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Everything is sold and gone, just in time for the movers tomorrow! Thanks to all for quickly picking stuff up, and I am proud to say with some help nothing died or was sacrificed. Hope you all enjoy your stuff. Lesson learned start by parting out livestock first! Thanks, Scott

Here are the corals available, but need pickup today or tomorrow. Make an offer quick! The tank and live rock is also available but hopefully will be sold by tonight, a few folks are coming over to look and decide. Given our situation on time, its first come first serve, no holds unless I agree on special circumstances. -Very Large 10 - 14" in diameter orange montipora plate coral $45 OBO -Medium 8-12" in dia yellow/green tip montipora plate coral $45 OBO -Large Pavona Coral $20 OBO -Small 3" Acropora coral $25 OBO -Med 4" brain coral $25 OBO -Large 5-7" devils hand leather coral $15 OBO -Large tooth coral $30 OBO -Variety of colored mushrooms on live rock ($10 OBO) -Colony polyp orange $15 OBO -Starburst polyp $10 OBO -Large 4-6" elegant moon polyp $15 OBO -Button polyp $15 OBO -2 Duncan corals one with over 20 heads! $25 Large and $15 Med Fish and critters 1 Medium clam $45 OBO

Sorry for the lack of response to PMs and emails yesterday. The movers showed up, so it was crazy. I am responding this morning. I think I returned all PMs and emails. Gaithersburg to our house is an hour. I need folks to pick this stuff up this week, the movers are packing the house as we speak! If folks are interested in breaking the two large montipora for frags, come by and leave a donation I think the yellow/green tip montipora is very nice and haven't seen them before. Would be great under some nice blue lights. I think i paid like $150 when it was half the size.

Sorry, I forgot prices are required, see below. I was unable to edit the original post. All offers welcome. Am moving and getting out of the hobby. I am parting out the following. Make an offer and pick up in Warrenton VA. Reef Aquarium complete 72G with rock, fish, corals 72 gallon reef aquarium with live rock, fish, corals, metal halide lights, filter, etc... We have had the tank running for about 2 years with no issues and requires very little maintenance. -72 gallon bow front glass tank $25 OBO -Black wood stand for Bow front $25 OBO -29 gallon under tank sump for proteing skimmer $15 OBO -Turbo protein skimmer with high power pump $60 OBO http://www.marinedepot.com/Aqua_Medic_Turboflotor_T1000_Protein_Skimmer_In_Sump_Venturi_Needle_Wheel_Protein_Skimmers-Aqua_Medic_USA-AQ1111-FIPSISNW-vi.html -Overflow box $35 OBO -Sump high power return pump SOLD -Large heater $5 OBO -Digital thermometer $5 OBO -Magnet glass cleaner Free w/ purchase -2 150W metal halide lights w/ ballast (Retail $315 ea) $125 ea $250 pair OBO http://www.marinedepot.com/lighting_metal_halide_coralife_aqualight_advanced-ap.html Corals -Very Large 10 - 14" in diameter orange montipora plate coral $45 OBO -Medium 8-12" in dia yellow/green tip montipora plate coral $45 OBO -Large Pavona Coral $20 OBO -Small 3" Acropora coral $25 OBO -Med 4" brain coral $25 OBO -Several branching trumpet corals (11 heads) $5 head OBO -Several frogsprawn branched coral (14 heads) $5 head OBO -Large 5-7" devils hand leather coral $15 OBO -Large tooth coral $30 OBO -Variety of colored mushrooms on live rock ($10 OBO) -Green finger leather coral SOLD -Colony polyp orange $15 OBO -Starburst polyp $10 OBO -Large 4-6" elegant moon polyp $15 OBO -Button polyp $15 OBO -2 Duncan corals one with over 20 heads! $25 Large and $15 Med Fish and critters 1 Medium clam $45 OBO 2 Blue damsels Free 1 Seven line wrasse Free, if you can catch him Some crabs, snails, worms, and small starfish free with live rock Lots of really nice Figi live rock, enough to fill the 72 gallon tank $100 OBO 55 G Glass Aquarium Reef Ready SOLD Here are some pics. I don't have time to tank additional pictures of each coral. Aquarium Pics Scott 5403473598 or scottreg@gmail.com

The two MH Lights are Coralife Aqualight Advanced Lighting Fixtures. Hang-on tank HQI metal halide fixture 150 watt 14,000K double-ended HQI metal halide lamp External HQI metal halide ballasts with on/off switches, 12-foot lamp cords and 6-foot power cords http://www.marinedepot.com/lighting_metal_halide_coralife_aqualight_advanced-ap.html

Thanks, I took your advice. Fire Sale and parting the tanks out. http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/43030-parting-out-72-g-reef-and-55-g-tanks/

-Return pump sold -Green leather coral sold

I do, but don't really have time to drop stuff off. We are only about 15-20 min from Fairfax. And we are moving this week.

