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Twenty packages of food arrived completely frozen, despite sitting on my porch until 4 p.m. No idea what I'm going to do with 32 ice packs though!

Rose is almost always in stock at LA. Rainbow often pops up in the ARC classifieds for a good price. Pink Cat's Paw is seldom available and it's best to use the "email me" feature. I've seen it in the ARC classifieds before, but I'm not sure those reefers are still around. I wouldn't mind having a piece myself if you find any 

One more hammer available.

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What are the footprints of the chambers?

Pink Cat's Paw used to be everywhere, but you hardly see it anymore. It comes up on LiveAquaria every so often if you want to check it out. As far as I know, that's the only stylo that's pink with pink polyps. You can also try Rose Stylophora or a variety of Rainbow Stylophora, which have some pink but aren't monochromatic. 

Petco already owns LiveAquaria and I haven't noticed any major changes to quality or service. If no other changes to policy and pricing, the addition of 5% rewards and buy online/pick-up in store are quality improvements to DFS.  

14 hours ago, Christyef said:

Beautiful. I lost a wall octo to the same bout of bjd. One branching hammer had it, but I was able to remove the infected branch. Fragging the walls didn’t save them Thank you again for the new hammer!

I'm happy that it's gone to a good home. It was good seeing you again! Who knows, maybe I'll host a meeting next year

OP updated. Thank you everyone that's come by this weekend. It was great meeting new people and seeing old friends again!

2 hours ago, Dogfish said:

I have a Wall Hammer. The base is inbetween 2 rocks

PS: how do I show the video here in the post and not just the link?  Insert other media / insert from URL does not seem to work

https://youtu.be/03KDdmuHdm0

Looks like a wall octospawn. I've got one with a little different coloring. I've read that encasing the skeleton in rock stunts the growth because the Euphyllia doesn't encrust. I wonder if the skeleton will continue to grow, in a different shape, over the rock. How long have you had it wedged like that?

I'll take a piece of meteor shower too. Still waiting to hear back on the hammer.

19 minutes ago, Christyef said:

I just lost my wall hammer to bjd. I’d like it. Where’s the sale thread?

Oh man, sorry to hear that. I love Euphyllias, they're my favorite! The problem is that I also love wrasses and they bury corals on the sand. Here's the ARC sales thread if you're interested. I have one person coming by today and whatever is left will get posted to Facebook later. I need to fix a toilet and the refrigerator today, so we'll see if I have time. 

Added Green Wall Hammer, AAF Glitter Favia, and Atlantis Meteor Shower to consolidate sale posts. 

These pictures are from 2-10-19. I was on the fence about using biopellets and let the media go down a little too much as I was mulling over removing the reactor. Adding the new media made the skimmer go crazy for a week and a little cyano sprouted while I was trying to get it under control. Who would have thought 1/4 cup in 300 gallons would be so disruptive? I've decided to sell the green wall hammer and Glitter Favia to free up some room in the sand. I'll add them to my existing sale post to cut down on the spam! The Tyree Pastel Favia has been on the decline since I added the Radion fixtures and I'll give that one away to the next person that buys corals from me. 

Left front view

Center front view

Right front view

20 minutes ago, Christyef said:

I like that magnet. I have 1” thick glass and it’s strong enough to go through it. I saw a post from Rory about doing a frozen food bulk buy and getting free (or splitting) shipping. I’m not sure of the details tho. He may have already done it.

I'm not aware of any vendors doing free shipping on frozen food. Let me know if you find one! LiveAquaria and Drs. Foster and Smith have a flat shipping rate of $19.99. This is my second year ordering an annual supply and both orders were 20 packages. Last year the box was big enough for 60-100 packages, so you could definitely do a group order. Each package had a final cost of $3.89 after shipping, tax, and the 20% off discount. That's a 35% off discount compared to $5.99 in the store. Again, I would order online even if it were the same price. Last year I had to go to three stores just to get mysis! Any store selling live fish should have mysis, at a minimum, without a doubt, even if every shelf is empty. 

