bluefish84

Are you asking about shore dives off Kona or Oahu?

Kona gets the same trade and prevailing winds as Oahu, so dive sites vary depends on the wind directions and surf conditions. Especially in the Spring time. Our week was met w some big swells in Kona in Jan (20-25') and just about everywhere was off limit except for surfing, that is if you are a good surfer in that kinda waves. You must have gone to Oahu in the summer last year to dive at Sharks cove, what was it like? Hanauma Bay diving is hard to beat tho, go off to the left side just before the breakers, further away from the snorkelers, that area is got some really cool stuff. Look for the Hawaii flasher wrasses. I am partial to the solid black long nose butterfly.

Look up John Hoover's book and now an App. Everyone in HI knows his publication on identification of fish and inverts. I personally like to flip through the book pages while on the dive boat, great stories in it about certain species he's collected over several decades. The App is very user friendly and is fun to go through w lots of species while on dry land. Happy diving.

For open water certification, I recommend getting the book and pool part done first before your trip - find the cheapest shop that will do it in town, call around. Look for some in Groupon etc. Second part is four open water dives. Those can be done at the destination place. Almost every worthwhile scuba trip is gotta be better than lake Travis or some Springs nearby. For a $10-20 more per day, you can do tank dives with the scuba shop and have them finish certifying you - need to tell them you are a referral student to complete certification. The most popular agencies now days are PADI and SSI, but all of them "share" the certification process via a "referral" form your instructors will have to complete in order to send in your certification. If you are planning to dive in Cancun, surely there are dive shops that can certify you. My son recently was certified in Hawaii via the process described above; beats 50F lake Travis water.

I just saw this posting today, have been quite busy. Can I still join in on the salt buy - four buckets of the Red Sea Coral Pro?

Thanks

Frank

How big are these guys/gal and where are you located?

Roland, nice to meet you too. Great looking tanks. Digi is looking fine. lmk when you decide to frag your SPS.

Sorry, meant to say I bought it used and it's too big for my tank, but it works great!

Hi I'm interested in one of your frag - where are you located, pick up tomorrow evening?

Full size wavebox, works great, just bought it and is too big for the space in my tank. Text 512-633-3582. Thanks for looking.

Hey Lamont, interested in your shrimp. frank

I'll take the hammer, will you bein central Austin area?

Hey interested in your stuff, can you text me your address - 5126333582. Thnx.

Which anthias and how many do you have, also can you post some pic?

Hi Mike, if Scott decides not to get it, I'd be interested in it. PM me. Thanks, Frank

Do you have attachments to make it run as an external pump? Have you done any maintenance on it over 18mo? Anything else I need to know about the pump's function? Thanks.

Just went through the same ordeal. Mine was not Bryopsis (which has thinner individual strands), rather it was likely Derbesia (old fashioned GHA). Tried everything, incl TLC as rec by the LFS and Polyp Lab's RF-Fuel. Finally, the ATI bulbs were changed (~1 yr old) and added Algaefix by API for ~4 weeks. Now the algae is all cleared! The skimmer worked overtime and a lot of nasty green gunk came out of the tank. Beware of starfish, brittle stars, etc - they died, cucumber didn't like it either but surviving so far, but everything else including all the macros in the refugium were not affected. I did not change anything to my tank chemistry. I can still feel the frustrations of GHA infestation. Now I just pray every night.

Is the hippo still around, in a sump or isolated? How big apprx?

what kind of clowns are they?

Do you wanta try acrylic? What size do you need?

Are you still looking for a trap? What size is yours?

Is the salt in individual bags or all in a bucket?

I'll take 5, please.

pm sent on fishes and nem.

Oh Mark , now you gotta share when results are available. I think one needs to clarify the purpose of the bacteria as different strains will have different effect - just like any biological system. In regards to bacteria storage, most can survive in various temperatures (RT, +4C, -20C, -70C). They just go dormant when cooled.

I'm running some experiments with a microbiologist now and seeing some good results. Give me a ring Derek and we can talk.

An extra new box of Instant Ocean Reef Crystals 200 gal in individual bags, never opened, Paid $55+, asking$45.

http://www.marinedepot.com/Instant_Ocean_Reef_Crystals_Salt_Mix_Salt_Mix_for_Aquarium_Water-Instant_Ocean-AS9535-FISM-vi.html

What kind of algae will it eat? GHA?