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  1. Mark_C

    Current Marine Lights 36-48"

    These, model 4102, adjustable from 36 to 48" (though I wouldn't go more than 42"): http://current-usa.com/aquarium-led-lights/orbit-marine-fixtures/orbit-marine/ Had one on a 40b and was doing well. Added a second and was doing great, some decent growth on zoas (all I had in that tank was...
  2. Mark_C

    Garage clean, tanks, etc... (Brick)

    Well, that was quick...pending
  3. Mark_C

    Garage clean, tanks, etc... (Brick)

    So... 40b (back painted black) 20L 10g converted to sump Stand for 40b (the vertical slat type, modified top to fit 40b and put 3x coats of stain into it, it looks good) Want a 40b setup? Take the 40b, 10g sump (that fits in the modified cabinet), the modified cabinet, and I'll throw...
  4. Mark_C

    Mark's 60g shallow reef

    With spring approaching the tank is taking a back burner at the moment so I can foucus on the garden. I'll keep the stand skinning for a rainy day (along with changing the sockets, painting the bathroom, wallpapering the hall, etc...) Saying that, finished the aquascaping and have a number of...
  5. Mark_C

    Skimmer help please

    Thanks for the replies guys. Figured it was probably the epoxy and glad to have it confirmed. Bag of carbon going into sump as soon as I finish this message. It's nice to have a 'WTF now?' moment that doesn't require towels and/or credit card.
  6. Mark_C

    Skimmer help please

    Hey all, I have a reef octo 1000 in sump. Its been running great since the start. Yesterday I spent some time with the tank. I had a rusty looking mold/slime over everything in the sump, oddly enough it wasn't present in the main tank. Did a major clean (it cleaned up very easily) and got it...
  7. Mark_C

    Free frags

    Stopped by Rob's earlier tonight. He was overly generous insisting I take all the frags 'so that the other nut-jobs won't show up'. Great guy, had a blast and could have hung out longer had I not had my 4 year old in tow. Beautiful home, family, and a couple of great tanks. But I'm sure you guys...
  8. Mark_C

    VorTech MP10QD or Gyre XF130?

    Gyre :) Put a 130 in a 4' tank a couple weeks back. Have 2 rock islands with alcoves. Frag with 5 Xenia heads and a Green Star Polyp placed on bed for acclimation, in second alcove, 3' away from Gyre. Gyre set at 80%. Next morning it had blown off 3 of the Xenia and ripped about half the GSP off...
  9. Mark_C

    ID please

    Looks like a stomatella, a snail with a soft 'shell'. Good cleaners, reef-safe, nocturnal, hunted by peppermint shrimp and 'lined' wrasses in underfed tank, easily reproduce if they survive long enough, if threatened they drop their hind end like a lizard dropping its tail. Source: did some...
  10. Mark_C

    Free frags

    Very generous. If you can offer one or two up for adoption to the new guy I'd appreciate it. PM sent.
  11. Mark_C

    2015 Meeting hosts wanted

    If no one available, we can do the April meeting on the 18th between 1 and 5pm.
  12. Mark_C

    Rob's time for an upgrade 180

    That stuff is great. Just used 60 pounds of it in my new reef. Scavengers are good with it, nassarius are good with it, and it doesn't blow around, even with the gyre at 80%. Would advise a good rinse though it seems quite 'dusty'. I put a few scoops in a bucket, rinsed with tap until...
  13. Mark_C

    Reefer acronyms

    This is still helping me... http://successfulreefkeeping.com/resource/reefkeeping-acronyms/
  14. Mark_C

    Rob's time for an upgrade 180

    Grats. Just got a gyre 130 in my 4' and it works fantastic at 60% power. That overflow looks impressive. Good luck.
  15. Mark_C

    40b set-up and more, Brick 08724

    Remove from that 2 Jebao WP-10s.
  16. Mark_C

    40b set-up and more, Brick 08724

    Add to that 2 Jebao WP-10s for $25 each.
  17. Mark_C

    Mark's 60g shallow reef

    TAX RETURN!!! ...and got one of these on a frag. I will love him, and hug him, and call him george...
  18. Mark_C

    Make a break for it! I'll watch for the cops.

    Took about 3 hours, but it eventually made it across the gap.
  19. Mark_C

    40b set-up and more, Brick 08724

    With the new 90 set up, I'm going to be selling some old equipment. Would like to try to sell the following as a set, just add a pump and ready to go: 40b (black painted back) Eshopps 300 overflow (with 1" pvc plumbed in) 10g 3 chamber sump Modified pine stand U bend return Current USA...
  20. Mark_C

    Guyana Trip

    Great pics and thanks for the insight. As an adult I've travelled the world for 10+ years and yet, somehow, I ended up back here in NJ. Unfortunately I've always been a metro type and have settled in cities or suburbs with few chances to see outside the bustle. My short-sightedness was my loss...
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