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I cropped this, but is this daughter mirroring daddy with a little drink? I don't know Mark, I think in a contest, she could drink you under the table! :D
A big thank you for Tom and Kristan for hosting a bunch of reefer nerds! Very relaxing for me! For someone who can't remember names, I really liked the NJRC shirts that a good number of folks were wearing. At least I know who I'm talking to. I also was going to delivery two...
I actually started with Reef Crystals and didn't like the high alk, and switched to Instant Ocean, and couldn't be happier. My alk is now more stable and constant.....I maintain alk and calc by dosing two part.
Here's a good read from Dr. Randy Holmes Farley:
Reef Aquarium Water Parameters
Who's going to be the first idiot to buy that? I'm happy with using the dollar store turkey baster....that cost a whole dollar. Now if I was a dealer and needed to "wash" a load of frags, a DC1200 pump, a bucket and some tubing for less than less than $50 would give me my own frag washing...
WooHoo! I got Sunday off and I can now attend. Marcus @trio91 , if you want to swing by here, we could carpool together. I don't mind driving if you can withstand an un-air conditioned truck.
Tim, he's all yours.....I actually PM'ed the wrong person....sorry about that @Mikeamadio . I was just concerned having that fish in a ten gallon tank.
I had the mysterious black box over my JBJ28....but with that funky canopy. The pot's were also turned down pretty far....way too much light for a 28 gallon tank...but the price was right.
You can see the whole canopy build HERE.
Sell the kid, keep the fish! :eek:
The issue with tangs is that they need the open swimming space. Now I say that having two zebrasomas (which shouldn't be together), in a five foot tank. So take my advice for what it's worth.
I buy gas about every month or so....to have it ready. After that month or so, I dump that five gallons into my truck, and then refill that gas can. That way I always have fresh gas. That's the one thing that caught me on Sandy, not having the gas....and with no gas stations open until...