Just ordered two clams from Clams Direct!! - Page 3

Maxx · 01-12-2004, 05:46 PM

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Originally posted by Brucey
I think that's why LR is so expensive over here too .... $300 a box, which is why is so expensive to setup over here. I spent over $2000 on LR alone when i set my tank up

DOH!!!!!
Ouch......now I'm really curious how much David Saxby's 1500 gallon set up cost. According to "Ultimate Reef Aquariums" by Mike Paletta, there's approximately one ton of Red Sea liverock in the tank and it was placed in the tank w/in 24 hours of being collected.
Wow....I'd need a few part time jobs to cover the cost of this hobby over there....
Nick

VINA DEL MAR · 01-12-2004, 06:45 PM

Not only that but just the lighting alone is 5,ooo watts of metal halides and 4 chillers right in his living room!!How about that!.

VINA

Montanareefer · 01-12-2004, 09:10 PM

Man I don't have anything to complain about now concerning reef stuff and living in the good ole USA!

Maxx · 01-17-2004, 08:42 PM

Just hought I'd post some pics of the two new clams in my tank. Please excuse the poor image quality, I'm using a an old Sony Mavica that I dont think is even one megapixel in resolution.
Stuff on the glass is coraline that wouldnt scrape off very well...

Maxx · 01-17-2004, 08:47 PM

here is the one w/ green stripes with my Derasa that is almost 6 inches now. The green Sinularia is a frag from Jchump over @ RAG. Please keep in mind that my tank doesnt have actinics running on it. I'm just using a single 175 watt AB 10k bulb, so that is why these clams dont quite resemble the pictures from the website. I'm very happy w/ these two new clams and I can easily see where the clams will "pop" when placed under actinic lighting.
Also, I love how that green Sinularia looks w/o actinic...cant wait to see it under them. These pics are fairly representational of the tank..but this camera doesnt have a white balance, so I cant adjust. The Sinularia looks a bit more electric green in real life.

Maxx · 01-17-2004, 08:51 PM

heres a strange perspective of the Blue/Black Maxima and the Green Trachyphyllia that I purchased from Inland Aquatics when we went there last week, (many people still call this Wellsophyllia. I'm just going by what Eric Bourneman states in his book. He gets paid the big bucks to know all this obscure stuff. This shot is from the right side of the tank, looking left.

Maxx · 01-17-2004, 08:54 PM

this is a better shot of the right side of the tank....the green slimer acro in the middle is recovering from a nasty RTN?bleaching event.
thats my Long Tentacled Anemone and Maroon clown in the back. The LTA had been in the opposite side of the tank, but got annoyed when I rearranged somethings and partially shaded it. I wandered all over my tank, and finally decided it wants to be in the back...sigh....messin up my Feng Shui!

Curtswearing · 01-17-2004, 08:56 PM

Great pictures!!!

Poor image quality. Hmm. Have you seen my pictures????

Maxx · 01-17-2004, 08:57 PM

LOl, thanks Curt, I was hoping somebody would have pitty on me....
Nick

Maxx · 01-17-2004, 08:58 PM

One last pic....this is a full tank shot shooting from a slightly raised position in order to hide the hideous canopy that I threw together in 5 minutes one day and have been too lazy to replace w/ something pretty. A nice collection of multicolored Zoos is on the rock ledge over the anemone.

TDEVIL · 01-17-2004, 11:31 PM

no worries, pics are good

love the color, and the full shot really shows the size of the Derasa, which is also looken good (i think that will be my next clam

TD

Maxx · 01-17-2004, 11:35 PM

That thing has grown rapidly. It has added at least an inch and a half to its shell in the 5 months I've had it.
Nick

TDEVIL · 01-17-2004, 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by Maxx
That thing has grown rapidly. It has added at least an inch and a half to its shell in the 5 months I've had it.
Nick

that is some good growth in 5 months, i cant remember, do you have a c reactor or do you dose

and i see that was your 911 post, for the future cop

is it weard to be at home instead of tending bar

TD

Maxx · 01-17-2004, 11:47 PM

No reactor as of yet....I'm dosing Seachem's Reef Advantage Calcium and Reef Builder (Alkalinity) in w/ my top off water....I will have a reactor on my new tank.
Yeah , Its pretty strange to be sitting home right now. Normally I'm busy making drinks, explaining to people how to get into the show (www.thepageant.com), changing kegs, washing glasses, keeping up the witty banter, and monitoring all the drunken lil monkeys under my care...
Nice change tho....

