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Well, you were right, it only took my coco worm 2 days, but he finally started really coming out... latest picture...

I would also add that some SPS are "easier" to keep than others. Some of the hardier species include : Montipora digitata Montipora capricornus Acropora millepora Acropora yongei Pocillipora damicornis If you cannot keep these alive and thriving, don't even try others.

Very cool. I love gobies.

Well, I got my red coco worm today. Here is a picture of him after acclimation and addition to my tank. The other picture is my white one I have had for a little over a year.

Beautiful...I have a white one, and should be getting a red one today. I only hope it is as pretty as yours.

Really nice tank. I really like the blastomussa, but my favorite is the red coco worm. Do you still have it? I saw it in the early pictures but not in the last one. If you still have it, can you take a close up picture?

Looks great...do you have any pictures of before the rescape?

I am not sure if this effects any of you, but it does us in the states. Custom SeaLife is a very big manufacturer of reef related products here in the US. They made everything; chillers, MH ballasts, power compacts, full light hoods, etc. Them going out of business is going to make a lot of people mad because they will not be there to cover their warranty. Just thought I'd let you guys know.

Happy New Year, and Happy birthday to me. I am 35 today. Is this the year of the monkey?

The coral looks like clavularia to me.

It looks a lot like merulina to me. I have one, but not quite that colorful.

No, I am not a real pikey. Thanks for the explanation of your language. I will pick up pretty quickly, but it is very new to me right now. I am also learning to speak Korean. Thanks again for the compliments. I hope to have great success with this coral as with my others.

This piece is 4" long X 3" wide X 2.5" tall. Including shipping, it cost $119.00 US.

Nice arch. Can't wait to see it with fish and corals.

I just got this today. About 90-95% of my corals are tank raised, frags from online sources and from friends, but I could not resist buying this wild caught specimen. I have also heard from a lot of fellow reefers that these tend to lose their color, but I have to give it a try.

My Blastomussa is in there. Look for the one that says picture by Richard Rendos. That is mine. Cool.

Also remember that when doing water changes to reduce nitrates, the nitrates will only be reduced proportionate to the amount of water changed. For example, if you have 50ppm of NO3, and you change 10% of water, you will reduce the NO3 by 10% or 5ppm. You will still be left with 45ppm. This does not mean to change a larger amount of water, but you may want to change a small amount more often. How long did you have the brain before it starting losing tissue? Maybe it was an unhealthy specimen before you got it.

I don't want to violate any rules about commercial posts here. I am not sure if posting the price would break those rules. You can check it out on his site. Link to auto top off device

I live in Jackson, TN. We are in a pretty cold time of the year right now, but my koi have wintered well for the past 5 years in their smaller home, and continue to do well in their new larger home. I do not let the surface freeze over...I have a pond deicer (heater) that floats on the surface and prevents it from freezing over. The Tubby - we have a few items like that here in the states. I have considered buying one from my friend Bob that owns Reef Fanatic.com. He manufactures them and sells them himself through his website. Here is a picture of his product: looks like the same principle. Description: Automate your aquarium water top off with our water level controller. Since safety is our number one concern, we include two float switch sensors with our water level controller. The second float switch sensor ensures dependability and offers overflow protection. Our water level controller can also be used to protect pump from run dry. Our Level Controller features: Detachable float switch sensors Low power consumption: 2 Watts Control Power Output: Maximum 2 Amps

Sorry for the delay, but I have actually been building a stand for yet another tank today. I am replacing my 54 gallon corner bowfront tank with a 92 gallon corner bowfront tank. I will include pictures of it also. Here is my 40 gallon propagation tank. This is it with livestock inside. This is the 54 gallon tank. It is an older picture but basically looks the same. Here is the 92 gallon tank that will replace the 54 gallon. I finished the stand today. I should be able to do the swap in about 2 weeks. P.S. I also have 2 Koi ponds in my yard. My smaller one is about 1300 gallons. And the larger one is about 3500 gallons. I just finished it in November...still have a lot of landscaping to do, and I am building a deck on one side with benches, etc. As you can probably tell, I love fish. flubberina13 - do you have pictures of the Tubby you are talking about? And a description of how it works. Thanks.

Wow, thanks again for all the kind words. I will get some pictures of my other tanks posted tonight. As far as maintenance goes: All of my tanks are controlled with Neptune Systems Aquacontrollers. These take care of heating, cooling, turning lights on and off, etc. The only maintenance that I have to do is: feed fish, add top off water for evaporation, 10%-15% water changes every 4-6 weeks (I base this on nitrate levels), scrub algae off the glass, clean protein skimmer collection cups, make sure that calcium reactors are full of media and effluent is dripping properly. Change out carbon when I do water changes (I run carbon 24/7 in my sumps). Every 6 months of so I remove all my pumps and give them a good cleaning. Once a year I completely clean my protein skimmers, and calcium reactors. I find that everything works better when they do not have all the calcium buildup on the impellars. I change my MH bulbs out every 10 months and my VHO actinics once a year. It sounds like a lot when you spell it out, but it really doesn't seem like I do much maintenance at all. I just do a little everyday so things don't build up for me to do.

Thanks for all the welcomes and kind words. Yes, it is a lot of work keeping up 3 tanks, but worth the effort. I wish I knew a way to hide that ugly Tunze Stream, but as you can see...I don't. Zoos...I seem to always be looking for new zoos...they are just so colorful and great to fill in the empty spaces. Frag trade...FedEx overnight shipping can't be that bad to Singapore, can it?...hahaha.

Hi, my name is Richard. I hope you all don't mind some people from the US to join in here. I currently have 3 tanks. 120 gallon SPS tank, 54 gallon LPS/softy tank, and a 40 gallon coral propagation tank. The 120 is my pride and joy. I started it about 4 years ago, but recently tore it down and redid it. The pictures below are the tank yesterday. It was redone on July 19, 2003. The tank is 48"X24"X24". I have a 30 gallon sump with Euro-Reef CS8-2 skimmer, a do-it-yourself dual chamber calcium reactor, a 1/4 HP chiller, 2 400 watt metal halides 20K, 1 250 watt metal halide 10K, and 2 110 watt VHO actinic bulbs. The tank can be viewed from 3 sides. It acts as a room divider in my home.