Mike's Grow Out/Frag for Trade Project

[Eagle_Steve]

12"

I agree with @fishguy242 for algae control with a tomini.

If it was me, since you don’t have a top I would go

1x tomini
1x springeri damsel
1x copper band

That is me though lol.

 

[sp1187]

I agree with @fishguy242 for algae control with a tomini.

If it was me, since you don’t have a top I would go

1x tomini
1x springeri damsel
1x copper band

That is me though lol.

sounds like a plan. the tomini and springeri will be first time for me.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

sounds like a plan. the tomini and springeri will be first time for me.

I love my springeri in my frag tanks. I don’t have pests, but have a crap ton of pods. It helped with that so much. Not that pods are bad, but in large quantities they annoy the heck out of zoas.

 

[sp1187]

so substrate or no substrate?

 

[najer]

Substrate, never got my head around bb.

 

[fishguy242]

"i like bare bottoms".. ;Happy

 

[BantyRooster97]

No top, avoid the yellow coris. I had one jump through an egg crate top....

 

[sp1187]

"i like bare bottoms".. ;Happy

I've heard that.

 

[MERKEY]

How'd this get here...

 

[sp1187]

How'd this get here...

it needs to be here.

 

[LRT]

it needs to be here.

And here

 

[sp1187]

stand painting has commenced.
the mrs is helping.... with commentary.... "you know, you are painting the floor." always helpful.

trip to the lfs for frozen and salt. I don't know how any one is just getting started in this hobby......
small copperband $100
small/medium tomini $80
flame angel $150
lyretail anthias, the only fish I hadn't seen a price jump since indo & COVID, went from $35 last week to $55. sad.

 

[najer]

trip to the lfs for frozen and salt. I don't know how any one is just getting started in this hobby......
small copperband $100
small/medium tomini $80
flame angel $150
lyretail anthias, the only fish I hadn't seen a price jump since indo & COVID, went from $35 last week to $55. sad.

Not been to my lfs for weeks, coral prices are ridiculous.

 

[fishguy242]

it's all in the shipping rt now...:mad:
don't even want to talk about....
just imagine.... the day after indo 1st closed ..5/4/18 ...it was a bidding war for space on a plane out of anywhere else.....

 

[danieyella]

I used a different LFS for fish vs corals & supplies. Coral prices went up significantly, can't blame them - still get some stuff there and supplies there. Fish place didn't raise their prices and ended up having to close

 

[BantyRooster97]

Totally understand supply/demand & the covid airfare thing, but the prices have gone way up. The average box price went up $100 - $200. If you get 15-20 fish in there that's around $10 per fish, but some fish doubled in price. Doesn't add up. I understand the margins are pretty small in fish stores, but if you price your inventory too high, it sits.... hard to maintain a business if inventory doesn't move.

 

[sp1187]

BUILD ON HOLD
temporarily until I get some med test results back. a week or two.

 

[najer]

BUILD ON HOLD
temporarily until I get some med test results back. a week or two.

Fingers crossed for you.

 

[sp1187]

Fingers crossed for you.

thanks Simon.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

BUILD ON HOLD
temporarily until I get some med test results back. a week or two.

Hope all goes well with it.