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Hey All! The meeting last night was great! As always Frankie put on a great spread to include her homemade chocolate and Kevin gave a great talk. There where approximately 30 people that showed up and we stayed pretty late for some good conversations. I need to make a phone call or two to...

Since the club is on its way to being a nonprofit organization we are looking for ideas. For what you ask? Well, suggestions on how the club can be great. What would you like a reef club to offer you as a member etc. What would be willing to pay as an annual dues? Should the club have an...

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I just sent myself a test e-mail and it worked just fine... Try again. :-)

Hey All! Don't miss this one! It will be held at Kevin Pockell's house. There you will will be able to view his beautiful 550 gallon SPS tank. The topic for the meeting and directions will follow. Keep your calenders cleared.... Here is the link to his site as a teaser...

Hey Everyone! The club is going to be making some changes in the near future and we need your support. First on the agenda is to turn the club into a non-profit organization. This will allow us to begin offering things such as a library for members to check out books from. We are also planning...

Hey Charlie! Sweet I am glad you decided to redo things. I am using Wavy Sea for my returns you can check out their site here. http://www.wavysea.com/showdown.html

I was planning to get my ballasts here: http://www.ballastwise.com/item.asp?PID=26&FID=15&level=1 They are $20ea for the 2 bulb versions. I need 4 so $80. The caps for the bulbs run about $88 for 8 sets. About $170 for an 8 bulb set up..... Not bad.... It will be nice to be able to turn them...

Here is the deal... 30" tall tank 4 x 400W MH 20K bulbs for the main lighting The T5's = 192watts The VHO's = 600watts With the MH's I am thinking I am covered as far as PAR goes. I am making the consideration based on the corals needs vs my wallet. Now should I add 8, T5 bulbs or 8, VHO's to...

Hey Everyone! Recently I wrote a research paper on the affects of overfishing on the environment. To make a long story really short I will touch on the highlights. 1. We have already pulled 90% of the fish out of the oceans. 2. Different types of fishing methods such as trawling destroy...

LOL and my 375 is still not done yet. However we just moved into a new house and when I return from this deployment in Sept it will be getting set up. Finally!

Sweet ED! I didn't even know you had the project going on. It looks great! Maybe the wife and I will have to make a trip down that way.....

Here is a pic on some of the details of the sump. (probe and heater mounts) I am also going to add a clamp made form acrylic to keep the cords neat. It will just be a piece of acrylic that is thumb screwed to the edge of the sump. Other things will be added as well such as float switch mounts...

Thanks! There is still much work to be done. I need to start looking at cabinetry websites for ideas. Although not my wife’s favorite color I am planning to stain the wood in cherry. That color seems to show off the tank the best. I am also looking for a soft hose for the overflow boxes down...

Yesterday I spent a few hours sanding and polishing the tanks edges. Boy is that a lot of work. And to think I do that on the side.... What am I thinking? Anyway, I need to drill some holes for the closed loop intake and to build the Dursos for the boxes. With the help of a friend I will tip the...

Next was to work on the overflow boxes and overflow screens.....

Next I brought the monster home.... :D :D :D

After the flush trimming and rounding was done I made a template for the overflow slots. I decided on 1 1/4" tall and 10" long to allow 1500 gph per slot.... Here is a pic....

Ok here we go..... While flush trimming the tank the baering fell off the bit... OUCH!! :eek: Well, after the shock wore off we repaired the boo boo....

There are four in the back and two on the top left and two on the top right for a total of 8.... :D weld-on 3 and 4... Well I guess I have been slacking on this site. I am behind with a group of pics... I just have to check where I am at and I will post some in a minute...