randumbwit

Box is no longer full, but the stunners are spoken for. I will be posting an updated list shortly

I think the 150 is 6'x18"x12" but I will get definite answers for that tonight. The 180 is 6'x24"x24" I will try to get pictures of the corals tonight.

Due to a move I've decided to simply get out of the hobby until I'm in another home that I'm sure to be in for more than a few years! Below is what I have up for sale: Super Reef Octopus XP-5000 internal skimmer $350 4 Stunner 6 watt 453nm Blue LED Strip 12.5" W/ REFLECTOR $35 each stunner 24V 60 watt Transformer $25 stunner 4-Way Splitter $10 4 stunner Extension Cable $10 each electronic ph tester $35 refractometer $40 brand new bionic 2 part (gallon size) $25 Tanks will be available after livestock is gone. They are down about 18 stairs and you will need to remove them yourself. I will provide at least one set of hands (possibly 2) and industrial suction cups. 180 gallon tank (drilled with 2 1.5" holes in back) a few scratches, but nothing that can't be buffed out $150 150 gallon tank (this tank is in beautiful condition and has a fitting hood) $150 On livestock I've got: Pink Sea Cucumber $10 Choc. chip starfish $5 2-3 inch horseshoe crab $10 Red mandarin $15 green mandarin $15 8" naso blonde tang w/ 3/4" streamers $175 7" hippo tang $60 4 barred dartfish $50 3 engineer gobies (each are 5-7") $10 each a large RBTA $75 a large colony of purple nurple montipora (oddly shaped encrusting) $100 a 9"x13" hollywood stunner chalice with hundreds of eyes $100 a war coral colony roughly 3"x3" $45 a meteor shower cyphastrea colony roughly 4"x4" $75 a frogspawn colony with about 17 heads $55 medium sized dragon soul prism favia $50 2 really nice blastomussa colonies each with 12-16 heads $85 each acan lord colony $45 Prices are negotiable and there are more random items and pieces of coral There are also lots of random polyps, some ORA Red Planet encrusted to the back wall that I can scrape up and other freebie extras for those who show up to purchase.

I've never tried bonding the 2 different materials together, but I'm pretty sure methylene chloride works with PVC. Would it be worth trying to make a custom size/shape patch out of a piece of acrylic with a heat gun and using m.c. to affix it?

I have a tiger cowrie that inhales GHA. When he runs out of that he moves on to Xenia and Zoanthids....

My ~65 gallon fuge has a DSB, and I have TONS of bristleworms. I pretty rarely feed the fuge directly though (once a week and only to make sure the peppermint shrimp don't starve when the aiptasia is running low!)

My tiger cowrie eats that stuff like candy. Not so good for a tank that doesn't have good and stable water parameters though.

Newto, it sounds like you've picked up a tank and stand, but haven't quite done enough research to jump into a full tank set up just yet. I would recommend a lot of internet reading, and I'm sure several members can suggest good books for beginners. You don't want to spend a lot of money on this hobby only to have your first tank fail. All of the questions you're asking are things that you should really get figured out before getting your tank running. As zygote pointed out, the $20 investment in the club is a good move. You'll get to see a lot of experiences other people have already had, which will help in decision making. Also, the Buy/Sell/Trade forums are great for picking up those remaining pieces of equipment. As far as your specific questions go, a lot of that stuff is personal preference, and how much money you're prepared to spend. New LED set ups are really nice, and will save you money on your electric bill, but have a higher initial cost. Some people prefer the way metal halide looks, and some people still swear by T-5 lighting. What you want in your tank should also play into that decision. For amount of flow, most sources recommend a turn over rate of at least 10 times tank volume per hour, with SPS tanks leaning toward the higher end. Choosing your sump has a lot to do with what equipment you plan to put in it. Are you going to have an external or internal skimmer? Is there going to be any other equipment inside the sump? Also, a larger sump just adds water volume to your system, making it more stable. I have a 150 gallon sump, but space isn't an issue for me. A lot of these decisions have to be made based on your situation, and on what kind of tank you plan on setting up, so planning is key!

This is a shot of my ORA Red Planet colony. When I first put it in this spot it started growing onto the back glass. After a couple of weeks a snail pushed the colony off the wall, and broke the "bridge" between the main colony and the spot growing on the glass. Since then the spot has grown to be ~8" in diameter. My real question is: Has anyone ever seen this start to actually table off of the glass, or will it just spread along the glass, making my best bet for useful propogation to attach things to the glass around the growing area in a removable fashion?

I'll be down in St Petersburg Fl for a long weekend, and wondered if anyone knows of a good LFS in that area? I like to try and swing into different stores when I'm traveling. Its interesting to see the differences in the stores from region to region.

Swung in this afternoon on the way home. It is huge for a shop in this area. The owner and manager were both around, and were both extremely nice. They are dealers for several of the top equipment manufacturers, and will be holding certification courses. The owner is also a marine aquarist, with 2 large reef tanks, and is talking about setting one up in the store.

Assuming we're talking about a tank larger than 38 gallons or so, isn't flow just as important as heat? In my 180, even if I were to stick a heater or two in the display tank at the onset of power outage issues, without flow the heater wouldn't effectively heat the entire tank. I have 3 heaters in my 150 gallon sump hooked up to a hefty UPS, and my return pump on its own also heavy duty UPS. I just purchased a generator which I'll be hooking everything up to, but I plan to keep those things on their UPS backups. In the 3 years my tank has been set up in the house, my power has only ever flickered a few times and the UPS system has been completely reliable.

Just saw this deal online. Something like this is what I've been waiting on to buy a generator, so maybe someone else is too. Home Depot has Generac 5939 5500-Watt Portable Generator 389Cc OHV engine for $649 - $250 Off (discount seen in cart) - $20 off code HDAPPLIANCE = $379. Shipping is free.

http://www.splashcam.com/underwater_video_cameras.htm Take a look at those. I installed the Deep Blue Pro at a park in the Everglades so that they could view gators in the water. I don't remember them being outrageously expensive, and the video quality is pretty darn good.