OregonGrownReef

I would like to go and bring a plus one! It'll be great to meet some local reefers and get to look at some awesome gear. I'll be sure to do a bunch of water changes and maybe scrape the glass before I take pics of my tanks and corals for anyone interested. This will be my first time at a meeting and it seems like a great first time! Thanks for hosting us, @SuncrestReef! I know some people don't like the large tile look, and neither do I, but man is it going to be convenient when I want to frag a coral later down the road and all I have to do is remove the acrylic rod I glued onto the tile from the hole I drilled in the rock.

I'm sure a couple of you saw it, but I made a sale thread on here as well. I discounted a lot of them from the reef2reef thread because we're all local. It's almost expected to get better deals locally, and I don't want to break that tradition. If you're interested, feel free to check it out and pm me. I am going to be at the meeting coming up in August if anyone wants to pickup there.

I've got about 20 different strains of zoanthids I'm going to start fragging up for sale. I just bought 2 frag racks, so I've got plenty of room for all of those corals you're going to buy. -All corals are cut to order. -All frags will be 3-5 polyps, unless otherwise stated or agreed upon. Prices may vary if any other number of polyps is requested. -A minimum of 5 days is required for all corals to heal after cutting. If a coral dies during the healing process, a new frag will be cut or refund will be issued if one is not available. -Corals can be held for up to 7 days after the initial healing period. -There is a minimum purchase of $100. To make up for possible gas costs or shipping materials, I have to set a minimum purchase amount. I apologize for the inconvenience. -An email with tracking information will be sent on the agreed upon shipping date if local pickup/arrangement is not possible. Shipping is up to the seller to pay, up to a maximum of $50 to the continental US. Local pickup is available for those willing to drive to Salem, OR. I'm willing to drive depending on the purchase amount. There is a 24-hour DOA guarantee for shipped corals; no DOA guarantee for local pickup as there are many variables that could affect the health of the coral outside of my control (ie. leaving the coral in a hot car, car accidents, improper securing of coral in vehicle). Picture documentation must be provided within the first 24 hours of delivery or a refund/replacement will not be made. -Payment information will be settled in private messages. PayPal is preferred. -No trades for other corals will be made. I don't have the time or money to quarantine new corals, which is why I only purchase from trusted vendors. If you're interested in trading for equipment, private message me. Thank you all so much for stopping by. I'll try to keep up with availability as best I can. Don't hesitate to ask any questions!Sunny D's- $25 (multiple available) WWC Safecracker- $20 (multiple available) WWC Evil Heart Zoas $50 (multiple available) WWC Clownface Zoas- $40 (multiple available) Strawberry Wine Zoa- $25 (multiple available) Scrambled Eggs Zoa- $30 (multiple available) BEBB- $30 (multiple available) WWC LA Lakers- $35 (multiple available) WWC Loganberry Zoa- $25 (multiple available) Goblins on Fire Zoa- $35 (limited available) Bloodsucker Zoa- $30 WWC Baby Yoda Zoa- $40 (limited availability) Snitches Zoa- $75 (limited availability) Pink Diamond Zoa- $20 per polyp (limited availability) CB Rockstar Zoa- $60 (limited availability) Sold to me as CB Punk Rocker, but has morphed over time so not sure....regardless- $25 (multiple available)

Hey there! It's been a year, but I managed to achieve TWO disease free* tanks. I put the asterisk because it turns out that uronema is extremely difficult to eradicate, and I believe one of them had uronema at one point, but only in some anthias that I paid good money to have quarantined. It's never reared it's head since. The other is disease free 100%. Because of my success with these tanks, I'm upgrading my infested tank to a custom 150 build from Glasscages. All of my fish will go through quarantine, all corals will be cut from the rock and frags will be made and qt'd. I'll remove all of the undesirable pests, namely vermetid snails from the rock and run the rock fallow for 3 months. I have a ton of other dry rock I can use, and I'll use some, but there's no point in wasting perfectly aged live rock. The disease free tank I posted pics of earlier in the thread is doing great now. I actually have a bunch of zoas up for sale if anyone is interested. I have a sale thread up on reef2reef, but I don't know if I can post links from there or not. Since we're all relatively close, my prices are negotiable since I'm not having to worry about crazy shipping/material costs.

