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THx for the great info Marc. I'll have to give these things a shot on my tanks.

Thanks Marc,
Who knew the Magic Eraser could be used for so many uses. I'm Definetly going to try it

Marc, are you sure it's reef safe? I always use it (original and not scented) to clean my macbook and everytime I use it I get like tiny soap-like bubbles -- makes me a bit nervous to use inside the tank.

EDIT: just saw debdp's link above. From the article:

Magic Erasers clean by a physical process, not a chemical one. When you rub a dirty spot with a Magic Eraser, you're essentially sanding away the dirt. As you rub, the foam disintegrates.

If it disintegrates, I wonder if the skimmer can pull it out.

Wow that male is fantastic! That's why I always want to be able to see my clowns before purchasing. That male with the full black saddle and solid bar looks amazing! :-)

Interesting. I always thought there were some sort of chemicals in the sponge that made cleaning easier. And some quick research led to this interesting link if anyone's interested. Based on the article I'm sure not gonna try it on my acrylic tank. http://www.kitchenandresidentialdesi...ic-eraser.html

Interesting. I always thought there were some sort of chemicals in the sponge that made cleaning easier. So I would've never thought to use inside a tank.

What a great idea. I may have to give this a whir! We love the stuff and clean many things in our house with them now. Thanks Marc!

Look forward to hearing the results of that test.

I've not tried it on acrylic yet. It states on the box not to use it on polished surfaces, so you probably need to test it somewhere inconspicuous. I'll try it out on my QT since it is old and replaceable.

Thanks for sharing this Marc. I will have to pick me a box up

Hey Marc,
do you recall any mention of use on acrylic? If not I could try it out.......

I have been trying to decide on which ones I want, Just redone the aqua-scape to allow for a host anemone probably plta but still undecided on that also

Clowns are one of my favorite. Will have them in mine when i get it going

Got to see the tank in July during the COMAS tank tour. . . really is nice looking.

Shawn - my pictures are 770 pixels wide and hosted on my other site. If you can resize them to 640 x 480 or 800 x 600, then upload them to Photobucket, you can share them at a good size that fits most monitors.

hey Marc, how do you post pic that size, i either get tiny thumbnails or use photobucket and get huge pics...am i missing something

The contrast between neighboring corals is awesome. Someone did a great job on thinking of the future when placing each coral.

That is in deed an awesome tank.

Marc, did you get a chance to take a sump or equipment room picture?

That tank is beautiful! Love the variety of coral and fish, although I seems like there should be more fish in there. What may I ask is the purpose of the hybrid build? Also he may want to spend some time behind that tank, quite the trip hazard!