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There is no need to progress this further. Steve

Yes I did resize them to the same size, 500 pixels being more or less randomly chosen, while I was preparing a few more to add. That occurred after I decided that the RC photography forum would be a more appropriate location for a thread relating to tank pictures. That conclusion was reached when recalling that when I asked fellow reefers whether or not they used a macro lens, the thread was promptly moved to the off topic area. They also have quite a few very serious and very good, tank photographers there, making it a useful venue to receive technical feedback, although this is never guaranteed. RC do have some general guidelines but still seem quite happy to accept and display full tank shots at quite large sizes, up to 1000pixels being quite common. Steve

Not unhappy, just negotiating another chicane. All part of the minutiae of life. For anyone interested, the pics, and a few more, are up in the photography section of RC. Steve

Nope, spent long enough reducing them from the 2.5Mb files they started as and I have a life to live. In fact I should be living it now instead of faffing round on here. Bye

Since I don't see any published specifications in the FAQ or guidelines and don't have a pm address for Bill Mod, I am not sure I can be bothered. Steve

And some more I forgot before... Steve

Some new pics with the new toy. Still need a lot of practice but getting better. http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0586_SML.JPG http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0632_SML.JPG http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0665_SML.JPG http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0688_SML.JPG http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0756_sml.JPG http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0763_sml.JPG http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0785_sml.JPG http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0789_sml.JPG http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0794_sml.JPG http://users.actrix.co.nz/stevea/IMG_0825_sml.JPG Steve IMG Tags Removed. Pics too wide Please resize Second set is fine Send me a PM when you have resized on your site and I will re-install the IMG tags to save you reposting. Bill. Mod.

Sounds like a good activity for the WE. Need your number. Steve

Hi, Wouldnt mind another Xenia. The last one has gradually faded away in the overflow. It didn't crash but my efforts to protect it from the Regal left it with insufficient light I suspect. So what I would like to do is try a smallish one in with the Regal. I know he nips at Anthelia (which does fine in the overflow) so I am not overly confident of success, but still worth trying. Steve

They had the system, I even helped them set it up, and they had the stock for a whhile and on occasions. What they lacked was the skill and the will. You will never build up a long term customer base if you are unble to demonstrate that you know what you are doing and what you are talking about. You will particularly not attract new entrants if you cannot give them confidence that you will be able to help them solve any problems they have. Steve

Many years ago I had to empty my reef to fix a leak. I found a worm over a metre long and about as thick as a finger. Despite this, I made sure I transfered all the bristle worms I found to my new tank when I set it up last year. That one above look pretty inocuous. I would certainly keep it if were my tank. Steve

Mine doesn't. There is no hint of mucus and it does fade ot a greyish colour. It sleeps down one end of the tank and always under the same rock. Steve

It was over night that the that CBB had it's fatal accident with the overflow. Steve

I just used the plastic netting material that you find around dive bottles. This was folded in half and tied with plastic tie wraps, then just sat over the lip of the overflow forming a mesh fence. In the current tank it is a lot simpler as I lay it across the overflow edge a bit like a T, with the top of the T sloping down slightly into the overflow. This not only stops fish going over the top but also prevents them from even getting closer than about 2-3cm. V’ small fish can still get past the end, as recently proved by a couple of baby Banggai cardinals. Steve

Sorry about you loss. I once lost a CBB to my overflow. I had him for well over a month and he was well settled in so I assume it was just that. This was befoe I had any protection on the overflow and what prompted me to add some. Steve

Good idea. I have been reading about that sort of thing on RC and am planning to build a floating acrylic box for top down photography . I figured that if it was plenty buoyant I could safely just push it to where I wanted it with the lens. Steve

Have never cleaned inside body of skimmer in the 6-7 years I have had it. Always clean neck whan I empty (usually weekly). Skimmer is kept dark so no algae grows inside. Steve

That's lucky. I was thinking that if it had grown that big (as the one in the pic) in such a short time, especially after it's accident, and if it also kept dividing at the rate it did/does in my tank, then you would soon be overrun. Steve

Is that the anemone that had an accident with the powerhead? Steve

That claw looks familiar. I sometimes see one of those waving about between a couple of Porites heads at feeding time. Not sure if it catches anything, but it certainly gives it a go. Steve

Here you are trying to remove a crab and there I was last year putting one in. Even saw it the other night cleaning out the corner down by where the mandarin 'sleeps'. The only animal I lost on my move to my current tank was a crab and I still feel guilty about that. If it isn't doing anything wrong, count yourself lucky to have a diverse selection of reef creatures in your reef. Steve

All my water changes are with cold water (400L for 2200L system). Never causes a problem but it does take place over an hour or so. Steve

Bad news. Having multiple RCDs may not have helped as a spike capable of tripping one could just have easily tripped them all. Having multiple RCDs (with built in circuit breakers - don't think older RCD units combined the two devices) will help if you have an equipment malfunction. I have had plenty of power problems in the past, the worst being when the tank was at work and the people installing air conditioning decided that they needed a new power feed and would therefore take one of the tank feeds (2 at the time). Nothing happened at first but eventually the load proved too much for one circuit breaker. Power went off on the Sunday morning and by Monday the temp was down to 19°. I don't recall loosing any fish but lost a few corals, one of which I had had for nearly 10 years, in the lower secrtions of the tank. The 2000L system I look after is connected to the buildings emegrency generator. I tried to tell them they only needed to worry about one supply for the pumps but it was easier just to put the lot on. This generator is about the size of a truck. I believe it has been used in anger. Steve

Does you blue eat peas? That yellow used to, perhaps that had something to do with it sampling a floating bubble. (It was a sad day when I lost that fish. I had a coral bleach suddenly and I think the tang decided to sample the algae it ejected - a bad idea as it was dead shortly thereafter.) The blue tang did not touch it in my previous tank but it does in this one. Perhap the reason is that my old tank had plenty of caulerpa when the fish arrived and this could keep up with its apetite. Caulerpa gets mowed down as soon as it appears in the current tank so it may be the tang has been forced to diversify. Steve

Get one of your tangs to eat it. Apart from the couple that are reputed to eat it anyway, I think most may well eat it once they realise it is food. I once accidentally trained a yellow tang to eat it when I was removing some and a bit got loose. The yellow, being a greedy bugger, sampled it, liked it and within a couple of weeks had rid the tank of it. Currenly my blue tang removes any it can get it's nose into. Big fish, big nose, so some remains in the hard to get at places. Steve