Salty Pickle

its a Roomba for aquariums, fricken genius.

Which app did you find to be the best. I would like to give it a whirl.

I haven't had cable in almost 6 years now. I stream hulu, netflix, amazon prime, youtube and I rent movies on Vudu. I "legally" download HD movies and television shows on torrents using bit torrent so I can take my expensive TV out for a test-drive once in awhile. I also visit the red box occasionally. I tried the Roku for awhile but by the time I paid the monthly memberships for my favorite channels, I was back up to the price of my old cable bill. Unfortunately there is no one service or combination of streaming services that will give you the freedom and diversity of useless crap like cable does. After 6 years, I have pretty much exhausted the streaming services for all their good content and I am now watching things like "Zombeaver". The initial pains of getting rid of cable will pass. I often found myself pacing around the house like a crackhead looking for my next fix, willing to do bad things in dark alleys, but I stayed clean. One the upside of things, the savings and the boredom will force you to stimulate the coral market. To further my savings, I keep my internet bill down by calling and cancelling every 3 months. When I got my internet they gave me a good deal and when that deal ran out I called and threatened to cancel. I have been doing that now for about 5 years and have never paid more than what the "promotional price" is when I call. Hope you find what your looking for because I haven't, I miss cable but not the bill.

Been wanting a Dendrophyllia since getting back into the hobby, sure am happy I didn't pass this bad boy up. Opened up right away and is already eating. Super happy with the new addition. We are going to need a bigger tank. As usual, thanks for the quality LPS.

I was very flustered over the situation and as a result I didn't consider where I was posting, I just posted. Paratores reputation is not what I was after, it was answers. Sorry Paratore and the rest of the community for publicly posting and not having the clarity to realize I should move the conversation private. I have since done so.

So I posted an update of my corals on another forum and I had somebody come down on me pretty hard for misrepresenting what I had. What you told me and what you claim on this thread is not "Green Bay Packers". According to the members of Reef Central, Nano Reef, Zoabrary.com, Zooid.com, cuttlefish is selling green bay packers (look nothing like this), and various vendors, your information is incorrect. They are in fact radioactive dragon eyes. Unless you can provide me some solid evidence that everybody is wrong, I will assume that you do not know what you are selling and others should not be misled into thinking they have something they don't.

+1 on the peppermint shrimp When I was done cycling my nano I discovered an orgy of aptasia behind my rocks (30+), they were still pretty small. I was strolling through OIAB and noticed he was putting some frags in the peppermint shrimp tank and he told me he was training them to eat aptasia, so I purchased 2 of them and sure enough all the aptasia is gone and has yet to return.

I have only seen it once at what use to be my LFS in california "bretts tropical fish" and he swore by it.

here is the exact kit he has: http://oxlasers.en.alibaba.com/product/1665296539-219687341/OXLasers_OX_BX5_HOT_SALE_powerful_3W_3000mw_445nm_focus_adjustable_burning_blue_laser_torch_with_5_star_heads.html

I came across this a month or so ago:

Oh dang, did you go to one of their open houses? I have about 35 or so different species of Sarracenia I think I will hand out to some of the members come spring, free of charge of course. Every spring I need to make room. When they are coming out of dormancy I will make an announcement and anybody that is interested can have some.

See what I mean? Ridiculous. Thanks again.

This thing is crazy awesome, the wife loves it!!!! I will see if I can get a pic of it in the tank.

Not sure if there are any Nepenthes collectors out there but I put some plants up on Ebay if you wanna check them out. http://www.ebay.com/usr/res084m6

The $1/gal sale is until November 7th; one day left.