FIRE SALE Am moving and getting out of the hobby. I am parting out the following. Make an offer and pick up in Warrenton VA. Reef Aquarium complete 72G with rock, fish, corals 72 gallon reef aquarium with live rock, fish, corals, metal halide lights, filter, etc... We have had the tank running for about 2 years with no issues and requires very little maintenance. -72 gallon bow front glass tank with black wood stand -29 gallon under tank sump for proteing skimmer -Turbo protein skimmer with high power pump -Sump high power return pump -Large heater -Digital thermometer -Magnet glass cleaner -2 150W metal halide lights Corals -2 very Large 10 - 14" in diameter montipora plate corals -Med Pavona Coral -Small Acropora coral -Med brain coral -Several branching trumpet corals -Several frogsprawn branched coral -Large tooth coral -Variety of colored mushrooms -Devils hand leather coral -Green finger leather coral -Colony polyp orange -Starburst polyp -Elegant moon polyp -Button polyp -2 Duncan corals one with over 20 heads! Fish and critters 1 Medium clam 2 Blue damsels 1 Seven line wrasse Some crabs, snails, worms, and small starfish Lots of really nice Figi live rock, enough to fill the 72 gallon tank 55 G Glass Aquarium Reef Ready Selling a nice 55 G reef ready glass aquarium with black stand and canopy. -55 Gallon Tank -Black stand with shelves and doors and matching canopy -Hang on back protein skimmer with skim box -4 compact lights with ballast appropriate for reef or fish only saltwater tank -Lots of Live Rock and Live sand Here are some pics. I don't have time to tank additional pictures of each coral. Aquarium Pics Scott 5403473598 or scottreg@gmail.com

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Price Drop I would rather sell this to a WAMAS person then via craigslist. Reef Aquarium complete 72G with rock, fish, corals - $749.00 $499.00 55 G Glass Aquarium Reef Ready - $299.00 $199.00 Best way to reach me is via email sr@regaladofamily.com or 540-347-3598 Scott

Price Drop Reef Aquarium complete 72G with rock, fish, corals - $899.00 $749.00 55 G Glass Aquarium Reef Ready - $449 $299.00 Best way to reach me is via email sr@regaladofamily.com Scott

Reef Aquarium complete 72G with rock, fish, corals - $899.00 Complete 72 gallon reef aquarium with live rock, fish, corals, metal halide lights, filter, etc... We have had the tank running for about 2 years with no issues and requires very little maintenance. Serious buyers with some reef experience please. Buyer will be responsible for transportation and setup. Tank Features -72 gallon bow front glass tank with black wood stand -29 gallon under tank sump for proteing skimmer -Turbo protein skimmer with high power pump -Sump high power return pump -Large heater -Digital thermometer -Magnet glass cleaner -2 150W metal halide lights Corals -2 very large montipora plate corals -Med Pavona Coral -Small Acropora coral -Med brain coral -Several branching trumpet corals -Several frogsprawn branched coral -Large tooth coral -Variety of colored mushrooms -Devils hand leather coral -Green finger leather coral -Colony polyp orange -Starburst polyp -Elegant moon polyp -Button polyp -2 Duncan corals one with over 20 heads! Fish and critters 1 Medium clam 2 Blue damsels 1 Seven line wrasse Some crabs, snails, worms, and small starfish Lots of really nice live rock, enough to fill the 72 gallon tank 55 G Glass Aquarium Reef Ready - $449 Selling a nice 55 G reef ready glass aquarium with black stand and canopy. Tank Features -55 Gallon -Black stand with shelves and doors and matching canopy -Hang on back protein skimmer with skim box -4 compact lights with ballast appropriate for reef or fish only saltwater tank -Lots of Live Rock and Live sand included. Rock and sand alone would cost $350.

Looks like I can't edit my original post. Price is $1099. Yes, I am getting out of the hobby. The 55 g is also for sale, but I haven't posted it yet.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/for/2251059321.html Complete 72 gallon reef aquarium with live rock, fish, corals, metal halide lights, filter, etc... We have had the tank running for about 2 years with no issues and requires very little maintenance. Serious buyers with some reef experience please. Tank Features -72 gallon bow front glass tank with black wood stand -29 gallon under tank sump for proteing skimmer -Turbo protein skimmer with high power pump -Sump high power return pump -Large heater -Digital thermometer -Magnet glass cleaner -2 150W metal halide lights Corals -2 very large montipora plate corals -Med Pavona Coral -Small Acropora coral -Med brain coral -Several branching trumpet corals -Several frogsprawn branched coral -Large tooth coral -Variety of colored mushrooms -Devils hand leather coral -Green finger leather coral -Colony polyp orange -Starburst polyp -Elegant moon polyp -Button polyp -2 Duncan corals one with over 20 heads! Fish and critters 1 Medium clam 2 Blue damsels 1 Seven line wrasse Some crabs, snails, worms, and small starfish Lots of really nice live rock, enough to fill the 75 gallon tank

Jason or anyone else, How quickly and how long should I drop my salinity from 1.0260 to 1.0120 to address my ick problem? Also note, this will be in a 55 G tank with live rock and sand. I removed all the inverts and corals to my other tank.

