Larry Grenier

I brought cbo's Greenex and a few test tubes. 2 people received tubes with the stuff in it. I must have been excited about my new frags and left without it. Anyone pick it up?

That's Larry Grenier dag-nabbit!

Thanks folks!

Thanks SDBDRZ, I was thinking the first 3 sizes or maybe the first 2 and decapsuated brine eggs for the 3rd. Anyone else?

They come in sizes: Active Spheres Golden Pearls 20-80 microns Clusters Golden Pearls 60-100 microns Rotifer Size Golden Pearls 100-200 microns Artemia Size "1" Golden Pearls 200-300 microns Artemia Size "2" Golden Pearls 300-500 microns Weaning Diet Golden Pearls 500-800 microns Juvenile Diet Golden Pearls 800-1000 microns. This is to feed my corals and my micro-fauna as-well. Your advice would be appreciated. Go to My Webpage to see what's in my fledgeling tank.

I make a paste of kalk and stop-aptasia. I use the sailfert measuring thing without the pointy end piece to drop little balls of the paste right into their mouths. The ones standing strait-up are obviously easier. When the ball hits their mouth, they close-up and injest before they know what they ate.

I would personally also suggest cardinals or fire fish. I think the common red firefish with the tall fin is nice also. I'd also suggest doing a minor tank re-arrangement before adding the new fish so it's like new territory to the existing clowns. Clowns can be territorial like Cichlids. Just my $.02

Well, it works with shrooms

I've often wondered if a rubberband would do it ??? Maybe a little less radical. Any thoughts.

I can say that this guy slowly moves across the surface of the sand, stops for a while and slightly buries itself (no more and 1/4") and then moves on. Only the snails move slower.

Think! You expect me to think! I've since read several clips like DR. Ron's, saying sand-sifting stars are bad. I thought he would be more like a cuke. Anyone want a starfish? :p

While at the Coral Connection last Saturday I asked the guy for some recommendations for detrivours for my new tank. I got a few snails and a bag of his live sand and a few peppermint shrimp (my rock has aptasia... I know hit-or-miss with the shrimp). George also gave me some spagetti macro; thanks George. The CC guy also sold me a sand-sifting starfish. I should have done my homework first but I now believe that sand sifting starfish are predatory of small organisms living in the sandbed and therefore bad for the tank. If this is true then I'm dumb and the guy who sold it too me isn't much smarter.

Tom, There is a link to the Forum on About, Join, Links, Library, Meetings, Contact but not HOME. And like magic... It appears :D

Great job Tom... However I would suggest 1 little change: Put a link to this forum directly on the home page rather than on the links page. The forum is a frequent-visit for many people.

That's what I wanted to hear George! What brand & where do you get the plankton?

Great news! Keep us post and describe your feeding practice. I read where a guy was feed his prawn eggs successfully rather than live food. Have you ever tried non-live food with baby bangers?

Thanks cbo, I can also get if from Reed Mariculture for $24... Did I every say that I was a cheepscate ::

Plankton Culture Manual By Frank Hoff & T. Snell. Published by Florida Aqua Farms (5th edition). Anyone have a copy they no-longer need, let me know.

OK OK OK! just cause I said something goofy doesn't mean you guys have to overdo it :p

Sounds like a good practice would be to topoff the bottle with clean salt-water and some DTs to keep the fauna alive.

Here's their web-page. Anyone ever use this stuff?

I am but my olfactory(sp?) will never be the same.

Folks, anyone bringing a bag of live sand would be appreciated. I just moved the contents of my PITA 55 hex to a 75 and I'm sure I lost alot of life in the sand.

Hey cbo, on a side note I'd suggest Option 1 over Option 2... I know that that wasn't your question. make a portion of the 20L a refugium. Most of the fauna you want pumped from the refugium is larval or tiny anyway so they pass through the pump relatively unmolested. I've seen surprizingly large pods and shrimp larvae pass-through a pump and look fine at the other end. I'm just suggesting to KISS.

Just a suggestion, everyone with extra spagetti, bring a baggie full to the meeting on the 26th, I'm sure you'll find takers... I'll be one :D