Search results

John, Glad everything went well! Know this was a big deal for you guys and it sound like everyone had a good time. Was unable to attend myself (and have been lying low) due to rwcovery froma surprise surgery last week (all is good now). Assuming the nominations stay the same, We’re trying to...

No decisions made, were still discussing. So, no single polyp zoa, no SPS. Monties?

Individual zoa polyps take a long time to settle in and start to grow. No feeding required. Plus they're a bit 'dirty water', 'unspecific lighting'. I've got 2 tanks full of them. Many you can just throw in and leave them be. On the other hand, an easy sps or monti requires a bit more...

I'm game. Here's a thought. Why not collect everyone's entry fee, give it to Mark at Ultimate Corals, explain we want a nice coral, not too common, easy to moderate to grow, and we need X amount of frags. His choice on the piece. Perhaps he can get the frags, of equal size, together for us...

Wooohoooo! Bar is in the back of the office, opens at 2pm. Key to the toilet bucket is attached to the hub cap hanging by the microwave.

Just FYI as an interesting sidenote. My much loved Grandad, passed for many a year, survivor of Omaha Beach, was known to me as 'The Old Geezer'. 'Geeze' for short. Not Pop, Granpa, Gramps. Its a good moniker IMHO. He didn't keep fish. He drank Schaeffer and smoked Salems. Dodged WWII bullets...

Tigs, Thanks man, but it won't work. I'm looking for a single tube, clear plastic, to try to build an algae scrubber reactor. Appreciate the offer though. M

Need a tube type reactor for an experiment. Was going to pick up a Phosban 150 on ebay for $40 or so but wanted to see if anyone has one laying around. Willing to drop a few bucks or trade. Lemme know. Mark (201) 467-1771

Agreed. No major cycle needed unless you're using new rock. If you're using your old rock with a piece or two of new rock you should be OK, though you will have a mini cycle. Just dont dump too much new rock in there at once. I use aragonite myself (or special grade reef). I dump 5-10 pounds in...

Stuff does look fantastic. May be purchasing a tank this week and need to rock it up. Are you willing to piece it out? If so, how much per pound?

So, in post DIY Easy cheap algae scrubber I described how to use simple plastic screens in an established sump/fuge or filter to get fantastic results. Still working unbelievably well and my initial $5 investment in this most excellent scrubber will last for the year. But, I now have a SPS...

Got mine in a plastic tub the size of a shoebox. Open lid every 2 days and throw in a cracker while pulling out a few dozen worms. Flush water through 1x month. Easy.

Is Mark back fron the CT Frag Fest? Might want to check before the ride.

Started raising larger colonies over past 6 weeks. To say I have thousands multiplying by the day is an understatement. They survive for a number of hours in saltwater, fish go nuts for them. If anyone in area wants a starter I'm happy to provide. On pickup I can give a quick lesson on raising...

Hey Paul, Need some advice on my white worms. I raised small colonies in the past which I would just use and reseed, but recently decided to go big. I'm at a point where the container, without me wetting it, is vey wet. As there are 400 billion worms I'm guessing its due to worm waste. Was...

Congrats! Quick search reveals 47th anniversary gift is books. What do they like to read?

Looking at pic close have to agree with MrX on th hydroids. Might be worth researching.

Light looks too intense. Xenia usually ‘stand’, mine look like that if i have too much flow. What things on rocks? If you’re talking the purple rock pic I actually thought those were coral polyps, hate to think thay’re aptasia.

Dude! Can that be any more functional, streamlined, or beautiful? I'm planning to have a vasectomy in the next few months. If you're available to consult with the doc I'd appreciate it.

Was into the coral thing. On advice of a founding member I was told that regardless of what I add, corals need fish poop (paraphrased). So all my tanks have some kind of damsel as a mainstay (mostly clowns). I slightly overfeed the fish/inverts with a mix of frozen block, marine snow, and ACC...