JamesL

Here is the place I was thinking of:

Barrel City USA

15000 S I H 35 - (512) 295-8539

Why not mix the water in the tank?

But, back to your question. There used to be a barrel selling place on the southbound feeder road of I-35 right before Main Street in Buda. Not sure if it is still there, as I don't go that way much. I believe the address might be somewhere in a thread here, as the place has been brought up before.

You might check out threads from christoclowns on nano-reef. He has a few threads where he has huge success in clownfish spawning/rearing.

if really valued, I would recommend making a "vacation" of it. Fly there, get the fish, fly back

I think the amount of water needed to carry the discus aboard the plane in more than the 3 oz they allow

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I would think Customs would be involved. And I would not risk shipping them without knowing 100% for sure what the proper procedure is, seeing they have sentimental value.

I was reading elsewhere where a shipment of SPS from one person in the US to another in Canada got "randomly" selected to be searched, and got held up for multiple days. Needless to say everything died.

I would think maybe striking a deal with a wholesaler or local store might be the best way.

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I stand before you this fine August day to present the State Of The Tank address. We campaigned on change, and I can solidly tell you: change has come! From our humble roots of a just a 5 gallon custom tank back in 1991, we have transformed ourselves into the present day thriving 75 gallon tank. Just a mere 8 months ago, we took the bold step into the largest tank we have ever owned.

We have no recession of zoanthids in the tank, thanks largely to the metal halide lighting, and dosing of Polyp Labs Reef Fuel. Likewise, trumpet coral splitting is on the rise. The inflation of green star polyps has been contained by keeping them on Exile Island, also home to the ferocious Gold Stripe Maroon clownfish. We have had some sad loses in the Acan franchise, but it seems that we have seen the bottom. Leather coral shipments are up 800% year-over-year.

A not-so-fragile peace has settled over the tank's swimming inhabitants. The dreaded Talbot Damsel gang has finally met it's match, and has resigned to having to share the waters. Their attempts to bolster their numbers with offspring has, to this day, not added any new members. Though this has not deterred them. And if they are ever successful at hatching a clutch of eggs, we fear serious consequences for not just the tank, but the world at large.

Similar to reports of seeing the lock ness monster, we have had sightings of our two elusive dusky gobies. They have settled in to the back underside of some rockwork, and are only seen at feeding times. We suspect they might be harboring feelings of resentment towards the Talbot Damsel gang, and are plotting a tank take-over. But for now, they continue to exude their timid persona.

Jawfish tunnel construction is on the decline. We believe this indicates contentment with current lodging and not a real estate slump in the tank. This is all despite the constant "fly overs" from the tang duo. Algae is at rock bottom due to the before mentioned tang duo and the flame angelfish. The angelfish has been a model citizen but not picking on the new clam, but keeping the Kenya Tree population in check.

Even though the yellow striped candy hogfish has aspirations of being a barracuda, he has been a model citizen in the tank. Truly a fish for all fish to look up to. The gold striped maroon clownfish could learn a lesson from the hogfish on not biting people. And finally, we are happy to report the pink skunk clown has found true love in the tank with the tongue coral.

The tank is poised for an excellent second half of the year. Zoanthid and clam size increases are expected, along with increases in favia coralites. Fish population is expected to remain flat.

This, ladies and gentlefish, has been the mid-2009 State Of The Tank address. Please note: some forward looking statements have been made in this post. These in no way should be used as factual information or the basis for fish/coral investments. Please consult your local fish store and club for advice.

South of Austin

Edit: Aaaarrg. I was going to be all cool and embed a Google map, but I am obviously lacking in the needed skills today.

Another husband and wife team! Nice! Helps with explaining the costs of things

Yay for open aquascapes!

Holy smokes! The competition is on! Great pictures everyone

Moving this to the Site news section with the rest of the features/requests.

Thats fine! Dont get me wrong here! Im not bashhing the Mods or the site! I THINK YOU ALL DO AN AWESOME JOB!!!!!! I just feel that people should have alittle personal pride...........

Didn't mean to come across that I thought you were criticizing. Was just weighing in with my opinion

I dont believe that its right to go post a thread asking for frags or equipment for free. If someone feels the need to give it away for free they will post in that section. Otherwise begging and "pitty me" post I feel should be deleted!

I don't agree that they should be deleted, as long as the Trade/Free section is not being flooded with requests. Though I do think maybe the titles should be watched (*cough* I guess this would be my job *cough*) to ensure they are clear enough to indicate the person is looking for something for free, and not giving something away. This way people can ignore the threads if they want to.

Also, the mods do try and watch the Wanted To Buy and For Sale sections to keep "wanted for free" threads out of there.

Just my $0.02.

Weird. Maybe some type of chemical thing going on? The anemone touching the torch skeleton would not be a problem. I would be more afraid of the tentacle of both touching each other.

But then again, maybe they learn to co-habitate. My bubble tip rubs up against some zoas, and they don't seem bothered.

Gonna have to count me out for this one.

Thanks renman303 for hosting though

Any suggestions for companies that replace windshields?

On the way home yesterday, something hit the edge of my windshield and I have a nice 8 inch crack growing across the driver's side of my Jeep. I suspect it won't pass inspection, which is conveniently up in September.

It doesn't have a purple mat which the polyps are coming out of, does it? If so then they would be green star polyps.

But I think Mike is probably right with the clove polyps analysis.

Nice Robb!

Damsels =

And yet I was silly enough to put 3 in my tank... and they try to be the bullies of the tank.

Like others said, just ask the LFS. RCA has mentioned to me in the past they get tank raised clownfish in a lot.

But like Mike said, your selection might be somewhat limited to clowns, damsels, etc.

They probably will harm each other. Normally the anemone wins out, but torches are particularly viscous corals, so it could harm the anemone. The anemone might take some time to move around looking for the best light/water flow. I would keep the torch out of the way until it looks like the anemone has settled down.

Welcome to the hobby, and congrats on the upcoming family addition. Get that tank up and running soon, as the little one will take up most of your time once she gets here

I will play this month, as I was told I had to submit this one if the opportunity arose

Also, very nice of Fishy Business to donate a prize!

Hmm.. still can only think maybe it would different flow or light. Where is it located in the tank (sand or higher up)?

Only been in doing saltwater for 5 weeks, yet you joined here 2 years ago? Someone has had a long time lurking/preparing

I really like the openness of the rock layout. It has some great potential for different coral placements.