dsoz

Fungia can be fragged...

I haven't posted here in a long time, but a couple of years ago I had a thread where I fragged a fungia. I used a dremmel with a diamond wheel to cut it into 9 pieces like a tic-tac-toe board. or a #hashtag. They each grew a new mouth, and quickly started to round out as they grew. I had a couple of them left when I finally broke my tank down.

It looks like I can't find my old thread on here, but I also started a thread about it on NR.com

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/198351-fragging-a-fungia/

cheers!

dsoz

It will be here if you ever have the time to come get it. I don't have a tank right now and am trying to empty out my old "fish room" of all the accumulated stuff from the hobby.

If anyone else wants the tank, it DID have copper in it before because it was a QT tank. You can email me at d3sosnovske (at) gmail (dot) com

Ya, I stick my head in here every now and then. I just had a huge test on Friday, and another one today. I don't feel like studying tonight. Ha ha.

You are the president now? Wow, that is great.

I think it is a 29g. 30" x 18" x 12.5". Does $10 sound acceptable?

I live in Oregon City.

dsoz

I got one.

Let me get a photo

dsoz

Welcome back John! Great pictures. It's nice to see public saltwater tanks with a nice diversity of corals!

I don't think that Disney is "Public"

If anything, it is the pinnacle of capitalism. But they do know how to entertain.

dsoz

I am trying to sell a 75g tank/stand/hood for $100. I am in Oregon City, so it would be easy to come get.

dsoz

If you are in O.C. Let me know. I have a 75g tank that you can use to temporarily house your stuff. Just come over and get it. I am near the hospital and the old high school. Send me a PM and I'll give you my number.

Right now the tank is almost completely dry (it does need to be hosed out to clean it). You would just need to help me carry it upstairs from my basement. I can do it myself, but it is a lot more work.

Or, you can buy the tank/stand/hood for $100.

dsoz

The blades of the impeller are completely gone. It's just a plastic nub that is left.

 

Dsoz, I am gonna see if I can find anything a bit closer to Beaverton. If not I'll hit you up. Might be weird to see your place though, last time I was there you were still a frog spawn fiend.

It will be totally weird because I don't have a tank up and running anymore. Just an old sump with some rock that is still circulating in saltwater with a powerhead (MJ1200)...

I am going through a life change... I am going to quit teaching and go back to school. I am starting to downgrade my expenses, and I started with the tank. :( It is gone... gone... gone...

dsoz

I have an old 1200. It is running in my LR bucket right now. You can have the whole thing for $10. You come to Oregon City to get it. I am not doing anything tomorrow up until late afternoon (busy all evening), and after 1:00 on Sunday.

I actually have two of them. Both for $15. That way you have a spare.

PM me.

dsoz

Maroons do that to BTAs. It is OK most of the time. If it really gets bad then you may want to separate the two (eggcrate divider sometimes works).

If the Maroon was that bad for the BTA, then they would not be together in the natural range of both species. The maroon would have killed off all the BTAs in the area (Or the BTA would fight back and eat the fool clowns!).

dsoz

Bad joke at the end... Tiger shark.... Ha ha.

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Someone must have picked it up. It was deleted by author.

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Thanks dsoz ill let u know . I been meaning to pm you about the rock but my build is going slow . I just siliconed a leak it had ill let it cure and give it another go . .

No problem. I did have someone send me a PM about all the man-made concrete rock, but they have not gotten back to me. I do need to get rid of the rock fairly soon. I just disconnected the skimmer from the tank full of "real" rock, so there is only one powerhead moving water around the tank. The sooner it gets back into a running tank the better it will be. Call me soon.

dsoz

I have a coralife super skimmer that works fine for $50. It is the larger model.

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Dsoz - Don't want to buy, I want to make, but I appreciate the offer.

So you're saying you have had success with it???

I had a lot of success.

If you want some crushed coral and dry sand for the mold, I have several buckets of it that you can get... cheap.

I also have a couple of bags of the rock salt that I want to unload. name your price...

Seriously, I am going to be moving next summer. If I don't get rid of all this stuff I have to take it to the dump. Give me a fair price and it is yours. It beats buying it for full price at home depot.

If you want to bring some portland cement over to my place, I can show you how I made the rock, and give you some personal tips.

dsoz

I have a bunch of it. It is all ready to put in a tank. It can take 6 months to a year to cure and not be caustic for your tank.

I am selling it for $0.50/lb. I have over 300 lbs ready to go.

I have had it in my main display, and in my "anemone farm" tank.

Send me a PM if you want to get some from me.

dsoz

double post

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up to 170 votes now.

dsoz

75g tank, stand and hood. $100

not drilled.

I used to have great LPS growth with T-5 TEK light. I had a 6x54w over a 75g tank. My frogspawn loved it. There was a point where half of my tank was frogspawn, close to 300 heads all put together... If I didn't become allergic to the stings I probably would have a tank full of it by now.

Zoas also grew fine, and I had monti caps and monti digi growing like weeds. I couldn't seem to get Acros to grow or keep their color however. Maybe I needed to do more water changes more often...

dsoz

Bump. Only one tank and a bunch of rock left.

try a damsel or 2 to start there are a few that are very nice colors way cheaper and more forgiving till you get the hang of it. did you QT your fish? how did you aclimate them?. I know everyone loves nemo but get a little practice 1ST on something more forgiving.. also ask the LFS to feed them to make sure they are eating prior to purchseing them' date=' also ask the what they are being fead. some fish are just picky eaters.. also try to get captive bred they tend to be more forgiving and easer for people new/ newer to the hobbie to keep.[/quote']

 

DON'T get a damsel. You will regret it later. They are the meanest fish.

 

That being said, clowns are in the same family as damsels, they are just more cute. They can still turn into fish with monster attitudes. If they don't have enough space, then they will terrorize other fish.

 

Some corals can get big and happy when there is ammonia, nitrite or nitrate in the tank. It feeds the algae that grow in the tissue. The same levels are toxic to other things.

 

Read this article: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/index.php

Scroll down until you see MYTH 15: it will help you with what your next steps should be. I would say keep adding coral to get to the point where you want your tank to be. Then add a fish or two. Then you are done. Let the tank bloom and thrive.

 

dsoz

I also have the magnesium part of the two/three part.

I am leaving the hobby, so the chemicals are useless to me. If you can make them work for you, then let me know.

dsoz

Kalk is good for maintaining calcium. Not as good for increasing calcium.

I have some Kalk that I got at a LFS before it went out of business. I could sell it to you for a few bucks. It would be enough to hold you over until WallyWorld gets it in stock.

You just need to come to Oregon City to get it. Send me a PM if you are interested.

dsoz