Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year - Page 8

bluespotjawfish · 03-15-2008, 05:00 PM

Anselth - The anemone, clowns, sexy shrimp, anemone shrimp, fuzzy mushrooms, a few rics, and zoa/palys, oh and a bit of chaeto.

Scott - You pick the day!

bluespotjawfish · 03-16-2008, 07:20 PM

Just wanted to report on the change in my HQI lighting in the 125 a week ago. I am still on a reduced lighting schedule (4 hours a day and pendants were raised too) but I am already getting more color in my corals. My pink birdsnest is really getting pink again, my pink milli too, acans, oh, just everything! I love these new lights! Highly recommend them!

They even make my Bluespot happy!

Dentoid · 03-16-2008, 07:42 PM

That's great Lorraine! You know we need some pictures!

bluespotjawfish · 03-23-2008, 06:39 PM

You need to come and take some pictures. My camera doesn't show any color!

lcstorc · 03-29-2008, 10:12 PM

Have you tried freezing the mush in eggcrate?
Someone suggested it and I'm going to try tomorrow.
The fish store was laughing hysterically as I bought a little bit of everything. Then I think he started having fun and talking about how spoiled my fish are. They even had octopus today.

bluespotjawfish · 04-06-2008, 09:14 PM

Well I had an open house all day today to sell off some stuff to fund a new tank stand. This is a list of what I still have available for sale (too bad you all live so far away):

Green Striped Mushroom Rock - Large
Blue Spotted Mushrooms Covering a Large tonga branch
Orange Branching Digitata - Display piece or frags
Pocillapora (Pink or green)
Fox coral
Acan (green with red stripes)
Zoas - a few colonies, and a few frags
Cabbage Leather (small - great starter coral)
Devil's hand
Yellow polyps
Palani Tang - His is over 15" - 200+ gallon tank required
Pair of Barlett Anthias
12" Coralife 36w light - 2 of these
HOB Aquaclear filter 2 of these, one is a 50 and the other a 70
4" fan
Several heaters

This is what I sold:
Reefkeeper II
Orange Monti Plate - Display piece and large frags
Pink Birdsnest - display piece (kept a frag)
Purple/blue acro (tort?) - display piece (kept a frag)
Green Trumphets - Several
Pink Trumphets - several
Frogspawn (about 10 heads on this piece)
More frogspawn
Scrolling Hammer
Medium Rock with 2 types of fuzzies (2 green, 1 lavender) and orange zoas
Large orange zoa rock
Lots of other zoas (rocks and frags)
5-6" Crocea Clam - needs some tending to (Palani Tang has been bothering it)
Kent Phosban Reactor
A few pumps
Midas Blenny

That's a lot like work, but I got to make lots of people happy in the process (and meet new folks, as well as see some familiar faces too).

Now I have to decide what stand to get. Since I have to take the tank down and since the only thing that hasn't been replaced is the tank itself, I am going to replace it at the same time. The existing tank is still in good condition, but it is 10 years old and since everything else I decided not to replace has broken, I'm not taking any chances.

bluespotjawfish · 04-06-2008, 09:14 PM

Oh and yes, the fish are afraid they are next (some of them know they are).

tbittner · 04-06-2008, 09:31 PM

But it sounds like there is still HOPE! You're getting a new tank!

What will it be? A 180? A 300?

tbittner · 04-06-2008, 09:32 PM

Geez! I just noticed the size of your tang!

Frankie · 04-06-2008, 09:52 PM

Lorraine, I might be interested in the Orange Branching Digitata - Display piece. find out how much and shipping to 29414 and pm me.

bluespotjawfish · 04-06-2008, 09:53 PM

He needs to live with you! You ready for me to send him?

I'm considering anything from a 90 to 180. I like the size of tank that I have (6' long), but would like something deeper. However, to use the canopy that I just bought last year, it will need to be another 125. So, unless I find a killer deal on a nice used system in the next few days, it will likely be a 125.

It amazes me but my tank is still very full. I miss a few items, but I kept a frag of everything I sold and they will grow big and pretty again.

The hardest part of this is that Mr. BJ is going to have to move.

bluespotjawfish · 04-06-2008, 09:59 PM

Frankie, I don't think these guys ship very well. I just checked and shipping is very pricey too.

Frankie · 04-06-2008, 10:08 PM

OK. Thanks for the honesty! It's the one acro i don't have yet. I think LOL!

bluespotjawfish · 04-06-2008, 10:15 PM

That surprises me, if you were here I'd just snap off a piece for you. This is the guy I got for my birthday from Live Aquaria. He has been fragged a good bit but is a slower grower than the other one I had.

bluespotjawfish · 04-06-2008, 10:15 PM

I take that back, if you were here you would go home with the entire piece and I would beg for a frag to keep.

