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aw lol - you REALLY have to close up on a new home so the big tank can get set up!!!! what - are there like 5 shrimp (2 pistols, 3 cleaner) in there now? ;D impulse buy...lol yeah I don't do that for the display anymore....now i'm impulse buying for little 1/2 inch fish that look like...

all you have to do is watch the star wars trilogy. ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D The dark side - that's what clones are!!!! Just because you engineer a clone doesn't mean it won't morph or evolve into something else. The very act of placing that clone into the ocean may actually accelerate it's disintegration...

So the nerdy dude (alton brown?) on food channel in me is thinking you could take fresh garlic and dice it up in a food processor, then wrap the mess into nori (like your own mini-sushi roll) and use a mesh clip to hold it all together. I dunno if that would work since the bits might just float...

yeah - its the "intank bc29 media basket". Filter floss on top, purigen/chemipure beneath. I guess I could add a bag of carbon too. It forces the water thru the basket to the bottom. Neat thing. The slot next to it is open for a refugium basket (with a 5w led light) or a saphire skimmer or tunze...

+1. We already have lionfish in the atlantic. Now we're going to bio-engineer more lionfish that some numbnut will release? People will then clamor for burmese pythons (also invasive in Florida) and what not. It's a slippery slope to go down. If you are serious about helping then stop with the...

could we have a class on photoshop - like a crash course along with a photography session at a meeting? That'd be awesome.

"just keep swimming" ;D George - they are super cute but that's a drawback too because as I get attached to them - the losses can seem numbing. So I try not to treat them as little puppies and just consider them a 'number'. Otherwise losing a hundred puppies will drive me insane.... Here are...

This what they look like every morning - sorry for the fuzzy pic - phD camera and all and i was rushing out the door: Anyways - in preparation of moving these clowns to the bc29 for grow-out and also because I want the 10g for the next batch, I've started prepping the bc29. DJ Panel: It was...

the ingredients on my bag read:"seaweed" the front says "roasted seaweed" and its by a japanese company.

aw crap - oh well i just boosted the ny economy by $2. ;) thanks greg - will keep that in mind.

So - note to everyone - 90 day old clownfish are not welcome by their mommy. ;) Here you see a pair of 90 day old clowns in a specimen container. I thought - they were too big to fit thru the small holes ( you can see one on the upper right). But of course both slipped out one night after...

I know it's weird - but I've used this company to get my dj/ panels for power. I've gotten 5 of them from them with no issues. Sometimes I even get a coupon code. Price check: Amazon is $40 for 8 panel switch with free shipping. DJ now is $24 plus $14.85 shipping = $39 Of course I needed two...

an alternative suggestion - go with brian at tba - http://www.tbaquatics.com/shop/double-chamber-media-reactor-for-remphos-or-bac-310.html we also get a member discount. Heck I might need one of these myself.

i've got some SPS that I picked up from napoli's tank that has been going great - i'd hate to see it suffer if i shut the lights too long - but that is definitely a step I will take. on the mag - lets just say i've used 2 gallons already. I am using another technique of dosing the mag directly...

interesting stuff....will have to talk about it on our next conservation meeting!

And that's the rub. While we all profess to support the environment, we also are conscientious of the cost to this hobby. Wild mandarins run for what -$20, $30? I wonder what the price-point would be for ppl to buy captive raised -$50? $75? Also how does one distinguish between the two other...

i freely admit i am horrible about changing out the media. I believe carbon should be changed out every month - phosban can be extended longer. Don't ask me - my corals probably are begging for another owner! lol. The clowns seem to like it despite my efforts...hahah. oops - just realized this...

ouch on the finger - looks great otherwise!!! As a stop-gap - couldn't you place a sponge/filter floss to reduce the amount of bubbles/splash? I agree the noise is a little distracting -even after cutting it shorter.

btw - andrew is quoted earlier in 12/2009 on this same subject: http://www.bioedonline.org/news/news.cfm?art=5970 I guess the nytimes just added a few quotes and claimed it as their own.

This statement puzzles me: For example, Dr. Rhyne said, peppermint shrimp, of the genus Lysmata, are not as showy as some other shrimp species, but since they control a pest anemone in tanks, their harvested numbers have increased twentyfold in Florida since 1994. “There’s just a huge demand,”...