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  1. CCrescini

    Pipe Organ Response to pH drop

    I know it's not the same without pictures, but I still wanted to take a second to describe this. I noticed yesterday that my Pipe Organ was slowly closing as the day went on. Nothing else seemed to be acting strange, so I didn't pay much attention. In fact, I assumed that since I had just...
  2. CCrescini

    Tube worms galore!

    It had been a while since I cleaned my skimmer, and this is what I found... In case the pictures aren't clear, that second shot is down inside the body of the skimmer. I noticed it had gotten pretty inefficient, which is why I decided to take it out and clean it. Now that I know what was...
  3. CCrescini

    Finally made a mixing tank...

    I've had a big set of tanks for making RODI water and my auto-top off, but for all this time, I've been mixing saltwater in five gallon jugs by hand. I finally got tired of it, and built a mixing/filling station. I have to say, it is really nice to be able to do a water change, and have the...
  4. CCrescini

    Do montiporta sting?

    So as my monti has grown, I can see that it is clearly beginning to aggravate one head of my candy cane. Do montis sting? They are really close to each other, but it doesn't look like they're actually touching yet, and I've never seen any sweepers come off of the monti. I can imagine when the...
  5. CCrescini

    Reefbreeder Settings

    Omar asked me to give him my settings for my Reefbreeders again. I couldn't figure out how to post a picture from my hard drive to a private message, so I'm posting it here. For anyone who is interested, these are the settings I used for a 48" photon series over a 4' 120 gallon tank. I have a...
  6. CCrescini

    Oh no Mr. Bill, I mean Mickey!

    http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/18/travel/disney-fish-tank-bursts/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 bummer!:rain:
  7. CCrescini

    Back from vacation and...

    Nothing Everything looks pretty much exactly like I left it. I guess I should be happy, but I'm not feeling very needed right now, lol. Thought I'd share a shot of the big tank. It's good to be home.
  8. CCrescini

    One year and counting

    So just about a year ago I rescued my tank from my in-laws. It's a 120 Oceanic all glass tank that had been set up as a FOWLR for many years. Everything was state of the art circa 1992, running a wet dry filter and a single fluorescent tube. Here's the pic from right after I moved it to my...
  9. CCrescini

    Update to Sophie's build

    As some of you may remember, Sophie and I started a tank for her. Well, I finally got the stand back together, and moved the tank off of my kitchen counter. The tank is a JBJ 28 gal nano cube with an AquaMaxx HOB skimmer. Wasn't having great success with just the skimmer (lost a couple of...
  10. CCrescini

    Anemone in an awkward spot

    So I found a mini-maxi half way through the screen of one of my overflows. I moved the entire screen to the gravel bed in hopes that he'll work his way out on his own now that there isn't any suction. Other than trying to cut him out, is there anything else I should be doing?
  11. CCrescini

    Potentially embarrassing situation

    When I checked on my tank yesterday morning, one of my acans was knocked over again (damn snails). Anyway, I had glued it before, but apparently, not well enough. So this time I got after it. Most glue I've ever used. Found a good crack in the rock where the glue would be able to get hold...
  12. CCrescini

    "Flatworm" ID please

    I dipped two of my corals that I've been having problems with. In the dip solution, I found two of these "flatworms". Are these guys predators or just innocent bystanders? They are about an inch long, smooth, beige with a white line running the length of the body.
  13. CCrescini

    Getting to know your neighbors

    I've had two maroon clownfish in Sophie's new 29 gal cube for about a month now. She finally found an anemeone that was acceptable (i.e. it was prettier than the ones in my tank). My buddy was just amazed watching these little clowns, who have never even seen an anemone before, know exactly...
  14. CCrescini

    Should I worry?

    I came home from work, and sat down to look at the tank. While I was watching, an ensign wasp (had to look it up) landed on the surface of the water, and was quickly dragged down by one of my triggers. Everyone took turns chewing on him, but my male blue throat trigger did most of the work. It...
  15. CCrescini

    Getting the word out about MARSH

    I had an extra afternoon while I'm here in St John's, Newfoundland. I climbed up signal hill in hopes of seeing some of the humpbacks which have been frequenting the area. I didn't see any whales, but I figure, where better to broadcast the news about MARSH? After all, if it was good enough for...
  16. CCrescini

    Thanks Brian!

    So I took Sophie to pick up her pair of clowns for her new nano. We stopped off at 3CC to check out Brian's place. I told him the story about her only wanting a "Nemo" and a bubble coral. Before I knew what happened, he had bagged up a small bubble and donated it to her cause with the following...
  17. CCrescini

    Reefbreeders: great customer service

    So now that it's fixed, I'll own up to it. I ordered one of the new 48" photon series LED's from Reefbreeders. Got the light, built a rack from which to hang it, then promptly dropped it in my tank :censored:. I took it apart and dried everything out, but apparently not well enough. The...
  18. CCrescini

    weird wrasse behavior?

    I have a melanarus wrasse about 4-5" long in a 120 gal tank. Tonight, he started circling the tank quickly, generally showboating, and striking at his own reflection in the glass. He doesn't seem to be bothering anyone else, but it's definitely out of the ordinary for him. It reminds me of...
  19. CCrescini

    Anemone ID please

    Does anyone know what kind of anemone this is? Thanks, Chris
  20. CCrescini

    Better way to run those RO/DI lines

    I was annoyed by the tangle of RO/DI lines I had running from under the sink, to the RO/DI, to the holding tanks, to the sump. Looking around the garage, I found some leftover drywall anchors for ClosetMaid wire shelves I had mounted in the laundry room. Here's a picture I pulled off their...
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