ReeferKris

I'd personally take them back. What are you feeding may I ask?

these are challenging to raise though since they require living rotifers as first food. If you have a system set aside for raising and breeding rotifers you may have a chance if you can figure out a way to keep other fish away while feeding the new fry.

We just moved back and with the lack of reef stores down south I took a ride over to the Austin Aqua Dome. I must say that I was very happy with selection as well as overall health of livestock. The staff was friendly and helpful although a bit hard to find for a second. I suggest tht if you havent been in a while you should go check them out. Their prices are a nice break from DFW pricing I am used to.

I got mine from Melev and I highly suggest getting one through him. I love mine and it is as complet a kit as they come. If you order one through him, please tell him that I sent you as there is a rewards program for references. www.melevsreef.com

Hello folks, I must say that the past few days have been very busy as I am vigorously interviewing for jobs. For those that I am late on PMs back, Im sorry. Anyway I recently suggested that another member of this board use their H.O.B power filter as a sort of mini refugium. I will now take a second and share my thoughts on this theory a bit. I personally use a system in which my display tank is quite literally my filtration. I have a 30 gallon sump that is divided into 3 chambers. The first chamber is the water entering the sump, the second is a mini fuge that includes ROCK and macro (all died in move). And the third is the return to the tank. It is not fancy but it is very efficient and its efficiency is the surface area that is crucial to host the bacterial cultures needed to de-nytrify the systems water.. My display filtration employs about 120lbs of fiji and marshal live rock, a very shallow sand/crushed coral bed, 3 maxijet 1200's, a modified maxijet 900, the return pump (Mag9.5) and a maxijet 1200 used to power my Remora skimmer. I will continue to add flow as needed; but the idea is that the more flow I can get over more rock and substrate(without adversly affecting corals by direct flow), the more oxygen rich the environment producing thriving colonies of various types of denytrifying bacterias. With your H.O.B power filters, It is now proven knowledge in the hobby that any sort of filter "pad" or floss material is a Nitrate factory. If you keep a reef like I do, you want to eliminate ALL sources of nitrate to the best of your ability and by removing the filter media packs which are usually covered in floss material, you will eliminate that much more nitrate. By replacing the filter media pads with CRUSHED LIVE ROCK you will provide a nice safe place for copeopods to reproduce as well as a really nice place for extra biology. I use a carbon filled NYLON filter sock once a month or so to polish the water by simply placing it on top of my little live rock refugium and thus in direct path of flow to the filters return to your tank. The slow flow is not a problem in this style set up because it is constant and steady and oxygen rich. You may be able to find mini clamp on pc lights if you find yourself to be watchful enough to find them at a WalMart or Home Depot. With my thoughts on filtration I must say that it is extremely important in my opinion that bi-monthly water changes of at least %10 is a must. I will now show you some recent pictures of my 75 gallon reef. We recently moved to Kyle from Arlington and all I lost was my macro algae (donations accepted at the meeting if anyone feels generous) Swimming inhabitants include: Snowflake Moray a.k.a. "Eely" Lawn mower blenny a.k.a. "Lenny" Regal Blue Tang a.k.a. "Dori-Dori" (How'd you guess?? LOL) Green Reef chromis a.k.a. " Nope, no name; he's just a chromis Marine Betta a.k.a. "Midnight" Blue throat trigger : Name not yet released. New fish and need to find suitable name Ocellaris Clown Pr. a.k.a. "Frick and Frack" Psychedelic mandarin a.k.a "swirly" Enjoy and dont be too critical as it is not finished and it was recently moved. Also, you will notice that I am having a slight algae outbreak in the front left side due to a brief rise in nitrates after the move. Should be gone soon.

DO NOT USE TAP WATER.....I promise you will be more than sorry you did. Replace the filter pads in them with live rock rubble and essentially create a H.O.B. copeopod fuge while still filtering. If you have questions please pm me as I can lead you through the biology and ideology behind this method. NEVER replace the Bio wheel. Simply scrub it off well with removed tank water when you do a water change.

I am going to try and make it to my first meeting.

Bump, need this stuff gone so I don't end up sleeping with it in the garage. My wife wants it all gone! Would prefer to meet somewhere in Austin. I will check shipping for this one case only as I dont really have time to.

