nanoty Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Back to the aiptasia, I had a couple on the rocks I moved from my NC to my 40 and I put 3 peps in and haven't seen them since (the aiptasia). I think I lost a shrimp (saw some body parts that didn't look like a molt) and just found out that I can catch my own down at the jetties so I think I am going to add 4 or 5 more small ones to make sure they don't come back. My old NC QUICKLY became a freaking aip forest after ignoring the problem for a few weeks. Lol, I showed them............with a tank crash Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 My old NC QUICKLY became a freaking aip forest after ignoring the problem for a few weeks. Lol, I showed them............with a tank crash lol! You can catch your own!? I wish I could, I live in freaking daytona freaking beach and we have none of that stuff around here. Stupid Labrador cold water current. I was gonna get the shrimp yesterday but the storm is putting a damper on things. It pretty nasty outside right now, and only forecasted to get worse as it moves like right up the beach towards daytona. Link to comment
nanoty Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 lol! You can catch your own!? I wish I could, I live in freaking daytona freaking beach and we have none of that stuff around here. Stupid Labrador cold water current. I was gonna get the shrimp yesterday but the storm is putting a damper on things. It pretty nasty outside right now, and only forecasted to get worse as it moves like right up the beach towards daytona. Yeah people go out to the jetties in Galveston with flashlights and nets and scrape them off the rocks. They usually end up with other cool stuff like different gobies and different inverts. Link to comment
brshriver Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 YES! I plan on adding water to it very soon, I just need some more LR that I dont got the funds for right now. I get way too ahead of myself sometimes! We all get way ahead of ourselve in this hobby!! BulkReefSupplies sells dead rock which is much cheaper - $2 a pound or so. I am going to seed the 210 with the 70# of LR in the 46 and then get the next 100# or so from club members or the dead rock from BRS. If I get LR from club members, I am going to dry it out first so I don't get any new unwanted pests. Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 No pests, certainly a benefit of dead rock. Link to comment
HankB Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Only way I will work at a LFS again is if we every start our own. Our tank and corals already blow away anything anyone else has in my area, except a few sps guys with big tanks, but they dont even go to the lfs's around here, they go to WWC in orlando. Heh, catching up on your tank thread and dredging this up from a, uh... few pages back. I would not even consider opening a store today. Retail sales is just too tough. (Your comment probably doesn't mean that you're thinking about it either.) With your talent for putting together a beautiful tank, you wold be better off to contract tank setup and maintenance for folks who want the beauty but do not have the time or inclination to do it themselves. That would allow you to leverage your skills to generate revenue with a lot less investment than what it would take to open up a store. Or go into a local LFS as a consultant to help them sort out their tanks, not as an employee. Thanks for sharing your thread with us. -hank Link to comment
hollow Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Heh, catching up on your tank thread and dredging this up from a, uh... few pages back. I would not even consider opening a store today. Retail sales is just too tough. (Your comment probably doesn't mean that you're thinking about it either.) With your talent for putting together a beautiful tank, you wold be better off to contract tank setup and maintenance for folks who want the beauty but do not have the time or inclination to do it themselves. That would allow you to leverage your skills to generate revenue with a lot less investment than what it would take to open up a store. Or go into a local LFS as a consultant to help them sort out their tanks, not as an employee. Thanks for sharing your thread with us. -hank Every big restaurant around want's a nice big saltwater tank with no hassle, you know they have to pay someone pretty well for all the setup and weekly/monthly maintenance. Link to comment
Normandy Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Just wanted to stop by and say we're hoping you're making it through the storm OK. Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Making it through the storm just fine! The local LFS I used to work at has improved and now has an awesome selection of sps corals. A guy that used to be there is now back and really making the corals look awesome. As much as I would love to own my own shop its just a fantasy, I know I would never be able to. I am working at the shop I used to once again, and loving it. I dont care about money, I make enough and get to do what I love and work with some cool peeps. I enjoy helping other people be better reefers, and just working around fish and coral. My favorite is saving sick fish and coral. Nothing is more rewarding. Its something I missed having in my life. I got some new pics to post, just give me a few minutes to upload them! Link to comment
MiddReef Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 This is my envious face.....and bring on the pictures!!! Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Ok, here are the pics! There is some massive growth on some pieces, if you feel like going back and comparing pics. ORA Green Birdsnest I irritated it here so the pointy new growth tips can be seen: Rainbow Monti\'s new growth Another pic of the top German Orange Digitatas growing fast! Idaho Grape Purple With Purple Polyps cap from Yardboy Green Pocillopora Pink Stylophora Pink Birdsnest, also growing out of control Idaho grape getting close to the Leng Sy Leng sy finally getting a purple rim Blue Polyp German Digitata Broodstock colony....I will have frags soon for trade. Elkhorn Monti The Hulk Purple Rim Montipora Confusa Bali Slimer also growing really well Acropora Austera Link to comment
StevieT Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I want this, wow! I like and hey whats up, long time no post on your thread Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Thanks Steve, the Rainbow is nice. I will have frags soon too. Thanks for the post, I couldnt add more pics lol! Nuclear Green Palys Purple Deaths Bam Bams Pink Panthers ATL Blue Polyp Cap Green Cap Deepwater Purple Green Link to comment
Oceanic 30g Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 What type of camera are you using again? Love the pics you take... Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Its actually a camcorder, a Sony HDR SR-5 High Def camcorder. It takes awesome pics because it has a CMOS sensor and a good glass lens. Aussie Delicate Rose Mille Blue Mille Green Digitata...I got plenty or frags of this too! FTS.....I know, the red cap is growing up the glass and I need to frag it. Its out of control... Living room at night: Fay ripping it up outside! Hard to tell but those palm trees are freaking out. Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 FTS looks really good too. Fay should be winding down today, huh? Link to comment
StevieT Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 wow, good luck with the storm! Don't you just love the photo limit?! *someone please post* I have so many more ready to go! Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Yeah dont get the photo limit, I like all the photos in one post personally! Also got some new pics of the 60 hex in place, no water yet though, and the 5.5 in their respective threads. Link to comment
clownfish1124 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 those pics are awesome! what do you do when the power goes out because of the storms??? Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Start the 5550w generator. We never lost power though. Link to comment
MiddReef Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Your green birds nest is stunning. ORA=win! I've always dreamed of getting a piece of that coral to look like you have.....is that in pretty strong flow at the moment? Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Everything in my tank gets blasted, even the zoas. That colony has litterally doubled in size sinze I got it. This was is 2 months ago: I run 2 mj1200 and a mj 900 on a Natural Wave timer at the fastest cycle, which is 20 seconds. Link to comment
MiddReef Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Everything in my tank gets blasted, even the zoas. That colony has litterally doubled in size sinze I got it. This was is 2 months ago: I run 2 mj1200 and a mj 900 on a Natural Wave timer at the fastest cycle, which is 20 seconds. Now you're just showing off Great coral you've got there! Link to comment
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