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Hey Robert, sent a PM with my order for a mixed pack if you have anything left. just noting this here in case you missed it. Thanks!

FWIW I am not aware of any coral fluorescent proteins that are maximally excited by UV. Maximum excitation ranges from blue to green (see table on third page) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002680&type=printable I use a blue LED flashlight with yellow goggles for this purpose. Would be curious to see what gets excited by UV.

I’ve got another batch of easy starter soft corals ready for sale. These are not fancy high end corals, just an affordable way to add a bunch of color and motion to your tank. I’m selling any 6 corals for $60 (shipped) or any 12 for $100 (shipped). Just pick any 6 or 12 corals from this list and message me with your list. I take payment by Paypal, and can ship anytime in the next couple weeks at your convenience. Because these are robust soft corals I am shipping priority mail USPS (~2-3 days). If you prefer, I am happy to ship overnight for additional shipping costs. (Message me and we can figure out the additional cost for your address). Alternatively, if you'd like to meet somewhere between Corvallis and Eugene to pick them up in person, we can subtract $20 from the listed price. Corals will be shipped in insulated packaging with heat packs to keep them warm and happy on the way. I’ll refund the cost of any corals that don’t make it, if something goes wrong. (As usual, I cannot refund the cost of shipping in those cases, only the DOA animals themselves). Here are the images – in some cases I include pics of the colony so you can see what it’ll grow into. ... and here is a key with some names. A. Zoanthids, 'eagle eyes'. An old standby, this grows like a weed. Develops bright colors in high light. B. Zoanthids, 'peanut butter cups'. Fast growing, unassuming by day but shows bright orange mouths under blue lights. C. Zoanthids, 'gobstoppers'. Eye catching colors from 10 feet away. D. Zoanthids, 'armor of god'. A true bright red. F. Zoanthids, 'mohawk'. Pink speckles fading to a yellow mouth. Needs high light for best colors. H. Zoanthids, 'micro kiwis'. TINY polyps, almost as yellow as King Midas under the blue lights. J. Zoanthids, 'flame skirt'. Super bright orange skirt with a bright yellow mouth and white speckles. For someone reason I can’t get photos to do this one justice. K. Palythoas, bright green. Super bright under blue lights. L. Palythoas, teal. No special fluorescence but a cool teal blue under white lights. M. Palythoas, white-faced. Initially this wild Paly looked like nothing special but turned out to show cool white markings on the face if grown under high light. N. Pulsing Xenia. Love it, hate it, this strain pulses constantly and grows as fast as you expect. O. Tubipora, light green. Highly underrated coral. The soft coral that thinks it’s a hard coral. Fast growing but does not spread. P. Green star polyps, branching. The brightest green I’ve seen in any coral, hands down. Fast growing, I suggest confining it to a rock island of its own. A branching variety. Q. Mushroom, green striped. Does well in low light. R. Mushroom, blue spotted. Likes moderate light to develop the bright blue spots. S. Mushroom, red spotted. Likes moderate to high light develop the bright red and cyan spots. Super fast growing. T. Mushroom, green hairy. Very bright green, likes to spread. U. Kenya tree. Fast growing, no special color but adds a lot of motion as it sways in the current. V. Neon green sinularia. Almost as bright green as GSP, a must have for any soft coral tank. [edit: updated to remove a couple that have sold out. everything shown is still available] [edit 2: updating whats left in stock] [edit 3: stock update]

Still looking for a 40 breeder in the Eugene - Albany area. Anyone got a spare tank taking up space in your garage? I can help you with that!

A mandarin, urchin, and now 2 serpent stars who I've recently banished to the refugium!

Thanks Fred! It was good meeting you and I hope the corals do well in your tank.

Id like to plumb an additional tank into the frag system. I could fit either of these sizes (40b or 20l) Paying $1 per gallon, willing meet anywhere between Albany to Eugene.

