Hawaii trip and rock

[Serra]

I had a wonderfully fishy time in Oahu! Looking over a bridge in Honolulu I saw an incredible assortment of fish; large tangs, box fish, Moorish idols and some kind of file fish that was over 2 feet long. Too great. Just there to see everyday.

I ate at the Oceanarium restaurant. http://www.pacificbeachhotel.com/ocean.cfm
Imagine eating some of the best fish (eek cannibal!) while watching fish in an incredible 280,000 gal aquarium. 400 fish, 70 species. A school of Moorish idols, so pretty. Altheas, blue tangs, yellow tangs…heaven! I saw some sort of fish which I couldn’t identify but want. Heck, I had the I wants so bad… This is a must do for anyone visiting Oahu.

I helped my son set up his 45 gal tank. We found some “dead” rock on a jetty, so of course I had to bring some home. Got the tip where to find it late in the trip. I was already packed but I did some very clever rearranging and a little leaving behind of products I can easily replace. Soooo, about 60 lbs of rock came back. It is very dense with great shapes.

I have taken pics of it and the fish from the bridge. Can be seen here: http://members.cox.net/maddogart/ What a fantastic trip!

 

[pwhitby]

Hi Serra,

I also bought some rock back from hawaii, 120lbs.

heres mine.

nice pictures of the fish in your link.

P.

 

[Serra]

:hmm2: Musta had a bigger suit case than me. Wonder if his tank is bigger... <snort>

You got the smooth edge kind. Nice. Mine is very raggedy. Did you do anything to your rock before adding it? If you bleached it, how long...then how did you remove bleach?

 

[captbunzo]

That's funny, Paul.....

 

[pwhitby]

i baked it in the oven to kill any bugs then soaked it for a few weeks in old tank water.

Its now in my tank and you can tell it from any of the other rocks.

Its legal to collect so long as it is DEAD. That means above the water line and sun bleached, no signs of any algae on it. I have also shipped about 60lbs before, by surface it takes about 4 weeks and cost around $1/ lb.


P.

 

[mskohl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8306385#post8306385 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pwhitby
i baked it in the oven to kill any bugs

I bet that smelled good. :strange:

 

[pwhitby]

actually, there was no smell at all. In fact after doing a few pieces I just gave up and threw it all under water.

 

[Serra]

I figure a good rinse and some light soaking in diluted bleach and mine should be fine.

 

[lawboy888]

hey paul...what purpose can the dead rocks be use for?...base rock?....i wonder if hawaii can sell live rocks?

 

[pwhitby]

no commercial collecting.

Mine are in my tank.....but you couldnt spot them.

 

[pwhitby]

the rock at the upper lhs was from hawaii. it now has a couple of acros growing out of it and is nicely corallined over