1 hour ago, Accazier said:

And you have 2 of them?

Yes, there are two fixtures. Both fixtures were used for roughly two months.

How long are the t5's?

All pm responded. A lot of interest. First come first served

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Price drop for the weekend, $100 each for the T-5's!

Tyree Pastel Favia - One small frag and one large 2x3" piece free with purchase of wall hammer or AAF favia.  Gone

Peach Hammer Coral for sale. I have five frags available, two heads each, $20. Pick up in Pflugerville. 

1.  Sold
2.  Sold
3.  Sold
4.  Sold
5.  Sold

Mother Colony --> Frags

Green Wall Hammer $25 Sold

AAF Glitter Favia $30  Sold

President's Day is coming! What once honored George Washington's birthday, now honors incumbent and past presidents. Depressing right? Luckily, greedy corporate moguls have found a way to commercialize every day of the year! Yes, I know that I'm falling right into their trap, but it's okay if "the man" thinks they got me because I haven't bought anything since Black Friday! Someone give me a mic so I can drop it.

It's crazy how much fish can eat! It turns out my last yearly supply of frozen food was just enough to last...a year. I had to go all the way back to page 4 to find the post .  LiveAquaria is having a 20% off sale on food and supplies today, which seems like a perfect time to get an order in. Selcon and Vitachem have become a staple part of my feeding regiment and I'll be adding some Garlic Guard this year to help boost the immunity of my Powder Blue Tang and Blonde Naso Tang. I normally use San Francisco Bay and Ocean Nutrient products, but I'll be trying Hikari this year. The Hikari products have ingredients that are more tailored towards the natural fare of angelfish in the wild, including: sponge, sea algae, sea urchin, sea worms, plankton, krill, shrimp, clam, mussel, squid,  spirulina and vitamins for health and color.  The idea is that these foods coupled with the vitamins and additives will help the angelfish develop as they change into the adult coloration. I'm also increasing the amount of plankton to help the anthias maintain weight. 

• Hikari Mega Marine Angel - 6
• Hikari Mega Marine Algae - 4
• Hikari Mysis - 5
• Hikari Biopure Ocean Plankton - 5
• Selcon - 1
• Seachem Garlic Guard - 1
• Vitachem - 1

I know what you're thinking, why don't you buy fish food locally? The truth is that I would prefer to buy it locally even though the price online is at a 35% discount. Buying online means that you have to buy in bulk and that comes with it's own set of risks. What if the fish don't like the food or power failure causes it to spoil? Unfortunately, I haven't been able to rely on local fish stores having the products I need and often have to drive to multiple locations just to spend $12 a month. In addition to food, I also need frag plugs and a new magnet scraper. I think that I've decided on the Flipper Max because of the large surface area and larger magnet. They're not on sale right now, but I'll keep an eye out for them. 

FTS from the left side. Still a handful of corals that I'd like to clear from the sand bed and several colonies that need to be cut back. I can tell shading is going to be an issue in a few places.

Emperor Angelfish has been changing into adult coloration for the last two months. So exciting!

Regal Angelfish is such a camera hog.

Superman Rhodactus getting their color back. I was going to remove this coral, but I'm starting to like it!

This Gold tip hammer has been getting randomly relocated by my fish and I finally attached it to rock near my other Euphyllia. It must be happy because I've never seen it so open.  

A local hobbyist was downsizing and didn't have room for this beautiful wrasse and clownfish pair. They needed a place to live and I was looking for some roommates, so it seemed like a good idea! They're in the observation chamber just to make sure the PBT won't mess with them. So far he hasn't even blinked an eye. If everyone remains chill then I'll let the fish out in a couple of hours. 

Awesome man! Your pictures are coming out fantastic! Mine look like I'm carbon dosing Blue Hawaiian.