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    Heniochus diphreutes

    in General Discussion

    Thanks, John and Johnny, for getting these!!

     

    Can I pay for three of them now (by paypal), but have Johnny keep them in his quarantine system until the social?

     

    Okay guys, a few dozen freshly caught Hawaiian Heniochus diphreutes are arriving today into Blue Ribbon Koi... sizes should be mixed from smalls to mediums...

     

    Good luck!

     

    Copps

    Coral Reef, marine fish desktop wallpaper

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    Yes, but putting something from the internet on your computer desktop isn't like reposting it on your website (i.e., republishing it to the world), it's more like cutting it out of a magazine and putting it on your wall. That being said, I suppose you could always ask the guy for permission...

     

    one thing to remember is that photographs have owners and not all teh owners want people to use them.

    Coral Reef, marine fish desktop wallpaper

    in General Discussion

    I was looking a while back for pics that would make good wallpaper for my monitor at work. Eventually, I ended up grabbing the pics from this guy's site, and I'm happy with it:

     

    http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_aquascaping.htm

     

    Some great pics, esp. 'cause his tank is so deep (front to back), an aspect that I love...

     

    Thanks a lot for the link. They are small for my sreen. My screen is 1680x1050.

    Those pictures are very nice.

    Thanks again,

    Tee

    Need to sell>>>

    in General Discussion

    Sorry I wasn't able to come by earlier in the week to check out your live rock. Can I pick up a hydor koralia tonight?

     

    Ok guys all live stock is gone, Thank You Carla...I still have the tank, sump, hydros and skimmer at the moment still up for grabs. I updated the the list thats still for sale. I can sell the lights separt if someone is interested.

    thanks, Tim

    Need to sell>>>

    in General Discussion

    Shirlington's on my way home from work, I could come by to check out the live rock sometime this week or weekend. PM me with ph# and address and we can work it out.

     

    I need to sell this rock 1st. But please email me in what you are interested in and I will keep you in line.

    I live in Arlington VA (shirlington)

    thanks

    Need to sell>>>

    in General Discussion

    I'll take a Hydor Koralia. Interested in digital timers and plumbing/tubing accessories, too.

    Interested in the cardinalfish.

    Might be interested in some live rock.

     

    I assume the snails and crabs prices are per item? Might take some of those, too.

     

    Where are you located?

    New scientific research refutes many of Gore's climate claims..

    in Conservation & Sustainability

    · Edited by rsarvis

    I'm sorry, I don't have much of a stake or position in this debate, but this post below is kind of an unwittingly self-referential farce. Self-congratulatory sanctimony appears to motivate on a par with the diabolical profit motive (gasp!)...

     

    *It's not worth arguing with people who disagree with me.* *X is true, and those who disagree are like pigs squealing in their bunker.* *There's no profit motive in taking my [doubtlessly noble!] position.* *Your think tanks are fake, mine are legitimate.* *Your scientists have questionable motives, mine don't.*

     

    And the most hilarious... *I'm not reading this thread anymore because the poeple who disagree with me are intellectually dishonest.* You, however, are a paragon of intellectual probity, without a doubt... Very nice....

     

    Keep patting yourself on the back... I'll bet you scored a genius on the IQ test you designed for yourself...

     

    I see a lot of claims "debunking" global warming and a lot of personal attacks against Al Gore, Robert Kennedy, etc...

     

    These are made by people who live in a world where facts are altered to suit political/economic/religous doctrine. The fact remains that the overwhelming evidence, virtually all of the articles published in LEGITIMATE scientific journals, and the long term record world-wide are conclusive. Global warming exists and human activity has contributed significantly to its increase. The rest of it is like Bill O'Reilly squeeling in his bunker.

     

    It's not worth arguing with the deniers, because they just change the subject. You ask them to cite reputable journals and they point at web sites funded by energy companies or fake think tanks like the American Enterprise Institute.

     

    So here's my suggest for everyone:

     

    1. Identify peer-reviewed scientific journals (like Nature, or Science) and check out articles published in them. Also, make sure what the connections are of the authors.

     

    2. If you see any sort of institute cited, make sure you understand where there funding is coming from.

     

    There is no real profit motive in accepting global warming. There is a lot of profit for many industries (petrochemical, power, coal, automotive, etc....) in casting doubt on it. Follow the money and find the distortion.

     

    I won't be reading further messages on the topic, because it's clear that there are some intellectually dishonest people who will cite any source, no matter how questionable, just to cast doubt on one of the most serious problems of the coming century. Those of us in the reality-based community can search out our own facts without relying on the junk posted in forums.

    Is the pump too strong for my setup

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by rsarvis

    How big's your tank. I know others have better success, but I find even in my 180g, at least given my rock work, it's not always easy to position a high-flow powerhead so that it doesn't blow things everywhere. As much as I hate having to see tons of powerheads everywhere, that might be the way to go, using weaker ones but several of them, instead of one or two strong ones.

     

    If you do downgrade on powerheads, though, I'll take the Koralia!! :bb: I'm actually planning to buy one, but I don't think I'll get the 4.

