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Saying goodbye to my 5-year-old tank
In a few months I’ll be starting a new position with my company, which requires a lot more traveling. Needless to say I won’t be able to provide the kind of care that a reef setup demands. I’ll sell / give away everything in several stages to minimize stress to both corals and fish. Pictures to follow shortly.
Stage one â€"œ selling all of live rock with encrusted corals. I do have several frags and larger (free-standing) colonies for sale, but the rest of corals are all encrusted onto Tongan Branch live rock. I’ll leave it to a new owner to decide whether to frag the colonies or not. So for the price of premium live rock you get awesome corals as well. About live rock â€"œ absolutely positively no Aptasia, a bit of Valonia (a few larger ones) but not invasive at all; no flat worms of any kind or RBs. One shelf-type rock harbors an ever growing (multiple colonies) of dwarf kelp (the stuff you’ll find in tropical reefs). This kelp growth in my tank acts like a natural phosphate / nitrate remover. There are probably about 80-90 #s of rock in my tank (mostly Tonga with some Fiji). Asking price 6.00 / lb. If you need to see the rock before deciding on a purchase you’re more than welcome to stop by.
About the encrusted corals:
Pink and Green (ORA) Birdsnest; solid purple and “Granny Smithâ€Âcaps; purple (and I mean purple) and green Digitatas with awesome growth form; blue cali tort; metallic green thin-branch stag; very nice lime green with purple tips frag (name?); yellow-tipped Porites (encrusting at good rate); pink Pocilopora;
Free-standing frags / colonies for sale:
23-Head Hammer coral â€"œ the oldest coral in my tank â€"œ translucent metallic green with pink/purple highlights. Voracious eater. It’ll need something bigger than a 90 very soon. Asking price 70.00; Pink with purple polyps Birdsnest colony â€"œ 4.5†in diameter â€"œ 30.00; Greenish tabling acropora frag on magnetic plug â€"œ 15.00; Green Birdnest frag â€"œ 2.5†â€"œ 15.00; Large Green-Red Favia (needs shade for best coloration) â€"œ 40.00
Stage two â€"œ parting with fish and inverts:
Ideally, I’d like this to take place right after Stage 1 is over. It sucks even thinking about parting with them. That’s why I won’t sell them â€"œ I’ll give them away to a good home. All fish are very healthy, no ich or parasites. Here’s fish list: False Clown â€"œ big and a voracious eater â€"œ 2nd oldest fish; six-line wrasse, purple back pseudo-chromis (learned to be a communal fish); large blue chromis â€"œ the oldest fish in my tank; Yellow-eye Kole Tang; Flame Angel â€"œ model citizen and chunky â€"œ great appetite for anything meaty and loves picking at benthic sponges. Included with fish are all the good food that I use(d) to feed them. Inverts are various snails, hermit crabs, huge black bristle star (never bothered anything) and Hawaiian grey sand cucumber (living reef vacuum).
About live sand â€"œ there’s probably about 200 #s of sand in my tank â€"œ it’s free.
Stage three will be equipment sell off / give away.
Guys / gals, the people who dealt with me before in this hobby know me as a no nonsense guy. I keep it real and play fair. Just so we’re clear - whoever makes an offer first or claims a free item(s) gets it â€"œ so please use ReefCentral’s portal to communicate your wishes â€"œ that way ReefCentral will have a date / time stamp on our communications.
Have any questions please feel free to contact me through reefcentral.
Sincerely,
Arthur.
In a few months I’ll be starting a new position with my company, which requires a lot more traveling. Needless to say I won’t be able to provide the kind of care that a reef setup demands. I’ll sell / give away everything in several stages to minimize stress to both corals and fish. Pictures to follow shortly.
Stage one â€"œ selling all of live rock with encrusted corals. I do have several frags and larger (free-standing) colonies for sale, but the rest of corals are all encrusted onto Tongan Branch live rock. I’ll leave it to a new owner to decide whether to frag the colonies or not. So for the price of premium live rock you get awesome corals as well. About live rock â€"œ absolutely positively no Aptasia, a bit of Valonia (a few larger ones) but not invasive at all; no flat worms of any kind or RBs. One shelf-type rock harbors an ever growing (multiple colonies) of dwarf kelp (the stuff you’ll find in tropical reefs). This kelp growth in my tank acts like a natural phosphate / nitrate remover. There are probably about 80-90 #s of rock in my tank (mostly Tonga with some Fiji). Asking price 6.00 / lb. If you need to see the rock before deciding on a purchase you’re more than welcome to stop by.
About the encrusted corals:
Pink and Green (ORA) Birdsnest; solid purple and “Granny Smithâ€Âcaps; purple (and I mean purple) and green Digitatas with awesome growth form; blue cali tort; metallic green thin-branch stag; very nice lime green with purple tips frag (name?); yellow-tipped Porites (encrusting at good rate); pink Pocilopora;
Free-standing frags / colonies for sale:
23-Head Hammer coral â€"œ the oldest coral in my tank â€"œ translucent metallic green with pink/purple highlights. Voracious eater. It’ll need something bigger than a 90 very soon. Asking price 70.00; Pink with purple polyps Birdsnest colony â€"œ 4.5†in diameter â€"œ 30.00; Greenish tabling acropora frag on magnetic plug â€"œ 15.00; Green Birdnest frag â€"œ 2.5†â€"œ 15.00; Large Green-Red Favia (needs shade for best coloration) â€"œ 40.00
Stage two â€"œ parting with fish and inverts:
Ideally, I’d like this to take place right after Stage 1 is over. It sucks even thinking about parting with them. That’s why I won’t sell them â€"œ I’ll give them away to a good home. All fish are very healthy, no ich or parasites. Here’s fish list: False Clown â€"œ big and a voracious eater â€"œ 2nd oldest fish; six-line wrasse, purple back pseudo-chromis (learned to be a communal fish); large blue chromis â€"œ the oldest fish in my tank; Yellow-eye Kole Tang; Flame Angel â€"œ model citizen and chunky â€"œ great appetite for anything meaty and loves picking at benthic sponges. Included with fish are all the good food that I use(d) to feed them. Inverts are various snails, hermit crabs, huge black bristle star (never bothered anything) and Hawaiian grey sand cucumber (living reef vacuum).
About live sand â€"œ there’s probably about 200 #s of sand in my tank â€"œ it’s free.
Stage three will be equipment sell off / give away.
Guys / gals, the people who dealt with me before in this hobby know me as a no nonsense guy. I keep it real and play fair. Just so we’re clear - whoever makes an offer first or claims a free item(s) gets it â€"œ so please use ReefCentral’s portal to communicate your wishes â€"œ that way ReefCentral will have a date / time stamp on our communications.
Have any questions please feel free to contact me through reefcentral.
Sincerely,
Arthur.
I recently changed 2 of the 6 T5 bulbs so some corals are displaying slightly lighter coloration.