Nick

01-12-2004, 06:45 PM	#32 (permalink)
VINA DEL MAR Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 514 View Gallery Karma Komment	Not only that but just the lighting alone is 5,ooo watts of metal halides and 4 chillers right in his living room!!How about that!. VINA __________________ 90 gl. reef ready all glass tank,sump capacity 15 gl,2 400 watts radium bulbs,2 03 actinics 110 watts VHO,2 50/50 110 VHO,ozone reactor,sterilizer and the most important of all;Lots of love for my tank!

01-17-2004, 08:42 PM	#34 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Just hought I'd post some pics of the two new clams in my tank. Please excuse the poor image quality, I'm using a an old Sony Mavica that I dont think is even one megapixel in resolution. Stuff on the glass is coraline that wouldnt scrape off very well... __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

01-17-2004, 08:47 PM	#35 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	here is the one w/ green stripes with my Derasa that is almost 6 inches now. The green Sinularia is a frag from Jchump over @ RAG. Please keep in mind that my tank doesnt have actinics running on it. I'm just using a single 175 watt AB 10k bulb, so that is why these clams dont quite resemble the pictures from the website. I'm very happy w/ these two new clams and I can easily see where the clams will "pop" when placed under actinic lighting. Also, I love how that green Sinularia looks w/o actinic...cant wait to see it under them. These pics are fairly representational of the tank..but this camera doesnt have a white balance, so I cant adjust. The Sinularia looks a bit more electric green in real life. __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

01-17-2004, 08:51 PM	#36 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	heres a strange perspective of the Blue/Black Maxima and the Green Trachyphyllia that I purchased from Inland Aquatics when we went there last week, (many people still call this Wellsophyllia. I'm just going by what Eric Bourneman states in his book. He gets paid the big bucks to know all this obscure stuff. This shot is from the right side of the tank, looking left. __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

01-17-2004, 08:54 PM	#37 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	this is a better shot of the right side of the tank....the green slimer acro in the middle is recovering from a nasty RTN?bleaching event. thats my Long Tentacled Anemone and Maroon clown in the back. The LTA had been in the opposite side of the tank, but got annoyed when I rearranged somethings and partially shaded it. I wandered all over my tank, and finally decided it wants to be in the back...sigh....messin up my Feng Shui! __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

01-12-2004, 09:10 PM	#33 (permalink)
Montanareefer Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,334 View Gallery Karma Komment	Man I don't have anything to complain about now concerning reef stuff and living in the good ole USA!

01-17-2004, 08:56 PM	#38 (permalink)
Curtswearing Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,596 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great pictures!!! Poor image quality. Hmm. Have you seen my pictures???? __________________ In memory of Fluffy, please pause before hitting enter---being nice is free. Click for ReefKeeping FAQ'S Click for Product Reviews Click for Photo ID Gallery http://curtcpapfs.com/downloads/1Curt.jpg

01-17-2004, 08:57 PM	#39 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	LOl, thanks Curt, I was hoping somebody would have pitty on me.... Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

01-17-2004, 08:58 PM	#40 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	One last pic....this is a full tank shot shooting from a slightly raised position in order to hide the hideous canopy that I threw together in 5 minutes one day and have been too lazy to replace w/ something pretty. A nice collection of multicolored Zoos is on the rock ledge over the anemone. __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

01-17-2004, 11:31 PM	#41 (permalink)
TDEVIL Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marion, INDIANA Posts: 1,170 View Gallery Karma Komment	no worries, pics are good love the color, and the full shot really shows the size of the Derasa, which is also looken good (i think that will be my next clam TD __________________ my web site <-- needs updated

01-17-2004, 11:35 PM	#42 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	That thing has grown rapidly. It has added at least an inch and a half to its shell in the 5 months I've had it. Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

01-17-2004, 11:47 PM	#44 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	No reactor as of yet....I'm dosing Seachem's Reef Advantage Calcium and Reef Builder (Alkalinity) in w/ my top off water....I will have a reactor on my new tank. Yeah , Its pretty strange to be sitting home right now. Normally I'm busy making drinks, explaining to people how to get into the show (www.thepageant.com), changing kegs, washing glasses, keeping up the witty banter, and monitoring all the drunken lil monkeys under my care... Nice change tho.... Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

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