03-15-2008, 05:00 PM	#106 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Anselth - The anemone, clowns, sexy shrimp, anemone shrimp, fuzzy mushrooms, a few rics, and zoa/palys, oh and a bit of chaeto. Scott - You pick the day! __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

03-16-2008, 07:20 PM	#107 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Just wanted to report on the change in my HQI lighting in the 125 a week ago. I am still on a reduced lighting schedule (4 hours a day and pendants were raised too) but I am already getting more color in my corals. My pink birdsnest is really getting pink again, my pink milli too, acans, oh, just everything! I love these new lights! Highly recommend them! They even make my Bluespot happy! __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

03-16-2008, 07:42 PM	#108 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,587 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year That's great Lorraine! You know we need some pictures! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

03-23-2008, 06:39 PM	#109 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year You need to come and take some pictures. My camera doesn't show any color! __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

03-29-2008, 10:12 PM	#110 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Have you tried freezing the mush in eggcrate? Someone suggested it and I'm going to try tomorrow. The fish store was laughing hysterically as I bought a little bit of everything. Then I think he started having fun and talking about how spoiled my fish are. They even had octopus today. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-06-2008, 09:14 PM	#111 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Well I had an open house all day today to sell off some stuff to fund a new tank stand. This is a list of what I still have available for sale (too bad you all live so far away): Green Striped Mushroom Rock - Large Blue Spotted Mushrooms Covering a Large tonga branch Orange Branching Digitata - Display piece or frags Pocillapora (Pink or green) Fox coral Acan (green with red stripes) Zoas - a few colonies, and a few frags Cabbage Leather (small - great starter coral) Devil's hand Yellow polyps Palani Tang - His is over 15" - 200+ gallon tank required Pair of Barlett Anthias 12" Coralife 36w light - 2 of these HOB Aquaclear filter 2 of these, one is a 50 and the other a 70 4" fan Several heaters This is what I sold: Reefkeeper II Orange Monti Plate - Display piece and large frags Pink Birdsnest - display piece (kept a frag) Purple/blue acro (tort?) - display piece (kept a frag) Green Trumphets - Several Pink Trumphets - several Frogspawn (about 10 heads on this piece) More frogspawn Scrolling Hammer Medium Rock with 2 types of fuzzies (2 green, 1 lavender) and orange zoas Large orange zoa rock Lots of other zoas (rocks and frags) 5-6" Crocea Clam - needs some tending to (Palani Tang has been bothering it) Kent Phosban Reactor A few pumps Midas Blenny That's a lot like work, but I got to make lots of people happy in the process (and meet new folks, as well as see some familiar faces too). Now I have to decide what stand to get. Since I have to take the tank down and since the only thing that hasn't been replaced is the tank itself, I am going to replace it at the same time. The existing tank is still in good condition, but it is 10 years old and since everything else I decided not to replace has broken, I'm not taking any chances. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

04-06-2008, 09:14 PM	#112 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Oh and yes, the fish are afraid they are next (some of them know they are). __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

04-06-2008, 09:31 PM	#113 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,080 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year But it sounds like there is still HOPE! You're getting a new tank! What will it be? A 180? A 300? __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

04-06-2008, 09:32 PM	#114 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,080 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Geez! I just noticed the size of your tang! __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

04-06-2008, 09:52 PM	#115 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 6,035 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Lorraine, I might be interested in the Orange Branching Digitata - Display piece. find out how much and shipping to 29414 and pm me. __________________ Visit my aquarium -->Frankie's 120 gal Experiment Bruce: Today's meeting is Step 5: Bring a fish friend. Everyone brought a fish friend? DIY=DO IT YOURSELF! If we ignore the environment maybe it will go away....

04-06-2008, 09:53 PM	#116 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year He needs to live with you! You ready for me to send him? I'm considering anything from a 90 to 180. I like the size of tank that I have (6' long), but would like something deeper. However, to use the canopy that I just bought last year, it will need to be another 125. So, unless I find a killer deal on a nice used system in the next few days, it will likely be a 125. It amazes me but my tank is still very full. I miss a few items, but I kept a frag of everything I sold and they will grow big and pretty again. The hardest part of this is that Mr. BJ is going to have to move. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

04-06-2008, 09:59 PM	#117 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Frankie, I don't think these guys ship very well. I just checked and shipping is very pricey too. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

04-06-2008, 10:08 PM	#118 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 6,035 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year OK. Thanks for the honesty! It's the one acro i don't have yet. I think LOL! __________________ Visit my aquarium -->Frankie's 120 gal Experiment Bruce: Today's meeting is Step 5: Bring a fish friend. Everyone brought a fish friend? DIY=DO IT YOURSELF! If we ignore the environment maybe it will go away....

04-06-2008, 10:15 PM	#119 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year That surprises me, if you were here I'd just snap off a piece for you. This is the guy I got for my birthday from Live Aquaria. He has been fragged a good bit but is a slower grower than the other one I had. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

04-06-2008, 10:15 PM	#120 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year I take that back, if you were here you would go home with the entire piece and I would beg for a frag to keep. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

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