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thoes are some great shots melev cool creatures

Great shots. I have one that I bought a couple of months ago, but have yet to see it since it was put in the tank..

This one is probably about 8". I bought one many years ago, and over time it has split repeatedly. There are probably 7 total in my system, including the angled tank, the refugium, the sump, and the main display.

It isn't often I see it on the glass, but it does happen a few times a year. Heck, it may only be a once-in-year pilgrimage by each of them. LOL

Nice shots.

I have 3 of these in my tank that are around 6". They do a great job cleaning up and leave behind clean sand.

After mine do a "number 2" the crabs come over and break up the "pellets". I guess this is normal...

Cool looking! How long is it?

Melev, I had one of those in the past do the exact same thing. But only at first when purchased and introduced to the aquarium. I have a tendancy to overfeed so eventually it went to the sand and decided that bottom dwelling was better and eventually split into two within weeks. Maybe their is not enough nutrients in the substrate and he is roaming to find some? Mine would react to light the same way, even during night when I used a small flashlight to observe the aquarium.

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Thanks everyone. dread240 - make it a point to attend the meetings as they are designed to help brand new people as well.

We don't mind it when you mention other businesses or stores on Reef Addicts, so don't worry about that.

Sailfintang - is that you Will? Sure, I'll get some banners your way.

That it be Marc. Liking the site...good stuff you got here!!!

-Will

Why does it flake off in such huge pieces? How often does it do it? I've never noticed it in Texas, so it would be kinda fun to plant one in my backyard like a showpiece. Maybe put a pond nearby to give it a giant drink. hehe I'll add another picture of it to my entry above, as well as a pretty Gigas clam.

marc, that birch tree is called a river birch by common name. Their pretty easy to grow, but they like quite a bit of water, hence the name. I've seen them grow about anywhere and aren't all that expensive. They should grow well in texas if you're interested.

Thanks everyone. dread240 - make it a point to attend the meetings as they are designed to help brand new people as well.

We don't mind it when you mention other businesses or stores on Reef Addicts, so don't worry about that.

Sailfintang - is that you Will? Sure, I'll get some banners your way.

The third option is correct.....I highly recommend you at least check out the club is was the best decision I ever made. Too bad that was our last major meeting of the year. Marc was awesome and now I am checking my tank and corals for bugs all the time...Really need a nice macro to know for sure though about red buggies. We hit all the stores you mentioned. the only one we didn't go to which, in my opinion has some of the best fish, is in allentown MD. Not sure I can post names here so I error on the safe side. You can check our club page for a bunch of sponsors. Marc send me some banners of your site(s) and I will try and get them up there.

If you don't mind me asking btw... what store was the 5 gallon jugs at? The only places in the area I know of are house of tropicals (the cascading one), exotic aquatics (but they're up in towson, doesn't look like you got out there) and sea save (which the guy that runs that place kinda came off as a prick to me and I'll never buy anything from that company.... only out doing reef rescues.... but we'll grab and sell you a flame angel if you want it)

damn... I live like 5 minutes from baltimore.. I wish I woulda known you were comin out just to shake hands with the guy that got me the bug to turn my 29 gallon into a reef.

I know where the cascading setup is, that's where I buy all my stock. I also race with Rich (the younger blonde hair kid) and my race shop is only like 3 minutes away from house of tropicals

I should really get involved with some of the local reefers... but I'm still starting out. Hell I'm also taking a page from your book and making an acrylic refugium right now at the shop (I don't have room to put it under the tank since my cats get into everything, but I've built a hang on the back setup which should hold just under 6 gallons.

Anyways, glad you liked the area at least. Woulda been nice to get you over to rock bar or mosaics and buy you a few rounds

Looks great Marc. Glad you had a good time with us. Love the photos!!!

Nice pics! That cascading tanks setup is very interesting, would be nice to see. Good idea for people who might want multiple tank setups. The people on top the sail was amazing, took me a bit to find them...lol.

Very cool shots Marc! I especially like the first pic of the cleaner shrimp and those coral macro shots are amazing too! By the way, if you like octopuses, you should come to Korea! It's an eye-opener to walk through the local fish market here.........though everything ends up on a plate rather than in a tank!! Scarily enough, the only octopus I have seen in an LFS here is the blue-ring...........why someone would be stupid enough to buy one of those is another question! Excrutiating pain and possible death for the lowly price of $20! Now that sounds like a bargain...................

I bet that Toadstool would almost be too heavy to lift out of the tank now.

All I can say is WOW! Very nice!!!

Great pics - I have a D300 and love it. Thanks for sharing

Since it is a coral that can capture food, it would probably do well to snag something like Cyclop-eeze from the water column. It will also accept fish waste that blows across it, and if the system is too clean, polyps will shut down and die off. I'd say this coral is more demanding than a Favia, a coral we usually don't target feed at all - but it isn't one like a Tubastrea that demands food all the time.