Bevo5

Time for my quarterly purge of BTA's. I've got probably 5 or 6 of the your standard pink bubble tips that I can get out fairly easily.

Pick up in NE Portland - $20 each. 

I sometimes forget to check the board so feel free to shoot me a text: 512-731-7609.

I can peel off a BTA if you'd like one of those? Got a pretty big one creeping on the glass right now that seems like an easy grab. LMK.

Caught this guy catching a ride. Smart dude. 
 

1 hour ago, Leonardomanzano said:

I’m interesting in expanding my clean up crew would you recommend these in a reef tank? I’ve read that the brown ones will go after weak/dying zoas, do yours do this?

I am 100% not an expert in anything related to his hobby, or anything else for that matter. But I would suggest not introducing these to your display tank. Once they're in, they're in - and I don't know if they fill a niche that you can't fill with something else less impossible to get rid of. BUT - mine are the white/grey kind and they don't seem to hurt anything. They're in my invert QT so I've put all types of corals in there with them.

I'm in NE portland and I will happily give you dozens from my invert QT tank. They're mostly pretty small but there are a couple larger ones. They're all over my glass at the moment so relatively easy pickings. 

How is he with your inverts? Last one I had decimated the shrimp and snail population.

Good question. I think just rose. 

That time again - I got a handful of BTA's available. Some photos of the larger colony. The one on the overflow will be the largest available, then a couple slightly smaller ones. They're always hard to judge as they get big/small so frequently. I think I have 3 or 4, but could probably get a couple more as needed. $25/each or two for $40. Pick up in NE Portland. 

If they keep acting like mine, you will have a lot of BTA's soon.

Here they are in white. Little easier to see. You can see the ones in the back climbing up the next rock. The other thing my tank does well is BTA's...so they're gonna overlap at some point, then we'll see who wins.

1 hour ago, badguitarist said:

That’s rad. My dad had a 250 gallon reef and that thing grew yumas like crazy. I’d rip out dozens at a time. When he tore the tank down I put a bunch in my system and they have sat ever since, I’m not sure they have even spit out a single baby.

Did you just remove the rocks or did you have some way of getting them off? The curl up pretty small at night so that would be my chance - but I don't think there's anyway I get them off. The rock is definitely not coming out with a major fight, so they're just gonna stay there.

I can’t do much right in this hobby but for some reason I can grow orange yumas like crazy. I got one of these from C&C a couple years ago and I count like 15-20 mouths now. I’m going to attach some plugs and try to get em off. They’re climbing up every surface that gets light. 
 

I’ll grab one but your inbox seems full. Hit me up!

Buying an RODI was probably the single most helpful thing I've done....next up being an APEX. I was making 5g at a time with my buckets in a bathtub before I moved to my house with a garage, so you don't need a ton of space - or to even have it hooked up forever. People often have used units, and then you just need to buy filters and you're making your own sweet RODI. 

Everyone who’s written me is taken care of. I got two more off the glass today. Ready to go. 

Hi there. Sorry for late response. I was out of town. 
 

I just got another one off the glass so hit me up if you’re still looking. I can probably get a couple more as well. Thanks. 

I captured a couple more bubble tips. It's two little guys. I could get a few more if you want.

Here is a photo of the parent colony. Pick up in NE Portland. Text for quickest reply: 512-731-7609

22 minutes ago, AquaKey said:

Not sure on SE Portland but there's TAP Plastics in Tigard

Ah yeah. Tap was the place I was thinking of. Used to be one in Portland I believe. Thanks 

There’s a place in the se of Portland that does quick custom cutting. I can’t remember the name. Anybody got an idea?

I just need two 15x6 strips of 1/2in to rest my algae reactor on. If someone hear can do then definitely let me know!

Pm sent. 

I’m no expert and someone else will give you better advice- but everything I’ve ever read says to lose the sand and start clean there. The live rock is really all you need to prevent a cycle. 
 

the water isn’t even that important. There’s not a lot of bacteria floating around etc. if you’re keeping a bunch of Rock that will more than suffice especially since the bio load will be much smaller compared to the tank. 
 

also. A 55g drum of water weighs 440 pounds! 

14 minutes ago, goldenbasketreef said:

Chemiclean & Ciprofloxacin with small powerhead, overnight / 12 hours treatment

All new import euphyllia need to be treated in QT

 

Would you suggest treating the entire tank or removing that one to a bucket treatment? It's just an invert QT with a few other torch/hammers at this point.

Picked this guy up about 5 days ago. In my QT at the moment and he was in bad shape starting this morning. Up until today, all good. Hard to make out but that head on hte left is spewing a brown substance and falling apart.

Certainly seems like brown jelly. I ordered some iodine but cipro is hard to find. Is there any real way to save this guy?

I got other hammers and torches at the same time, in the same tank now. Should I remove this one to save the others or just too late?

Awesome. Thank you. Sounds like an old school transformer. 

Started as one small head from C&C...now it's just giant. I have no clue what it is, and I'm curious. Also funny photos to show the infestation of bubble tips in my tank. They're even on the walls.

Hi there. Those are gone but I can get a couple more larger ones off if you want them. Shoot me a text because I don’t check the site as often.