aiptasia control

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Can't find berghia v. nudibranchs anywhere. No peppermint shrimp either (one place only has them and wants $20 apiece. No way!)

Got a copperband butterfly today but my sailfin tang is looking like he wants him for lunch so I think I just lost $25 on that.

Other ideas??? Anyone know where in the States to get the berghia?
 
Tanked: they are out of stock, have been, and will be for foreseeable future. Hmmm...
 
Joel, sorry I have had a crazy summer and haven't been in much. What did you end up with for a marine system?
 
See the pics here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p...threadid=212187

You got any of those berghias for me?????? Anything else you want to unload???
I want to add a Royal Gramma, a couple perculas (preferably one true, one black and white), maybe a bluehead wrasse, and of course the berghias. Maybe a couple fighting conchs.


This is the system (I paid $540)

Tank/Stand/Canopy
Perfecto 75gal aquarium with All-glass 75gal solid pine stand and canopy. The canopy has been modified to fit the lights. All hardware has recently been replaced for aesthetic reasons. The tank is not drilled but includes a hang-on-the-back siphon overflow with a U-tube. The overflow is extremely reliable and has never failed in a power outage or during tank maintenance. I am not certain what the overflow is rated for, but it has no difficulties keeping up with the return pump. Approximate retail value on this equipment is $550. ($150 tank, $300 stand/canopy, $100 overflow)

Lighting
Lighting consists of 2 @ 250watt Metal Halides. The bulbs are Iwasaki 6500K and have approximately 1 year of use. The reflectors are a modified light reflector from another lighting fixture. They are adequate, but could probably use an upgrade. The approximate retail value on the lights is $300. ($200 ballasts, $100 bulbs)

Filtration
The heart of the filtration is a Turboflotor 1000 protein skimmer. It resides in the 20gal sump under the stand. The water is fed into it by a small powerhead and recirculated by a RIO2100 submersible pump with a needle wheel. It is perfect for this setup. I will also include a Rena Filstar model 2 canister filter that you can used to run carbon. I currently use it just for extra circulation, but it is a great carbon canister as well. The sump is a 20gal All-Glass aquarium. Approximate retail value on this equipment is $275. ($150 skimmer, $90 canister filter, $35 20gal tank)

Pumps
The return pump is a Supreme Mag-Drive 7 submersible pump. This pump provides plenty of circulation from the sump to the tank. It is rated at 700gph. Additional circulation in the tank is provided by a Hagen 802 powerhead that is run on a wavetimer. Approximate retail value on this equipment is $120. ($55 Mag 7, $35 timer, $30 powerhead)

Livestock
This is a big one. Livestock is a very expensive aspect of the reefkeeping hobby. Live rock can go for as much as $12/lb at local fish stores. This setup contains approximately 80lbs of very porous, extremely live rock. It is crawling with pods and worms and is covered in coralline algae. Fish include 5 fat Green Chromis and an extremely healthy Sailfin Tang. In addition to that there are 4 unidentified medium size soft corals, a large head of Xenia elongata, and some smaller SPS frags. Other invertebrates include some purple, green spotted, and green bullseye mushrooms; green button polyps, and a large patch or two of green star polyps. The bottom of the tank is covered with 2.5”-3” of very active live sand and there are several Turbo snails and hermit crabs for cleanup. Livestock alone would easily go for over $600 retail.

Miscellaneous
There is a large amount of equipment that will be going with the setup. This includes a full bucket of Instant Ocean salt. (200gals) Also included are:
200watt Won Pro heat titanium heater
Several types of food (flake, frozen, algae)
Deep six hydrometer
Thermometer
Full can of Kalkwasser
Test kits
Super DKH buffer
Magnetic cleaner
See the included picture for any items I may have missed.
 
ostrow, just went threw it, I bought my daughter a few live rocks an one had 5 nice anemone on. should have looked closer, BAD ONES. we took a siringe an added 10ml of lemon to it an injected the base of the anemones, they are now GONE, I was also told boiling water or white viniger will also work. :nod: good luck
 
I have a peppermint shrimp which goes over any new rocks as soon as they go into the tank. at the LFS where I work we use hydrochloric acid in a syringe with needle. works great :D
 
i have gone through 4 pepp. shrimp. they don't touch the stuff. 2 got destroyed in filter intake. 2 left don't touch it.

injections will continue ad nauseum and into infinity. i want to eradicate.
 

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