I'm selling off some soft corals to make room in the frag tank, and still looking for a new home for this spotted mandarin and pencil urchin. All items are for sale or trade. I'd consider trades for various invertebrates, corals, or a 40g breeder tank. #1. Spotted (aka yellow) Mandarin, female, 2" ($20). Has lived happily in one of my algal refugia for about 9 months. Too pretty a fish to live hidden in a refugium, but she fights with her sister if I put her in the DT. I have recently witnessed her eating frozen mysis. #2. Pencil urchin ($10). Had him over a year. I banished him to the refugium a while back because he kept knocking stuff over. If your tank is more urchin proof, hes a great grazer. #3. (MOSTLY SOLD OUT, INQUIRE ABOUT AVAILABILITY IF STILL INTERESTED). Easy soft coral starter packs. I've added some additional zoas to the list (and if anyone has names for the ones I'm listing as unnamed, I'd be curious to hear them). I can ship these: 6 for $50 or 12 for $80 (shipped prices). Want to add color and motion to your tank for a low price? I'm trying to clear out a bunch of soft corals to make room in the frag tank. These are nothing high-end but they are big and colorful and cheap. These are great beginner soft corals, easy to keep alive and fast growing. These thrive in a wide variety of light, flow, and nutrient levels. You pick 6 or 12 from my list of soft corals. These are big, fat, well-healed soft coral frags mounted on tiles, frag plugs, or live rock rubble. The list: A. Eagle eye zoanthids. Bright green and red under blue light. B. Peanut butter cup zoanthids. Two tone browns in daylight, bright orange centers under blue light. C. Gobstopper zoanthids. Bright pink center with a bright green mouth. Very bright under blue lights. D. Neon green sinularia. Super bright green in daylight or blue lights. Grows large with lots of branches. E. Bright green palythoas. White striped pattern in center, very bright green under blue lights. F. Pale blue palythoas. Teal to light blue, very distinct from the green ones. G. Pulsing Xenia. Some love it for its constant motion and rapid growth. Some consider it a pest for the same reason. H. Tubipora. A cool mint green color. Fast growing but doesnt spread, just makes a giant bush. I. Green star polyps. This is a branching morph. Very fast growing and very bright green. J. Spotted green mushrooms. Stripes and spots in shades of green. L. Kenya tree. Big, brown, and fast growing. M: 'armor of god' zoanthids, bright red under both white lights and blues. N: unnamed zoanthid, I call it yellow and gold. Two different morphs of the same type (not two types mixed together). Metallic coppery under whites, bright yellow and gold under blues. 0: unnamed zoanthid, I call it pink and gold. Unimpressive under white lights. Under blues, it has beautiful pink flecks and a yellow mouth. Shipping: I ship these priority mail through USPS. They are robust corals that can tolerate this, and it keeps shipping costs low. I will ship each order in a styrofoam lined box with a heat pack, and will delay shipping if weather conditions are not suitable. The shipped costs listed here apply only in OR or WA. Outside of that, additional shipping charges will apply. If youd like to meet somewhere in person between Corvallis - Eugene, subtract $15 from the shipped price. If you'd like to come pick them up in Monroe OR, subtract $20 from listed price. Finally the pics! First some representative pictures of frags, then mother colony photos for some of the corals, to give you a better sense what they'll grow into.

Between PNWMAS and RC I have enough sales pending. Closing the sale for now. Please close the thread when you can (if we do that here)

Want to add color and motion to your tank for a low price? I'm trying to clear out a bunch of soft corals to make room in the frag tank. These are nothing high-end but they are big and colorful and cheap. These are great beginner soft corals, easy to keep alive and fast growing. These thrive in a wide variety of light, flow, and nutrient levels. You choose from my list of soft corals -- I'll ship you 6 frags for $50 or all 12 for $80. These are big, fat, well-healed soft coral frags mounted on tiles, frag plugs, or live rock rubble. The list: A. Eagle eye zoanthids. Bright green and red under blue light. B. Peanut butter cup zoanthids. Two tone browns in daylight, bright orange centers under blue light. C. Gobstopper zoanthids. Bright pink center with a bright green mouth. Very bright under blue lights. D. Neon green sinularia. Super bright green in daylight or blue lights. Grows large with lots of branches. E. Bright green palythoas. White striped pattern in center, very bright green under blue lights. F. Pale blue palythoas. Teal to light blue, very distinct from the green ones. G. Pulsing Xenia. Some love it for its constant motion and rapid growth. Some consider it a pest for the same reason. H. Tubipora. A cool mint green color. Fast growing but doesnt spread, just makes a giant bush. I. Green star polyps. This is a branching morph. Very fast growing and very bright green. J. Spotted green mushrooms. Stripes and spots in shades of green. K. Hairy purple and green mushrooms. Green base with purple bumps. L. Kenya tree. Big, brown, and fast growing. Shipping: I ship these priority mail through USPS. They are robust corals that can tolerate this, and it keeps shipping costs low. I will ship each order in a styrofoam lined box with a heat pack, and will delay shipping if weather conditions are not suitable. The shipped costs listed here apply only in OR or WA. Outside of that, additional shipping charges will apply. If youd like to meet somewhere in person between Corvallis - Eugene, subtract $15 from the shipped price. If you'd like to come pick them up in Monroe OR, subtract $20 from listed price. Finally the pics! First some representative pictures of frags, then mother colony photos for some of the corals, to give you a better sense what they'll grow into.

mag 7 pending Last bump for the Iwaki, listed now on RC

updated with new pics and removed the anemone, who decided to cut himself into a bunch of mini-anemones recently and is therefore no longer for sale.

one last bump, anyone need a pump?

bump, anyone have a home for these guys?

