Enigma13

If this is the right model, I would be really interested. I could not find the 6-2+ on euroreef's site.

Thanks,

-t

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All cleaned up and ready to go. Great for tanks in the 125-150 range. I used it on my 144 reef. Asking $200.

Final price reductions in top post. Will be bringing remaining livestock to River City for trade in on Sunday if it hasn't sold by then.

I use a UV sterilizer on my FOWLR and not my reef, and a phosban reactor on my reef but not my FOWLR. I will have to say that the only time I have ever had a problem with parasites in my FOWLR was during a short time after I moved when I had not yet hooked the UV sterilizer back up to the tank. As you have probably read, in a reef setup you will have to be somewhat careful of how you plumb the UV sterilizer into the system to avoid killing off some off your pods and will have to shut it off if/when doing plankton feedings for your corals. I used the phosban reactor intermittently on my reef anytime the PO4 got outside of my comfort zones. I would recommend both if you can separate the UV sterilizer plumbing from your refugium.

I am up for hosting any month between May-October.

Protein skimmer is still available. Reduced to $200 this morning. All prices are updated in the top post.

Reduced prices on Tunze system and protein skimmer. Can accept credit cards via Paypal on tank and Outer Orbit light if someone is interested but doesn't have the cash on hand.

If you want a quiet, reliable pump that is more in line with your flow needs look at an Eheim 1250 (maybe a 1048 would work with only 3' of head pressure, but a 1250 would be safest bet).

Not much left. Reducing prices to get the last of it gone.

I have a Euroreef 6-2+ for sale that has been doing a great job on my 144 reef for several years. PM if you are interested. I have it posted in my hardware thread as I am parting out the entire setup.

are u selling live rock if so how much

I am. See my livestock thread. http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/16142-144g-reef-tank-part-out/

No fish for sale. I am moving some over to my FOWLR and I made arrangements for the others before posting. Most of the fish are extremely geriatric having been known to be in captivity 5-8 years, and my main focus was in finding the right setting for them instead of selling.

I will have live rock available via the part out and break down of my reef tank. See thread here: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/16142-144g-reef-tank-part-out/ for prices/info. Rock will probably be available this weekend. I need to get a few more corals out of there first.

Previously posted some pics in the complete systems area: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/15716-144g-oceanic-half-circle-system

Down to the last couple of items, will consider offers below asking price:

Tank: 144g Oceanic Half Circle Reef Ready

Stand & Cap: Matching Oceanic stand and cap with Stainless Steel Trim

Sump: Oceanic Sump Model 2 w/ removable wet/dry insert

Tank, Stand, Cap, and Sump- Looking for $1000, but make reasonable offers (This set-up is nearly $4000 new, tank and stand nearly $3500- http://www.indooreef.com/special.html)

Light Fixtures:

Current USA Outer Orbit 48" fixture w/ 2X 250W MH + 4 X 54W T5, 18 lunar lights- SOLD

Finnex 36" fixture w/ 2X39W T5- SOLD

Powerheads: 1-Tunze Turbelle Stream 6100 + 1 Tunze Turbelle Stream 6000 w/ single controller and Y-adapter (controlling both pumps)- $400 for whole Tunze setup

Protein Skimmer- Euroreef CS 6-2+- $150

Calcium Reactor- Geo CR618 w/ Milwaukee Systems CO2 regulator w/ solenoid w/ Catalina CO2 bottle, new media- SOLD

Controller- Neptune Systems Aquacontroller Jr. w/ DC8, temperature probe, pH probe- SOLD

Chiller- Current USA 1/4hp Prime Chiller w/ single stage controller- SOLD

The part out of my reef tank is reaching the end stages. I had previously posted some pics in the complete systems area: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/15716-144g-oceanic-half-circle-system/

I can take additional pictures upon request.

Here is the remaining livestock available:

Large birdsnest coral (probably 12"x5"x5")- $120 or will make 3x2" colonies for $30

Green closed maze brain (approx. 5")- $30

Large red montipora cap (10" across)- $40

Teal millepora colony (2X1X4")- $20

green w/ pinkish polyps acro colony- $50 (looks like chips acro, but not sure of exact type)

large fiji yellow leather colony on large piece of live rock- $60 (left side of avatar pic give a good idea of this colony)

Blue tort frags- Have two frags about 1"- $20 each

Awesome 2" strawberry crab- $5 (forgot about this guy until I started to take the live rock out)

Unmounted frags- acropora valida, montipora digitata, and birdsnest. $5 per frag

For hardware see my post in that forum: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/16143-144g-oceanic-half-circle-reef/

Here are some pictures. Also forgot a couple of items on the livestock:

Branching hammer coral w/ ~20 heads

Red/sky blue blastomussa merletti w/ 20+ heads

Orange Ricordea

Probably some other things I missed too, but the pictures should give an idea. BTW, I know the tank is dirty and I need to go on an aiptasia eradication program, but I haven't had time. That is why I am downsizing.

