dick, i use that test and it does come up w/ a 0 reading....maybe the one you have is just off
It could be operator trouble. I have a bit of color blindness.
Rob,
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you will have to let me know when its big enough to frag, i would love to get a piece of that..
This is from Steve Tyree's collection of farmed Limited Edition corals. Steve sells one small frag a month at $70. This coral is reserved out to the end of '07. His small frags are very small. I will be offering a larger size frag than Steve when the time comes. It's premature to give a price but not $70.
veriann,
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also, do u have an idea why the hammer lost the plot for awhile there?
The only thing I can think of is stress from handling and shipping. It was brought to the IMAC show direct from a shipment. The dealer took it back with him to hold for a few days and then shipped it to me along with other corals. It began losing head tissue within days. Two other of his corals died also. Guess who won't be getting any of my business in the future.
Dick
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Amp, how can i track down the story of why they are called Idaho grape?
You can go here - http://www.reeffarmers.com/ - and click on Montipora Limited Editions, scroll down the page, Idaho grape is down there. The story isn't that interesting but, you ask, you receive.
Dick
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thats not bad though amp, there;s not a huge waiting list in australia & surrounding areas, but $50 is the going rate. with a backlog for a year in the states $70 is quite reasonable for a youngling
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
no amp, i have a trigger, 2black bream , 2 mangrove jacks & live rock left in my personal stock . im moving sometime in the future, so i cant devert anymore serious funds to the tanks, my wife has put the hard word on me! in fact ive given away, & sold most of my tanks setup, with the ocassional loss along the way, the rest is in storage.
as for the pictures, they are from members in the area, one is from japan, another from singapore, the rest are from australia
Let me take a good look at you. Are your intentions honorable? I didn't think so. I will not give out her phone number.
Of course this is all a joke and I know you didn't expect me to give out Kehly's phone number. Besides, Kyle, would not like me doing that.
She is a keeper though, isn't she? Great personality, good head on her shoulders, too. Now, go take a cold shower.
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Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
Back to the subject of this thread, my 135, an update.
I try to learn something new everyday. I'm a firm believer in "easy" is better than complicated or hard.
A week ago I was in Orlando to pick up a supply of Ocean's Blend 2 part additive and hit a couple of LFSs. Over the years I've used every 2 part additive on the market. Four years ago I was introduced to the developer of Ocean's Blend brand of additives, Russell. I had never heard of Ocean's Blend so, was curious about it. Russell explained to me why his 2 part was superior to all 2 parts on the market. (I know, they all say that but, there was something different about Russell) I don't remember the "why" but I was intrigued at the time and bought some. I've been using it ever since with great results and satisfaction. One of the things that convinced me was the growth of Russell's corals.
Russell asked me how the tank was going and I said great. We talked awhile about the tank and reefing in general. The subject of Calcium came up (One of the 2 part chemicals) and I told him I had so many corals and clams in my tank that I couldn't keep my calcium above 375 ppm. I would dose and then test an hour later, it would read 400 ppm. A couple of hours after later test again and it would be down to 350 or 375 ppm. Russell suspected something different than too many corals or clams sucking it out of the system.
He asked me if the coral had new growth. I said, yes but not as much as I'd expected. He then asked, did I test for and dose Magnesium? I told him no, I'd never tested for it but, in my old system in WI, I dosed it on a irregular bases. He gave me a gallon of Ocean's Blend Magnesium and told me to test for it when I got home. He explained that magnesium played an important role in the balance of Alk, Calcium and the ability of a system to maintain calcium in solution so the animals can absorb it.
I went home to test what I thought was his theory. (Russell is a chemist I should have known it was more than a theory) Sure enough my magnesium level was 850 ppm. It should be 1250 ppm. Hmm, maybe something to this "theory". I also tested for total Alk and it was 5 meg/L
and that was a bit high. It seems I and mother nature were at odds with each other. I began dosing Magnesium twice a day, adding only Calcium with out the Alk buffer and now after a week of that regimen, here are my readings.
Magnesium = 1100 ppm - still a little low
Calcium = 475 - and holding much more easily. Alk (total) = 3 meg/L
Wow, I learned a real important lesson. Best of all in one week I can see considerably more growth on my corals and they look healthier with good polyp extension. Thanks Russell.
The rest of the tank parameters:
PH = 8.37 - it swings between 8.3 and 8.5 in 24 hours every day
Am = 0 No2 = 0 No3 = 0
I now have:
18 limited edition stony frags, (SPS, LPS),
11 more common stony frags,
2 large Zooanthid colonies,
1 large colony of Waving Hand Anthilia
2 frags of WH Anthilia
1 frag of African Blue Xenia
1 Dendronephthya soft coral
1 colony of button polyps
10 Recordia mushroom corals
2 4" Crocea clams
2 cleaner shrimp
1 Yellow Banded Coral Shrimp
2 Blue Line Clown Gobies
1 Randalls High Fin Gobie
Some cool hitchhiker sponges
1 Dwarf Slug
12 small hermits
20 snails of various species
The tank? Well, I think it's looking good. You can judge it yourself. Here's the latest over all shot and I'll follow with individual shots of some of the inhabitants.
I hope this chronology of my experience helps you in some way. If you have questions, please ask.
Dick
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Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
I really like clams. Here are my two Croceas bought at IMAC in April. They measure 4" and 4 1/2" left and right respectively. The minimum size I recommend you buy, unless you are an expert aquarist or have money to throw away.
If you are going to keep clams they need bright lights, lots of calcium and carbonates, supplemental feeding with phytoplankton and peaceful tank mates. You might be lured into buying a little one (under 3") because of the price but, I caution you the difference in price will seem insignificant when the little guy dies in a short period of time. Most die because they starve to death. They are probably starving to death before you buy them because few, if any, LFSs feed them. Clams require a "dirty" tank to be healthy. What??? Do I really mean that? Yes! Dirty in the sense that you do not want to filter the water so fine that there are no particulate mater floating around in the water. Clams get much, maybe most, of their energy needs from the symbiotic algae residing in there tissue but they have a functioning digestive track and benefit greatly from supplemental feeding. I recomend the book, Giant Clams, by Daniel Knopp.
Do your research before you buy a clam! Buy the book.
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