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scubaethan

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  1. I'm interested in a bubble tip and the zoas! I'll message you.
  2. Thanks you two. I have everything moved out of the tank successfully, but the sand and it's too heavy for my two roommates and I to lift. So I think the sand needs to come out. I'm thinking maybe throwing out the sand and replacing it with new might actually be beneficial with the pests I've struggled with, namely dinos. Not sure.
  3. I stupidly knocked over my ATO hose and it pumped about 4 gallons of water onto the carpet underneath my 65g tank. Spent hours at midnight last night trying to find a leak before I realized my mistake. At least there isn't a leak? Today I'm tearing down the tank. Moving corals, fish, and inverts to a 10g I had recently set up about a month ago so its cycled (that was just a fluke), even though it'll be tight space in there. Moving rock with coral attached to it to a rubbermaid bin. Then we can move the tank to let everything dry and pull back the carpet to see the extent of the damage. I have extra heaters and an air pump to keep the rock/coral alive in the rubbermaid bin. My biggest question though is the sand. I first anticipated the tank with sand and a few inches of water sitting for several days or more (however long it takes to dry the carpet), but then realized that would mean a big die off of the sand bed. It'll also just be very disturbed from removing the rock. So what should I do? 1. Once I move the tank, put enough water in it to put in a heater to keep the sand alive? 2. Ditch the sand and buy new live sand or move the freshly cycled sand from my 10g? 3. Other ideas? I have 20lbs of freshly cycled live sand in the 10g. I believe I had 60lbs of live sand in the 65g, which is just over a year old. I've been battling dinos, cyano, vermetid snails, and aiptasia. Over the year I've pulled out some sand in the process of getting out dinos, so maybe it's more like 50lbs of sand now. Ugh. A part of me just wants to give up and find someone to take everything away. Ack! Thanks in advance for ideas and sympathy.
  4. @CuttleFishandCoral Do you want a heads up to collect some before I come in? I'm planning to come in on Sunday and hoping to get 6-8 of them. I can also bring you a couple dozen aiptasia from my sand bed if you'd like?!
  5. My aiptasia is rapidly increasing and I'm looking to get berghia nudibranchs or borrow an aiptasia eating filefish. I'm in SE Portland and willing to drive a bit. Let me know if you have any leads as local would be preferred to buying online. Thanks!
  6. You have some really nice coral!
  7. Yes please! I'm needing one soon as I can't get mine put back together after cleaning without leaking. Online they are about a week out with shipping so I'd love to buy local if you have it. Thanks!
  8. I'll put my two tickets on the Icecap Gyre ⛄
  9. I'm going big! I just sent you $60 and all of my tickets go towards the generator. So I think that's a total of 35? Thanks for organizing!
  10. Sorry I missed this! I just enabled notifications so I won't miss again. I'll get back in line for the one for LEDs. Thanks for coordinating.
  11. I'd like to be added to the list for the SQ-520. Thanks a bunch!
  12. Quarantine question here. Not looking to debate doing a QT or not, just looking for advice from those that do QT. My tank is cycled and I'm ready to buy the first fish. I had a tank 10 years ago and never quarantined fish. But seems like diseases are more prevalent these days? I want to do this well, but the instructions I'm finding on how to quarantine feel SO DAUNTING and super time-consuming. Does it really take 30 days or more to do it well? I'm curious what your methods are for quarantining fish? Can you outline your practice? I'm talking about small, captive-bred fish from a reputable source (knowing diseases could still get through good sources). Here are some sources that I'm looking at... thoughts on these procedures? Thank you! https://humble.fish/quarantine/ https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/looking-for-feedback-on-fish-quarantine-protocol.770291/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVk0Sd4YYCQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt Lastly, I had the idea of passing around a QT setup from the group. Perhaps that's not possible, but thought it might be cool to be able to borrow or rent a 10 or 20g tank with air stone, circulating pump, heater, PVC elbows, maybe a little HOB filter... is that a thing? Thanks!
  13. Nice photos! Thanks for sharing.
  14. @CoralReefTankers awesome I will PM you!
  15. Ha! Thanks for your honesty. Now that you say that I see it too. I'm not limited to $700. I could spend more but less is always better then could allow for more on equipment and livestock later. I used to have a 12g cube, so I'm ready for something different and really like the longer vs wide dimensions. I can't fit more than about 40g in my space for the display tank (then sump under). Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk
  16. Thanks for your thoughts. I was thinking this was a good deal compared with say Waterbox, RedSea, and Innovative Marine tank setups with sumps. If I don't buy used, or those expensive brands, do poeple have any other brand recommendations? Plumbing a tank and sump myself sounds a little nerve wracking, but maybe I can take it on. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk
  17. Hey all, I'm looking to buy a used tank (I assume they are like cars and drastically drop in price once no longer brand new?) This has been posted for I think several weeks and seems like a really good deal. I'm surprised no one has bought it yet. Thoughts? https://www.facebook.com/groups/338254062979515/permalink/1775971009207806/?sale_post_id=1775971009207806 Attached screenshot in case you can't access that link. I'm really wanting a tank under 40g, but longer than wide. And there aren't many out there in that size/dimensions. I've been looking at the Nuvo 30g long, but its an AIO and it's hard to decide between an AIO and a sump. Any advice about going either way? I don't care too much about keeping sps, but I do want nems and a clam. Thanks! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk
  18. I looked at buying this/similar used tanks but the resealing makes me really nervous too. Now I'm wondering if I should buy new. Following along to see what you end up doing and learning from you. I'm sorry its a crappy deal.
  19. Hold on while I pick my jaw up off the floor. Super envious! Looks amazing!
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