The mag 7 is used. No problems with it but yes its used.

I have a few creatures I'd like to rehome. Theyre all healthy and happy but no longer well suited for my tanks so I'm hoping someone else in the area has a home for them. I'll take cash or trade for any of them. For trades, I'd be interested in coral frags or inverts (cleaner shrimp and anemone crabs are both on my wish list). I can meet anywhere in the Albany - Eugene area for sale or trade. #1. Spotted dragonet , female. $20. About 1.5-2 inches. Shes been in one of my algal refugia for about 3 months now... bought her as a pair who turned out to be both female, so had to banish her from the display tank. #2. Pencil urchin, $10. Has lived in my tank almost 2 years, been banished to an algal refugium for the last 1.5 because he was a bulldozer in my display. If you've got a tank that could use the attention of an urchin, adopt an urchin today! #4. Giant hermit crab, $5. Nominally this is Clibanarius vittatus, but who knows. He currently lives in a conch shell, to give you some idea of his size. Hasnt caused any problems in my tank except hes so friggin big, when he climbs the rocks he dislodges all the corals and macros in his path. Most interesting behavior is his tendency to climb the hell out of my tank and hang out under my couch for a few hours before being discovered and returned to the tank. I suggest a tank with a lid. #5. Giant zebra turbo snails ($5 each; 3 available). Algae cleaning machines but also bulldozers. I enjoy their work in my frag tank but am tired of having to pick up the frags they knock over.

Last bump before moving this to craigslist and reefcentral. This is a powerhouse of a pump, in perfect unused condition for < 1/2 purchase price... anyone need a big, reliable external pump?

This may be more pump than you need but This pump is a beast (>2000 gph). I'm asking just under half of the new price. Its never left the box, been sitting unopened a couple of years. $200

I have two pumps taking up space, perhaps these would be useful for someone out there. #1 - Iwaki MD-100RLT. This is new and unopened, still in the box. I bought it for a project that never materialized. This is a beast of a pump, and I've personally run these pumps in another system for 5 years 24-7 without a failure. Great pumps. External only. List price is $479, I am asking $200. link to new pump for reference #2 - Danner Mag-drive model 7. This is used but runs with no problems. List price is $89, I am asking $40. (PENDING) link to new pump for reference Can meet anywhere between Corvallis and Eugene.

pencil urchin - $10 (or one SPS frag) This guy is fat and happy but hes a bulldozer so he's been living in my refugium for a while. I should probably find him a home with more room to wander. (pic not shown, can add on request). spotted (aka yellow) mandarin dragonet - female - $20 (or two SPS frags) I've had her about 3 months, but today she and her tank mate starting fighting so I had to separate them. I had hoped they were male and female but apparently not. Both of their dorsal fin spines remain small like typical females. She feeds readily on live copepods and baby brine shrimp, but I havent tried training her onto frozen food yet. She is active and healthy without any visible problems, other than a bad attitude toward her sister. She's about 1.5 inches long. I can meet anywhere in the Corvallis - Eugene area.

Buyer fell through, still have the live mysis available. $20 or will trade for any sps or lps frags.

Thanks for your interest and patience with my slow replies. Looks like I have a buyer on PMs interested in both pods and mysis now so wont be able to sell the pods alone. Sorry for stringing you guys along -- I am just ready to be done taking care of these mysis so was eager to sell them, and sold them to the first who messaged me for both. If you are interested in amphipods I can only repeat my recommendation for aquariumdepot and royalreefs. Buying the 1000 packs on BOGO sales is what has worked well for me, and if you split it between two itd come out pretty cheap.

No idea if they can live together long term, I keep them separately. My refugium also has high flow (I respectfully disagree with the widespread notions that low turnover through the sump is somehow desirable). I guess I have around 500 gph through the refugium. It also has a ton of macro which I'm sure leaves lots of low flow areas.

I have a healthy population in my refugium, they do seem to survive well there.

I have bought amphipods from both aquariumdepot and royalreefs. I was equally happy with both sources. My rule is only buy when theyre buy one get one free, both sites do this periodically. I buy them in lots of 1000 and keep them in plastic jars with airstones, near my phytoplankton cultures. I feed them crumbled up dried nori, and change water once a week. They last as long as I choose to keep taking care of them and remain too numerous to count. When I've tried starting cultures with the small 15-30 packs that some places sell, they never grew into the large colonies I want as a food supply. But both of the above sources sell big fat bags of 1000 amphipods.