This is not available anymore. I have tentative arrangements to meet with Bay on his trade offer. I will however be propagating these and will have some available again soon. If you are interested in further smaller "Shermies" PM me with your request and I will get back to you in order received as they become available. Kris

And if you need serious help let me know as I have lots of years experience and have been working in the industry now for a while. Seriously.

I switched from TM to Red Sea Coral Pro this month and so far so good but I used TM for years and years before that with nothing but the best results so the new stuff has to prove its worth.

I was looking through the forums sponsors and noticed that there are none that I could tell. Is this really the case? Does anyone know where I might be able to locate a quality shop down south or am I going to have to drive? I like to give patronage to LFS shops that know what they are doing but I suppose that if I must, I will result to online ordering which I detest. Anybody??

Anybody have anything up for trade for a colony of about 100-125 or so polyps that measures about 3" x 2.5"? These grow quickly and are stunning. Might be interested in the following: *Other identifiable and similarly sought after zoas *Acans *Blastos *Lobos *Scolymia Here is a pic of the colony.

Bay, this sounds like an interesting trade offer. It is late now so I will call you sometime tomorrow.

Yes, I will have to find out how much shipping will be and get back with you.

Everything still available besides the Iwaki pump.

Here is a picture.

Some pics as requested. I must say that I am not willing to drive more than 20 miles to meet. If you are farther away I would be more than happy to mail according to your directions. Buyer must pay shipping though.moremore

I am in Kyle and can meet half way. I should have some general pics up tonight folks, sorry for the delay.

For real?? Nobody wants a VERY established captive propogated for years RBTA?? These are not the kind with green in them. These are the much more desireable strain that is deep red colored and they stay that way for good.

Folks, I have received several PM's requesting pictures and I do not have a way to resize them right now (shooting with Nikon D40 in Raw format ). I am working on them though and will try to simply post pics here when I do get some. Also, I guess I should clarify what the money will go towards. I lost 3 fish in the move and my tank is bare of swimming things. I have tons of corals but need some more fish so for now I would like to stay with fish trades/cash so I can restock. Thanks.

Hello folks, I have recently moved to the area and have finally settled all down and after going through my belongings and trying to reclaim the first garage I've ever owned, I realized that I have way too much equipment laying around. I will try to get pictures soon but I have no way to resize them and the files are HUGE but here is a list. PM me for questions but all items are pretty much best offer. Possibly open to trades. Iwaki Walchem external pump model WMD-40RLT-115 (works well when last used) Sold to HeadlessDonkey - Great meeting you! CPR H.O.B. Refugium (19" L x 4.5" W x 12" T ) Includes Rio power head $50.00 (x2) Whisper 700 Air pumps $5.00 ea. Whisper 20-60 Air pump $5.00 H.O.B. style freshwater filter (needs new filter pads) $5.00 Sun Paq Dual Actinic SQUARE PIN 65w bulb (unknown life, still fires, seems to have decent color) $10.00 Sun Paq Dual Daylight SQUARE PIN (unknown life, seems to have decent color) $10.00 Fluval 104 Canister Filter $30.00 55g Undergravel filter N.I.B. $5.00 Custom Sea Life Sump (This would be a good one for DIYers) $10.00 H.O.B. Overflow box W/ corregated tubing (dual drain, small) $15.00 H.O.B. Overflow box W/ corregated tubing (single drain) $10.00 (worked fine with Mag 7) Calcium Test Kit NutraFin Drip Kit pretty much new $5.00 This is all for now but will informif I find more goodies!

I have a 1/6 HP Pacific Coast chiller available for trade for a home theater set up or simply a receiver that is decent. Summer takes its toll on tanks so you might need or want this. If sold outright, I am asking $200.00

Alright folks, I have a 15 year captive propogated "Sherman" RBTA. This strain is particularly hardy and is know for it's deep red color. The one up for trade has to be at least 8" when fully opened and is likely closer to 10". These split fairly often and might be something to use as trade fair later. I am wanting in return an odd, not so common, healthy reef safe fish. Maybe a pair of flashers or a cool wrasse? If I was asking for a buyer I would offer this RBTA at $150.00 as these are real show pieces, especially at this size!

Anybody in South Austin, Kyle, San Marcos area? My family just moved to Kyle and Im wondering if there are any reefers nearby. TIA Kris