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I 2nd the Emerald Crabs.... I've only heard this...never experienced this.

I 2nd the Emerald Crabs....

In case anyone is interested, I'm building an Automated Refrigerated/Frozen Food Feeder. See details on R2R... https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/automated-refrigerated-frozen-food-feeder-arf-sup-3-sup.892879/

Normally, I would not promote a vendor, but I have to say these guys are the best. I have made several online purchases from them and have yet to lose a fish. They QT all their fish and are on the east coast. This alone is worth my business. However, it's not when things go right when you see the true colors of a vendor. Long story short, I ordered a Copper-banded Butterfly from them. Instead of having them ship it, I opted to pick it up instead, as they are only about 2hrs from me. A mistake was made in the bagging that the owner immediately took responsibility for. Instead of just giving me a refund, he went above and beyond and pulled his CBB from his show tank as a replacement and drove down to get it to me. Getting a well-established eating CBB that is a known Aiptasia eater is nigh impossible. The owner Ray made the impossible a reality! This CBB greets you whenever you come to the tant, eats like a champ, and eliminated my remaining 2 Aiptasia (I have been using Aiptasia X for the last couple of months to treat the occasional one or two that pops up). TSM went above and beyond...they have earned a customer for life!

Normally, I would never disparage a local establishment, but after today's experience, I feel I must share. 1. I haven't been there in years, since they are 50 minutes away from me. However, the past times I was there they were always the best option in the area for quality and fish. 2. I called on Friday for a CBB fish and was told they have several healthy specimens and would put one on hold that I could pickup on Sunday. 3. I make the trip up only to find that the CBB held was injured and diseased. 4. Looking at several other tanks, the condition of many of the fish was poor. Many of the fish had ick and other health issues. I immediately left having wasted about 2hrs of my day. However, the worst part was seeing many people buying fish that if not properly QT'd at home will probably wipe out their tank and require a fallow period. Warning to all who shop there.

I also use BioAdvance Complete Insect Killer with no adverse effects yet.

Are any fish ready? When would I be able to make a special order?

Awesome. Do you plan on taking special orders for specific fish? Or do you only plan on selling what you decide to quarantine?

Are you planning on selling Quarantined Fish?

I just happen to have one of those...I'll try that out.

I'll have to find a good spot for taking photos in my tank....

So how are you posing the corals? Do you move them to a specific place to take the photos? Change lighting on them?

Pictures look amazing. Here's the best I can do with my phone...

So a couple of thoughts on salt mixes. 1. Your target parameters 2. Consider you're dosing regime 3. Consider you're water change regime For many years, I used IO Reef Salt as my main salt due to its elevated parameters. I did a bi-weekly small 5-10% water change to keep my tank at more normal seawater parameters. Basically, the elevated IO Reef salt parameters were replenishing my tank...no dosing. In my current build, I'm dosing and doing incremental AWC. In this case, I needed to switch to a salt that mimics natural sea parameters so that my dosing regime maintains my target parameters. I went with Brightwell Neomarine Salt which has a 7-ish dKH and will allow me to target a slightly higher 8-ish dKH and other parameters to be maintained by my dosing method. So when picking a salt mix, you need to make sure it works with your target parameters and tank maintenance plan. FYI, Brightwell Neomarine is a salt that mixes clean.