Emerald525

Bump get your May posts in people !! I am also not in the running for the prizes as I am  the president of the club and it was fun to see if I could keep my little frag alive !

On 5/4/2023 at 7:49 AM, Lexinverts said:

In my systems, I use mesh bags in filter socks with rowaphos to lower phosphate. I do it this way because it doesn't lower phosphate too fast like a reactor can.

My chaeto and skimmer keeps my nitrates pretty low, so I usually end up dosing nitrate to keep it around 15 ppm.

I noticed in my lagoon , chaeto is very efficient at clearing nitrate so I took out my skimmer . Granted the nano skimmers are difficult to dial in. Have you considered turning off your skimmer ?

3 hours ago, jtichenor said:

Filter roller, skimmer, algae scrubber. I strongly recommend filter rollers.

I was not going to go with a filter roller due to it being something mechanical that could break but seems like most people don’t have too many issues.  I also don’t have much room in my sump for both s skimmer refugium and filter roller but I think I can get by without one. 
 

Do you have problems with low nitrate or do you have a heavy population of fish and feed heavily ?

7 hours ago, half-astronaut said:

If there are open tables maybe we could have another free equipment swap. That way non-members can help us clean out our junk!

Thanks for asking this as I hadn’t checked to see if the other booths were filled and it looks like all the spaces are now taken up. 

32 minutes ago, half-astronaut said:

If there are open tables maybe we could have another free equipment swap. That way non-members can help us clean out our junk!

That’s a great idea. If I was running this show I would say definitely!! I’m not sure if those spots are filled now. 

50 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said:

Okay crowd, I went through all the picture posts and summarized into this table.   We're down to the last month, we'll judge May pictures.

FYI, as someone running this, I'm not competing.

If you still have a frag alive, but have missed posted some earlier pictures - Please Post a May Picture.   You're out of the running for a prize, but we'd still like to see the final results.

If your frag hasn't survived, reply with that, and i won't look for a pict. 

 

Thanks for sorting this out and help in running this. I’m assuming the yellow means we have qualified without a May picture?

And here’s another prize !! There will be NOT just one BUT two MP10s!!! That’s retail 700 dollars !! 

12 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said:

@503reefdroidShoot a picture, we still want to see it.

 

@Emerald525 are you saying it's still alive?   If so, shoot a picture.  We still want to see it

I would but it’s exactly the same as the last picture. It hasn’t grown at all since it was stressed. 
 

On 4/30/2023 at 7:00 PM, obrien.david.j said:

My Frag Entry, #20.   End of April photo.

(Still living on the same frag rack spot, in display tank.  - but Color is great this month)

** Who else has kept their frag alive this long?

 

I kept mine alive was doing well until I was dosing with All for reef that I mixed myself . (This was before the powder form was available ) and it lasts forever in a 25 lagoon . Happy it still lived after a massive alk shift 

45 minutes ago, chewyblunts said:

yeah its really all up to the tsa dude.  additionally when you leave hawaii there is a second agriculture specific security checkpoint you have to go through.  ive seen them take fruits from people before so idk i could easily see them taking a fish lol

Totally . I know when people go to coral shows and bring frags on TSA people would sometimes give them a hard time. I will just buy the captive bred ones from biota.

12 minutes ago, chewyblunts said:

born and raised in hawaii.   id be careful about what beach youre at trying to scoop up fish.  people are not going to happy about it.

 

you arent even really allowed to take sand from the beach.  if you're making a big show of it, and clearly look like a tourist, i dont think people are going to be very happy.  

 

i wouldnt be.

I could certainly see the locals having a huge issue with someone taking ornamental fish from their ocean particularly as those who were in the trade were shut down. I’m surprised you don’t even need a license. I’m guessing because it would impact those who are fishing for sport and food. 
 

Seems like a lot of places where you could get into trouble and considering an agent made me throw out my oatmeal even though it was legal I’m certainly not trusting them to know what to do if I bring a fish on board.

33 minutes ago, svt_guido said:

Hey Reefers.!.

I’m going to Hawaii in July. 
Do any of you know if I can bring back a yellow tang?

