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[jnarowe]

really smart...guess that comes with ample experience!

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Originally posted by Energy
I caught it with a cheesball container. Just a big tall clear plastic container. I put the food in the bottom and wait for the fish to swim into it toward the bottom. Then just reach in and grab the container. The fish always swim down and away which is directly to the bottom of the container.

Ok. That was easy enough. I thought for a sec you were going to say you put on some diving gear in the middle of the night and went searching for the sucker with an underwater light and a harpoon Thanks for sharing. Now maybe I won't feel like once I put a fish in my system, thats it!! I was going to try some iffy angels in my system and now I know that if they start doing too much damage to corals, I can always get them out

[Sparkss]

Originally posted by Energy
This is a corner shot of the right island. If you look closely at the rose bta you can see it has on running shoes. Every few days it cruises around that island and then stops for awhile. But things like that is the reason for the islands. Corals and anemones that I want but need to isolate from the main rock work get put on the islands! That rose BTA knocked out half of my white POM POM Xenia which had overtaken the top of the island anyway.

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So the RBTAs won't travel across sand ? I had thought that they would ? If not then that is great news for me Thanks

[mtfatwork]

love the ray, can't wait to see it in person!

[mike126]

This tank is awsome i love the ray in there.. If you dont mind me asking what kind of equipment do you run where you work at??

[Energy]

Sparks-The bta's do roam across the sand but they are easier to catch. The sand does seem to deter but not stop them.
Mike-I run dozers, excavators, packers, front end loaders, skid steers, tri-axle dump trucks, tractor loader backhoes, - you get the idea!
Pro-staff the trick in catching the fish is getting them to enter the container. Some won't and then it gets challenging.

[Siapin]

Originally posted by mike126
This tank is awsome i love the ray in there.. If you dont mind me asking what kind of equipment do you run where you work at??

He runs Halliburton...that's how he's able to afford this setup.

[cmondo]

That cheese ball container is a great idea. I guess the only thing that I am missing is a tank big enough to fit that or any other decent size container in.

[Lunchbucket]

You still looking for a red carpet anemone? I just heard of one that came in today that is 24" across!!

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[Kent E]

Energy, any problems at all with the foam? It's been a while now and wondering if there are any regrets going this direction.

[Energy]

So far so good with the foam. Hey Lunch- Thanks for the heads up on th carpet but I just got one. When are you setting up that new tank?

[Hurley675]

Do you have any pics of your alligator?

[Lunchbucket]

Energy - Thought I'd let you know just in case. Not sure when I'm setting it up but I want to come pick it up next weekend maybe. We need to find a house and then the tank will go into the new house.....so it could be quite a while

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[jnarowe]

better to find the house first anyway!

[Energy]

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