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Reefer

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  1. Email sent on Tunze Osmo and AC JR. -Erik
  2. Yep prairewaterfoulhunts.com, what a name.
  3. 400 watts, maybe on a 30" deep tank, you should really stick with 250... A 250 HQI (double ended) would probably fair close to the effectiveness of about 350w.?. 150, no way. Especially if, and when you want to do some sps. I would really look for a 250... As far as actinics, I doubt you would be able to fit 4 in your canopy with the halides, especially pendants. You may want to do some retros...
  4. 150.00 in san antonio, let me know. 100 for charter members.
  5. Has anyone yet received theirs?
  6. I will tell you this. I ordered a frag from an online retailer this past Friday. I filled out the order form and hit submit. My order came to 80.00 I wrote the company because another friend wanted a frag of the same thing I was getting, and additional 35 dollars was all that had to be added, bringing my total to 115. Saturday morning we checked our account, and more money than 115 was missing. Approximately 195 was gone (the original 80 + 115). We were not told by the seller anything about their merchant with holding the original 80, while the total order of 115 was processed. The 80 is still missing from her account, and she bought be beer on Friday, which gave us an overdraft fee. We also received an overdraft for the funds that were "on hold" by their merchant. Essentially, the merchant has us "pending transaction" which has not yet cleared up. Now my poor gf is 77 in the hole, and the total that this 115 dollar order has costed us 280. We are in the process of getting these funds taken care of, and the retailer has stressed to us that he is sorry for his merchants actions, although my pain stems from the fact that nothing was said to us prior to. I could have had more money put into her account to cover this so no overdraft would have occured, but the fact remains that nothing was stated to either her or I about this until we found it out ourselves. The moral? Make sure your order is complete while you fill out the order now form, as that money is processed by the retailer's merchant account. Any changes made past that point can come back to bite you! I will not flame this guy or his company, as other people I know have ordered from him and had no problems. Ours stemmed from being nice and offering to split shipping with a friend, and in turn making a one man operation more money. Unfortunately, we had a bad experience, just be wary as each place does things differently.
  7. I have had success ordering fish from Live Aquaria.
  8. I will agree with that, as most of them die VERY fast in captivity, mainly . The way I saw it though was like this. The store had it, and it was in a small "holding" tank if you will. I bought it in hoping to save it's life. I would not order one, no. Call around to see if someone has one and SAVE IT! <-- That is my problem when I go to fish stores, but I have saved alot of fish from crappy deaths! Also, I would like to add that I have an insane (to most) amount of flow (the tangs LOVEEE it) in my tank, and although heavily stocked, I have a MUCH larger skimmer than needed which helps keep the water oxygenated enough to keep him/her/it happy. I also have two yellow tangs that can keep it's temper under control (for now). I am planning on a much lengthier tank here in the future, designed as a Tang raceway, but that is a ways out!
  9. From what I have read 2-3" per year. Of course, this is probably dependent on feeding habits etc.
  10. I love tangs in general. They look my straight in the eye when I am at their level. They are super curious, and every time you rescape their environment, they LOVE to make a racetrack out of it. I always design my aquascape for my fish, not for me. In fact, I find that when I am trying to create cool spots for the tangs to wiz in and out of, my scape looks cooler than if I had designed it for my own personal viewing pleasure!
  11. You could get a juvenile clown tang...
  12. Honestly, from a completely nuetral standpoint, I feel that Turbo is entirely correct as well. Intent does not make it alright. There has been alot of speculation and no one has posted any links or anything to something that could substantially prove that what is being done is cruel and inhumane. This is a debate which touches us each differently, and do different degrees as GKarshens stated, so it's a matter of feeling. What I mean by all of this is, people in general will feel very right-wing about SOMETHING in the world. I know personally that I hate alot of local fish stores for not asking people what fish they have in their tanks and if it is not going to live a "happy" life, they should refuse to sell it. However, they probably would view that as suicide, because the last thing a customer wants is to be told no. I love this hobby, and everything about it, but ill fated choices for stocking tanks have plagued everyone at some point. I too like James would like to know how many sharks will die there, and at what point will someone open their eyes and realize that it is a bad choice.
