MadReefer Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I'm new here. My wife and I just moved to Oregon. I'm from Utah. My tanks are kind of a mess right now. The move from Utah was rough and I don't know when I'll be moving again. I have more tanks and equipment that are in storage until I find a job and a place to live. I'm doing my best to wait until I settle in to buy more fish and corals. Anyway, I have 3 systems running at the moment. 29 gallon with a 20 gallon fuge sump. 20 gallon with a 10 gallon fuge sump. 60 Gallon with a 5 gallon mangrove bucket, this is a real mess right now, it's where everything went the night we moved and it's still on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Welcome and thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Just thought I would post some new pictures because I moved some stuff around today. This is the 20 gallon tank. this is the 60 gallon tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Welcome tanks seem to have made it fine. How did you transport your corals and other livestock, I can see moving across town but not cross country! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 I sold a bunch before the move to lighten the load. Put all the fish and corals into bags and then into a cooler. I filled buckets with water, rock, and sand. Then I drove all day and unloaded it. My back hurt but everything lived through the move. Since then I've had two fish jump and some bad luck with a heater. I think everything is happy now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredknack Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Welcome MadReefer! I love that xenia that your clown is playing in your POTM submission. If you ever have any frags of that let me know. Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 I thought it was the common silvertip and just grew different under my light until I found this- http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+2341+2512+2803&pcatid=2803 It grows like a weed and it's a great low light alternative for clown fish. I would gladly frag you a piece. It will take a couple weeks to get a nice little frag on a small piece of rubble. I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredknack Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Thanks. That is funny. I was just looking at my Dr Fosters & Smith catalog this morning and there it was. Maybe we can do a trade down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Dude I didn't know you were from Utah. Were you part of Utah Reef's? So what brought you to Corvallis? Tanks look good. I know how hard the move is. I moved up here from Southern California a few years back. Not fun. Love the Banggia. Some nice zoa's too. I got some stuff to trade you for frags of those when your ready (naughty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 My wife's family is from Corvallis. She wanted to move, my job wasn't too great, so I thought what the hell. I miss my friends and family. WMAS is great also. I owe a lot of what I know about reefs to Utah Reefs (WMAS). I'm really glad I found PNWMAS. I'm hoping the zoas will grow onto the rocks around them, and then I can trade those rocks without having to cut the zoas off rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Man that Xenia you got is sick. Got any frags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 I always have frags of the xenia. If you want one, it will be freshly ripped off the rock and bagged. But hey, it is free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 I got my first rics with a trade. Thanks Brandon. I bought a new fish for the 20, I think it will be the only fish for this tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 yes, that arabian pseudochromis will probably be the only fish in the tank, also won't let any hermits or shrimp live either. i have heard they are the most territorial of all pseudo and those are usually territorial fish anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Perfect. I don't want any shrimp or hermits in this tank. I just hope it doesn't eat my stomatellas. But even if it does, there are other snails. It has been busy already, I saw it playing with a bristle worm and it's in and out of the rockwork chasing all the pods in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 I also bought some fish for my 60 gallon. My wife wanted more clowns in the 60, so she picked out 3 new ones, now there are four juvenile ocellaris in this tank. I always wanted a tang. Aqua Serene had a nice looking yellow-eyed kole tang, so I bought it. It is a little skinny but eating well so hopefully that will change soon. This is the only fish I have that was not tank-bred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Try some spirolina flakes they worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Thanks for the tip on the flakes; the kole tang loves them and is also eating everything else I throw in there. Here are a few updated pics. 60- I love the forest of algae and the fish seem to also. 20- I really like this new fish. I'm thinking of building a canopy with a 150 hqi plus two 24" T5 actinic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 wow....you got some sick tanks. I love the clownfish one. I want to do the same thing. As a matter of fact I thnk I will with the 36. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 wow....you got some sick tanks. I love the clownfish one. I want to do the same thing. As a matter of fact I thnk I will with the 36. Thanks =) Once I get a job and get my tax refund this year I'll be able to improve my lighting and setup all my tanks. That will make me very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Yeah...I told you I would help you if you were interested. LMK. I will list open positions we have and if there is something you like I will refer you. Anything to help a fellow reefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishiefish Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 aww thats so nice cazor comcast down here should have a opening in a month or so. your tank looks really nice I really like your zoos and rics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 aww thats so nice cazor comcast down here should have a opening in a month or so. your tank looks really nice I really like your zoos and rics. Thanks! I applied online for a job at comcast in Eugene. I don't know the electrical code so I'm not sure if I'll be top of the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishiefish Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 pm sent:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Good luck with comcast. Dont bother trying Circuit City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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