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If I'm not mistaken, doesn't quartz trasmit UV radiation? We have to use quartz objectives and lenes in our high end UV laser microscopes. LL

I was wondering about different varieties of cup corals (Turbinaria peleta, etc.) Most that I see in stores are the pinkish/flesh color varieties. Are there any other colors that you guys have seen? I have two varities in my reef, the pink one and a nice dark green one. I have had both for...

They'll definitely grow back. Tried that a long time ago. Give it a few weeks. LL

I'd agree with you too Oddball. The costs can add up over time. However, If you add up all the functions the controller does, it pays off in the long run I believe (at least that's what I told my wife when I bought it . I've had my Aquacontroller now for about 2 years and I have had no major...

Well, thanks for the great information so far. So David, how do I tell the three species apart? Any field marks that are obvious? I don't plan to add them all at one time so I need to make sure I get the same ones each time. Lawrence

I was thinking the same thing. I have a blue damsel in the tank that would take on a Moray eel if one was in there. Lawrence

Hello, I'd like to add a group of 5-9 green chromis to my 110g reef. However, I'd like to hear from some green chromis veterans out there on their schooling behavior. I'm concerned that they will school for the first few weeks and then eventually scatter throughout the tank. What are your...

A few weeks back I was down in Miami at some reefs stores, and I was absolutely amazed at how many dyed anemones I saw. These guys had a tank with several dyed sebaes including yellow and green. The reefsource article was the first I've seen about wholesalers dying leather corals. Lawrence [...

2 skunk cleaners and a coral banded in a 110g Everybody gets along fine. Amazingly, the skunk cleaners hang out with the coral banded with no problems. LL

Webpage has been gone for a couple years. Their contact information is: (Orders may be faxed (602) 862-9061 or phoned in to John (602) 548-8697 There's also a farm in Ft. Pierce FL called Ora. Their fish look nice. A store here in Tallahasse has most of the fish they carry...

I was down there(from Tallahassee) this past weekend. I went to both Exotic Aquaria and Strictly fish. Both stores were great, lots fish at Exotic Aquaria. I got a great open brain at strictly fish for 35 bucks.