Recent content by alrha

They ALWAYS do Mike!

Visited the Long Island Aquarium yesterday - behind the scenes is always impressive.

Anytime. Just have to make sure they don't become lunch to raccoons or cats etc.

Nice. That's what I was hoping for. Koi pond/water garden in the backyard. Might be able to place it adjacent to the house so it can be viewed from inside as well. While the reef will be inside I think I will be able to view it from the backyard too ( through the kitchen). Should be a nice...

Lol. Nothing like a new build to get us crawling out of the woodwork. We are good.that photo is actually dated already. we are on #4 (the last one finally a girl).

Hence the dilemma. Hey, which side are you on here?

old? mike, you gonna let him get away with that? Looking good, keep the pics of your progress coming... FWIW had the dimable ATI last and was quite happy with it.

As everyone here knows by now, this hobby takes up a lot of time, money, and effort, and often even frustration. I'm curious what it is that motivates most of you in the hobby? The beauty of looking at it as living art? The fun of tinkering? The fascination with the science? The challenge to...

ha ha, thanks T. At this point, maybe i'll even do both. lol. pond would be outside in the back and reef would be obviously inside. I'll probably have to brush up on my "stuff" as my reef keeping knowledge is probably archaic at this point. been almost 2 years and probably at least 3-4 more till...

starting to lean in some more. spoke to the aquarium architecture people, they sound like they know what they're doing.

Anyone familiar with "Aquarium Architecture"? http://www.aquariumarchitecture.com Looks rather impressive.

Ha, thanks Randy - glad it's doing well finally!

Hi Everyone, As some of you remember, I lost my reef to Superstorm Sandy and haven't returned to reefkeeping since. I am beginning a process of constructing a new home, and am considering the incorporation of a reef into the home. Obviously this would be a beautiful addition and a centerpiece...

Randy, I just saw the news, i really hope this isnt affecting your systems at all. if a generator is helpful to you, I do have one (never used) i got after Sandy. You are welcome to pick up from Manhattan Beach if necessary. I hope all is ok.

Thanks everyone. perhaps someday i may be back and some of you will remember me, but that day will not be anytime soon. Most importantly I have met many great people here, and as a matter of fact, most of the people who have been working at getting my house back up and running are from...