     

    EDIT: Sorry, I just saw that you do have your tank size in the post toward the end. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm thinkin' a Koralia 3 is a little strong for a 36g. ALthough the Koralia spreads out the flow, a 3 is prob still strong enough to be difficult in that size tank.

     

    I have a koralia 3 pump and it's rated at 850 gph. i currently have it on the right side of the tank about half way down and aimed toward the front of the glass. when i turned it on, it seems to produce quite a bit of turbulence in the water. On the other side of the tank, I have the sump return nozzle aimed to the side toward the left glass so it won't have water flowing directly over the corals. A buddy of mine told me that I should have the Koralia aimed directly across the tank. My question is: 1) Is the Koralia pump to strong for my 36 gal long tank? 2) Is there better way to aim the pump? 3) Did I have the return pump nozzle aim in the correct location?

     

    Thanks in advace for your input.

     

    James

    Lowering Salinity

    in New to the Hobby

    How big's your tank? If it's big enough, you'll have to replace quite a bit of water to make a major dent...

     

    Hello!

     

    Dbartco has shown me the error of my swingarm ways, and now that I am armed and deadly with the refracto, I am trying to figure out how to get my main tank down to 1.025-ish, from the 1.027-ish it is currently at.

     

    What I've tried is to remove one gallon of tank water and let the ATO fill it back with RO\DI. I've done that three times in the past week now and my salinity is still right at 1.027-ish.

     

    Is that not supposed to work? I know that just adding RO shouldn't do anything, but I thought I was replacing sw with RO, and that should lower the SG. Should I be doing one gallon water changes with 1.023-ish sw? Any advice is helpful,

     

    thanks! Of course nothing is wrong in the tank, but I need to fix it anyway. :rollface:

    jp

    Anemone in slow decline

    in General Discussion

    In case anyone is curious, or for some future reader's reference, my anemone is on the mend... :)

     

    I've tried feeding him over the past several weeks; it's a hard angle to get at, esp. 'cause i've just been using chopsticks (need to get some tongs!!), but when I'm patient enough, the anemone closes around the food.

     

    I've probably fed him 1-2 times per week over the last several weeks. He started regrowing tentacle stubs a few weeks ago and they look like they're continuing to grow. Growing slowly, but growing.

     

    So maybe in another month, I won't have to hold the food at the mouth for a whole minute...

     

    Thanks for the advice! :cheers:

    Heniochus diphreutes

    in General Discussion

    Awesome. So when would we need to let you know by?

     

    [what kind of fish is that in your profile pic?]

     

    Hey guys, as many of you know I help John out with ordering at BRK, and one of the collectors/suppliers I know in Hawaii collects these in Hawaii. Rest assured they are H. diphreutes, as H. acuminatus are not found in Hawaii. He is taking off the month of July (summer is the slow season for the industry), but Johnny could get these in in August if you guys would like them.

     

    Distinguishing these is not so easy when small, but I've always found it easier to look at the rounded breast and blunt nose of the H. diphreutes rather than the anal fin. H. acuminatus are much more common in the industry and easier to collect as they are reef dwellers travelling usually as singles and pairs. H. diphreutes is way up in the water column (like pyramid butterblies and others considered "reef safe") and much harder to collect.

     

    These can be kept generally with copperbands and other butterflies, but I've found that even the planktonic butterflies like diphreutes and pyramids eat tubeworms and featherdusters... on the bright side, they'll also eat aptasia though...

    Heniochus diphreutes

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    Yea, that would be really cool!! I'm very tempted to do just that; I love the idea of a small school of these.

     

    Right now, I have very little bioload (at least as fish are concerned--do you count other stuff (corals, hermits, etc.) when calculating bioload? Even still, it's low) and would like to get some beautiful fish to look at (slowly, I know). I'm wondering, in a 180, would a few angels be okay with a couple tangs and some cardinals as well? (Right now, I only have a clown pair, a lawnmower, a bicolor pseudochromis, a blue reef chromis, and a six-line wrasse.)

     

    Would that be getting to be too much, with the larger fish mentioned above that I'm interested in?

     

    For a 180g, IMO, I would get a Single CB and 2-3 B/W H. D.

    Heniochus diphreutes

    in General Discussion

    Anyone know the answer to this...

     

    Thanks.

     

    Question for all you knowledgeable folks: Can I have both a H. diphreutes and a copperbanded butterfly? Or is it stick to one butterfly species? 180g reef tank. Currently I don't have many fish and they're all small, but I'll prob get a couple tangs at some point, too.

     

    Also, does either (H. diph. or copperband) eat feather dusters? I saw somewhere the copperband eats worms, so I'm wondering if I'll be sacrificing my feather duster if I get one of these two fish (or both).

    i cant keep corals living long in my 120g tank can you please help me

    in New to the Hobby

    And also what are you testing for?

     

    I have a 180g and I've been in the hobby for about the same amount of time. I have about a dozen or so corals, but they're all fairly small frags, and I got them over several months, so it's been easier to make sure I'm doing things to keep them growing okay. but even with a smaller amount of corals, I found when I started testing for calcium recently that my calcium was rather depleted; I started dosing recently and things seem to be growing better. I imagine if you're putting that much coral into the tank in a short amount of time, there may be problems in that regard.