This is a good idea and kind of where I am headed. I have taken all the corals and inverts out of the 55 G and transfered them to the 72 G, leaving only fish and rock. I have transfered my large maroon clown to the 14 G QT tank and started treatment. She is the worst and showed signs the earliest. If I can catch all the fish in the 72 G and transfer them to the 55 G, for a low salinity treatment, that is step 2. I may have to just keep working at the transfer for the next few days. Thanks for all the great advice.

No sand in the QT tank now, I was going to have some sand until I did some more research and discovered it was a bad idea. The thought was to help cycle the QT tank and stabilize it better.

Thanks Jon. So, are you recommending no fresh water dip (10-15 min) even if the freshwater is way below 16ppt (1.0120)? I read that a 15/85 saltwater/freshwater dip for 10-15 min is good to kill off a lot of the ich parasites for the initial treatment. Taking your advice, it sounds like dropping the salinity over the next few weeks is not worth the trouble and stress to the fish. I don't think I want to go that low.

Thanks rioreef, I need to update my signature, I started out with a clam under the PC, but moved him to the MH tank about 3 weeks ago. He was doing really good, but read about the slow death, so decided to move him to a happier place. Thanks for the info. I will try to see if Sean can help as well.

Thanks for the reply Jason. There are actually four different clowns, two types in each tank . With that said, I have a lot of live rock (hiding places) and haven't seen any fighting between the different clowns. The clowns seem to hang out on different ends of the tanks and avoid each other. But, your point is valid and could be a major contributing factor to stress that I missed. Unfortunately, I may have mis-judged the size of quarantine tank with the number of fish I have to treat. I was hoping to get them all in the quarantine tank at the same time so that I don't introduce the disease again. I had planned to do water changes at least every other day to manage the levels in the quarantine tank. My other options would be to get a bigger tank, or convert my 55 G to a quarantine tank, which would require moving most of the live rock to my 72 gallon to make sure I remove all the inverts and corals alike.

Well, it appears I have an Ich infestation on both of my tanks (55 G and 72 G). The good news is that all the fish appear to be healthy and eating well still. So, the following is my plan of attack and I am looking for any feedback or advice so that I don't make any major mistakes along the way. Bad news, it appears to be moving fast on the larger fish and spreading as well. last 24 hours I have seen noticeable changes for the worse. Thanks to modelrr (Timothy), I was able to buy and setup a new 14 G quarantine/hospital tank tonight. Quarantine Tank Initial Setup 14 Gallon CPR with back sump CPR protein skimmer with Rio 600 Rio 600 for tank circulation Removing all the Bio Balls and sponge filters 1 small piece of live rock from existing tank with no visible corals 50% fresh new RO/DI saltwater (1.026 salinity) 50% saltwater from existing tank (1.026 salinity) I am hoping a 24 hour seed period will suffice and will test to verify. Damsels will go in first and may be sacrificed if I have a unplanned spike. Although they all don't appear to have the Ich symptoms, I plan to treat all my fish over the next 4-6 weeks in the quarantine tank. 2 mature large Maroon Clowns mated pair 1 small false percula 1 firefish 1 lemon peal angel 1 small bicolor angel 1 small goby 1 small clarky clown 2 med size black clowns 4 small damsels Plan of attack Dec 30th - Setup quarantine tank Dec 31st Test quarantine tank for Ni, Na, pH levels. Catch and transfer Damsels to Quarantine Tank. Decided to change my plan and modify my 55 G tank to use as a 2nd Quarantine Tank since the 14G is too small for all the fish. Have relocated all the corals, snails and crabs to the 72 G tank and also some live rock. Will leave the fish and rock in the 55 G tank and begin the Ich Treatment. QUESTION: What will the impact be of treating the fish with the live rock? What is the best approach to re-establishing a reef in my 55 G after about 6 weeks? Jan 1st Test quarantine tank for Ni, Na, pH levels. Monitor Damsels and if they are doing well, move forward with treating the other remaining fish. Complete a 2 stage dip treatment using wardley ick out sensitive (Formaldehyde 5.55%) 5 min, and a 15/85% saltwater/freshwater dip 5-10 min. Transfer fish to quarantine. Compete a 30% water change. Jan 2nd - Jan 12th Monitor fish daily. Treat with wardley ick out sensitive every two days 1 tsp (5 treatments). Complete daily 20% water changes, while slowly dropping salinity levels from 1.026 to 1.019. Jan 12th - Feb 12th Monitor fish daily Complete 20% water changes every other day, while slowly raising salinity levels back to 1.026. I am hoping the regular water changes will allow me to keep this many fish alive in such a small tank. Feb 12th Re-introduce all remaining fish that survived back into the main tanks. All comments, suggestions are welcome and appreciated.

Thanks for identifying the name of the coral. It does in fact look like Hydonphora. One suggestion is weekly dosing of iodine with higher alkalinity and 250+ MH. My 72 G tank had a lower alkalinity level a few weeks ago and I only have two 150W MHs. Reference http://www.scientificcoral.com/Content/GreenHydnophora.asp I will try the iodine, move it up higher and see if it helps.