I have been looking into upgrading to a larger reef tank (shhhhhh don't tell my wife, seriously don't). I have been pricing 40-60 gal AIO vs build your owns and I certainly am lured to the ease of assembly and reduced guess work that comes with AIO. I digress, my question is, do you feel that at a certain point that the AIO becomes less effective at sustaining a healthy reef? I can see that my Nuvo10 AIO is very sufficient at maintaining 10 gallons of water. But i wonder if a 60 gallon AIO sump is in the realm of trying to cram to much crap into a small space and if the reef is heavily populated, would that push the AIO past its capabilities (thinking longterm). At which point it would be better to build my own. Thank you for your time, Happy reefing!

So now for the coral I added. The following I got from Cuttle Fish. Thanks a ton Jeff. These 2 I got from Upscale. The Monti is starting to darken up and the hermits have removed a lot of the algae that was growing on it when I got it. Got these from Matt, Thanks Matt: This was a freebee from when I ordered my cleanup crew: The photos make everything look big but everything is actually pretty small. Here is what it looks like it the Nuvo 10: This is what it looks like without filtering out the blue, this is the natural look of the tank 24-7: Thank you for your interest in my voyage and I hope to post more as I progress forward. Happy reefing everybody!

The other thing that was bothering me to no end was the clutter in the 3rd space in the sump. The Ebo was to big, causing the ATO to malfunction. The clip holding the ATO hose was ridiculously bulky and the PH probe and the temp probe were being crushed in the corner. First thing I did was get rid of the heater and replaced it with a "ARCHAEA MINI AQUARIUM HEATER (50W) ULTRA SLIM", it is insanely small. I also got rid of suction cups and used zip ties instead. This is what it was: and this is now: I also got rid of the Koralia nano 240 and put in the new MP10QD. I do not usually subscribe to hype but all I can say about the MP10 is "WOW". I am running it on reef crest at 40%.

Ok. I have to admit that I got caught up in the frenzy of getting the tank up and running so I cut corners and half-assed some stuff. This week I added some awesome coral, changed out some hardware and did some cosmetic adjustments. I will save the best for last so the coral pics will be at the end, here we go with the update First thing I had to change was the inside of the cabinet. I was in such a hurry to have a tank up and running that I took a piece of plywood that was screwed to the rafters in my garage, cut the length and screwed it in. I also threw in a 10 gallon tank that was way to big to serve as an ATO reservoir and replaced it with a 5.5 gallon. Remember this: now it looks like this:

I was born and raised in Arizona so its very nice to meet a fellow Arizonian and to solute you in your ability to live in an oven . I was up until very recently in the same boat as your brother. I made the mistake of ordering my tank and equipment online and I quickly regretted that decision. I had issues with multiple products (heater, ATO, AUQA media basket) and resolving the issues became more of a hassle than I ever care to deal with again. In most cases it became cheaper and less headache to just take the loss. I really wish I would have shopped locally. Locally, my personal experience has taken me to "cuttle fish and corals" and "upscales", and both shops have been more than willing to help me obtain whatever my aquarium needs may be. In some cases they cost a little more than what you find online but to me it is insignificant and a small price to pay for a piece of mind. I will gladly pay a few extra bucks to be able to walk into a shop with a problem and find accountability and integrity. If used is not an issue, there is excellent deals on tanks and equipment on the forums in the "classified threads." I have dealt with quite a few members on the forums and have found honesty, fairness, integrity and a passion for helping fellow aquarists thrive in the hobby. In summary, you have landed in the right place. Between the local sponsors and the members here on the forums, all of your brothers aquarium needs can be met. I really wish your brother success in his pursuit of the hobby and happy reefing to the both of you.

I tried to read it but decided to stare at the pretty pics instead. Every sentence sounds like some incredibly complex ancient proverb. I am pretty sure I found the answer to eternal happiness in this sentence: "It is the sense that is near to the play to let you make final dyeing with an additive, and motivation is fried."

Thank you for the info, it is greatly appreciated.

Does anybody have any experience with "Blue Cespitularia". If so, could you tell me if you would recommend it and what conditions you kept it in. I am considering purchasing for my nano but would love to hear from the community first. Happy Reefing!