180g Tank Build - 11 mos. and counting.

I got a few new additions over the past couple weeks and I thought I'd document them. First, the oldies. My sps really seem to be taking off in the last couple months:

red planet acro:

?green slimer? acro:

I think this is a german blue monty-digi:

hurricane chalice which has been getting more light than it's used to:
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I've ordered from saltwaterfish.com and liveaquaria.com. Both are good - any other recommendations/favorites?

Almost done with the new entry way to the fishroom. Installed a pre-hung door, added some framing, sheet rocked, and taped and mudded it. Still need to texture, add trim, and paint - but I'm getting close. It's remarkable how quiet the rest of the basement has become. ...and less stinky.

I'm going to be out of town for an 8 week stretch next year and I'm really worried about my reef . Anyone have suggestions about what to do to give me some piece of mind? My options so far are 1) a local fairly reputable tank maintenance company and 2) the wife's little brothers (18 and 21) who are responsible, but not experienced with reefs and live an hour away. Both options have their problems as you may imagine... Any other suggestions?

Recently I resolved some stray current issues and I wanted to share my experiences so others might benefit from my mistakes and learn some good techniques for current hunting.

About a month ago, I was working in my fish room with my shoes off and went to grab something out of the frag tank and got a fair "zap". The tone of the message wasn't "your life is in danger" - more of the "this might sting a bit" variety. I wasn't afraid to continue working, but ...