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  1. The Apprentice

    Poll: What is the longest time frame you have had a single fish live for?

    Since tank started in 2004: Paracanthurus hepatus Zebrasoma scopas Acanthurus tennenti Acanthurus coeruleus Black & White Ocellaris Clownfish - Tank-Bred Macropharyngodon meleagris a great big 5" male now Centropyge bispinosa Sphaeramia nematoptera All over 7 years old and still swiming as i type;)
  2. The Apprentice

    What color temperature of bulb do you think works best?

    Strickly Old school 20 K Radiums with OLD school PFO custom fixture (made in Vancouver Washington!) and PFO HQI 250 watt ballast's good for 24" and no suppementation needed been using this sine June 2004
  3. The Apprentice

    Leopard wrasse aggressive towards green mandrin?

    Yamaha I don't know how big of a tank you have but i tried what you have now in a 150 tank with the belief that the wrasse would sleep at night and the Mandrin being a nocturnal feeder. I never saw aggression amongst them just that the wrasse out competed the Mandrin for food so focus on getting...
  4. The Apprentice

    What houses your lighting?

    Custom PFO fixtures made in Washington state. Very nice units
  5. The Apprentice

    Black Friday Deals

    Been looking for deals on salt seen any salt on sale or free shipping?
  6. The Apprentice

    Lyretail Anthias Training Hermit Crab for Cleaner Position?

    Pretty good video I was amazed on the Lyretail,Pretty cool how big is your tank could you put in a cleaner shrimp? I have seen Peppermint Shrimp become cleaners as well.
  7. The Apprentice

    Tricycles aquariums

    Fish Stores Chains and local varaity Hi Royal we have a Locally owned LFS It is Aqua tropics 509-735-3474 135 Vista Way # B Kennewick, WA 99336 We have Petco: Kennewick 4012 West 27th Avenue Kennewick, WA 99337 509-582-4128 Richland:2927 Queensgate Drive Richland, WA 99352 509-628-9315 And...
  8. The Apprentice

    Pistol Shrimp ID

    looks like Japanese pistol Kevin it really looks like Japanese pistol only a more green color check out post 8 the 2 pictures on the right. yours look rare never seen one in your color. http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/f70/shrimp-goby-pistol-shrimp-pictures-11770/
  9. The Apprentice

    Post pictures of your stand and canopies

    Dated but still working Back when i got started I had no idea on how to get a real nice PFO fixture ona ARA tank so I cut up the Maple top for VHO tube and made this Its the only shot I have of it Krish...Jeff See post #4...
  10. The Apprentice

    My 300 Gallon sps tank

    Looking very nice! Great picture Charlie Thanks for start the thread.
  11. The Apprentice

    Remora falling off

    sorry no Here is a link on the pump mag drive 3 before upgading to the 5: http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/f61/aqua-c-urchin-remora-pro-upgrades-20184/ Check out this link for a picture of the skimmer you will see the adjustment screws they were glued to a 1/2" lexan block I pulled them...
  12. The Apprentice

    My new pair!

    Nice! Very nice indeed;)
  13. The Apprentice

    My new pair!

    Biocube are those Nemateleotris helfrichi or they Nemateleotris decora?
  14. The Apprentice

    Major arctic storm comming in. Warning!

    Over 2 million watts Try to stay warm Sid use all that electricity :D Sending 270,000,000 watts to avista right now :shock: 37 no snow in Eastern Or.
  15. The Apprentice

    Remora falling off

    Remora Pro's Mag fix & Upgrade Hi Chady I have a Remora pro that I converted to a sump " urchin style " I have 2 suggestions for you. 1 st upgrade your pump to a mag drive 5. I followed some advice from Skimmer whisper 2-3 years ago on this one 2x the work your Remora Pro will do;) As for the...
  16. The Apprentice

    What type of protein skimmer do you use?

    Mr big bore these :eek: guys never mess around. Hope your doing good ready for a cold snap, Not me freezing in E-Oregon... Take care Charlie.. Jeff
  17. The Apprentice

    Poll on people who dose or have reactor

    KISS method no mixing or dosing From March of 2004, I have 2 main tanks 75 gallon full of sps and 150 LPS softie tank with Moderate fish load. I do a 13 gallon water change every 2 weeks on the 75. And a 13 gallon water change on the 150 weekly Oceanic salt for the sps tank and Instant Ocean...
  18. The Apprentice

    What's in your sump/refugium

    Sump/Traditional Fuges no so much I have equipment in my sumps. And I have a ecosytem mirical mud fuge. But I also have 2 cpr fuges with dsb/crushed coral and dedicated with macro algee But they have Mated pistol shrimps with their own mated gobie pairs. So hows that for awnser Krish.:D
  19. The Apprentice

    What type of protein skimmer do you use?

    more old school Like Jake I am running Aqua-C"s I have redundant Remora Pro's in a 150 modified to mag drive 5's And redundant Urchins one pro one small school in my 75 gallon sps tank All skimmers over 5 years old and still pulling the crud out. Lots of new stuff out there, However this is...
  20. The Apprentice

    Under water camera

    camra suggestions & choices Has anyone used a Cannon D-10 ? and how would it compare to the Minolta dimage Xt with the under water box or the Nikon Coolpix L22 & ULTRAcompact Housing, Ikelite? Thank you ac7av and beoks for posting ideas Jeff here is a cannon link they do show a under water...
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