My 10g on $300 budget

[Eddiecorrea]

:werd:

I actually got lucky on a group buy I am recently collecting different zoas, but I am not the crazy type that pays $20 a polyp :headshake2:

Ya I think I am 1 of 3 people in Montana that keep a SW Reef. Or atleast it seems that way. There are like 3 saltwater shops in the entire state and 2 are terrible. One is outstanding but they are 4hrs away. I hate ordering zoos online because you cant see what your ordering.

 

[got2envy]

Depends on who you order from I have had great success with certain on line vendors

My Lobo eating at night...pic was taken at about 1:30am

 

[got2envy]

Some new pix from a few minutes ago..a hermit acting the fool :headshake2:

Look at me! look what I can do!

Okay..not funny Watchman! how do I get down

Jump fool! You can fly! You can dooo eeet!

SOMOFAAABEEETCH!!...Ahhhhhhhhhh!! :eek3:
Ow! that hurt..my neck and my back...I want a hundred and fifty thousand

Ok...note to self..hermits can't fly...dam lying gobies.

The end
haha

 

[Ace25]

LOL.. funny! I enjoyed that!

 

[got2envy]

Lol thanks! it's funny the stories you can make up just looking at the tank at any moment

Here are some more pix fom a few minutes ago...no FTS till the 17th :lipssealedsmilie:

Maria

 

[Ace25]

Very nice.. go feed that Candycane now.. the feeder tentacles are out and waiting.

 

[got2envy]

haha they are peeping..I did a water change today ( I use natural sea water) so there is prob some goodies floating around

 

[Eddiecorrea]

haha they are peeping..I did a water change today ( I use natural sea water) so there is prob some goodies floating around

Like natural where you go to the ocean yourself and get it or do you buy the stuff they sell in the box?

 

[got2envy]

The LFS I go to collects at one of the inlets in Boynton Beach they wait for high tide and collect at a depth of 30 feet...they collect 4 outta the 6 times a week they go out. Sometimes conditions don't let them. I love Natural sea water and am having a hard time on wether or not I want to go synthetic, I just got a great deal on a RO/DO. It will cost me a little less to do the synhetic, but I have well water so I will be wasting salt from the water softner I have excellent growth with NSW and do not add anything to the water except 2 part if I get lazy between water changes lol

 

[Eddiecorrea]

Stick with NSW then. It sounds like it is working great in your tank. I wouldnt change anything now. If I could have NSW in my tanks I would. I could buy the stuff in the box but its like $5 a gallon. Thats insane.

Although if you already bought the RO/DI you could set that up and have say 20gallons of RO/DI water on hand for topoffs. Thats what I would do.

Oh and it seems like I have found my dream LFS. Only its not really local. Its 5hrs away. Heading there tomorrow. Hopefully I can come back with some really nice zoos. He claims that if all the other Saltwater shops in Montana were to combine stock he would still have twice what they had. And I know one shop 4 hrs away that has TONS of stuff. So Im really hopeful.