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I also have a bucket of GFO from BRS that I can sell to someone in need. It is only about 1/3 used. I also have a media reactor that can be included. I would need to figure out the price for it all, but it would be cheap. Send me a PM if interested. dsoz

Purple up is just over priced calcium supplement. Kalkwasser or two-part solution will work just as well and is less than half the price. Don't go with the purple up! Did you have a nitrogen cycle yet? If you did not test for ammonia/nitrite/nitrate and see a spike, or wait for 6-8 weeks then you still need to wait. Since you started with dry/base rock you should put something in there that will give the good bacteria a source of food. I would use a shrimp or something like that from the grocery store. Let it float in the water for about 5-7 days and start decomposing. Then take it out (throw away). Keep testing nitrogen (ammonia/nitrite/nitrate). Your ammonia should spike (go up) then fall off to zero. After the ammonia spike there should be a nitrite spike, then fall off to zero. Once this happens do a huge water change (up to 50% of the tank volume). Then you are ready to add either ONE fish or up to three coral frags. Personally, I would not add a fish until my tank is at least 4 months old. Every week add 1 to 3 coral frags until that time. The key to a healthy tank is to go slow. dsoz Edit: When I cycled my tank I used a chunk of Chaeto (a macroalgae that people use in refugiums) in my tank. It added 'pods (good "bugs") and also jump-started the bacterial cultures. I would recommend getting a handful of Chaeto and putting it in your display and leaving the lights on.

Sending PM. I have "real" live rock for $2/lb and man-made concrete rock for $0.50/lb. Over 100 lbs of each. It is not dry, but I have not seen any aptasia or mojano for over 3 years. dsoz

I do have one. The membrane is probably near the end of its life, and the DO resin probably needs changed soon. I have not tested the water coming out lately, but I was starting to have problems with algae. How does $50 sound for the unit. Then you can get new membranes and resin. PM me if you want a photo. dsoz

The perfect spot for a BTA is a rock with a deep hole that it can sink its foot into. If you give your anemone something like that, and enough light, flow and food it will not move on you. As for now, leave it for a day or two. If it does not come out then it is really stressed out. If it decides to come out and move around some more be sure to protect it from powerheads and such. You don't want anemone soup. dsoz

I have potassium permanganate. You just need to come to Oregon City to get it. I have about a 10 lb container of the stuff, and you only need MICROGRAMS. I have several billion treatments for nudis in my basement. Ha Ha. I have some that is already measured out and just needs to be added to a liter of water to make it work. Send me a PM and I will give you my phone number so you can call me to come get the permanganate. dsoz

I only bought from live aquaria when I could not find something specific locally. I would ask each store for a couple of months, and if I turned up with nothing than I would turn to on-line sources. The local shops supported me when I need something right away, so I supported them even when the prices were a little higher than the on-line prices (+shipping). dsoz

Very nice to meet you, and a pleasure to do business. I hope you are satisfied with your refractometer. dsoz

Same here. I will go check it out when it opens. Someone will probably do a review of it on here when it finally does open. dsoz

It is not digital, but I have a refratometer that I can sell $40. I am in Oregon City. Send me a PM with your cell # and I can text you a cameraphone pic of it. dsoz Edit: never mind, here is a photo. I can meet you somewhere in OC almost anytime.

Sounds like everything will be fine. The brown cloud that you released was probably just detritus, and it usually does not cause problems (except long term to increase phosphate and nitrate levels). It is usually not toxic. What is scary is the BLACK sand or black discoloration on the bottom of rocks. That means that it went anaerobic and something down there made sulfides. The sulfides cause the rock and sand to turn black; it smells like rotten eggs; and it is very toxic to marine life. Be wary of sulfides.(scary) dsoz

