark_C

    structural engineer/contractor in NJ?

    Knocking down part of the wall is unreasonable. You should think seriously about the repercussions. Against my better judgement, and at great sacrifice to space in my study, I'm willing to take the tank off your hands.
  12. Mark_C

    Free yellow clown goby

    I don't have a solid answer. He did nip at a specific small SPS frag, when it was gone he didn't go after any more. He did seem to nibble and try a few others, but overall had no interest. I thought/think it might be a species thing. I have read that they will occasionally nip at some types of...
  13. Mark_C

    ACC Bash 2019 Announcements - 8/24/2019 - WIN A REEFER 750XXL DELUXE, Massive Sale, Guest Speakers

    Did they ever post a winners list? Was supposed to b eup last night but couldn't find it. Curious who won. Anyone aside from the Dels get lucky?
  14. Mark_C

    Free yellow clown goby

    It sits on my SPS. My SPS doesn't like that. I don't have a picture. Imagine a yellow clown goby. It looks like that. Pick up in Brick. (201) 467-1771
  15. Mark_C

    New coral system. New corals. Awesome stuff. Come see us at major league.

    Dropped in tonight. Looks nice. There's a new compact frag system thats pretty cool. Keeps 100+ under blues and easy to see. They've sold a lot since the system came in and are replenishing it this week. I picked up the Iron Man Favia in slot 8 for $35, its a good sized frag encrusting over the...
  16. Mark_C

    Advise on overflow box

    I actually have the medium version of that on a 40b right now, it works quite well. Nice to see they're including the bit now. The only concern I had was that the inside surface skimmer piece sits low in the tank (40b) so that the waterline is clearly visible 1" or so below the tank rim. I...
  17. Mark_C

    Advise on overflow box

    I ordered a kit from glassholes. They've got a great reputation, the builds are solid, and they include everything you need, including the drillbit. I've also used Eshopps, which I had to buy the drillbit for, but it did come with a number of mounting options and a hole cutting guide that worked...
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    ACC Bash 2019 Announcements - 8/24/2019 - WIN A REEFER 750XXL DELUXE, Massive Sale, Guest Speakers

    Del, Congratulations to your wife! Hopefully she'll let you choose a fish. :) Lemme know when you need a hand, I'll be there if available. ACC, Speakers were interesting, prices were ridiculous, food was great, auction items were groovie and abundant. Also have to say that renting next door was...
  19. Mark_C

    New coral system. New corals. Awesome stuff. Come see us at major league.

    I'll drop in Tuesday or Thursday after work :)
  20. Mark_C

    Shrimp pseudo surgery

    Hopefully he already hit his deductible, hate to see him have to pay out of pocket for that.
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