I'd have to agree with Scott. i've lost SPS before when my tank hit 86 ( air conditioner broke ). I've learned my lesson since then... I keep frozen icepacks for coolers ready to go if the tank ever gets past 82, they do a wonderful job of bringing temp back down to acceptable ranges. I shoot for a ...

Hey guys... just thought i'd throw in some experience here.. I've had conch's before... a much better & cheaper alternative is cerith snails... They clean alot better, are more mobile, lay eggs more frequent, and the best thing is during the day, they burrow through the top 1"-2" layer...

Hey, I bought some new ones when i moved down a few months ago... $18 a piece off the internet... I saw 'em as high as $42 at one of the LFS around here. = (

The place I got 'em from is www.marinedepot.com, excellent site.. great guys... shipping costs are nominal, never had problems.

I'll take some snapshots of what I got tomorrow if i remember before work.

Ken's tank was definitely impressive!

The trip was ummmmm.... memorable. especially since my car broke down twice otw there!

Hope my wife and I didn't freak you out Mike. = )

- Mark

reeferpuffer : what time is good for you tomorrow, you can definitely ride with us if Ken can see us. I'm visiting my father in Thomas Hospital tomorrow morning, so i'll be in Fairhope until 2 or so... we can easily swing by Daphne and pick you up otw back to Destin. I'll take my digital camera too ...

Mine's nearly the same as yours 2 MJ12's, 2 rios , skimmer, refuge somewhere around 23/hr or so.. I've considered dumping all of them and just getting 2 seaswirls on a closed loop.. seems to be the most popular way to run a SPS tank ( no linear flow and massive amounts of turnover ). Just can't seem...

Nope, been extremely busy at work this past week and again this week.. FINALLY have tomorrow off! I might call up Ken and see if I can swing by tomorrow evening if anyone wants to ride with me from Baldwin County ?

-Mark

When & where is the meeting at Terry's ? I'll look through the other forums, maybe i missed the msg about it... Am i invited? = )

-Mark

Wonderful guys... didn't really expect this kinda response! truely impressed... unfortunately i have another 50+ hr work week. with only TODAY off = (

Probably going to try for 2 days off next week to visit John & Ken and browse their selections = )

-Mark

Snakeman : I work at O'Charlies in Foley, i'm a server there... I know where you work.. passed that tower a billlion times otw to the Interstate. = P

I'm in Elsanor.. it's between Robertsdale and Pensacola on Hwy 90.. Where is Progressive located in Mobile ?? If you guys in Baldwin county have anything you wanna frag, lemme know.. I'm definitely interested in getting my tank restocked, only thing I really have that i could trade is maybe a couple...

Yeah the post where i read about MBRK was the one asking if there were any SPS people in the panhandle of FL. John : I'd definitely be intersted in driving out to Biloxi... ( i think Biloxi is less than a 2 hr drive for me ) lemme know when or how we can work something out, whatcha have, whatcha wan...

Hey guys, I just moved back to the area a couple months ago after being away for 7 years in Virginia and have been into SPS & Reefkeeping for about 5 years now. I just discovered this forum while reading my regular RC Forums, and decided to check it out. Wasn't really sure if there was a big sal...