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    Recommendations for local scuba training?

    in General Discussion

    Hopefully DaveS here on the forums will chime in. He has done alot of Scuba stuff with the members of this forum.

     

     

    Thanks! We're hoping to hear from DaveS and get an update from Hilary who is also an experienced diver.  We'd like to both be certified by October for a November dive trip. 

    Jos Roozen Passed Away

    in General Discussion

    Jon and I are sincerely sorry to read of Jos' passing.  We would take field trips to Roozens when we were setting up the 125 in Fredericksburg and a couple of times a year afterwards.  Jos was often the one to wait on us.  Very knowledgeable, very kind.  

     

    Prayers for the family.

     

    Maureen

    I want more fish!!! Which kind?!

    in General Discussion

    Hi Sara, 

     

    Jon and I have been working on our stock list for our 350 and agreed that some of the most interesting behavior comes from having bonded pairs of some species.  We have several bonded pairs in quarantine right now. I love the bonded neon blue and yellow line goby pairs (the tank is big enough to support both).  They scoot together on the surface of the rocks and are quite entertaining.  We have bonded orange stripe prawn gobies (unfortunately their paired shrimp perished shortly after arrival) and a pair of yellow watchman gobies. 

     

    We also have pairs of fire fish and orchid dottybacks.  I love the antics of the tail spot blenny and could watch him for hours.   

     

    Our next phase after these are out of quarantine includes anthias and wrasses. The final phase is the more aggressive fish, mostly tangs.

     

    Can't wait to see pictures of your new additions!

     

    Maureen

    Jon and Maureen’s 350g Tank: The Reef Awakens

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    Thanks Roni and Jon for the very kind words!  

     

    I know setting up a tank and maintaining the tank is a heck of a lot of work for all of you, but the results are amazing.  We lost a couple of weekends due to vacation, but right now Jon is in the garage working on the sump reconfiguration so I'm sure there will be further updates on our progress soon.  I'm enjoying looking at everyone else's tank build threads a lot.  So anxious to get the tank on the stand and wet!

     

    Maureen

    Jon and Maureen’s 350g Tank: The Reef Awakens

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    It is so very exciting to see this build coming together with such  thorough thoughtfulness and planning IN MY HOUSE!  It takes more hours (and many weekends) than Jon's posts reflect.   We've shared this dream for a long time, but 99.9% of the work is done by my amazing husband.  I'm mostly the cheerleader, sandwich maker, and frag buying influencer.  Its taking a while to get this tank wet, but it is going to be spectacular when its done!  Thanks for coming a long for the ride! 

     

    Proud Fishwife,

     

    Maureen

    Yauger's 24 gallon Cardiff Nano

    in Nano Tanks

    to be honest I'm more old school than most when it comes to keeping up with my tank. water changes are the key basically. I have no skimmer (well I do but I don't run it unless theres something serious going on) the lights come on @ 3:30pm and go back off @ 10pm I do not have any moonlights so it gives the zoanthids and palythoas a chance to close up for the night. I used to does the tank with Vitamin C and amino acids but I found that in such a small system you can do more harm than good. I almost forgot I do keep track of my ALK and MAG in the tank and keep the prams up around 9dkh and 1200 respectively. aside from that I keep a good eye on my Z's & P's; if they are beginning to look bad I will take them out of the tank and do a 3 day dip cycle of iodine and hydrogen peroxide. I use lugols for the iodine. day 1 I would get a small container and do a hydrogen peroxide dip for about 4 minutes (use a turkey blaster to agitate the polyps) you should use a small container and basically do 1 part peroxide and 2 part water 30/70. afterwards rinse the polyps in fresh tank water. typically I would wait a good hour or so between dips. Afterwards I would do a iodine dip 10 drops per 15 - 20 oz of tank water in a small container. let it soak for 5 minutes. I usually repeat the iodine dip for the next 2 days or until the polyps look better, but I tend to hold off on the peroxide unless I see die off.

    If you come over to my place I could show you by example. Z's & P's are a pain sometimes but once you find a happy spot for them they are beautiful!

    hope that helps!

     

     

    Thanks so much for this comprehensive explanation!

     

    We're doing regular water changes and have a tank log on Excel to record temp/salinity/nitrates/water changes/media changes, etc.

     

    Some of my zoanthids thrive, many just seem to fade away over time. I will share your post with Jon and discuss if we should consider making any changes.

     

    Thanks again,

     

    Maureen

    Yauger's 24 gallon Cardiff Nano

    in Nano Tanks

    really beautiful, healthy corals.

     

    Would you please share your water parameters? I am having trouble keeping some of my zoas from melting away.

     

    We're not beer drinkers, but we like pizza! Jon might be able to help you out with pictures (especially as you're so close).

     

    And I'd love to travel along on that Woodbridge crawl that Roni mentioned too.

     

    Maureen

    Romping Stomping Pets and Aquatics

    in Vendor Experience

    Jon and I finally made out a trip to Romping Stomping Pets and Aquatics based on Roni's recommendation. The owner, Linda, is an incredibly pleasant gal who is more than happy to price anything you're interested in and order it for you if she doesn't have it.

     

    She is currently running a POWER OUTAGE FISH RECOVERY SALE - buy one, get one at 50% off. The sale was supposed to end today but she will hold it over until tomorrow, Monday Jul 9, close of business, for WAMAS members. You can call her, visit her website, or her FB page, to get pricing and availability. Linda is not currently stocking corals, but plans are in the works to add them.

     

    Here's Linda's information:

     

    Romping Stomping Pets and Aquatics

    13279 King's Highway, Suite 1, King George, VA.

    (540) 775-7745

    saltwatersanctuary@yahoo.com

    http://www.rompingstompingpets.com

     

    When we called to check availability for specific fish Linda mentioned the sale (and also that there were a bunch of Richmond Reefer folks there....... ) and what she didn't have she would order and honor the sale. She held our fish for us, which I thought was pretty nice as she didn't know us.

     

    The inventory was pretty picked over when we got there, but we came home with several fish, and placed an order for several more.

     

    Its a small storefront, very friendly. Her prices were darn good.

     

    She's only 10 minutes from Colonial Beach and the Boardwalk and several highly rated restaurants. So in cooler whether it can be a date day for us that includes more than just fish stores and Lowes or Home Depot!

     

    I highly recommend checking her out sometime. Call first to see what she has.

    Mr coral retail. Need adam's number pls

    in General Discussion

    I just tried the (301) 695-5777 number I had and that doesn't seem to work anymore.

     

     

    ^^^^^ That is the same number that comes up when I Googled it and also on the Mr. Coral FB page.

     

    I sent Sonny a FB message and let him know that there was a post looking for Adam's number and to please update the numbers on Wamas.

     

    I hope it works for you.

     

    Maureen

    naso tang emergency

    in General Discussion

    so sorry to hear. Naso tangs are one of my all time favorites.

     

    I hope this is the final loss for Wamas members and that everyone has their power restored. Boy its been a tough couple of days, and triple digit temperatures on their way for the next three days.

     

    m

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