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I was out mowing the grass one day and I saw a Public Works truck pull up to the neighbors house. Three men climb out of the truck and grab some tools from the bed of the truck. One guy measures and marks a spot on the ground. A second man digs decent size hole and stands back. The third gentleman fills the hole back in with the same dirt and they pack up and drive down the street. They stop about four house down and repeat the same thing. And when they stopped at a third location I had to ...

My neighbor showed up pounding on my front door while I was busy measuring PAR in the fishroom. Turns out a small fire ignited on the transformer behind my house. And it's raining!









I went ahead ...

My tank is doing good. Oscellaris clowns and Green BTA seem to be enjoying their new home. They have been in the tank for about a month now. My understanding of corals is that the softies are a little less maintenance that sps/lps so I think I am going to take a trip to Fintastic in Charlotte and see what I can get.



I do have a bit of green algae left ...

i am looking to add some fish. Since i have had prior problems with semi-aggressive fish, i typically stick to only peaceful fish. I am definately getting a heptus tang (spelling) and would also love to add a yellow tang at the same time. the yellow tang does say semi-aggressive especially toward other tangs.

I see these two together in alot of tanks. Does anyone have experience with both or how aggressive a yellow tang really is.
I really dont want to put him in my tank ...

i am thinking about building a sump for my 150 gal tank i will be converting from fresh water to salt water, fish with coral i am just wondering where i could find plans on how to build one out of a old spare 30 gal tank i have. i do not know anything on how to do this i mean i have been looking around the net but i cant seam to find any plans on how to build it i need to know what size pump, how to build a overflow or should i just buy a overflow please HELP thanks