JeffT

I am breaking down my planted tank and will be selling livestock and hardware. I am moving to Houston and am breaking down both salt and freshwater systems.

Here are the livestock items. Please send questions via PM.

Livestock /Quantity /Price

Angelfish 2 $12 ea for large (black marbled)

2 $8 ea for medium (white/yellow/orange)

Clown Loach 1 $10

Clown Plecostomus 2 $5 ea

Albino Bristlenose Plecostomus 1 $5

Black skirt tetra 1 Free w/ purchase

Black neon tetra 2 $2ea

Plants

Crypts $2 /plant

sword $10

anubias $15

Pictures:

Link to Album

I went through this same exercise about 2 weeks ago. Have you gone through the Continuity check on the harness?

http://www.icecapinc.com/downloads/cont_test.pdf

If you have done this and confirmed continuity then the ballast is to blame. Unfortunately the only 660 I have is in use.

I would be happy to answer any questions though.

I did see a few polyps peeking out last night, so I am feeling better about the situation.

I tried the hydrogen peroxide technique last night on a colony of AOGs that had not opened in probably a week. Hopefully whatever was messing with them will be remedied by the h202 dip.

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually went to try your method when I got home tonight and was very surprised when I first plugged in the cord and the lights lit up! That's great news since my ballast is good.

I think that my endcaps are still problematic and will be looking to replace them in the near term. I can handle 3 sets of endcaps over a new ballast.

I have been troubleshooting my lighting setup now and think I have it narrowed down.

By doing a continuity test on my wiring I determined that I had more bad bulbs than I thought. I also found that a couple endcaps were not making contact with the bulb pins. Once I got those issues straightened out I finally confirmed continuity throughout all wires. I plug the harness into the ballast and fire it up, but once again 2 bulbs light for a fraction of a second and then go out.

I rechecked continuity once again to make sure I didn't miss anything and it all checks out. I am down to the ballast as the culprit, but would love to confirm the theory before going out for another 660 or similar T5HO ballast.

Does anyone have a spare 660 that they could loan me? Any help would be appreciated. Or of you have any tips for anything I might have missed.

Thanks.

Lamont,

I am glad to hear that things are looking better for you.

I have some monti cap and anthellia that I would be happy to donate. I also have some birds nest that I could frag (the same that you gifted me back when).

Let me know if you will be around this weekend and I can drive across the street and drop off some goodies.

-Jeff

So true!

From speaking with Mark, here is my short list of aquarium needs:

- auto top off system

- vortech pumps

- LED lighting

- Reef controller

Are they hosted by soft coral (anthellia, xenia, etc) by any chance? My clowns that are hosted by antellia had something that looked similar. Searches revealed that it should be harmless if that is what is happening.

Details on the ballasts and bulb length?

Here is what is left. Let me know if you have any questions.

List Update:

1) Red monti cap - $10

2) hyacinth birds nest - $15 SOLD

3) Monti cap - $5 (color is rusty red with blue polyps)

4) green no-name zoas - $10 SOLD

5) orange oxide zoas frag#1 - $10 (8-10 heads)

6) orange oxide zoas frag#2 - $15 (15 heads)

7) large no-name green palys - $5 (3 heads)

8) small rock with anthelia covering - $10 (I need to clear more anthelia so more can be made available)

9) yellow hairy zoas on small rock - $5 SOLD

10) Elkhorn frag#1 - $5 (brownish body with green polyps) SOLD

11) Elkhorn frag#2 - $10

I will take a picture of the oxide frags and post shortly.

I believe that you are correct and that I mislabeled. Green Elkhorn Montipora. Sorry about the confusion.

#1 red monti cap

#2 Birdsnest

#3 monti cap w/ blue polyps

#10 Elkhorn small (middle of picture)

#11 Elkhorn large frag

Green paly, shouldn't cause any harm. Keep`em if you like them.

Here is a recent shot where a few of the items are visible.

I will post pics later on today when the lights come on, but these are pretty typical pieces.

1) Red monti cap - $10 (bought from AAF, good color, but I don't have room for it)

2) hyacinth birds nest - $15

3) Monti cap - $10 (color is rusty red with blue polyps)

4) green no-name zoas - $10

5) orange oxide zoas frag#1 - $10 (8-10 heads)

6) orange oxide zoas frag#2 - $15 (more heads, will get accurate count with pics)

7) large no-name green palys - $5 (3 heads)

8) small rock with anthelia covering - $10 (I need to clear more anthelia so more can be made available)

9) yellow hairy zoas on small rock - $5

10) Elkhorn frag#1 - $5 (Acropora palmata, brownish body with green polyps)

11) Elkhorn frag#2 - $10

I am out in Elgin on Hwy 290 and will be around all this weekend and would love to get of most of these pieces.

All prices are OBO and may be open to trades (looking for small emerald crab, colorful zoas, mille, green birdsnest)

Drop me a line and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible.

Here is the CL ad that contains pics:

killeen.craigslist.org/for/2043618770.html

I am predicting that TheKiph adds a dwarf Lionfish tonight! Heck, after seeing Brooks's tank I want one too.

Hey Maxine, how it the temperament of the fish especially with regards to corals? LPS, SPS, softies, zoas?

What is the reason for re-homing?

The new Petco north in Pflugerville on the toll road also has a saltwater section. I bought my pair of occellaris clowns from the Parmer store and have not had any problems.

Dang Stephen, I am going to have to make another visit to your shop to see that awesome Tang and see what other frags I need.

Great looking fish to go with a killer tank!

RenMan, you have a PM.

Same here. I regularly find these guys and don't have any problems that I can tell. They stay holed up during the day and come out at night to chow down. Normal part of the environment that we are trying to replicate in my mind.