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I bought myself this bandsaw over two years ago at the Denver MACNA. It was basically a gift to myself, but I never opened the box until two weeks ago when I started fragging some corals at last. It's pretty impressive, and hence I had to make a video about it.

After i lost my tank and all but the fish and a few hammers and a torches I thought I was done. I really miss my tank. That said, I'm in talks with a builder and I think I'm almost over the grief to start thinking of a new tank. This time I'm considering a custom ctc overflow and returns as well as a custom sump. The builder has given me many options and ideas and I'm a bit overwhelmed. I have a question for you and Marc I'm especially asking you. Do you feel confident with the black acrylic panel ...

I was way too busy last week, so that video is a few days late. But I had a pretty decent excuse...

Here's the Behind The Scenes footage from the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, California.

Jennifer Nies is a passionate business owner, who has been doing this for twenty years, but you'd never know it looking at her. Here's her story.



Also, I update you on the Elos Nitrate test kit, which incorrectly tells users to shake the vial for five minutes.

I'm decluttering my reef and things are being pulled, snapped and broken.



I've had to make some major changes in the tank today, and have more to go. I knew I wouldn't like it, but when corals grow so big they travel up the viewing panels, you have start ripping some corals out. Lots of pieces are in the frag tank now. The reef is different... and will be even moreso in the next week or two.