[lionfish caught in ny]

Here's a link on the Lionfish as an invasive species in the Atlantic.  I  think the fish keeping  route to introduction much more likely than through bilge water personally.  There are several other tropical Pacific fish species that have been spotted in Atlantic waters.  Here are two quick links on the subject.

 

http://www.invasivespecies.gov/

 

http://www.nccos.noaa.gov/stressors/invasives/science.html

 

David C.

[how many watts of light do we manage]

1 X 250 and 2 X55 on 58

2 X 24 and 1 X 55 on 29

1 X 55 on 20

 

=518

 

my place is like the inside of a cave compared to some of you

[WAMAS 150g]

Grav,

 

 I would suggest thinking about building your own stand (unless you can find one built by another reefer).  This way you can fit the sump and decor you want and not have to compromise.

 

David

[Ick Question]

I have succesfully treated ick with garlic.  I just finely chopped up a few garlic cloves and mixed it in with the fish food.  It has worked every time.  Anyone else tried garlic?

 

David

[Thank You Reef Store]

Reefstore.com=Reef Tank

 

Reef Tank is the storefront, Reefstore.com is the web site.

 

David

[Help getting diving certification ....]

I second dbartco's suggestion

[Confused about RO/DI units]

If you go RO/DI you should be able to get 0 TDS (ppm) at least until the filters start to get old.  With respect to the size of the prefilter, I would recommend against a realy small pore size.  I would suggest going with a 5-10 micron prefilter.     If you use a smaller pore size in the prefilter you will get early pressure loss at the first stage once the filter becomes dirty (so less water is made).  You should opt for a unit that has larger (5-10 micron) prefilter, and then say 5 and 1 micron carbonfilters after that.  That way you are filtering down to 1 micron before the RO membrane while not affecting the pressure as much.

 

I got my RO/DI here:

 

http://www.airwaterice.com/

 

I have the Typhoon model (2 years now) and it works very well.  They also have water units for human consumption and I think a dual unit.

 

 

 

 

David

[Jawfish]

In my experience, (at least with the yellow heads) is that the make 2-3 holes with one being  highly preferred. After that they stick pretty much with the favorite hole. So they ae not going to tear up all of the substrate.  Once they make a favorite hole, I would not mess with it as it will stress them and cuase them to dig more.  They are jumpers, so you need to secure the top of your tank.  As for getting them in the DC area, that is hit and miss.  You might want to contact some stores and make a request and see if they can bring some in.  I have seen some jawfish at Marine Scene recently.  

 

David

[Oceanic Salt]

Hello all,

 

 Has anyone tried out the new Oceanic salt (at least I think it's new) that has hit the stores?  Opinions?

 

David C.

[How many gallons do we manage?]

58 gallon + 25 in sump=83 gallons

29 gallon tank

20 gallon tank

 

So 132 gallons total

[For non-members looking for coral]

Hello,

 

 

I just paid the membership fee, but unfortunately cannot make the upcoming meeting due to a previously planned ski trip.  Anyways, I have several Caulastrea frags (green ones and pink ones) as well as green Ricordia florida for sale.  The actual frags can be viewed on frags.org.  I'll give a discount to WAMAS members just like I do for frags.org members.