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I have resealed multiple tanks over the years. I have a 135 running that I resealed about 4 years ago. Removed all the old silicone, cleaned with vinegar, buffed with a clothed and resealed. Same with a 55 and several smaller tanks. Never had a leak. Buffing and vinegar are key to removing...

agree Ryobi and B&D are weak choices. I'd add Bosch and Milwaukee to the list. I think impact isn't essential but nice to have for sure.

There pretty harmless and do not spread much at all ime. I leave them alone figuring they are part of my clean up crew.

rtv is stronger but GE silicone 1 works fine. Use a razor blade and take your time. I've just cleaned the glass with vinegar but I would suggest cleaning the edges with a ultra fine sandpaper to make sure all the old silicone is completely removed. Bond will be excellent unless old silicone...

It is very different from alcohol, cig's, wood dust and other known carcinogins. Asbestos is a mineral not a chemical. It's been used in all kinds of materials and in each and every category the workers have developed mesothelioma/asbestosis. So did their wives and kids. All well documented...

I was a building contractor and in the trades for more than 25 years. I've 'eaten' more than I care to think about since I remodeled older, historic homes in Chicago and surrounding burbs. I saw first hand and heard plenty of stories of guys dying a slow and horrible death from lung...

Here's the summation of the study which I find compelling. It's the 2nd one, peer reviewed. Specifically mentioned dust like Cymaster noted so rinsing may be a key variable. Also notes exceptions to the rule. Carbon does indeed cause HLLE. Researchers once again chose to work with...

I stopped using carbon several years ago since I had tangs. Just have a kole atm and it's doing great. Also took my GFO reactors offline. Rely on macro algae exclusively in one tank and macro and a oversized skimmer on another. I get cyano every once and awhile if I feed too much so I just do...

+1 scrape them off or nuke them with a kalk paste. Unchecked they grow like mad and irritate coral ime.

I'm in Aaron; Monday or Tuesday. I'd rather support a LFS than the chains.

freezing also works. Very nasty stuff and there are many varieties. Only a couple are legal in Cali

I use blue chromatiNet which cuts down on the red spectrum and lends a blue tint which helps a little bit with color. No problems with algae. But as everyone is saying for color you do need to supplement. I grew a Miami orchid under sunlight (in Chicago of all places) that looked brown with a...

I've given up trying to understand all the reasons sps rtn or stn but I tend to blame alk swings or ph swings if temp, lighting and other things are stable. I've had sps survive high nitrate/high phosphate/dirty water and even large temp swings without losing tissue. Some bleached or lost color...

stick to food grade imo. Too risky.

I did add an Angelfish I picked up at Reef Lounge last Monday. He died, but I though it was because he didn't acclimate well. Never came out, died 4 days later. If this is the only real change you made to your tank odds are it is the source of your problems. Stray voltage could be the cause...

It is difficult to make blanket statements imho but 2,000 lbs is a lot of weight. An older building with 2x10 doug fir floor joists, 16 inches on center could support your tank ime. Supported my 240 gallon system in Chicago for 5 years with no issues. But I set it up perpendicular to the floor...

Nice goni. You ever get near DTLA or LAX?

I'm glad you posted new sources! Tucker Carlson's stuff is drivel and he is a total whack job : ). A much more balanced view from the Economist discussing the lull in warming over the past decade despite massive input of CO2...

Here's another one on CO2 and methane levels from Reuters. Reuters has a series on sea level rise on the east coast worth reading. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/09/greenhouse-gas-levels_n_5788788.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change rayray I liked your earlier response when you were more...