I love how much traffic this post got! It's so good to see that we can be active here as well. It's easy to hop on reef2reef and have that be our only source of reefing communication, but it's important to connect with those close by. I wish we had as big a reef scene here as they have in the Midwest and East coast, but I'm excited to see that there are active members here. With all of this being said, anyone interested in some Green Slimer frags or Gobstopper zoas? They're in my frag tank, which I'm treating for valonia, but it's disease free other than that. I'm down to haggle some prices. I know they're a "common" coral, but it's so gratifying to have a coral grow quickly when all others seem to take their time growing out. I'm local to Salem, but I'll meet up with you if you're willing to allow me look at your reef. (I'll wear a mask) All slimers have started to encrust and all of the cut portions now have polyps and zooxanthelae.

Come on guys and gals, show me those tanks too!

I wouldn't say people's view of quarantine is warped, just different. For me, a proper QT isn't just sit and watch for a disease, but prophylacticly treating the fish. Cupramine, praziquantel, and metronidazole soaked foods are what I use. At some point they get a freshwater dip. Of course, I do agree with the thought of "I had ich once, but I haven't seen it in 'x' months and all my fish look fine" is a warped view in believing your tank is ich free. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't there.

I've been burned one too many times with a disease I was managing and then I'd put in a new expensive fish ($300 golden rhomboid wrasse) and 4 months later it winds up dead. I'm not adding any more fish to my diseased tank. I'd remove the fish I currently have in there, but I'd have to tear everything down and I'm not in a position space wise to set up 2 more qt tanks. I've gone through the trouble of setting up 2 disease free tanks. That's where all new acquisitions will go once they've been treated.

Is that something you'd disclose to someone when trading or selling something from that tank? Not saying it's wrong to do so, but that person should be aware in case they've taken the precaution to attain a disease free tank. (or as close as possible to disease free)

What one doesn't consider a pest, another spends a month or more quarantining a coral to make sure they aren't introduced into a tank. I'm not one of those people in regards to vermetid snails, but there are people who do that. My thoughts exactly. I'm currently going through the slow process of either purchasing pre-quarantined/prophylacticly treated fish or doing that myself and it's taking me forever to get what I want for 2 tanks. I wouldn't want to buy any livestock from someone who has a fish disease in their tank. I also wouldn't want someone to think they don't need to disclose just because they've had ich or what have you for 5 years and all of their fish are fine. It's like having HIV and not telling someone because you're not having a flare-up. Of course if I really wanted to be 100% positive, I'd also quarantine all corals for 3 months.

Do you have ich (or other various diseases/pests) in your tank? If so, do you trade corals with other people or sell your corals? If yes to that question, do you inform them that your tank is infected? I'm not trying to rag on anyone. This is a safe discussion. Not everyone has the space or the concern to quarantine. We all started out with a diseased tank. I'll be the first to go. Hello, everyone. My name is Nate, and I have ich/vermetid snails in one of my tanks. My other 2 tanks are disease/pest free and will remain so. I have traded corals to other hobbyists out of my plague tank, but only to those I know have issues in their tanks. Another question: If you go through the trouble of quarantining and prophylacticly treating fish for diseases, do you also only buy livestock (i.e. corals, fish, inverts, macroalgae, etc.) from vendors or hobbyists you know are disease/pest free (or as close as possible)? Another another question(?): Do you quarantine your corals for the same reasons as above? BONUS: Let's see if we can get the guys from@CuttleFishandCoral @UPSCALES to speak up. Of course, I don't mean store practice, but from when you first started in the hobby. BONUS BONUS (okay, this is getting ridiculous): Post your favorite pic you've taken of your tanks.