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Painfully letting go of my 57 gallon Oceanic Illuminata 57 gallon rimless tank and stand. Non-reef ready version because I didn't like having a big bulky black thing in the back. Not drilled. I used a Deltec hang-on skimmer when the tank was running. Tank and stand are both in excellent...

Hi, one of my bulbs on my 2x150 DE fixture blew out tonight. Where's the best place I can get a set of 150w DE halide bulbs locally? any help appreciated.. thanks!

Thanks Waz :D I do it manually... I still subscribe to the philosophy of the less equipment I have the better. The 150's have been acceptable I suppose, but I'm really itching to upgrade my lights very very soon.

oh my goodness.... :::::droooool!!!!::::: Brian! WELCOME BACK!!! :D :D My tank has lots of available bioload... just waiting for your goodies!

thanks matt :) that's an RBTA

the combination of a bout with a WICKED fleshrot disease in the tank along with a ton of traveling on my part this year has kept me from keeping this tank as pristine as i'd like :(. Hopefully things are turning around for the better! I'm also getting a strong itch to go LED, just waiting for...

congrats on the new 57... can't wait to see some pics of it! :)

one year update...

Brian!! Excellent! :D I should set up a bigger tank immediately! :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_ne ... 501251.stm pretty cool :)

new addition: borbonius anthia flash washed out its colors abit, but it's really hot pink all over

I'll gladly donate it to more luxurious digs if I manage to keep it alive that long. :D

Update: the bandit has officially started eating mysis with vigor! I am so happy :D

Lol you went from hourly to daily... I must be slipping! I don't do anything special... Magfloat to scrub the glass every two or three days, deltec MCE600 skimmer, Vortech mp40w for water movement, a hang-on canister filter that i throw on every once in awhile. That's it :)

Tank update: I've been falling behind on these updates cause I lost all (!) my fish to a recent bout of disease. I introduced two new fish, who appeared fine upon introduction, and one week later started developing some sort of weird flesh-rot sickness. Within two days all my fish (joculator...