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Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 01/11/2008, 01:10 AM
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Posted By Python73
PMAS Jan 23 Meeting - Need Chaeto?

Anyone need some chaetomorpha? I can bring bags of it to the 23rd meeting. Will have pods and stars and worms in it I'm sure. Please let me know, I'm only going to bring a bag or two for the...
Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 12/29/2007, 12:05 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,145
Posted By Python73
Yeah... not so much. In fact, it's rare that a...

Yeah... not so much. In fact, it's rare that a retailer does anything past selecting a few check boxes on a stock list, and then waits to see what actually shipped.

S !
Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 12/17/2007, 06:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,145
Posted By Python73
That's been my experience also. However, in many...

That's been my experience also. However, in many cases that is a gift. Because the majority of info you get from pet store employees, at best, is bunk. I've heard Elmer's employees make statements...
Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 12/17/2007, 04:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,145
Posted By Python73
Oh by the way, if you haven't been out there,...

Oh by the way, if you haven't been out there, take a trip to Seahorse on rt 8. It is a stones throw south of the Turnpike exit. As long as you take a real good look at the fish, and know which fish...
Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 12/17/2007, 04:11 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,145
Posted By Python73
>.< But what if we don't know who you are. ...

>.<

But what if we don't know who you are. Then...

Never mind. :)
Forum: North Central Pennsylvania Aquarium Reef Society (NCPARS) 12/16/2007, 02:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,032
Posted By Python73
I have a frag of nice purple stylo you can have. ...

I have a frag of nice purple stylo you can have. Ever get to Pittsburgh?

Oh, love the description on Dr Foster's:

the Stylophora Coral needs strong lighting provided by preferably metal...
Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 12/16/2007, 01:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,145
Posted By Python73
Unless I really had to, I wouldn't. The...

Unless I really had to, I wouldn't. The cheapness of the animals is offset by two things: shipping and sick/deadness.

Only reason I'd mail order something is if it was just too rare to find in...
Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 11/08/2007, 08:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 746
Posted By Python73
No reason to get into trouble, you are in PGH,...

No reason to get into trouble, you are in PGH, supporting the club, and answering a specific question about your store. But what you should be posting is how raynist needs a nice pair of engineer...
Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 11/07/2007, 06:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 611
Posted By Python73
... that's how I cleaned the shavings out of my...

... that's how I cleaned the shavings out of my sump. Filled it with water, they floated. Sorry man. You have kryptonic acrylic.

S !
Forum: Zoanthids 11/05/2007, 06:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 846
Posted By Python73
Not to be cynical or anything... ...

Not to be cynical or anything...

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

S !
Forum: Zoanthids 11/05/2007, 05:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 846
Posted By Python73
You can't, because until you get them in your...

You can't, because until you get them in your tank, in your water, with your lights, in the spot you place them, with your flow, and your animals, at your elevation above sea level, and your specific...
Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 11/03/2007, 04:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 746
Posted By Python73
That's $30 too high even if they were carefully...

That's $30 too high even if they were carefully cleaned and presented on sticky rice with soy sauce.

What the hell.

S !
Forum: Zoanthids 10/28/2007, 11:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 573
Posted By Python73
So let me get this straight... you are freshwater...

So let me get this straight... you are freshwater dipping corals, to rid yourself of a creature that you can't identify, because you are sure they are eating your zoanthids?

Ever buy liverock? ...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/27/2007, 10:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 434
Posted By Python73
So, um... unless you scooped your tangs from the...

So, um... unless you scooped your tangs from the ocean yourself, let me give you an idea of the places they lived in before you got them:

- in a tub or bucket of varying size on a boat with a...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/27/2007, 09:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 458
Posted By Python73
Two BIG reasons for snail deaths: - wrong /...

Two BIG reasons for snail deaths:

- wrong / inappropriate snails
- crabs, hermit or otherwise

You might be shocked at the number of snails commonly sold in our hobby that are actually suitable...
Forum: Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society 10/26/2007, 11:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 523
Posted By Python73
Are you guys aware that you really don't just...

Are you guys aware that you really don't just huck a couple of these in your tank and then they eat all your aiptasia right? From everything I heard, you best bet is to raise them in a seperate safe...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/25/2007, 10:47 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 513
Posted By Python73
Playa-1 as for the dip... not so much. The...

Playa-1 as for the dip... not so much. The critters you want out of that rock (see above post) will simply sit tight and ignore that treatment. To get them out you'd have to make the water bad...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/25/2007, 10:44 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 513
Posted By Python73
Damn there's a ton of things to address here. ...

Damn there's a ton of things to address here. Hope I get it all.

Diver - if you sit the rocks OUT of water for two hours, you will kill (or at least mortally wound) so much life on it that you...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/25/2007, 10:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 233
Posted By Python73
Let me clarify my answer. Yes. You can keep...

Let me clarify my answer. Yes.

You can keep rock anywhere in your system, so long as it receives water flow and it is submerged it will do its job. There is no difference between rubble and big...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/25/2007, 10:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 186
Posted By Python73
What are you doing to adjust it? I ran one for...

What are you doing to adjust it? I ran one for years with no problems other than the intake on the pump needing regular maintenance. IIRC, there are no adjustments that can be made, they are plug...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/25/2007, 10:19 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 617
Posted By Python73
Pros: none. Cons: many. Don't put anything in...

Pros: none. Cons: many. Don't put anything in your overflow that isn't plumbing or water.

S !
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/25/2007, 10:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 390
Posted By Python73
Corals, along with the vast majority of other...

Corals, along with the vast majority of other living creatures, are incapable of the human emotional state known as "happy." Suggested reading: anthropomorphism.

Now, what does a healthy specimen...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/25/2007, 10:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 467
Posted By Python73
Welcome to acrylic, which scratches when you...

Welcome to acrylic, which scratches when you glance at it. They make a paste to fix scratches, but I'm mostly certain that you have to empty the tank. Boo on that.

S !
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/25/2007, 10:01 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 391
Posted By Python73
Okay, I agree with this statement... after...

Okay, I agree with this statement... after changing the word "may" to "WILL" and the word "opportunistic" to "ravenous."

Frankly, you have enough hermits crabs in your 90g tank for a small ocean. ...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/25/2007, 09:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 515
Posted By Python73
You never need suppliments, none, ever. You can...

You never need suppliments, none, ever. You can simply do water changes. "But what if it is a 300g SPS reef?!? ZOMG suppliments!" Yeah, no. You can simply do water changes. Will they suck? ...
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