victoly Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I'll be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Frag swop in the Austin Convention Center!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 There are pros and cons to government work. The govt work is much more monotonous but alot less of a grind (business development, finance, etc). As a trade, the pay is probably 60% of what you make in consulting. Where do you work Kim ? Now I work my butt off at home raising a boy During and after school I worked for the Ag Extension Service doing plant pathology. Working for the govt, haha, but I had several close friends go to either TCEQ or private firms. Once I moved to Austin I was at the DSHS, also the govt, and I have to agree with victoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Gig'em, I work in environmental consulting as well. You missed our first round of hiring this year, we picked up a T-sip and a couple of Rice folks. I was at the A&M career fair at Rudder looking for perspective graduates this past Spring. We're looking to expand in the Austin office but we probably won't be hiring anymore until the Fall I would imagine. Send me your resume if you want as well and I'll hang on to it for the next round of hiring. I have a friend at the TCEQ as well. He says way more boring but a lot less stressful and also less travel. Of course, it helps that his wife makes good money so he's not there for the money. -Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Which career fair were you at?! The engineering one? I missed the engineering career fair, but I went to the Ag and Life Sciences career fair and got several offers from companies there, none were what I wanted to do and there weren't any environmental companies. I guess I chose the wrong career fair Gig'em, I work in environmental consulting as well. You missed our first round of hiring this year, we picked up a T-sip and a couple of Rice folks. I was at the A&M career fair at Rudder looking for perspective graduates this past Spring. We're looking to expand in the Austin office but we probably won't be hiring anymore until the Fall I would imagine. Send me your resume if you want as well and I'll hang on to it for the next round of hiring. I have a friend at the TCEQ as well. He says way more boring but a lot less stressful and also less travel. Of course, it helps that his wife makes good money so he's not there for the money. -Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Yeah, I was at the engineering fair. There were some consultants there but not a bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 We have some open positions at my job for testing and manufacturing research associates. It's a Biotech company so it may be up your alley. www.myriadrbm.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Ty who are you working for ? So many consultants in arc! Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 bruan, you're right, that position is basically right up my ally for what I've been doing for the past two years in a microbiology lab. Thanks for the link! THANK YOU ALL for your support and help, I greatly appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I was with Brown and Caldwell for 5 years and am now onboard with GSI environmental for the past year. My first job was in California with a small local company called Miller Brooks Environmental for 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 RIghteous! I'm with RSA. Lots of small shops and big boys. Austin is a great place to be if environmental is your profession. Of course you won't be in town much (I'm in Ranger , TX next week and Texas City, TX the week after that). OH BOY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 LMK and I can pass your resume on. I don't work on the lab side but I know some of the guys in there. If your mini's split I call first dibs. I wish my mini would come out from between a rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 yeah PM your email address and I'll send it to you. I am thinking about attempting to split them manually and sell their clones. I'm pretty sure it's easy to do with minis because I have seen online stores that propagate their minis and sell the clones. Do you feed yours anything? I've tried little pieces of scallops, but my greedy hermits always snatch it away too quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I can't even get to him at all and can barely see him using a flashlight. Maybe you can split yours and headover to my place and I'll pull mine out and we can split mine and we'll even trade. Mine is a pretty green. [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 A trade sounds good to me! I'm guessing you don't have a photo of it since it's been in hiding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 One of the reasons I've become very interested is because of this article: Mini-Carpets: The Perfect Small Sea Anemones? Here's the relevant paragraph to this discussion: One of the coolest things about Maxi-mini anemones is that they can be propagated easily. You can cut a Maxi-mini anemone in half with a sharp razor, soak the two pieces briefly in an iodine/saltwater solution, and place them in your tank. Within 3-5 weeks you will have two perfect little anemones, and the mortality rate is very low. On their own, they also will reproduce asexually, dividing by fission (splitting). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 yeah I have read that article too. I forgot about the iodine dip though, that will be helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 I am still trying to capture all the different colors of this mini, I can't believe these guys aren't as popular as I would think, so much more variation in colors than any other anemone species. I guess the fact that they don't get very big is a turn off for most... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Wowza. Outstanding. I think part of it may be on the marketing end. I.e. you can't start a zoa-like collecting craze because the color-morphs don't seem to be as persistent. Just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nwehrman Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 That last photo is gorgeous!! Nicole Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Great colors, what the approx dimensions of the one pictured two posts above? I may need to purchase another anemone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Great colors, what the approx dimensions of the one pictured two posts above? I may need to purchase another anemone. It's about 2 1/5 inches right now. In the morning they are usually expanded to around 3 - 3 1/2 inches. I don't mind the small size, it allows me to make a nice little garden of nems in a small space. I plan on getting more and just filling the bottom side of my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Wowza. Outstanding. I think part of it may be on the marketing end. I.e. you can't start a zoa-like collecting craze because the color-morphs don't seem to be as persistent. Just a guess. Yeah that's true, I really haven't seen many that are the exact same. Maybe some similar color combinations, but most are very unique individuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I am still trying to capture all the different colors of this mini, I can't believe these guys aren't as popular as I would think, so much more variation in colors than any other anemone species. I guess the fact that they don't get very big is a turn off for most... Great pic. I think they're less popular, because they don't host clowns. Lots of people only want an anemone for a clown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Very true George. Probably a combination of things. If you don't mind me asking, what was the purchase price on the mini-maxis you have and where did you get them from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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