Islandoftiki Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Ladies and Germs, As I'm making plans to transfer my last remaining tank (the Nuvo 30 gallon peacock mantis tank) to it's new owner this weekend, I thought it was time to start a new thread to stay connected to all of my PNWMAS friends as Pamela and I embark upon the next chapter in our lives. The big island of Hawaii! Our house is currently pending sale and we have our plane tickets in hand. My last day in Oregon will be November 6th. After that, we'll be calling the Kailua-Kona area our home for the foreseeable future. We're getting rid of all of our furniture except for the sentimental stuff in hopes of cramming everything into a 20 foot container. I'm bringing with me my 2 gallon pest tank, my 10 gallon Micro-Reefs tank, my 25 gallon Micro-Reefs tank and a brand new Nuvo Fusion 30L that I hope will house a O. brevirostris mantis shrimp if I can find one. Initially we'll be renting until we can find a place to buy, so the first tank to get set up will likely be the 2 gallon pico tank with some unusual and interesting endemic tidepool creatures and Hawaiian zoas. I'll keep everybody posted on our progress on this thread and start new tank threads as they come online when we get settled in Hawaii. Wish us luck and stay tuned... In the meantime, here's a picture of one of the local beaches from our last trip: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 You'll love it there. Maybe when you buy a house you can build a huge inwall setup and fill it with all the native species. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 You'll love it there. Maybe when you buy a house you can build a huge inwall setup and fill it with all the native species. One of the exciting things is being able to collect your own livestock for free. How many different varieties of zoas and palys will I be able to find? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 One of the exciting things is being able to collect your own livestock for free. How many different varieties of zoas and palys will I be able to find? Do I hear a challenge? All these Hawaiian people eater morphs look amazing. I just found out that the Big Island of Hawaii has the highest percentage of live coral of the main Hawaiian islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obeasethug Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 You need to pump straight from the ocean and let your overflow dump right back into the ocean. Eliminate the need for all the other equipment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 You need to pump straight from the ocean and let your overflow dump right back into the ocean. Eliminate the need for all the other equipment. Wouldn't that be amazing. No water changes, no temperature or other parameter swings. Sadly, we're not getting enough from the sale of our house to buy oceanfront. Not sure I would want to be either after the last tsunami. We're just aiming for an ocean view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obeasethug Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 No need, just dig some hose under ground through everyone's property. When they complain explain the importance of your mantis research 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 No need' date=' just dig some hose under ground through everyone's property. When they complain explain the importance of your mantis research[/quote'] Oh, that would be interesting to try to dig out. LOL. Especially considering municipal water pipes are above ground in many places because it's too difficult to bury them in solid lava rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obeasethug Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Haha, yeah not very realistic. But in all seriousness, congratulations on the life change and good luck with the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasquatch Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Im going to love seeing you wild zoa collection.. may have to ship a couple up here for us too.. Also if you have some left over furniture.. I could use an extra sofa or TV stand for some moving cash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 We need to have a happy hour or two before you leave too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 We need to have a happy hour or two before you leave too! Yes. Yes we do. Figuring out my schedule for that this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 We need to have one last get together before you leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanS Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Congrats! Sounds like everything is going pretty well with the move. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing your locally collected tanks:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick T Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 One of the exciting things is being able to collect your own livestock for free. How many different varieties of zoas and palys will I be able to find? Last I heard collecting any corals in the islands (stony and soft) was a huge no-no that comes with jail time if you're caught. I'm also pretty sure importing (from the mainland) is very regulated and may even be prohibited under the invasive species act. Fish however are another story. You can collect and keep any fish that you can catch with a standard fishing license Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Last I heard collecting any corals in the islands (stony and soft) was a huge no-no that comes with jail time if you're caught. I'm also pretty sure importing (from the mainland) is very regulated and may even be prohibited under the invasive species act. Fish however are another story. You can collect and keep any fish that you can catch with a standard fishing license Importing any non-endemic species of coral, fish or invert is pretty much a no-go. All stony corals are off limits, but apparently soft corals are fine as long as it's not in a protected wildlife area. They have all of the regulations online. Everything I've read is that they don't have fishing licenses and/or none is needed for collection of livestock for a personal aquarium. It's when you start selling stuff that you need special permits and licenses. I'll be confirming everything with the local authorities first, but from my discussion with the one fish store in Kona, most people collect their own soft corals, fish and inverts for aquarium use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 Last night, our beautiful and enchanting mantis shrimp, Betty, went to her new home. She waited patiently in her bucket of water while we emptied the tank to movie it. She sat is Pamela's hand for a very long time while we were loading all of the gear into the cars. It was a very sweet and touching goodbye. The tank move went well and we had Betty and Barney set back up in their tank by the end of the evening. We're going to miss her very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Wow John very lucky and cool. You were a great contribution to the forum and I hope you stick around and share your experience with us jelly folk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegotjs Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Last time i checked zoanthids or Sea mat was collectable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 So freaking lucky!! I'm trying desperately to get the wife to want to move over to big island!!! Isn't going that well, we went in June and she loved it, and gave me 2 years there, but need to convenience her kids and well if that takes to long I may just need to make the trip alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 So, we've signed the final paperwork for the house sale and scheduled the movers and the shipping container drop-off. It's all going to plan so far! I've given notice at work and October 13th will be my last day! I will be unemployed for the first time since I was 17! (I'm 43 now). I keep thinking I want to put a personalized vanity plate on my car in Hawaii, but haven't been able to figure out what to go with. Today it dawned on me. The Hawaiian word for mantis shrimp is 'alo'alo, and that's what it's going to be. How cool is that? I dunno, I think it's cool. Anyhow, many many things to do in the next 30 days, so I'm going to be a busy guy! Here are a couple pictures of Pamela interacting with Betty the day before we moved the tank to it's new home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 We need to have a happy hour or two before you leave too! Yes. Yes we do. Figuring out my schedule for that this week. We need to have one last get together before you leave. Post a date & time, I know the place! I'm in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Scott Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Post a date & time' date=' I know the place! I'm in[/quote'] A send off bash! I'm Off most of this next week. Sent from my Prism using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Here you go John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Here you go John Haha, awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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