  13. I found this on their website www.quaaustin.com Thank you for your interest in the sharks at QUA. We’ve had overwhelming response to our shark exhibit and I want to take this opportunity to address specific questions. While the community has been overwhelmingly positive, some people have understandably expressed concern for our marine animals. The first misunderstanding is the shark exhibit is not a dance floor. The media has presented a “dance above the sharks” design which is inaccurate. If you look closely at the photo on our main page, you will notice the rope protecting the shark exhibit. As any of our guests will confirm, except for a small designated area (less than 8% of the entire surface area), we do not even allow standing above the sharks. By design, QUA is a lounge not a dance club and the music, while louder than a restaurant, is played at a level which never overpowers conversation. The inner structure of the tank itself is solid poured concrete on all four sides. The four 3 inch clear acrylic panels on top are custom built and each weighs over a ton. There is approximately a 9 inch gap between the water surface and acrylic surface. It's physically impossible to disturb the water's surface from above the tank. The visual ripple on the surface is from the tank circulation system housed in a secure and soundproof room approximately 40 feet away. We have a staff of highly educated and well trained individuals who spent months researching and developing the exhibit. For daily care and maintenance we have an employee who was most recently employed at Miami’s renowned Seaquarium and responsible for the water quality of the entire park. We are well aware that sharks and other members of the Elasmobranch family have highly adept sensory features including ampulle of Lorenzini, designed to pick up electrical impulses in the water. We carefully observe our animals daily and have seen no signs of stress or change in behavior when people are present or music is played. Still, we have voluntarily contracted with an independent company to run a series of hydrophone tests in QUA. Our control tests will include the club while closed and at all levels of activity. These extensive tests are scheduled to be completed by October 29th and the results will be made public. Some guests have noticed that some sharks are more active than others. We have two compatible species of shark at QUA, the Black Tip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus Melanopterus) which relies on ram ventilation to pass water over its gills to breathe, and the Leopard Shark (Stegostoma Fasciatum) which, due to a specialized muscle called a gill pump, can lie motionless at the bottom of the water for hours. The natural behavior of these two species might confuse some because the Black Tip requires constant motion while the Leopard alternates between swimming and resting. Since both of these species (and the rays which share the exhibit) are opportunistic feeders, or scavengers, they will forage, not hunt. They are fed fresh seafood (from Whole Foods) daily. Every shark in the exhibit came to us from an environment where human care was provided. None have come from the wild. We maintain an offsite facility reserved for any animal that might need special care or medical attention. Contrary to reports that multiple sharks have died recently, we have not lost a single shark that’s been housed in our exhibit. Unfortunately we did lose a shark in transportation to us, months before QUA opened. We understand that some people will never be comfortable with animals living in a man-made space, no matter the size, design, or level of care. To the best of our ability and with considerable resources, we’ve created an environment that we believe is both healthy for our marine life and fascinating to our patrons. The inspiration for our shark exhibit is the amazing Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, an AZA accredited facility. I want to assure you that my entire staff share your love and respect for these amazing creatures and thank you for your interest and concern. If you have the opportunity to visit, I hope to personally welcome you at QUA. Sincerely, Mike Yassine President and CEO Yassine Enterprises, Inc. 213 West 4th St., Suite 200 Austin, TX 78701 office: 512 476 7088 [email protected]
  14. let's say that we do know for sure that their environment is silent, even though the reverberation of the music/speakers is more than likely to have some affect on the tank itself. PETA, is a group with some people that are more radical than we are. I am sure that these people see us as rapists just as much as this club owner. If we amassed all of the fish that have been harvested from the oceans to support our hobby, it pails in comparison to this pretentious place. While there are places that do sell tank-raised fish only (ORA) there are still some places that do not, and I am sure if the price tag is high enough, someone will feed you what you want to hear. That said, I am not saying there are fishy stores like this, just using it as a world-wide example. On the other hand, our ecosystem thrives, and animals disappear. As responsible reefkeepers we have to understand that the food chain is not always balanced, and some species will die off on their own. I hate to see this club, but I would love to see how it is setup, and to have some kind of empirical evidence that I could attest to, but I highly doubt that will ever happen. I highly enjoy going to Kona Bar and Grill in San Antonio to see the huge tank they have there, and loved going to tha Aquarium Restaurant while in Houston. I never saw any of the filtration at those places, and never heard anything about the die off, and I am sure there have been deaths. I also understand that sharks need space to swim. It is entirely the fault of the person ordering the sharks. Everyone has made a bad decision on fish to own, and some have bought them repeatedly until they found one hardy enough to withstand their environment. I.E. Mandarins. I just think there is not enough evidence to fully support the theory that this is a truly bad environment for an aquarium, but it is a poor selection of stock.
  15. After they are free, let's put the owners inside the tank and play "I would do anything for love" by Meatloaf over and over again. Dancing on a fishtank is just a retarded idea. Then again, so is paying 300-1000 dollars just to have a place to sit. How pretentious is that???? James, what does PETA have to say about this? --A Loving Maastard.
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