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In this order: I like AqOB. I like OC II. My family loves AqOb (odin will give my 2 yr old a face wash. :o) ). But AO doesn't carry non-fish pet items - so I go to OC II. I like RedSand but I haven't been there enough to make it a "favorite".

depends on what is on the LR. Certain corals and sponges simply can NEVER be exposed to air. So if you have those hitched on your LR - they will not be able to eject the air molecules from their tissue and will slowly decay. It's rather gross if anyone has ever gotten Florida LR shipped in water...

that pic looks like an aga 90 - hence the one overflow. If you design this for your 120, the 120 will have dual overflows. Just keep that in mind as well...(unless you go with a non-aga tank).

definitely not alone. I get to enjoy the next two decades also planning and trying to save for college for two and if I am really "lucky"...marriage for my 2 girls... (runs off to weep). :)

you're spending a lot of money on a 180 - but this design you have is complicated and in my opinion risking a flood. It looks like you have two return pumps attached to one line going up? Am I reading that right?

the orange tube-like coral - that looks like "sun coral" (common name) aka Tubastraea sp.. Google it and see if it is. If you do have it, it considered an azooxanthellae coral - that is, something that does not have zooxanthellae in its body. Without zoo, the coral has absolutely zero need for...

You can infer if a fish isn't on this list - it's "ok": Bad Fish List ...ideally you pick up a book on fish to be sure. Minimum size is all relative. A baby hippo tang could be kept in a 29 gallon or aquapod initially. A full grown Hippo would probably prefer a 215 and up. Somewhere economics...

looking good...so when are you getting an upgrade to house all these pieces when they grow into mother "colonies"? ;D

I'd sell it. I know when I started the hobby - a 55 set up was what I wanted to do. I'm sure there are others like me... Full disclosure: I'm actually looking for a 55 - but I'm going to use it for my turtle...lol.

well - I don't know if I am going to get hit by a bus tomorrow either...lol. Actually come to think of it my family would be fine with the life insurance... :o

"light bulb" / eureka thought of the day This relates to my story on field mice in the backyard of course... Early on in grass mowing season I noticed that right by the gas tank there was some dry leaves/grass. I just scooped it out and then did mowed. A week or two later when I wheeled out...

the uncertainty in the economy definitely makes me pause. The US dollar stinks so buying any non-US made equipment is going to cost more (and that includes US manufacturers that "make" things abroad) - not to mention the killer cost of shipping thanks to the Oil prices. The only thing my family...

NJ lost most if not all the solar panel rebates. That stated - I saw this and read about how one reefer was designing his house so that the solar tube was over the reef tank. Obviously it's a lot of money upfront again - but the only supplementation would be for actinics. Solatubes

The new streams do look nice - what with the smaller "footprint" - plus the fact that the will come with a magnet is a definite plus. Maybe if I didn't just drop 5 large on stupid carpenter ants - I'd consider it. ::)

ouch....I didn't know purples weren't reef safe. Were you able to get the fish out?

wow bobcreef (and bconn/dnov99) - I think if my bill were to go into the 4 digit area - I seriously may re-consider the idea of my 120 and take a real hard look at a nano. Then I may go tell my financial advisor to take a hard look at some utility stocks. :P My tank isn't up yet - so I'm...

I would suggest to you to go for the Yellow Tang...they are from Hawaii and in a way you'd be buying "made in the usa". LOL. I believe the purples are slightly more expensive - probably due to the fact that they are typically taken from the Red Sea. Either will fit fine in a 120 - but purples...

Interesting...I may set a few up if only to see if I have any intruders/uninvited guests at night. Thanks everyone for the ideas! Maybe if I take enough claritin/zyrtec I could go adopt that 44 pound cat in Camden :o :o :o. It stinks that the owner had a foreclosure but man what was she feeding...

Hmmm - but then that means I have to set them in spots that are relatively accessible. I've got some crawl spaces in the basement that are really tight squeeze...I'd have to tie a line to the trap or something and set it without setting it off. Maybe I'll try this first before the poison.

Darren - thanks, no pets that roam the grounds or outside their cages (lol). Will take the poison under advisement if other methods/deterrents don't work.