Recent content by chem-e

Anyone got anything good? I bought enough dry foods to last me another year, a backup pump, and a glass cleaner. Wish they had some frag racks or salt in sale, but maybe I'll check back later. :)

thanks for the fun swap and the beer was a really nice treat. it's been a few years since i've been to a swap, but it's just as fun as i remembered it and now i'm looking forward to growing these baby frags for future swaps. :)

Yikes didn't realize I needed to post here to join frag swap. It's been ages since I've been to one and I rejoined as a member earlier in the week, so hope it's not too late.

There's a bunch of folks selling on RC, so I've messaged a couple to buy some. My monti cap is getting quite large, so I can make frags of this as well as my green toadstool, but I'm looking to pick up some more from locals. For a while, I'd check RC and it seemed like hardly anyone was...

Mike - Honestly, no reason in particular. I used to be a regular BAR member years ago, but living in SF I don't drive out to the East Bay swaps and being this one is in SF is what caught my attention on RC. My tank crashed a year ago, so all I have left are monti caps and digitata that keep...

Sadly to say, my tank crashed a while back and I don't have corals anymore. Back in the days, we could put in additional money to still join the swap for those without frags. I'd like to get back in SPS again, so wanted to see if this would be an option.

I've been using Tropic Marin Pro reef salt on and off for a few years, but the last couple of buckets were TMP. I used Salinity a couple years ago and I didn't like how my tank did with this salt, so I gave away my bucket and went back to TMP. I like the Aquaforest chemistry so I was going...

I also run a AquaMaxx ConeS CO-1 and it works well. I'm considering a change to the octopus or vertex mainly because realized that I don't like the pumps under the skimmer body. This design works well for smaller sumps, but getting to the pump for maintenance and cleaning is more work than if...

Looking good so far. I used to have a lot of flow in my 70 because I don't have any sand, but my vortech controller crapped out, so now I just have a gyre 130 with a tunze blowing across the back and it's doing a good job.

Just noticed your skimmer choice. I'm curious what your thoughts are on that vertex skimmer. I was debating between the two same two skimmers last year but went the other way with the aquamax. Kinda regret going with the Aquamax and wish that I went with the vertex instead because it has a...

I don't get on this forum much, but every time I do I learn something new. Never seen rock nems or earphones that look so cool. And nice looking tank btw.;)

It's not much of a surprise. He's had a 10gal for decades, but now he has more free time and wants something a little nicer and a bit bigger. He likes my Elos tank and wanted something similar but much smaller, so I figured he liked the rimless. Right now, I'm leaning towards the 22g...

I haven't been on the market for a tank in some time, so I need some help. I'm looking to get a 36" tank for my father. Basically, I'm just looking for a nice simple tank and I thought about picking up a 40gal breeder from petsmart, but I've really grown to like the clean look of rimless...

More recently, I like Tropic Marin Pro and Microbe Lift salts. I used Salinity before and I didn't like the salt because it didn't mix cleanly and my tank didn't seem to respond well to it. For now, I'm going to stick with Micro Lift as I can get that locally and I like the results that I've...

That's a bummer. I'm going to miss chatting with Jesse and buying my products straight from Elos. I was hoping to pick up a new door for my stand as well. I guess I'll take a look online to see what's out there. Thanks Denzil