Flashy Fins

1 hour ago, Jorge said:

Just support your LFS and you'll be alright!

Bring a waterproof white flashlight to your LFS, and you’ll be all right.   Store tanks are much more blue than mine. 

Blue substrate, plugs, etc. are easy giveaways. Lower the image saturation and increase the amount of yellow (opposite of blue) in shadows, midtones, and highlights, and you get this:

May or may not be what your coral looks like, but I do this with all online images before buying anything, just to give myself an idea of what else it might look like. Even if the appearance is wrong, it at least gets my brain to see something different.

Thanks, Bert! I added a link to your first line, so people can easily find the date/time.

I've had fish hide for various periods, but the details are fuzzy since it hasn't happened in a long time.  However, my pompom crab continues to do it regularly; they hide a lot, in general, but mine has no nems and is extra secretive due to being without a defense (although he had picked up a maxi mini nem baby last time I saw him). His most recent hiding period lasted about a year, and I was sure he was a goner, then poof, he appeared as if by magic!

Hmm, I'll be in Vancouver tomorrow... might as well see what's there!  I never found the time to go in after moving to Oregon City.

@LadAShark - your turn to borrow, but you do have to be a supporting (paid) member of the site, so let me know

@Trailermann - no wait time! I’ll message you to arrange pickup 

3 hours ago, Knuckledragger said:

Beautiful tank and specimens! I am interested to see how the Chemi-Clean does on the cyano. I have been battling cyano for several months now. Feeding minimal every other day, siphoning with 50% water changes every two weeks......it just keeps coming back even stronger......I just ordered some Chemi-Clean.

Oh, that issue was ages ago, but I can tell you how it went. The chemi-clean worked well, but a week later, it needed another treatment. After a few rounds of that, I investigated other causes/treatments. What actually took care of the problem for good was replacing my T5 bulbs that were old. I now replace them yearly, if not sooner. I also upgraded to a fixture with a fan built in to keep the bulbs from overheating and wearing out so fast. Good luck!

Hmm, the video doesn't show up on my desktop, but it does on my phone. Hope at least some of you can see it.

I'm also looking forward to seeing pics!

I know she'll blush, but I think a certain member deserves special recognition...

When the raffle for the AI Prime was drawn, the winner was not present. Written on the back of the ticket was Liz [illegible last name], but with no forum username or other contact details, we had little choice but to redraw, with @Gil&Fin winning the second time around. Not long after, the mysterious Liz was back, having just stepped out of the meeting for a short time. Holly graciously handed over the prize, earning her unofficial status as PNWMAS MVP!

Quick video taken with my phone. Apologies for the reflections and glare. 

 

Summers involve very little attention paid to my tank, so this is somewhat of a “before” reference video, hopefully to be followed by a spectacular “after” vid in a few months. Plans for fall including getting the tank back to shining star status with more fish, more corals, and more color!

Current fish in the tank are a forktail blenny, Helfrichi firefish, McCosker’s wrasse, yellow clown goby, neon goby, eviota goby, and a barnacle blenny. Soon to be moved from QT to display are a sunburst anthias and a Lubbock’s wrasse. 

Ah, thanks for reminding me. @badxgillen & @Jeremevans will be grilling up burgers for all to enjoy! We'll also have mac salad, potato salad, and veggies. Everyone is free to bring something to add if they'd like, but it's not required or expected. 

Giving this a bump! See you guys tomorrow.

If you didn’t already catch the news, raffle prizes are set to include multiple $50 gift certificates to All Things Aquarium, as well as a few other shops. Grand prize will be an AI Prime! 

29 minutes ago, shaywood said:

Upscales on Saturday is fine. What time? 

11:30 am is good. Just look for the gal with pink hair. See you then!

3 hours ago, shaywood said:

Would it be possible to pick up tomorrow? I'm in Tualatin. 

Saturday, I could meet you at Upscales if you like. Would need to be by noon, because I’m meeting someone at Seahorse at 1. Or you could meet me there.

4 minutes ago, LadAShark said:

As for prizes, uh, not sure what the standard is/pricing for the raffle.

The idea is members throw out ideas, and the club officers decide what we can swing. Hearing what people are wishing for is helpful, whether it's a $20 item or a $200 item. Keeps us from thinking everyone wants X, when in fact most people really want Y or Z. So far, LED lights and gift cards are popular suggestions. Others welcome!

10 hours ago, Lexinverts said:

Yay, I can see them! Especially love these two pics - such vividly colored, healthy corals! 😍

3 hours ago, ChrisQ said:

Thank you! I can pick it up whenever, will only need it for about an hour.

Will you be at the meeting on the 25th? Would be great to hand it off then.

I'm using Firefox and am signed into google, so I agree, likely related to privacy settings.  You can attach images directly on the forum now, which might be easier.

On 8/3/2018 at 10:16 PM, LadAShark said:

Yeah I think I’d prefer the handheld cause it seems it has no software download?

That's correct.

@ChrisQ - your turn is here!  Where are you located? If you'll be at the August meeting, I can pass the USB meter to you then.

@shaywood - the handheld meter is available now! Where are you located? If you'll be at the August meeting, I can pass the USB meter to you then.

@LadAShark - you're on the list and shouldn't have too long to wait. You will need to be a supporting (paid) member of the forum to borrow a meter.

4 hours ago, Lexinverts said:

Can you see the pics now? I've been trying to figure out how to use Google Photos to host my forum pictures, and I think I finally got it to work.

I can't see them. 😞 

Looking forward to seeing lots of you there! If you have raffle prize suggestions, speak up now! 

Hope you all enjoyed the summer break last month and are ready to meet, greet, swap, and shop this one!

When: Saturday, August 25th at 12 pm till the cows come home  fish stop swimming  raffle prizes are claimed

Where: All Things Aquariums in Wilsonville, Oregon

This great little shop is a longtime sponsor of our club forum and a fantastic source for healthy, beautiful fish & corals!  Everyone is welcome! 

More info to come as food and other details are finalized, but I can promise you won't want to miss it!

Tell us what raffle prizes you'd love to see!

We’ll have an annnoucement in the next few days with all the details, so thanks for your patience. There will be a meeting in the second half of the month.