Recent content by gayfishman

etropical.com in Miami has a nice selection on their web site. If you want to travel, call/contact jack, he's very accomodating and will set a time to check them out in person

Well, it wasn't this weekend, but earier in the week, I paid a visit to etropical. In the past, I have picked up the 9 for 199. This time, I did the 6 deal. They have great corals that are healthy and nice in size. I also picked up 2 clams that they had. Absolutely gorgeous!

Bomber.... Where do you live? Feel free to shoot me a private email if you want. Always looking for local reefers. [email protected] As for power back-ups, I will have one of those computer power things in a couple of days, and will be looking for a sale on generators. We were lucky this...

Well, the fish and the reef have been working hard the last 24 hours preparing for Michelle. They have all their sleeping holes shuttered up, fresh water, and lots of beer stockpiled. All should be ready for any onslought. Only worry is loss of power. It's pretty odd that I really have no...

I live in Key Largo Fl. Looking for others in the area to maybe start a club or do some trades. I'm fairly new to reefing (6mo) so I don't have much to frag out or the proper knowledge to do so. I do however enjoy showing off my tank and getting suggestions to better it. I'm also planning on...

I live in Key Largo Fl. Looking for others in the area to maybe start a club or do some trades. I'm fairly new to reefing (6mo) so I don't have much to frag out or the proper knowledge to do so. I do however enjoy showing off my tank and getting suggestions to better it. I'm also planning on...

I've been fortunate enough to shop directly there. Their corals are wonderful and well maintained. The pieces are good size and healthy. I got my first reef package from them also. Last week I got 9 corals and look forward to my next visit. Their selection of fish is generally awasome.

I have never found mantis shrimp as of yet. The urchins only recently emerged after 6 weeks. Almost daily/nightly I find something new. Pretty cool. Dale also sometimes sells on ebay. He is always willing to make a deal. He even called me a week after the rock arrived to make sure I was...

I concur with the 1.5 to 2 teaspoons per gal. I also add 50 to 100 ML white distilled vinigar. Mix vinigar to pickeling lime, then add water to make 1 gal and drip. I let my mix sit several hours prior to dripping (usually at night) Also,gently stir, don't shake or over mix.

I was just given an orange ball sponge and have no idea how to properly maintain it. Water current? Light? Other important stuff????

Curious is there are any clubs or people interested in sharing info and frags in the Key Largo area????

It is necesary to mist your plants. Mangroves displace salt through there leaf undersides. This cleans there pores so to speak. I suppose it is similar to them being cleaned by rain.

sounds like an old fashion crab boil to me. What dish should I bring?? Got Old Bay Seasoning???

If it was normal up to the point the feathers disappeared, It probably has just lost it's crown. This can be a normal occurrance or it can be brought on by stress or poor water. You should be able to feel the worm in the tube if still alive. Generally does not take long to replace crown if...

I always have trouble with my yellow tang trying to harrass any new additions. I've been forced to put a new single addition in a plastic box till the tang adjust to it. If I add several fish, I find that they find different hiding places in the LR and floating a red 16 ounce plastic cup in...