Recent content by prestonreefs

Just went there today. Although Chris charged me wrong for my 6 easy frags for $50 (which should've amounted to $25 with 50% off), I still think I got a good deal. I got a nem for 10 dollars out the door, and he seems to really like my newer tank setup! I'm awaiting when Chris will return...

Hopefully Chris isn't out completely. I've been to Aquatic Central a few times back when I had my other tank running. He was super nice and always ready to strike up a friendly conversation. His selection of freshwater is also pretty good.

Pictures after it cleared up: I'm in need of starter frags! I can't wait to start growing coral again.

Okay I moved this to the Journal thread! :)

(Moved from Intros thread) After three months (school's been busy and I've been lazy), I finally set up my new tank! It's a customized Fluval Edge 12 gallon, with quite a lot of work done on it (this took months of intermittent work). With the help of my friend's machine shop and his general...

I just realized there's a tank journal thread. Should I move this over there?

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm sure you can't really tell in the pictures, but the drain pipe is already in the water! I did that to try and quiet things down already. I'll definitely try the air tubing thing for sure though! The pump is already suction cupped onto the sump to reduce...

After three months (school's been busy and I've been lazy), I finally set up my new tank! It's a customized Fluval Edge 12 gallon, with quite a lot of work done on it (this took months of intermittent work). With the help of my friend's machine shop and his general skills, we were able to...

Man that's a ton of corals.... Definitely envious of your coral. Even when my tank was up and running, I probably had the same amount of coral as any one quarter of your 36 bowfront. Hahahaha.

I want that pure white! If somewhere local sells it dry for much cheaper, that'd be the best option for me. I'm just afraid that if I go pick up dead sand, it might not be true aragonite sand. The shipping is "free", making the sand a little over a dollar a pound shipped. Let me know...

Many thanks for all the warm welcomes! I was actually going to quit saltwater after this disaster, but I have been working on a project for about 3 months now. It's basically a customized Fluval edge 12 gallon that I gutted out and created my own LEDs, overflow and sump for. I'll post...

Hello BAreefers! My name is Preston, and I've been a reefer for about a year and a half or so. I'm currently a student at UC Berkeley studying Public Health. I had a 15 gallon long set up with about 25-30 heads of frogspawn, various common/intermediate zoas and some mushrooms...