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I bet he was thinking "Look at this giant litter box".....

A very rare air breathing rabbit fish?

Did you discard all the old sand from the other tank?

I'll keep taking pictures of what is happening. Just posted a new blog entry as well as a new front page article here on R.A.

I'd like to transfer my livestock into the aquarium before the end of the year.

Wow, that's quicker than I thought. Please don't spare one moment to documentation. I have been anxiously waiting for the moment everything's transferred. take lots of pictures.

Robb - I'd like to transfer my livestock into the aquarium before the end of the year. I don't know if I'll have the new sump built by then, but maybe. I'm toying with the plan to run the plumbing to the current sump so I can get some living & kitchen space back finally.

Jonathan - Silicates, schmilicates. Regarding the stored water, as long as the container is sealed and has constant circulation, it should be good.

Agsansoo - I tried some out and liked what I saw, and decided to go with it this time.

Happy holidays everyone.

Very nice end-of-year tests Marc. But how are the silicates???
Soo one thing to keep in mind when storing that much purified water, is that it is very unstable, since it has zero buffering capability. The water can actually go "bad" (at least taste-wise) in short order. I have not fully vetted the whole storage dilemma, but it is my hypothesis that circulation and lower temps. seem to help.

What made you decide on that salt mix ?

Question: what is your estimate for having the livestock back in and the system up and running; ie a functioning tank but maybe missing the trim or other minor, final details?

Cool Marc, looks like you are almost done!

Awesome Marc! The fish room looks nice in that last pic. ;-)

WOOO HOOO Mac your almost there. Maybe Santa and his elf's will do it for you tonight. Have a Merry Christmas all.

Got mine its really nice

A friend of mine on DFWMAS just posted this link with some good suggestions for future lunar photo ops. http://www.digital-photography-schoo...-lunar-eclipse

I tried real hard to get some pics last night but didnt have my tripod. Nice pics.

When the moon was re-appearing, a lot of clouds were blowing in. It was still neat to see.

I was outside working on the house last night and completely forgot about it. I was even outside while it was happening.

Nice Marc! I was only able to see a little at the beginning before it got too cloudy.

Okay Marc, my wife gave-in and said she will order it today. I hope ;-/ she did say the same thing last week..lol. ;-)

They are great. Just noted the settings you said you were using. I certainly have been there. I saw the pic you took with Jessy and they were also great. For the star shots you will want a longer exposure and an open aperture (lower f stop). The moon is a different story since it is so bright. I wish it had not been cloudy in my area. Again great shots!