LadAShark

Oh, I just realized you're out in Eugene. I'm so sorry, I don't think I'll be able to make a trip out that far in the next couple months (though I otherwise would). Sorry for speaking up without being able to follow up. Really sucks since I've been looking for an upgrade for a while. Hope someone else can take my spot. Glws.

Darn, would've loved to have the 150T, I'll take it if it falls through with jayR somehow (as if, lol) I'll take the 210g and the 75g.

It seems anemone removal is in the vogue right now. How does everyone get their nems to split? Mine is so happy he's just MASSIVE, instead of splitting. I'm not sure if I'm better off with mine being one big nem or many small nems in terms of not killing nearby corals. Anyways. Glws!

I have some available, make me an offer. I recommend the green ballasts for a single light, blue if you want two lights.

Time to have a family meeting on my end. Lol. Been waiting for a good opportunity to upgrade.

Yeah, unfortunately looks like I'm not going to be able to make the trip. Feel free to give it to the next person interested.

I'm interested. Let me check if I can schedule a trip by your area today. What type of probes are they? Standalone, apex, arduino?

Common misperception. Not all sponges will die by exposure to air. Many will, but many are also intertidal and can tolerate it to some extent. Still worth a try as you say though. Don't think any of those will kill it. Personally aside from @islandVib3s's idea of using air, you could also use a syringe and inject hydrogen peroxide, vinegar, or boiling rodi water into it (taking care not to spurt that onto your corals). That should kill it.

Yes, nothing has changed, they just weren't clear on their policies. Orders you make will be bagged separately and labeled. Bulk lots are the only ones that need dividing up cause they can't be split across multiple orders.

John just got back to me about that. "We do not really do group buys anymore, but I can combine orders into one shipment and you can pool with another person basically. We don't have free UPS, but we have free Priority for orders over $65." So apparently it will behave just like a regular order, pooled to one address. I, too, am interested in species marked *, and would be willing to still go through with this if people are interested in splitting the shipping costs. The shipping cost of UPS/Express mail is $44.50, split between us it would not be that significant. I personally would recommend chitons to everyone, they're exceptional rock cleaners.

You, @Parzifal, and @wegotjsare interested in astraea snails. You cast your second vote later so my original email regarding astraea snails didn't reach you, however parzifal and wegotjs didn't reply regarding those either. I'm sure the three of you have enough interest to divide one bulk lot. You were unfortunately the only person with interest in emerald/ruby mithrax crabs, so unless you're getting 10 or can find some folks who would want a few, it'd probably be better to get normal pricing. Finally, you, @Tiny Reef, and I wanted trochus snails (I also sent a message about this). At this current time of my reply the trochus snails are not available by bulk, but are available for individual listing. I inquired why to John, and he told me it was because he payed a premium for these current trochus snails, and that the bulk pricing will once again be available in a "few weeks." If it comes available by next week or the week after, whenever people feel comfortable to place their orders, I will personally add it to my cart and divide the animals and the cost among us. Side note: if you are at all interested in hermits, there is an excess of about 30 mexican red leg hermits compared (as minimum bulk lot for those is 100, but the interest in them is about 70,) so that would be worth taking up if that were the case. Do let me know.

I will check in with them and request it to be pushed out. Any idea how far out I should push it? A week? A couple weeks? Edit: I've emailed John asking to push it out one week, and mentioned we might have to push it out further if order placing stalls further. I think that should make ample time for people to do or arrange whatever they need Edit: now that I think of it, trouble with the group buy instructions may have been a big part of why people haven't joined it yet. Adding the item linked above was not part of their posted group buy instructions, so I can see how it would prevent people from partaking. Hopefully with updated instructions and additional time this will work out just fine.

That's fine by me. They seem comparable on select items. Shipping policies also seem identical to that of reefcleaners. I'll stick to reefcleaners as it has more variety and is more established; have always had a good experience at reefcleaners. Hope your purchase works out for you!

I intended on having it arrive this Friday, I'm not really sure when it will actually arrive, as I'm waiting for a reply from reefcleaners. I will be able to hold the critters to some extent. I ordered them to ship on Wednesday (the latest they ship), and given two day shipping, they should arrive Friday. I will post further updates. Bulk pricing is an option, see the strawpoll link and vote if you are interested in something. The only catch with bulk lots is that one person needs to purchase the whole bulk lot, so if a few people want one thing, they'll need to have one person order and pay for it, then split the animals and payment after (they don't allow bulk pricing if the animals are packed separately, one person must place the bulk lot order and have the package come as one item). I'm not a huge fan of that policy as making it simpler to divide the bulk lots would be great, but that is how it is, unfortunately.

