Calling all younger reefers

[fred says]

Originally posted by Flipturn88
Possibly writing? Well, I was supposed to take AP/IB English this year, but due to a scheduling conflict, I'm stuck in a senior Honors class. Hey, it was either that or take junior American Lit again, lol.

I could definitely use some help with my writing!

[Kamko]

Originally posted by Flipturn88
- IB Theory of Knowledge

What the heck is that?

[Flipturn88]

Originally posted by Kamko
What the heck is that?

Basically you attempt to find answers for really challenging questions, yet end up completely contradicting yourself in the process. It's a good class for showing you just how little you really know.

[masson]

5 days left or freedom

[sharkboy]

my yellow polyps won't open fully.

[astronaut]

Originally posted by seoulcityskin
I wanted to get a Volitan lionfish, a snowflake eel, a pair of ocellaris...but I'm not getting the volitan or the snowflake lol.

A pair of ocellaris clownfish
A pair of banggai cardinals
and i dont know besides that...i'm also going to have a reef tank because i have the equipment necessary..well i will have the equipment soon lol

you could get a tang. possible choices are zebrasoma flavescens (yellow tang), Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis (the chevron tang, which i decided to go with), the mimic tang, the convict tang, Ctenochaetus strigosus (the yelloweye kole tang, beautiful fish), or the slightly more aggressive purple tang (zebrasoma xanthurum) and atlantic blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus.) make sure you add the tang last, though, because they can be slightly aggressive, and its best to let everything else settle in first, without the stress of a mean tang.

other choices are pygmy angel fish of the genus Centropyge and Genicanthus angels. Genicanthus angels can be slightly larger and are much more reef safe than centropyge angels, which are a gamble, but the centropyge pygmy angels are much better looking IMO. I haven't researched much about the genicanthus angels, but i do know some about the centropyge angels. the main species are centropyge loriculus (the flame angel, very good looking, but will most likely nip at sps polyps and clam mantles, but shouldn't hurt much else.), Potter's angelfish (pretty cool fish, will probably nip, i personally prefer other members of the genus), centropyge bicolor? (the bicolor angelfish, pretty cool, but not really reef safe.) centropyge flavissimus (the lemonpeel angelfish is a beautiful fish, one of my favorites, but your reef wont stand a chance.) my personal favorite, the one i decided to go with, centropyge argi, the cherub angelfish, is very small (3-4 inches), the least likely to nip, and very active.)

i wouldnt reccomend anthias if you have a problem with feeding a lot.

damselfish can be too territorial.

small gobies like shrimp gobies (Stonogobiops and others) clown gobies (gobiodon spp.) , dartfish like firefish and blue gudgeons, and others are very interesting to watch. blennies are cool, too, one of my favorites being the midas blenny.

HTH you in picking out the rest of your fish.

[seoulcityskin]

Thanks! I'm reading The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Robert Fenner and it gives more info on fish species than the last book I read: The New Marine Aquarist.

I was thinking about a Paracanthurus hepatus (hippo tang) or Zebrasoma flavescens (yellow tang). I was also interested in Powder Blue Tang, Copperband Butterflyfish, Raccoon Butterflyfish...but I read that those were much harder to keep and some were not reef-safe. I'm looking to get the easiest (and cheapest) to have.

I think I'm also going to have smaller fish like the Royal Gramma and others (gotta look up more fish). I'm going to have a reef tank, not right away but I have all the equipment for a reef tank so once my water quality is up there, I will.

I'm going to look up all the fish you told me about.

[astronaut]

raccoon butterfly, along with almost every other butterfly isnt reef safe. paracanthurus hepatus will do pretty well in a 6 foot tank, but since it gets over 1 foot long, dont try to cram it in a 90. zebrasoma flavescens is a great choice, just keep in mind they can become sliiiightly aggressive, but wont hurt anything. i love powder blue tangs, but they are very succeptible to disease and being in a smaller tank (less swimming room) will just magnify that risk. royal grammas (gramma loreto) are very cool fish. good choice, i forgot to mention those and dottybacks. i love bicolor and strawberry/magenta dottybacks, but they can be a little aggressive. HTH.

[Don_Gnomio]

Originally posted by Spiffman257
It still hasn't really sunk in that I'm a sophmore yet .

same thing here.....the other day i told a teacher i was a freshie.....i had to go back and correct myself...lol

[majesticangelfish]

Originally posted by Kamko
So what classes are you guys and gals taking this year?

- Biology -Gene Expression
Instructor: Prof D. Catcheside

-Quantitative Methods for Aquaculture
Instructor: Dr A. Branford

-Marine Sciences
Instructor: Dr J. Bennett

-Aquaculture Systems
Instructor: Dr Harris, Dr Qin

[FalsePerc]

http://www.findamentals.com

Another facelift. Click all links, read everything. Oh, and for someone who lacks Futura LT BT, mind telling me if you see any cut-offs or the like?

[Detritivore]

mike, what camera are you using?

josh, you will be teaching a class about zeovit wont you?

[FalsePerc]

Nikon Coolpix 5400

[sharkboy]

good night

[Wee Man]

nite

[kyman_33]

Originally posted by FalsePerc
http://www.findamentals.com

Another facelift. Click all links, read everything. Oh, and for someone who lacks Futura LT BT, mind telling me if you see any cut-offs or the like?

Nice design, but I don't think it's good to put those links in the bubbles. Hard to notice and doesn't look to great IMO.

Oh, what exactly do you do to volunteer at WetWebMedia Mike?

[pixburg-reefer]

^ i agree, cool idea but they arn't very noticeable
cya

[astronaut]

josh, are you really taking those classes? when im a sophomore (2006), a school is probably going to open near me which will initially be taking freshman and sophomores. it will be an environmental studies school with an emphasis on marine sciences. they will have solar panels powering aquaculture systems at the school. that will be amazing. also, everybody will get a chance to get certified when they're juniors.


i have changed my fish list now, and i think i will be getting 6 anthias. i just feel that i really want a group of fish, and since i have so many fish but they are so small, i can probably sustain a few more. i am also looking into putting a seahorse in the main reef !

[majesticangelfish]

yes

[majesticangelfish]

Well......







not really, I cant back that up

[astronaut]

well, good night.

[joshinjosh]

Heres what I'm taking...

CHEM 231 (Organic Chem)
BIOL201 (Intro to Bio for Majors)
GBUS 101 (General Buisness Administration)

[kyman_33]

Originally posted by joshinjosh
Heres what I'm taking...

CHEM 231 (Organic Chem)
BIOL201 (Intro to Bio for Majors)
GBUS 101 (General Buisness Administration)

How do business classes fit with science ones?

[Kamko]

They don't but you have to take a couple non-major related classes...Thank you God, with all those AP credits that's not a case for me - Gen. Ed. classes are a waste...

[Kamko]

Originally posted by Flipturn88

- Gift Pre Calc

Hmm, in my school we called it Special Pre Calc, but it caused lots of trouble... Like that one time we had a substitute and she thought that she had a class full of "special" kids - we figured that out after she kept talking to us like we were retarded or something... We decided to get back at her, so a couple guys started acting like they were really special, some girls started combing another guy's hair... Yeah, it was fun...