neely

Thx for the pic. I went in there the other day to look but he was hiding in the corner and wouldn't show his face. All I could see was one huge black and white striped shrimp arse. I have now seen it all, I've been mooned by a shrimp. :boxed:

you should have reached in there and poked it and grabbed it to turn it around

unreal- is there a price tag on him?

Because you'll need a 1.5 foot sand bed for it.

What- you don't think Tim would do that? and then flip it a month down the road

why hasn't (mr mantis) Tim gone up there and snagged this one?

Here he is, all curious about the camera. I'll only have it for a few weeks, it is pretty much an adult.

only a few weeks? like its gonna kick the bucket on you?! what the hell- why bother. Just when you get attached it kicks it.... seems odd to me. cool looking thing though- how big is it?

how did it die? what happend? sounds a little odd that it was live now its dead.

with salt water can u keep it in a tank with a standard glass top or a biothingy amd hhow much duz the wierd plants with tentacles cost and other things besides fish?

was this a joke? if not, sorry for suggesting it was. go down to a LFS and check things out. go to www.jlaquatics.com and check out their prices- probably best you will find. i have dealt with these guys with good results www.reefperfection.com. Do some reading, buy a few books- well worth the money.

baserock would be "non live" rock that you can use as a foundation for your LR. There are many types rock that you could call baserock out there. Caribsea sells dry rock called reef rock, reef bones (which look very nice), which i think is basically dried up live rock and coral skeletons IIRC. Ceck j&ls website for what they carry. Alot of people choose to go the even cheaper route with using tufa rock as base rock which can be found dirt cheap at landscaping shops around town. There is an argument going around with minerals in the tufa rock and that they are algae magnets- but many people swear by it as base rock as well.

i hope this makes sense- and i hope memory serves me well and that im not blowing smoke up your a$$

well then- unfortunately for you, most of the marine fish you see are wild caught. the species that tend to breed well in captivity are far and few between.

pro's-

-the stuff you can stuff in there is alot more interesting than a FW setup

-10 gallon is going to be relatively inexpensive compared to larger SW tanks

Cons-

-in a tank that small, your water parameters can hit the crapper really quick turning your tank into an expensive lesson learned

- its not a cheap hobby, tank, equipment and rock will run you more than you think (at least i have found that as a rule of thumb for SW)

just make sure you put suitable fish in there and keep a diligent water change schedual

heres a big Con- its gonna want to make you dump a couple K into a much larger reef tank.

the first picture i was thinking... can you say ikea lamp? Those tanks are sweet- what are your plans for livestock?

i know pisces pets has a pretty big parts selection

mine found the powerhead in a matter of hours. I thought he would be alright since he backed out on his own, but it was not the case.

Good luck man, I may pick your brain later for your experience.

i thought someone bought the zebra?!? im confused...

thats pretty cool Tim. i knew you wouldnt let this one slide. i should have bought him after you left, and then flipped it back to you for an additional $20 (knowing you were coming back for it)HA like everyone else, would like to see the pics and vids. Its pays to ditch work at opening time after a big shipment

welcome- now what happens after you have been living here for a year or so and still use this board- then your going to have to go through the painstaken process of getting your username changed to not so new to alberta- anyway- welcome aboard the board. isnt medicdude looking for a good F/T employee for his shop?

The water itself has very little of the 'good stuff' in it... but ya... a scummy filter and some of the substrate from the old tank will pretty much do it. Your new filter will pick up the bacteria charge from the old filter and will run away with it.

Pretty much what i was gonna say. the bacteria lives on things- ie, filter media and sand. Stuff multiplies like crazy so that tank will have little time to cycle. Why wait 6 weeks? lets do this now, want to see pics.

i've read that regals are far and few between that DONT get ich once stressed by a move and then new enviornment. Mine got it. Supplement his diet with garlic and keep him happy and healthy (its probably gonna nip you in the a$$ down the road). Best bet is to QT marine fish (sure, everyone says this for a reason), unless you dont mind risking losing all your fish everytime you add a new one. This isnt $4 cichlids fish keeping anymore. Treat in a QT, leave it in there for 4-6 weeks so the parasite will run its cycle and die off in the display tank. BTW, that fish needs a MUCH bigger tank than that to do well- not judging, just saying. Im no expert- just my $.02

i cant see how I would love this thread . But i sincerely hope your ray pulls through. Good luck Tim.

Neil

i read the title of this thread and had a laugh. One of my snails went for a stroll over the intake of my seio 1500 and got sucked from his shell while i was away. Suicide surely is a serious thing during the holidays.

Looks good connie. do you have an id for that little brownish critter to the lower right side of your favia?

Awesome present. It looks great.

take note of the stand and canopy there Erin

Oh yeah... so are you down to just one tank now? Or two? We'll have to come over next time we're in the area so I can keep up with what you still have lol.

sorry to hijack connie

1 salt and soon to be upgraded to 96 gal cube

Awesome present. It looks great.

take note of the stand and canopy there Erin

SWEEEEEEEEET- looks good connie. Certainly looks better SW than FW

Does anyone know lfs I can find a Remora Pro skimmer in town? Or if anyone has a used in good shape they want to part with....

i have one aq few months old that i may be looking to part with in a few weeks- does this time frame work for you?>

that reef is phenominal. if i had seen that before you saw mine, i would have never let you see it. One day... damn hairy shrooms and GSP