A couple weeks back I started a thread to gauge interest in a reefcleaners group buy, now, I have officially started one. You may now place your order at reefcleaners for the group buy, select free group buy shipping, and note in comments that you are part of the pnwmas group buy. @Tiny Reef @Parzifal @Leonardomanzano @islandVib3s @wegotjs @Shar_Zard Mentioning you lot because you showed interest. Anyone else is also welcome to join in. I'm also sending out pms regarding the bulk lots people showed interest in. If anyone else would like to potentially join in on a bulk lot, please vote here for what you'd want and let me know (bulk lots have to be ordered by one person, and divided up later): https://strawpoll.com/wx3sdfpr5 Edit: Instructions for group buy: add this https://www.reefcleaners.org/aquarium-store/add-to-order to your order and in comments type in "pnwmas." Do note your forum and/or real name so they can label the items you ordered to make splitting it up easier on arrival. Edit: I'm pushing out the group buy by a week or maybe a couple weeks depending on how much time folks need. Please let me know. Current tentative date of shipment and arrival: Wednesday the 17th and Friday the 19th respectively.

UV just minimizes any free floating bacteria or life. Normally a tiny smidge of cyano in your tank anywhere will eventually turn into cyano everywhere thanks to spores and flaking off bacteria. UV makes it so that almost all your water is sanitized consistently, so the only major spread is physical direct contact/neighboring bacterial spread. Together with clean up crew, microbial spread can be significantly hindered, though not necessarily stopped unless the underlying cause is addressed.

I'll take the equipment and salt giveaway if islandVib3s hasn't already. Pm sent.

Will do. Thanks!

Wow, what a deal. Glws. If only this sale happened a few weeks from now, I would have been done adjusting my reef's nitrate/phosphate levels (had some oddly high phosphate levels cause my nitrates kept zeroing out, now dosing nitrates and fixing it successfully).

Yeah! The more the merrier. I got delayed a little bit on starting the group buy, but if that gets a few more people in on it, all the better.

https://strawpoll.com/wx3sdfpr5 Here's a poll for individual items that can be purchased via bulk. You can vote for multiple items; this way, we can see what people would like to have so we can opt for bulks buys instead of separate packages where possible.

Alright, I will be starting the group buy. What days (Wednesday-Friday) are most suitable for you guys to pick up your livestock (so that I can set the group buy to deliver that date)? I am in Tigard, Bull mountain area, And that's where I'd likely distribute the livestock. @wegotjs @islandVib3s@Shar_Zard@Parzifal@Leonardomanzano

The group buys have free shipping above $200 and have their own select shipping option. I am not sure if * marked species will affect it, but their group buy page does note that they will message the coordinator (which in this case would probably be me) if they do get a shipping charge. I've had experience with their * marked species even without overnight shipping, and didn't have a single DoA even with a mid summer delayed delivery. I think it should ultimately be fine. Personally I prefer to select my cleanup crew myself because I avoid hermits and also have a triggerfish, so their packages do not, unfortunately, work for me. Side note: if anybody wants to order something from the bulk lots option and save that way, a single person will have to pay for the bulk lot order (otherwise everybody pays for their own lot) and have it divided up later; savings that way are significant, just have to divide the payment for the individual bulk lot later. Personally I'd be interested in bulk lots for trochus snails (starting at 10 at $3.50 each), Florida ceriths (100 $0.45, 250 $0.40), dwarf ceriths (500 $.12, 1000 $0.10), and blue/green ricordeas (10 at $8 each)(only interested in ricordeas if someone wants to divide three or four ways at least). Please let me know if you would like to order one of these categories, and we can work it out at payment. I'm sure between all of us so far we will readily hit the $200 minimum, but I'd still like to give some time for the weekend for more people to join in before I officially start the group buy.

Alright. With a little more interest I'll start the group buy. If not, it'll still be fine if our total comes to more than $200 (for free shipping). One other person pmed me, so there's 4 of us so far.

Been meaning to replenish my clean up crew for a while, but have been holding off. Now I need a pretty sizable supplement but would like to see if anybody is interested in taking advantage of bulk pricing/splitting shipping (I think they may have something regarding shipping above a certain amount of items ordered too?) Not sure if general is the best place to post this. Anyway. Just want to gauge interest. Edit: started a poll for those who want to take part in a bulk lot that we can split up, while other purchases will be individual, we unfortunately need to have one person buy the bulk lot and split the payment later. Bulk Lot poll: https://strawpoll.com/wx3sdfpr5