Lexinverts

Tank is doing well, despite some cyano on the sandbed.

Thanks for hosting, @obrien.david.j! I enjoyed seeing your system again and had a great time!

Come also for a good chance to win an Oregon Tort frags.

https://www.pnwmas.org/forums/topic/52243-march-2023-pnwmas-meeting-12th/

FYI: This is the legendary Reefgen Justin's Green Goniopora that is the hardiest and fastest growing goni I know of in the hobby.

I'll be there!

I'll bring UV sterilizers and a chiller

34 minutes ago, Reefsakes said:

So you need 10 reefi to fully cover a 6x2 tank?

No, I have that many so I can turn them down low and get really good coverage with no shadows for my SPS. I used 5 Uno 1s for about a year as my SPS grew out.

ReeFi Uno V1 and V2 combo going strong!

I've got Beach Bum monti and I am coming to the Sunday club meeting.

On 2/13/2023 at 9:15 PM, steveweast said:

It is my understanding that Oxolinic acid is a more targeted antibiotic that targets gram negative bacterial issues (like STN and RTN can be) along with brown jelly issues on LPS. It is similar to cipro (which targets everything)…but less harsh. It has been around a long time but is mostly used on koi fish. The in display tank dosage that I was instructed to use was 1/2 gram per 10 gallons…..three treatments every other day…..then the typical water change and carbon.  Oxolinic can easily be sourced online. It goes for about $1 per gram. There isn’t much information out there on reef use. It’s just now being looked at as a less harsh alternative than cipro. I was having an issue with some base up STN and some brown jelly on a torch…..and this treatment stopped it cold. I learned of it from my conversations with Jake Adams before his fateful Bali trip. He was using it in his studio on similar issues. I believe that he was turned onto it by Chris Meckley. Your mileage may vary…..this is more of a cutting edge treatment. I’m sure that good bacteria could be affected as well….which could open the door to other issues like Dino’s. Much is unknown right now. I rolled the dice and it did work for me on both the SPS and torch though. 

We have data from Aquabiomics that shows it does not harm the good bacteria at the doses that Chris, Jake, and you used. It works very similarly to low doses of Cipro, and targets bad bacteria like Arcobacter and those that cause SCTLD. You can see in the microbial community graph below that before treatment my tank community was dominated by the bad bacteria (large orange bar) and after treatment it looked much more like a typical reef tank microbial community (even representation of many different bacterial groups).

I'll be there. Looking forward to it!

Witch hazel is not very effective in my experience.

I would use Oxolinic Acid. I can send you dosing details when you source some.

Have you tried dosing Iron? I was having an issue a while back and it turned out that I was deficient in Iron. Within 3 days of dosing Iron, the dinos disappeared. My latest challenge is dealing with Cyano.

On 2/6/2023 at 7:47 PM, goldenbasketreef said:

App II CITES are corals that allow in the trade, however USFWS has their opinion on certain animals not accepting for the commercial trade or captive holding in the USA.

One example is Asian Arowana that has been widely farmed, each with a microchip for tracking, is still not allowed to be imported and held captive for any purpose.

Rhizo spp is another one that has not been accepted by USFWS for the reason lack of information on distribution and number of population in the collecting area.

Unfortunately some of these animals have been imported by irresponsible businesses with falsifying import documents and import declarations, we just want to be aware about this situation and not support such commercial trade.

About 15 years ago there was a case here in the Portland Metro area where USFWS came to an individual's house and confiscated 5 gold asian arowana and that individual was indicted and convicted.

It is unfortunate that in this highly regulated coral trade some sellers purposely mislead buyers when dealing with illegal animals.

 

Here's a recent case involving a group of coral sellers that were getting corals from the Philippines. It's no joke to get caught up in one these busts!

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/10-charged-illegally-trafficking-corals-philippines

I moved these posts here at the request of Rudy, since he thought the discussion was interesting and didn't want it to derail the phytoplankton classified advertisement it was in. I thought that was a good suggestion.

46 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said:

That's one nice looking tank.  I've said it before, I'm a Stag Fan and yours look great.   Maybe we need a version of the tank shots, with labels naming the corals.     

BTW, is that a little cowry I see at the bottom of one of the close up shots.  beautiful

Yes, that's a money cowrie. I should try putting names on a photo. That would be fun!

Loving these ReeFi Uno 2.0s!

My frag is #6. I removed the frag from the original plug and glued it to a new one. It measures about 25 mm. This is my lowboy frag system that is about 90 gallons, including the sump. Reefi Duo Extreme leds. I keep alk around 8 and Ca around 400. Nitrate is 15 ppm and Phosphate is .09 ppm.

I'll be there!

I'm getting great color with my ReeFi Uno 2.0s! I also have a row of Uno 1.0s along the back to reduce shading along the back glass, but the 2.0s are the primary light now.

38 minutes ago, islandVib3s said:

I think im going to do the hydros controller x10 when it drops beginning of this coming year. 

I saw that at MACNA. It was one of the things that got the most attention at the show. It looks really nice and is a good value.

Nice looking SPS!

The Hydros system is a decent monitor, and it is inexpensive, especially if you are only purchasing the monitoring setup.

On 11/10/2022 at 11:54 PM, reefrun said:

Ok I've been trying for like an hour to get this out as an email and I give up lol We'll just do it in the thread

It's finally time! Frags are ready to go, so let's get them paid for and out to you guys!
@Parzifal @AquaKey @503reefdroid @islandVib3s @svt_guido @Kerbash @reefbandit@Leonardomanzano @Emerald525 @J-Dog @jtichenor @Yourmedic @radom808 @OregonGrownReef @Bicyclebill @obrien.david.j @Brittany @Lexinverts @badxgillen @SeymoreGulls@Gumby

 

Payment: $40, please choose one of the 2 options below. Put your screenname in the description please!

• Paypal: sabrinafair@hotmail.com  (send friends & family to avoid fees)
• Venmo:  @grassee 

 

Pick up

• This weekend: my house, 1610 Ash St, Lake Oswego. I currently have covid so this weekend will be 100% contact free pick up only. I don't have the pop stands with me, so unless someone brings them to me, you'll have to pick yours up later. Please reach out to schedule a time
• Next weekend: @obrien.david.j 's house
• 11/27 - 11/30: I can probably be available at CnC on Sunday 2-4 (and can meet at my house afterward), Mondays I work from home so I can hand it over quickly during the day or you can see the tanks and come in from 6-8, Tues-Weds I can meet 7-8

I will pick up my frag and Bert's frag from Dave's. Thanks!

Bert and I are in!