I have a couple of them that I can sell you CHEAP. I am getting out of the hobby, and also live in Oregon City. Send me a PM. When I had montis growing on the back with my tank, I would put a blob of superglue on my finger, then make a short "snail trail" with it on the glass. Then I would put a blob of glue on the part of the frag that I wanted stuck to the glass. Underwater the blob would meet the "snail trail" and a quick twist and hold for a minute would make it stick long enough to hold. Just remember that the coral likes to grow UP to the top of the tank. Start with it low enough that there is enough upward room for growth. dsoz

Super glue is easy to break if you give it a quick snap, or use a lever like a screwdriver to pry it apart. You will need to place your duncan in a large rock because it will grow and a small rock will not support the weight. Another alternative is to glue the small rock that is already attached to a larger rock. You could also use plumbers epoxy or two-part marine epoxy for this. It comes in a stick that is the consistency of modeling clay. There are two colors, one inside and one outside (usually white inside and green outside). You break off a small piece and kneed it to a constant color then put it where you want. It will harden like a rock. It can be used underwater. I have seen where people will put a blob of superglue on a rock, then put the plumbers epoxy (push down into all the little holes so it sticks better), then superglue, then the frag. Then the epoxy is molded around the bottom of the frag to make it look like it is one piece. The superglue gives good stick, and the plumbers epoxy makes it more permanent. I would either find a nice hole, or drill one, in a big rock and stick the end of the duncan stem into the hole. Superglue or epoxy it into place. I love duncans. They became my favorite coral after I became allergic to frogspawn. It is fun to feed them and watch them consume the food. It will also make them grow fast and produce many, many heads rapidly. Good luck with your duncan! dsoz

One TEK light sold, one left. Tanks still available. Talking to someone about the real live rock, maybe have a deal. dsoz

Deal fell through. Tank/stand and light still available. Come on, these are killer deals and they need to be SOLD quickly. dsoz

Evening bump. dsoz

I have a thread titled "two 75g for sale" Or something like that. I have a SMOKING deal on a 75 g. It is 48" (length) x 18" (width) x 21" (deep). Not quite the dimensions that you are looking for, but it sounds like what you want would be a custom tank, and those don't go cheap. I am pricing it to sell quickly. It would easily cost you three times what I am asking if you were to buy it new. It would be the wood-looking trim, wood colored pine stand and wood hood. You can see a photo in my thread. PC lights come with the hood. Some of them are not working and I have not tried to figure out why. They all can be removed if you want to retro-fit in some T-5 lights, MH, or even LEDs. Check out my thread then send me a PM if interested. dsoz

I am taking my seventeen year old daughter. It has been out favorite movie for many years. I think it is my favorite movie, and she tolerates it because she is a daddy's girl. dsoz

Replied to your PM. It sounds like it may work. dsoz

bump. all available again. I also found BRS magnesium chloride (two gallon) and magnesium sulfate (one gallon). barely used. Will sell both for $20. This is half of what they cost at BRS. dsoz

Did you see the poor frogspawn coral in the back. The photos of the lights that are on there make me sad that they are keeping coral. dsoz

bump and updated

more photos of man-made rock. Some in a tub of salt water. All have interesting shapes It was made with cement, crushed coral, coral sand, and rock salt. The salt gives it pores that make it really lightweight. It was left outside for at least 6 months and watered with either a hose or natural rain daily. Some has been outside for nearly 2 years. Much of it then was moved inside and sat in rubbermaid tubs of water that was changed twice a week. Once the pH stabilized, it was put into a holding tank of salt water. Fresh salt water was added whenever I did a water change from one of my tanks. It was then moved into a new tank that contained a few damsals, chaeto, and other coral (zoanthids, palys, mushrooms, etc.). Some of this rock finally made it into my "anemone farm" that I used to cut and grow out RBTAs. The rock is ready to roll out of here and into your tank! dsoz

Sending PM This is what it looked like outside This is some of it in my tank In these photos it was in my "anemone farm" where I was cutting and growing out RBTAs for sale. Some of the pieces still have the feather duster tube worms growing on them. dsoz

PM sent. Check out my new FS thread for a good used T5 TEK light that would be perfect. dsoz