Dan H Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Ty has "volunteered" to host the February monthly meeting! Thanks Ty! Date: February 20, 2016 @ 2PM Topic: SPS keeping Location: 1315 Meadgreen Circle, 78758 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 We'll be there! Really looking forward to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'll be there also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Alright, meeting reboot! I'll have spring rolls and eggrolls on order for this meeting as a big thank you to the ARC community for putting up with me as a professional sponsor and also putting up with me as the guy who posts way too much on a daily basis! My apologies!One free gift to all groups/families that attend, can't give everyone one... I'm not rich! [emoji6] It's nothing big so don't get crazy excited but you won't leave empty handed.I'll have some exciting frags in my frag tank to clear out as well so I can shut it down. Help me out! Also, please bring frags for the auctions. They've been going really well and people have been scoring some crazy cheap corals!There will be no fish in the tank yet until March 3 so you'll just have to look at all the boring corals instead. For those of you that must look at a fish or two, there is a fish tub in the office that I'll give tours of by request. [emoji16]Lastly, the topic will be dipping SPS. I'll walk you through my own method for dipping new frags and also demonstrate some alternative dips that you can use as well. I hope some of you will find it interesting.I'm looking forward to having everyone over!-Ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gamma Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Planning on attending and looking forward to SPS dipping info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Added to the calendar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Oh man, the things that are happening in the tank to get it ready for the meeting... I hope you guys love it. I'm just happy to have acros back in there. [emoji4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshel1217 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Looking forward to the meeting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Looking forward to the meeting You should, it's just across the highway from you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Teaser pics for those that will be attending. Besides the SPS dipping demonstration, I'll let you in on an old family aquascaping trick that was passed down from generation to generation in my family. Traced all the way back to the Shang dynasty when the ruling class of China first setup their saltwater reef tanks in clay tanks. Alright, not really but fun to say... [emoji12] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Tub gone! This looks much better in its place... even though it's just temporary. It's ready for some meeting day shopping for those coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Really wish my tank was up and running already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 One free gift to all groups/families that attend, can't give everyone one... I'm not rich! [emoji6] It's nothing big so don't get crazy excited but you won't leave empty handed. -Ty You get an SPS frag! You get an SPS frag! Everyone gets an SPS frag! Make mine Northern Lights, kk tyvm Teaser pics for those that will be attending. Besides the SPS dipping demonstration, I'll let you in on an old family aquascaping trick that was passed down from generation to generation in my family. Traced all the way back to the Shang dynasty when the ruling class of China first setup their saltwater reef tanks in clay tanks. Alright, not really but fun to say... [emoji12] You know you're perpetuating the stereotype right? Did you do four hours of calligraphy and two hours of Tai Chi before you installed those chop sticks? I ate two sauerkraut brats, drank three steins and played with my Russian dolls before I wrote this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Don't go all Oprah with me! She's actually rich! I'm not! Haha, after Tai Chi but before my abacus lessons. We actually have a ton of those disposable chopsticks from my rehearsal dinner from my wedding a couple years ago. Might as well put them to use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Don't they break down in water? How long do they last? The fiberglass rods that I have used haven't failed yet, but I've heard plastic and PVC eventually become brittle and snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Oh, the chopsticks are just temporary until the glue and epoxy sets. If it were longer term, I'd go acrylic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Can you retake the picture with blue lights? That's all i'm use to now and not bright white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Can you retake the picture with blue lights? That's all i'm use to now and not bright white. That was hilarious! I needed that! Brian helped me out with the SoaSA swap and if you stood at one end of the frag swap and looked down to the other, you'd see this cascade of blue lights and then one oddly bright white setup where Brian and I sat. I felt so out of place not running a ton of blue that I turned my whites down a bit just not to offend people. I even had one guy ask me if I can turn up the blues to look at some coral! Does everybody run blue tanks at home these days and I'm just the old dinosaur that still runs my white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Can you retake the picture with blue lights? That's all i'm use to now and not bright white. That was hilarious! I needed that! Brian helped me out with the SoaSA swap and if you stood at one end of the frag swap and looked down to the other, you'd see this cascade of blue lights and then one oddly bright white setup where Brian and I sat. I felt so out of place not running a ton of blue that I turned my whites down a bit just not to offend people. I even had one guy ask me if I can turn up the blues to look at some coral!Does everybody run blue tanks at home these days and I'm just the old dinosaur that still runs my white? That's funny! Have that be your trademark thing and everyone can find your set up the easiest I still run my tank white all day, but the early morning and late evening the lights fade from/to blue just to enjoy the color differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yeah I do what Kim does. I like looking at the tank in both spectra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Can you retake the picture with blue lights? That's all i'm use to now and not bright white. That was hilarious! I needed that! Brian helped me out with the SoaSA swap and if you stood at one end of the frag swap and looked down to the other, you'd see this cascade of blue lights and then one oddly bright white setup where Brian and I sat. I felt so out of place not running a ton of blue that I turned my whites down a bit just not to offend people. I even had one guy ask me if I can turn up the blues to look at some coral!Does everybody run blue tanks at home these days and I'm just the old dinosaur that still runs my white? That's funny! Have that be your trademark thing and everyone can find your set up the easiest I still run my tank white all day, but the early morning and late evening the lights fade from/to blue just to enjoy the color differences. I felt like people were going to run me out of the building with those lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yeah I do what Kim does. I like looking at the tank in both spectra!I run dawn to dusk mode as well. It just felt weird selling to people with mainly blue lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I exclusively run 50/50. Blue tanks highlight one beauty and lose the rest. I'm glad you brought it up because I was thinking that I'm the only one running anything above 450nm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I exclusively run 50/50. Blue tanks highlight one beauty and lose the rest. I'm glad you brought it up because I was thinking that I'm the only one running anything above 450nm. I currently run 1:3 blue to white and I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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