With the arrival of our third child, and a somewhat lessening addiction to the hobby I have decided to scale back to one tank and have decided to sell my reef tank. Going to try to see if I can sell as a complete system first before deciding if I will part out. It is a 144g Oceanic Half Circle w/ Stainless steel trim. Below are all the details.

Hardware

Tank: 144g Oceanic Half Circle

Stand & Cap: Matching Oceanic stand and cap with Stainless Steel Trim

Sump: Oceanic Sump Model 2

Light Fixtures: Current USA Outer Orbit 48" fixture w/ 2X 250W MH + 4 X 54W T5, 18 lunar lights & Finnex 36" fixture w/ 2X39W T5

Pump: Pan World 50 PX-X

Powerheads: 1-Tunze Turbelle Stream 6100 + 1 Tunze Turbelle Stream 6000 w/ single controller and Y-adapter (controlling both pumps)

Protein Skimmer- Euroreef CS 6-2+

Calcium Reactor- Geo CR618 w/ Milwaukee Systems CO2 regulator w/ solenoid w/ Catalina CO2 bottle

Controller- Neptune Systems Aquacontroller Jr. w/ DC8, temperature probe, CO2 probe

Chiller- Current USA 1/4hp Prime Chiller

Livestock

Live Rock- Approximate 200# that has been in the tank for approximately 5+ years

Candy Cane Coral (approx 30 heads)

Large birdsnest coral (probably 12"x6"x6")

Pink cynarina open brain (approx. 6-8" across when expanded)

green closed maze brain (approx. 5")

purple stylopora

large montipora cap (12+" across)

orange montipora digitata colonies (2 colonies each w/ over 6" of growth)

tri-color acropora valida

blue acro (quite large colony is probably 6"x3"x3") (this might be blue tort, got small 1" frag from Brian Jackson 3 or 4 years ago)

assorted other acroporas

some zoos

xtra large derasa clam (12+")

large fiji yellow leather colony

The fish are the only thing that I may part out, as I have had them for a long time and want to make sure that they go to experienced and safe homes.

There is currently one geriatric yellow tang and one geriatric blue tang in the tank each over 6 years old, and showing some signs of their age. I need a good home for these and if the buyer is just starting in the hobby, may want to rehome them first at no cost to someone who is willing to take care of them.

Also in the tank is a yellowbelly damsel (also been in the tank for 5+ years, no aggression) & mating pair of oscellaris clownfish that have been in the tank for 5+ years. They lay eggs every couple of weeks and must be kept together and go to an experienced home.

I will also include a full line of Seachem supplements and fresh media for the calcium reactor.

Will take some pictures and post tonight.

Asking $4500.

Feel free to PM or call my cell 512-925-3574 w/ any questions or offers.

The ich has been defeated and the FOWLR is in recovery. Still trying to settle in and have some cyano that hopefully will disappear after several more water changes and just some time of acclimating. The purple tang battled and has made a full recovery. The final butcher's bill on the ich attack was my lemonpeel angel, majestic angel, harlequin tuskfish, and pair of saddleback butterflyfish. The angels and tuskfish had been in the tank for 3+ years and were fully mature so their loss will be felt. It probably was too much to hope that we could move two tanks without any losses and I am thankful for the survival of my most prized inhabitants (pair of crosshatch triggers and 12" queen angel).

Now I am going to work to restore both tanks to their greatest potential. Once they are looking right, I hope to host a meeting and have everybody out to see them in their new setting.

BTW- I am very happy with some of my new equipment that I switched out in the tank move. The old components were great, but a little overkill for the tank. The reeflo Orca skimmer is really rocking and pulls a lot of nice thick skimmate out of the tank. The Dart Supergold is incredibly quiet and does a fine job handling the return alone. A nice thing when the loudest part of the entire setup is the canopy fans.

I have a lot of Yellow Fiji Leather, including a 2" piece that needs to go and maybe could even work out something on a bigger piece. Let me take some pics tonight and send to you to see what you think. Since you are in S. Austin, if you are interested maybe you can just come by and decide what you want.