I’ll be staying in the island of Kona.

You actually can surprisingly but I am not sure if oregon or Washington has any regulations prohibiting their import. 
 

There are regulations in how you catch them and you can’t buy from someone legally who has caught one but I imagine there are people illegally selling them. 
 

There are several threads in other forums that mention people trying to collect inverts. I would think trying to catch a wild tang in the ocean with a net would be easier said then done and a whole lot more trouble and risk than it’s worth. 

Here’s the link regarding regulations 

https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/fishing/faqs/

10 hours ago, chewyblunts said:

i bought it through the store on here.  do i just show my id when i get there?

 

If you bought through the store here I should have you on the list using your real name. I am sure you will just have to give your first and last name but good to have your ID ready.
 

Check your name to see if you are on the list it’s in the first post.

9 hours ago, islandVib3s said:

I did the same lol 😆 🤷

If you bought through the store here I should have you.  
check the first post here . 

23 minutes ago, islandVib3s said:

I purchased the ticket online, do I show them a screenshot at the door? 

If you bought it through the coral show they should have it 

3 minutes ago, Yourmedic said:

lol. . . YES!!!!!! "Big bucks, no whammies"!!!!

I know !!! I’m a sucker for a prize wheel !! Even if I don’t even want the prizes I want to go over and spin it !!

2 hours ago, obrien.david.j said:

Sweet setup

Indeed this was going to be Sirena’s future seahorse tank until she realized she loves seahorses but doesn’t have time for the maintenance. Chris did a nice job cleaning it up and fixing up the stand. 
 

Perfect Seahorse tank!

1 hour ago, Yourmedic said:

I'm excited to snag up some of these goodies!! 

We are going to have people spin a wheel for their chance at the swag. That way it doesn’t all get snatched up for the early birds and everyone has a fair shot at the more expensive items (water bottles and hats )

12 hours ago, ElDuque said:

Excited about the newish saltwater aquarium store in Eugene. Anyone Else? Don’t see a lot of Eugene/Springfield activity here so thought I would bring it up!

There used to be a bigger presence when @impur who lives in Eugene was on the board.  I haven’t heard of the new store. What is it’s name ?

We will have some quality.  popular and practical items for both those with larger and nano tanks including these two ATOs. 
You can get presale tickets here :

https://www.pnwmas.org/store/

You can buy raffle tickets at our booth for 5 dollars each or 5 for 20 dollars. 
There will be 2 raffles at 2pm and 3:30pm
You do not need to be present to win just write your name and  number on the 🎟️ ticket. 
If you sign up to the club as a supporting member you get one free raffle ticket and admission is only 2.50 (ten at the door) as long as you get tickets by May 14.

Here is the link to get a membership:

https://www.pnwmas.org/subscriptions/

32 minutes ago, half-astronaut said:

That would be great, see you there. 

Okay it looks like the digi above 

Thanks everyone for stepping up !! Nice to have some new people involved !!

The show is coming together shout out to @MrBret at Paradise Corals for getting us these prizes at a discount ! Also shout out to @danlu_gt at Reefi!!

We will have over 3k retail value worth of prizes !!!

You don’t need to be present to win just write your name and number on the 🎟️ ticket .

Raffle ticket prices are 5 dollars for one or 5 for 20 dollars. Supporting members get one free ticket 🎟️ and the presale entry is only 2.50 !!

You could win this Reefi light valued at 480 dollars ! I saw this new version demonstrated and the spectrum is beautiful . 

We will also be raffling off not one but two MP10s!! Retail value 350 each !!!

And a couple of more pictures because she’s just so sweet and cute 🥰.

Show is in three weeks! PNWMAS will have a booth and we will be giving away lots of swag ! 

13 minutes ago, Flash21 said:

Such an adorable pup. Those floors look nice as well! 

The floors are amazing !!

1 hour ago, obrien.david.j said:

Have you heard of the awesome raffle prizes we're going to have at our booth? 

Over 3k worth of prizes. Including the latest  Reefi uno 2.0 . Saw this light demonstrated and the spectrum is beautiful !!