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I saw on Facebook that Jeremy closed his shop down in Seekonk. I got an email a few months back noting that Krystal Klear Aquatics closed for good, over in Charlton. Where do folks from central MA go to buy fish and supplies these days? Are there any new stores in the area that opened in the...

Howdy gang, Looks like there are some old timers still around. JimN posting from Japan? Who'd-a-thunk? One Eye getting the fever for reef tanks again? Dong still selling frags? Frank still selling a few frags? Greg Hiller around? I'm in Clinton now. Reefless these days after a divorce in...

While I get my tank cleaned up, I need an RBTA to be held in a healthy tank with strong lighting; preferably in a tank near Hudson, MA. The anemone has bleached out. Not sure it's going to make it. There was a sustained hyposalinity issue for a while, the inverts did not like it. Need to get...

I have neglected my tank pretty badly this past 12 months. No skimmer, barely any water changes, a mess. I got hair algae really really badly that almost makes me want to throw in the towel. I got the skimmer started again this week - it needed cleaning and a new part. I have done 2 water...

I have a 125 gal tank with a ~50 gal sump. Sump is in the unheated basement. I run my house cold in the winter, but like to keep the tank at 78 degrees. I had a big ol' Blueline 1000 watt (yes, you read that right) heater in there. It did a good job up until a few days ago. It shorted out the...

The next MACNA is 04-06Sep2015 in Washington DC at a nice Marriott down there. I figure that's within driving distance. Room rate is $124 per night. http://macnaconference.org/2015/ I'm planning on going. Drive down, means I can lug stuff back home. Who else is in? If we get enough...

I didn't think it would happen. My cool rose bubble tipped anemone wandered into my powerhead and is toast. Sucks. The big boring brown one? Stays put and stings the hell out of its neighbors as it grows. Reef gods got angry at me. What was: No idea what happened to the anemone shrimp...

I've had a bunch of cyanobacteria grow in my tank. Been lazy with water changes, and over-feeding. I got some Dr. Tim's Refresh and added to the sump per the directions, although I split the dose over two nights: half one night, second half the next night. Next day I saw the cyano clearing...

Cool article from National Geographic: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2621231/National-Geographic-photo-magnified-25-times-reveals-stomach-churning-contents-SINGLE-DROP-seawater.html#ixzz30w5ZgVZr They magnified a single drop of seawater 25 times. Check out all the micro-organisms in...

A guy on Reef Central posted his homemade reef aquarium long. There's a thread. Always go to the last page. Download the sucker. It's fast. It's MS Excel. It's very good, and best of all it's free! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2089309&page=38 Just started using it. Love...

Got a new Sony NEX-5T camera. Using the default lens, need to get a macro lens. The thing captures the colors so much better than my Samsung Galaxy S3 or old Cannon. Focusing is a pain in the neck, brain, and fingers. First, finally real color of my RBTA. Don't know why the color was...

Who here keeps pipe organ corals? I tried a while back and failed. I think my salt levels were consistently too low. They look pretty. If you keep them, how difficult are they? What lighting level? Flow? Please post pictures. :)

Next frag swap will be at the end of the 04 May 2014 meeting. There's another thread stuck to the top of Reef Talk with information on the date/time/location of the meeting. For details or questions, see that thread. As usual, in the frag swap thread, please note what you're looking for...

This may be inspirational to you reefers... Now here's a link to the article where the pics are links to high resolution photos: http://www.zoanthusmania.com/?p=346 First half is in Italian. Scroll down to see the translation into English.

I was messing around in my tank tonight. I reached over my green bubble tip anemone to get at some dragon eye zoos. The anemone's tentacles were waving in the current and I felt them touch my bare arm. Thirty seconds later or so, I felt a bit of pain on my forearm. I pulled my arm from the...

Here's a cool video: http://vimeo.com/danielstoupin/slowlife You're going to want to watch it in full screen. :)

I'll post a video of my serpent star below. I've had it for over a year now. How long do they live? How long have you had yours? I find it frustrating to try and feed the serpent star only to see the damned damsel steal the food 5 minutes later. Grrr. http://youtu.be/8MJjZPsR-Qs

I love Xenia. Just so cool to watch. http://youtu.be/LWo_oan8I2M Let's hear it for Xenia!

I have a couple of 250 watt MH lights over my 125. To get the colors in teh tank to pop a bit more, I want to supplement with a 6' actinic bulb run on an old Icecap ballast. I'm having trouble figuring out how to add the 6' long VHO bulb over the tank and not block light from the MH pendants...

I often see people post this issue on the boards. They have Xenia, usually the all white pom-pom type, and it isn't pulsing. The first responders usually recommend checking alk, and if low supplementing accordingly (use baking soda or washing soda solutions). Uncommonly, the original poster...