Hey Jim,
Well, I transferred some sps colonies over to the other tank to keep 'em safe and I'm still in an sps decline. I was going to wait until I could give 'em to a buddy, but they're not really giveable since they're in such bad shape. In the new year I plan on removing my top layer of LR, killing all the aips, chipping off what's still alive and doing a real cleaning of both the dt and the sump. Depending on how ambitious I am, I might send the fish over to the big tank and really do a breakdown so I can start over.
It's encouraging to hear your's is doing well. It's exactly the reason I'm doing this. Having two tanks can be a drag sometimes and I'd like one to run on auto pilot too so I can really concentrate on the newer one.
I've been going there for years and I agree, they're awesome. I do a sweep of all the wayne county lfs periodically and I always seem to end up there and buy something. Haven't bought corals from them, though and I'll give them a try since I was never looking for softies or lps before. I didn't know they got that many shipments in on a regular basis. They must sell tons! Thanks for the reminder RR.