     

    Anyway, I'll let the more knowledgeable folks here help you trouble-shoot, but in my short amount of time in the hobby, I have to say I agree with emissary that patience is the rule. It can definitely be frustrating when you don't know why things are happening, but going slowly lets you get on the boards and ask questions before, rather after, things go drastically wrong.

     

    Sounds like you're moving too fast. You've put $1000 worth of corals into a tank that's only now reached 6 months old? Starting from scratch material, I think you're asking for trouble. Starting from a previously established tank -- you can do that. "They" say tank *establishment* comes after 1 year. So you may want to stick with softies/LPS for a little while and ensure you can care for those before moving on.

     

    Can you elaborate on "fine"? What are the values you get for the various parameters? What corals have died, and what behavior did they exhibit before dying? What fish do you have? How much LR/substrate? Got pictures?

    Also... where do you live?

    Heniochus diphreutes

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by rsarvis

    PSSSSST I think you should start a group buy :rollface:

     

    Agreed! :clap:

     

    I might jump on the diphreutes bandwagon.

     

    Question for all you knowledgeable folks: Can I have both a H. diphreutes and a copperbanded butterfly? Or is it stick to one butterfly species? 180g reef tank. Currently I don't have many fish and they're all small, but I'll prob get a couple tangs at some point, too.

     

    Also, do copperbands (or H. diph.) eat feather dusters? I saw somewhere they eat worms, so I'm wondering if I'll be sacrificing my feather duster if I get one of these two fish (or both).

    new to the hobby needs tank and equipment!

    in New to the Hobby

    Is it clear this is a starter tank for him? He said he has some saltwater knowledge. Anyway...

     

    I started out early this year with a 180, and I love it. It has its plusses and minuses. People told me to get as big a tank as you can afford because a) big tanks are more forgiving (which is true and probably has saved me a couple headaches already), and b) you're going to want upgrade (which is also true, I'd love to have a bigger tank, but there's no way I or my townhouse or my budget could handle anything bigger).\

     

    So that advice was good and I'm glad I got what I did. If I have to move anytime soon, though......

     

    That being said, it would have been useful for me to start with a smaller tank, mainly so that I would know, when I moved to a bigger tank, how to choose my own gear, used or online, to save money. I bought most of the starting-out stuff new at the LFS (chefthomasr on here was my guide to what to purchase, and he did a great job explaining everything to me), so obviously there's quite a premium over what you can get used on wamas or new online. But on the other hand, I don't regret paying more, because I was reading so much that I was getting overwhelmed and discouraged. I ended up shelling out several thousand dollars to get it all started, but I'm really happy with what I have and I might have just given up if I tried to do it all myself. (Also, I had the LFS's people do the plumbing, 'cause I didn't want to mess that up as a newbie. Now, I think I could do it myself.)

     

    Anyway, I agree with the recommendation of joining wamas; as jamesbuf told me, the best $20 you'll spend in the hobby.

     

    BTW - someone's selling a 50g for a good price right now. I'd consider checking that out. I thought about it for about 30 seconds, but realized my gf would kill me if I brought home another tank. I already have a 29g and 4 10g's in the garage. 50g is plenty big, to satisfy your instant desire for a significant-size tank; and small enough to be manageable while you learn more and wait for a hot deal on a 210g.

     

    150+ is a big starter tank and maybe more than you would want right away... but if you do decide to do a tank that big just make sure you plan ahead!! do a lot of research ahead of time to make it easier and ask a lot of questions!! good luck!

    RO/DI Water Storage

    in General Discussion

    dang, didn't know tupperware came that big. supertupperware.

     

    so I'm guessing a 20g brute trashcan is still to tall?

     

    What are you guys using to store RO/DI water? I want to get a container that isn't going to leech chemicals. I am limited by height, I was originally going to use a ~30 gal tupperware that fit in the space, any thoughts?

    Free chaeto (et cetera) in Annandale

    in General Discussion

    I decided to do some tank maintenance and the result is a bucket full of chaeto that's gonna get tossed. If anybody wants some tonight, it's yours. Don't bother writing a PM, just call (510-681-4996).

     

    (Also, I have some small pieces of xenia and kenya tree; it's been in the bucket since yesterday, but I imagine it's still viable. Same thing - free but come tonight.)

     

    -Rob

    anyone want some free pulsing xenia?

    in General Discussion

    I got some from inedukated at the spring meeting, and if you've heard him discuss his xenia on the boards, you'll know it grows fast. indeed it does. I let it grow all over a rock in a big open space in the middle of my 180g and it looks pretty cool all spread out -- altogether it takes up about a foot in diameter. but i decided to prune, 'cause i'm worried it'll make the jump to another rock and then get everywhere. So i just pulled off a whole bunch of it and figure I might as well offer some to whoever wants some. it's just sitting in a bucket right now, unmounted...

     

    I'm in Annandale VA right between Wally's and SuperPets. Let me know. I unfortunately won't be around a whole lot today (going to BRK, though, so if you're out that way, let me know soon and I can meet you there).

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