Recent content by Twisted1

That is an awesome "donation" I am sure those that got it appreciated it. I agree I doubt purchasing products is high on the list right now. But hopefully things won't get any worse over there.

So there is another part, I didn't consider, how much does this industry export to Japan? If you want to send me a price list, I can send it to my boss at the store, but we are small, so doubt we would help much. The Swissguards sell well, the Cave Bass, not so well.

I agree with you on both statements. But what about the current from the tsunami's rolling from Japan to California. I have to wonder how much damage that did to reefs. But honestly the only real harvest area I see in that area was around Hawaii, and that was limited to begin with, and perhaps...

Just curious as to what people are expecting the Earthquakes in Japan, as well as the resulting Tsunamis, and possible Nuclear reactor damage might have on the industry. I know that the resulting tsunamis hit us on the west coast, ofcourse nothing close to what happened in Japan, but for a 6,000...

Well, not exactly what I meant, but you are right. I actually moved in to this house 7 years ago, and was always a fish lover, but hadn't had a tank in over 15 years. While my wife and I were walking through Wal-mart stocking up on house stuff, I walked past a pallet with the 55 gallon...

Actually my mixed reef is in a 55 gallon from Wal-mart. Where do you think the new blood comming into the hobby come from? Someone gave them a tank, or they bought it spur of the moment, got into fresh water, then decided to try thier hand at saltwater. As a hobbyist, I wouldn't buy live...

I have that book, it's actually a good read. I think it has a diagram of a device for catching the hatchlings too, that device works for clown fish fry too.... Or the clownfish book had the diagram....either way :)

Besides we all know DOA numbers a re exaggerated for tax write offs.....oops...did I type that out loud?

I have very few customers who are constantly buying new fish. In fact when i see a customer that seems to be buying a lot of fish compared to the relative size of thier tank I question it. It's easy for me though, I have a much smaller clientale then many of the people on these forums...

They should have looked for the live arrival guaruntee

Sorry, should specify. He set it up in the back on an overflow frag tank. The lights give coral a good color, but other then that I honestly don't know how they did.

Nevermind, I guess if I actually read the article, rather then look at the pretty pictures, it tells you who the importer is. Duh!

I would be interested in talking to a wholesaler that has these. Feel free to PM or email me. Preferablly a west coast wholsaler. Anyone?, anyone?

Actually two semi local stores I know had the Solaris units in stock, but only one in each store, and both stores just set them up over a tank and wrote them off as a loss. One store owner I know of felt obligated to take a solaris unit he sold a couple months back as a return though when the...

I can understand your point of view 100% JennM. If I had a wholesaler that was getting me above average stuff I would be reluctant to just hand that information over to another store that might end up buying those nicer corals before me. Until recently that is the kind of wholesaler I was...