JamesL

Welcome! I see another smart person has left the wintry wonderland of Michigan to head for warmer venues! (I moved from MI 9 years ago and have not looked back).

I personally am using a Canon Digital Rebel SLR with a Sigma 70 - 300 mm lens. The sun coral picture was taken at 300mm I think, using a macro mode on the lens.

I feed pretty much what every one else does ... but I do use Spectrum pellets to feed the fish a few times during the week when I don't feel like thawing frozen food. When I feed frozen, I generally make two cups .. one for filter feeders and one for the larger food. For filter feeders I mix micro-vert, oyster eggs, cyclopeez, and Reef Roids. For larger foods I mix mysis and finely chopped krill. My frospawn, torch, tongue, sun coral, galaxia, orange plate, and long tentacle plate all get the large food. The filter feeder food is to help entice the sun corals open and for the toadstool, zoas, cloves, and other things.

<Napoleon Dynamite> Luuucky </Napoleon Dynamite> Does Apple have an engineering facility here in Austin? Might be time to move from AMD

that is crazy! How did that guy already have an iPhone? (I didn't listen to the audio .. at work). I agree with irish .. I would have thought the iPhone would have been swiped.

Well color me wrong about the video capabilities

Yeah, I thought about that afterwards .. reefers are poor due the hobby draining all the cash I don't think the iPhone can take video with it's camera (just something I think I read).

So the judgment day of cellphonedom is here ... the iPhone gets released tonight. Anyone here going to (or is right now ) stand in line at a Cingular AT&T or Apple store? The inner geek in me wants an iPhone, as it would replace my cell phone, Palm, and iPod. The practical geek in me wants a AT&T 8525 Pocket PC phone (it would replace my cell phone and Palm, and I also want it for game development). Needless to say the inner geek is not getting it's way (I have tons more music I want to carry around than I can fit on the high end iPhone. Plus $600 waaaaaay to much for me to be spending). I am sure someone around the office will get one and I can oo and ahh at it next week. Edit: Sorry, just a Friday morning not-feeling-like-working-yet rant

That was me! Shh.. but don't tell anyone, I set it up as a freshwater tank

All I have to say: (*chants* I love my 24g ... I love my 24g ... I love my 24g *chants*)

Next you are going to be starting a thread looking for a micro clam for your 1G tank

Ok, can you make that sound any scarier?? You are gonna make it so poor Karen never puts her arms in the tank again

The shrimp is harmless. Throwing out another guess it might have been a bristle or fire worm that got you, esp. if you brushed up against the rock work.

I see this reply.... haven't seen anything else.

Yowsa! That is one big tank! Can't wait to see this bad boy in action. I think we know where a future meeting will be at

Welcome to ARC! And thanks for the reminder about the tour. I have gone to pond tours in Michigan before and loved it. I think my wife and I will be a touring this year with you guys. As for the future saltwater tank .... there are many people on this site that have large tanks, so I am sure they can help you out Now how did you accomplish that? My wife wants our current pond AND some disappearing fountains around the yard

I am in the outskirts of Buda (about 6 miles from the Salt Lick). I believe there are a few other Buda'ns here Welcome to the area!

I second (third?) this topic. This would be good information especially if done from the perspective of a SPS tank and non-SPS tank.

Great looking tank!

While I am not a big proponent of the zoa naming, I will give a shot... the reds in the first picture look like fire and ice, and the second picture maybe eagle eyes?

It was green with lighter green stripes if my memory serves me right. The store used to be called Austin Aquariums. I think someone on here said they changed ownership recently. The "Austin Aquariums" banner was taken down off the building, but they were open (and I didn't think to ask what the new name was). They are located at: 7756 Northcross Dr Austin, TX 78757 The complex is at the corner of Northcross and Foster, with the entrance from Foster being right in front of the aquarium store.

Wow .. now that is a cool setup! You could always do something similar with a barrel and put the barrel on a dolly. I would built something like this if I had to change more than 5 gallons at a time

I want to say around $50, but don't quote me on that. I didn't really look at the price as it wouldn't fit in my tank It was probably about 4-6 inches in length.

While I don't have any of the frags you are looking for, you two might consider splitting a SeaCrop order. They have Fox corals and mushrooms, but no bubble or elegance. (I saw a real nice elegance at the formerly-Austin-Aquariums store Saturday before the ARC meeting).

Ooo... never thought of that. I would not have thought they would put out a good light range for plant growth, but a quick google search seems like some might. Will have to do more research .. might just have to put my Electrical Engineering degree to work Thanks for the suggestion!