troypt

Very interested in appleberry monti and purple haze. Could you send me some pics? Troy

Vinegar is a weak acid. Acetic acid.

I haven't done a lot of testing on different tanks with my PAR meter yet, but it is very interesting to see the different reading from different lights. Also having the pumps running makes the reading fluctuate a ton. If you are interested in me coming and testing your lighting let me know. Troy

Where do you live? I have a par meter and I am willing to test peoples lights for a fee, but that fee depends on how far away you are from me and the time it takes.

If you read any of Dr. Shimek stuff-he states that the majority of asterina stars are reef safe and don't eat coral. He does say that they are many different kinds of asterina stars, and some will eat coral, but they are not common in aquariums. I used to have so many that they covered almost the entire front glass of my tank. They never bothered any coral. Now I did get a harlequin shrimp because I think they are cool and it ate them all. Troy

I am at work right now but will try to get some pictures in the next day or two. I read lots of Eric Borneman stuff and decided ~5 years ago to stop using a skimmer. I have no mechanical filtration. I have a tank that prof (did a great job by the way) custom built for me for my fuge which is divided into 4 sections. Each section has a different make-up- cheato, DSB, crushed coral, live rock-but less light, to try to have slightly different habitats for biodiversity. I wish the compartments were bigger, but I couldn't fit anything bigger in the stand. I didn't do water changes for ~2 years, but have since started doing a ~10-15% water change once a quarter. My tank has issues every now and then, but I don't think it is related to be skimmerless. I had a hair algea outbreak ~1.5 years ago. It lasted for a few months and is gone. I recently had an outbreak of cyano on my sand bed for a few weeks, but it is also pretty much gone (I think that was from cleaning out part of my fuge and stirring up some stuff.) In my opinion there are many ways to run a tank that work. Some people like lots of different equipment and so forth and it works for them. Personally, I don't like to have to do a lot to my tank, but look at it and enjoy it. Somedays, I get in the mood to do more and then I can, but somedays I don't want to have to clean this or do that. My daily routine is to feed the tank and dump in 1 gallon of kalkwater (pickling lime added to the water) for top off. I also just mix the kalkwater up and dump it straight in.

I have a 125 gallon tank. Right now it has 14 fish including 2 hippo tangs and haven't run a skimmer in almost 5 years, no problems

I went 2 years once without doing a water change and things were fine. I have since started doing a 10-15% water change once a quarter. I don't run a skimmer or any mechanical filtration and my tank is doing pretty well. Troy

i still have an 8lb rock with ~25 blue mushrooms on it of various sizes. Will sell for $60.

This is an old picture. My phone ran out of batteries before I could get a picture, and the lights turned off before the phone was ready. I can probably get ~10-11 singles or a big rock that has ~15.

I have some blue mushrooms, I am at work right now, so I can't get a picture until later this evening. I can probably get some individual ones, or I have a bunch on a rock. Troy

I would love the pink birds nest. Let me know if it is still available. PM sent. Troy

Both still available

Price drop to $10.

I have 2 rocks covered in GSP. Each rock is ~3-4 inches around. $15 each. This is an older picture, but you can see them. Troy

I didn't do a water change for 2 years, though now I do about 20% once a quarter. I don't run a skimmer, no mechanical filtration. I have live rock and a fuge with macro. I do keep SPS, LPS, only a few softies, and an RBTA. Troy

I haven't run a skimmer in ~5 years Troy

This is a picture of what I have. Not the best picture, but you get the idea. Is this what you want? Troy

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So I have had a few people who have montiporas contact me about possible frags and wondering what I am looking for. I would most interested in doing some kind of package deal for 3-5 frags (depending on kind) for $50. I am interested in almost any kind, of course more uncommon the better, except red and idado grape as I already have those. Thanks Troy

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Anyone have montiporas for sale? Troy

I'm interested, where do you live

I have four pieces of dried live rock. One is long and flat. Probable ~15lbs. I tried to send you a message, but it would go through. 512-983-0231 Troy

I would be interested in the tang. I have a 125 gallon tank. I have a blue tang, but it has never shown any aggression and I live in Cedar Park Troy