I caught about 8 damsels out of my tank a few years ago using a fish trap built by Brian at Kingfish. Took a couple of hours of sitting at the tank to catch each fish, but eventually I got them all. Maybe Brian still has the trap around if you give him a call. Trap didn't work when fastened to the brace as intended. I had to stand on stool, hold trap with one hand and suspend to midtank level in the water, and use the other hand to operate the trap door. Obviously, the trap was baited and trapping attempt was at feeding time, so if a fish wanted to eat he had to go in the trap. Took a couple of days before I got the first fish, but then started they got used to the trap and catching them was a breeze.

If this doesn't work for you then you have to drain. A 100 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank should do it, as you only need to drain probably about 70% or so, and 140 isn't actually holding 140. TSC or McCoys has them, and I have always been able to return them and get a refund if the use was short (less than 5 days) and I took the time to clean them out.

Just when I was going to post an entry on the success of moving both tanks with no livestock loss, it struck. We moved the tanks over the 4th of July Weekend to our new home with the help of Sea Clearly (Misti) and Fishworks (John Y.). The fish survived 3-4 days of living in Rubbermaid stock tanks for the breakdown and setup process. Reworked the FOWLR setup quite a bit to avoid plumbing through walls and was very happy with the new setup. Brought the fish over and they all seemed happy and were eating well. I had not suffered any fish loss (or seen any ich in tanks) for over two years at the time and most of my fish had been in the tanks for 3+ years. Some fish found new homes as we planned to change up the stocking plan for the tanks, but I didn't add any new livestock to the tanks as I wanted to let everything settle back in first.

About two weeks ago (nearly 30 days after the move) I noticed the first spots on a Barred Rabbitfish in the FOWLR. Made sure to get the UV sterilizer up and running and hoped for the best, as all the fish were fat and healthy, and quarantine and copper was not an option given the size and number of the fish in the system. Continued to feed regularly with garlic and selcon additives. Spots soon spread to the Lemonpeel Angel and in a couple of days he had passed, but the Rabbitfish was looking better so I remained hopeful. Then last week it took a turn for the worst. The Majestic Angel started showing spots and then progressed to stop eating. I figured his days were numbered. During his slow decline one of the Saddleback butterflyfish got some spots and was gone within 36 hours of first symptoms and the Majestic passed the next day. (Thursday). By this time the purple tang looked well salted as well. Luckily the pair of crosshatch triggers and the queen angel were healthy and clean. Turn the page to this week. The purple tang was still fighting, barely, and eating habits had started to falter. I hoped he would pull through, but was not optimistic. Monday I noticed the other saddleback butterflyfish and harlequin tusk had started to show symptoms. By last night the were both gone, but purple tang is showing improvement and appetite was back. Strangely the Rabbitfish that started this whole epidemic has no been symptom free and happy for over a week.

As of today, the purple tang is the only fish showing any symptoms and I hope that we are about to close the door on this. In 5+ years in the hobby I have only gone through this once before. At least that time I could trace it to the addition of a Powder Blue Tang. No addition this time, so I have to assume that it came along with some of the new substrate we put in the tanks when we moved them, and that the stress of the move had the fish vulnerable. My goal at this point is to get my remaining fish through (especially the pair of nearly irreplaceable crosshatch triggers) and rebuild. I wanted to change up the stocking a little, though this isn't the way I intended to go about it.

On the other hand, the aquatic nursing home know as my reef tank (most recently added fish was in August of 2006) has done well with no signs of sickness in its geriatric population.

I am in Elliott Ranch. Down on the Southwest side of town off of Hwy. 1626 (exit 225 off of I-35). Let me know if you want to come by and take a look at it. Will be around this weekend and in the evenings on weekdays.

Just couldn't fit the refugium into the new setup for the FOWLR. It has two chambers and would also work great as a sump. It is 45x20x17. Asking $50 OBO.

I have some family members who are relocating to the Austin area as a result of the recession hitting Southwest Florida (where they were living) really hard, resulting in unemployment and limited job prospects. They are going to stay with us down in Buda while they try to get set up here in Austin. Only problem being that my wife is highly allergic to cats, so their Maine Coon kitty, Killian, who they have had for 10+ years cannot stay at our house. While we are prepared to board the cat at the kennel if necessary, I would love to kind a more cost effective option than the $12/day the kennel would charge. Looking for a place for Killian to stay for at least a month, maybe a little more, preferably in S. Austin or Hays County so that they can visit him. Food will be provided. If anybody can provide a safe, loving environment and wants to earn a little money for letting Killian the fat kitty bunk with them for a while send we a PM with your proposed rate.

Is the skimmer sold ?

Is the aquamedic 5000 dual still for sale . Please let me know.

PM Sent. Sorry for delay in response.