The sea spider began to fly around the tank. It seemed to be doing this on purpose as it would deliberately let go of a particular perch....fly around...then fold it's legs and drop to another perch.

It did this continuously for about a week before disappearing. I haven't seen it in months and I assume it is gone.

The Live Rock supplier supports the observation that he sees the spiders on his dives in the spring, then they are gone. I may have witnessed the method by which they leave the area.

The coral it lived on has had some die back as it fought hair algae. It's still alive and I hope it will return to it's former glory someday.

Updated tank views
 

Here's how things are looking today. It is difficult to get a good overall tank view.

Front view
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0150.jpg

Side View
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0152.jpg

Here are some shots of three interesting anemones that were hitchikers on the LR. Each is about 6" in diametre.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0157.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0155.jpg

In this last shot you can see just a bit of my green carpet anemone, which is now about 18" diametre. It has grown remarkably since moving into the new tank. I think it gets a LOT more food than it used to.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0153.jpg

Crazy!!! I love how its coming along. Can we see a couple shots of the fish room too Please?

nice job i pipefit golf courses for a living and i think you beat me. looking forward to seeing the finished product. Kris

You could be looking for a long time....

Tank Webcam Operational!!!
 

OK world...here is the tank. If the hosting service for this webcam has a limit as to how many people can be simultaneously viewing...I suppose they will tell me about it!

Current operating hours 12:30PM - 10:30PM PST.

When you first connect, you'll need to load a Panasonic plugin for Internet Explorer. Go to the tab called "single". No need to login.

http://brads-aquarium.viewnetcam.com:50000

The world says hi back! :D

Man, watching that tank, I wish I could have done the same kind of tank depth. I went 30" depth on a 6' tank, now I wish I could have done 6'x6'. Thanks a lot for making a 280g look like a chump tank! :p

I think your trigger has lost his mind!!