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:):):) I agree, highly specialized is a good description.

When I started, 42 years ago, reef wasn't even a fantasy thought. In fact, saltwater fish keeping was much of a fantasy for the home hobbyist. I went to a lecture by Stephen Spotte, and what he said about bacterial nitrogen disposal made sense to me as a soon-to-be PhD in biology, so I tried it...

You can mix some live rock with less expensive dry or base rock. However, I prefer all live rock because that increases the probabilities that you will be able to inadvertently bring in some interesting critters that you might never buy outright. Some of these might not be so good...

True - criminals, whether illegally here or not, who do not abide by our laws may receive the "benefits" of free room and board if caught not abiding.

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You can't have it both ways. They cannot be exempt from our jurisdiction, but subject to our laws since our laws are the jurisdiction.

I've been using a Typhoon III (I think) from AirWaterIce for many years, and it has worked flawlessly. Their support is also outstanding - the built in tds meter failed a few months ago and they sent me a new one without any questions.

Illegal aliens are subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal and state governments. The only individuals in the US who are not subject to our jurisdiction are foreign diplomats, who are not subject to criminal prosecution, members of Indian tribes who are subject to tribal jurisdiction, and...

You are right, but that is the action required by law. The Social Security Administration is not permitted to place the surplus into a locked box, nor are they free to invest it in any way that they might wish - they must purchase US bonds. Of course, bonds are an IOU, and will have to be...

Moorish Idols should be left in the ocean. Several years ago I got one that was eating pellets at the lfs, and continued to eat them, along with Marine Cusine in my display. He kept on eating them right up until the day before he died, when he stopped eating, and was gone by the next morning...

Actually, you are wrong. Social Security witholding is used to pay current benefits. As an effort to bolster the longevity of the system, several years ago witholding was increased above that needed for immediate payout, and the excess invested in bonds, which will be sold publicly when the...

But don't be surprised if the trigger plucks the spines off of the urchin - I had that happen many years ago, done by a niger trigger.

Add RODI to bring down the specific gravity How have you been replacing evaporation?

Everyone seems to be focused on hydrogen sulfide as the culprit, and it might be. But I notice that you have ammonia present in the water. My cardinal rule of thumb is the only acceptable level of ammonia is an undetectable level. I would add Amquel+ to the water to detoxify the ammonia - this...

As you probably know by now, "cheap" and "salt water fish keeping" don't go together very well. That said, there are choices you can make that will limit your costs and still work OK. HO fluorescent lighting is probably the minimum I would consider. It is more expensive to run (electrical costs...

I had one for more than 2 years - loved that fish! Here is a picture of him.

Keep your fingers out of the tank until you rule out a mantis

I am planning to remove my small cramped sump that sits in the cabinet below my 220 gallon tank. It is too cramped in there, and there are too many submerged pumps (skimmer, chiller, ats and return) heating the water. I have a "spare 110 gallon tank in the garage that I would like to convert to...

Fortunately the courts have shown more reading (and reasoning) ability than shown in the interpretations given above. Hundreds of cases have affirmed that states cannot infringe on travel rights, but that is very different from operating a vehicle on public roadways, where an operating license...

I love this response, we see it frequently here. It is like saying you are a little bit pregnant, so you only need part of a crib:). Once you house corals you need higher quality lighting than is required for housing fish, and you need to worry more about water movement, trace element...