Bill B

Thank you so much Tim!!!!!

Hi all, Both of my aquariums were getting overrun with Anthelia. I fairly meticulously picked off all I could, used a steel brush frequently, etc. etc.  It looks soo much better, but I'm sure you've guess the punchline. Already I'm seeing new little heads pop up here and there. I started trying to pick them off to avoid completely tearing up the tanks again but I'm hoping for a more permanent solution.  I thought about trying to squirt some hydrogen peroixde on them. I've seen admonitions that I also kills corals but very few of my corals are really prize corals, so if I lose a polyp here and there I'd gladly exchange that for ridding myself of visible anthelia.  

Any and all thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanxx

Bill Brister

Hi Tim, Thanks so much for your feedback.  I was hoping you would notice my post. I spent a little time going through some of your vids hoping to see a glimpse of you, unsuccessfully. I am not usually very active but I feel like I have met/seen you sometime over the years possibly at an ARC club meeting?? Anyways, thanks.

Bill

Can anyone tell me what this red stuff is and more importantly how to get rid of it. Picture is not good but it is fairly stiff and difficult to grasp and remove. It's also starting to spread more.

Hey thanks, I can kinda see it now. I had not noticed that in the picture it is slightly open. Most of the time it is not.

So I just turned the lights on and I'm just kinda looking things over and suddenly - Did I see that rock move?  I watch it for a minute and sure enough it lifts up about 1/8" or less, very smooth like a snail and when something comes close it hunkers down quickly again.One time it closed with enough force that the whole little rock its sitting on, moved slightly. I havent tried to touch it or pick it up.  I havent had any clean up or the like, yet, and the only thing I have seen are a couple the little tiny shell-less snails(?). Sorry tmi.  Yes it's that coraline covered 'rock right in the middle of the picture. Looks a little like a petrified cicada. Guesses?

Bill

oops, just saw your pm page

Hi I'd love to have both of your offers, but particularly the sand.  I'm also in Leander so I can fly over when you say.

Bill

512/784-4475

Yes it would be great to drop by. Just let me know when and where plz.

or today:)

or today:)

Hello, I want to buy some if we can get together Saturday. Thanxx

Bill Brister

512/784-4475

Hi, I would love to rehome him but my schedule is problematic.  I am available this evening and again Thursday antime. Then not available till next week. Text? 512-784-4475

Hello, I would be very interested in the Rena's if they are still available.

Thanxx

Bill Brister

pm'd

Brian,

Thanks for handling this group buy. I appreciate the extra effort you made to handle it for us. Good to see ya again!

Bill

Hi Brian

I am interested in

and

Alas I don't really want to pay shipping so if 'we' don't make it to free shipping, unfortunately I'll have to be out. Otherwise pm me your paypal and I will send it as soon as I see it.

Thanks

Bill

Thanks for all your input. Your suggestions about how to get close from the start will help. Part of this real life situation was just an attempt to get the 'ol gray matter firing a little bit. @Planeden - I think you have some inferences and knowledge that I don't have, but it sounds like a unique approach. @jestep - thanks for reminding me about the ppt component of mixing salt water. That is definitely the aspect that I was missing to convert A to B. It's down right amusing how much time I have sporatically spent trying to figure out how to convert apples to diluted oranges.

Bill

I have pondered this question over time and never have been able to get my mind around it:

When mixing a batch of salt water. I will usually come up with a specific gravity that is a little higher or lower than I am shooting for. For instance perhaps I am mixing 10 gallons of water with "2 plastic cups and a little" of salt and my reading is .28. Shoorly someone knows how to figure how much water to add to bring the batch to .25. (other than just add a little more water (or salt) and check again.) If this is actually complex, make that a big Rosanna Dana NEVERMIND; but I suspect it is just a proportion formula - then again I haven't figured it out.

Thanks

Bill

Hello, Does the Euroreef include the pump. If so what's the current price

Hey Bro,

How ya been? I have been totally neglecting my tanks so it is no surprise I have very little still alive. I'm ready to again add some common stuff, just no sps. If you still have any gsp or any other cheap common stuff I'd love to run around the corner and see ya.

If not, I realize this is a pretty old thread.

Bill (Betty's friend)

We flashed down to Port A this past weekend. Along with the seaweed that came in with the tide, there was some long ribbony brite yellow 'stuff', a little briter than yield signs. I have seen gorgonian about this color. On first glance it reminded me of the streamers that used to put on bicycle handle bar grips except not as wide. Most were around 12-18" pretty much flat and possibly 1/8" wide. Firm texture. Frankly I could have believed they actually were sea aged plastic except at the base of the couple of pieces I picked up they seemed to be organically bound to 'nodules'. Sorry, I'm sure a picture would help but I was 1) parked on the beach with no beach pass 2) without a fishing license 3) without any recepticles to bring some back and 4) more strollin' than collectin'. Any ideas?

TIA

Bill

oops sorry I missed your call Roland

I have corner of my tank that I just keep puttin' stuff. You can have it for cheap. Not great pictures but you can kinda make out there are 4 or 5 rocks with numerous mushrooms on them. Most are painted shrooms, with an occasional red or purple and one rock has a number of watermellons. All rocks $5 each.

There are also at least 2 rocks including the one front right that have some brown or 'teal' common palys. These are FREE (1/1) with any purchase. Those hairy mushrooms I love, so they are not in the giveaway group:)

I do have some flatworms but we will dip them when we take them out, and they WILL drop off quickly and completely in a 50/50 mix of H2O2 and water.

Finally just cuz some folks might be coming over I have this Hawkins Echinata. I don't have any fancy lights to show it off but you can see with my predominately 10-12k t5 lights it is nice pink and teal. I don't know what these are worth any more but I paid $10+ , a while back, for a tiny little piece. Make an offer for the type of piece you would like but I would imagine you would have to see it to really make an offer. I will sell the whole thing but that would be for significantly more than 'a piece'. Sorry, just disregard this if you think it is too iffy (which it probably is).

As has been the case for a while I reserve the right to give my 'friends' first dibs over those that have smart phone notifications, but it usually works out okay anyway.

Thanks

Bill Brister

512/784-4475

I speak eel and I'm pretty sure in that first picture he just said 'snack'