Wanted: A Lil Red, And A Lil Blue

beelzebob · 01/05/2007, 11:31 AM

hello every one, i hope you are enjoying the snow.

i have a new tank, and what i think to be a good plan. its primarily for a mantis shrimp (Mr. Beelzebub), but i also want it to be a softie reef tank.

i have been adding very small frags of polyps, zoa's and mushies. i have not bought anything larger than like a golf ball.

my plan is to get a crapload of small frags and colonies of all sorts of different colors and let them grow over time.

so this is where i need you guyses help. anybody in boulder or less than 30 min from boulder have any small frags or colonies of polyps, zoas or mushies that are bright red or dark blue?

LFS usually dont have things as small as id like.

plus, there is a whole lot of reef geeks up in fort, but my ex psycho***** lives in laporte, and i dont think id want to have a living creature in a bag for more than an hour. so anybody closer would be great.

ill pay ya good too

reefsafe · 01/05/2007, 11:49 AM

I have some red and blue mushrooms. will try to get some pics to you.

artful-dodger · 01/05/2007, 11:57 AM

I wouldn't worry about the 1 hour drive. Remember that almost all of these animals (or their ancestors...) got to Colorado in one or more overnight (minimum) shipments.

If you don't have any insulated fish shipping boxes or a small insulated cooler, take along a salt bucket and a small blanket (or towels)...wrap the livestock bag in the blanket for insulation and put it all into the bucket...temp drop will be minimal. You can also use one or two heat packs (from the sporting goods store) along side the bag.

Best yet, if you plan to do much of this, is to get a power inverter to take your 12v DC car battery to power a small wattage 120v heater.

01/05/2007, 11:31 AM	#1
beelzebob Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boulder, Colorado. USA Posts: 213	Wanted: A Lil Red, And A Lil Blue hello every one, i hope you are enjoying the snow. i have a new tank, and what i think to be a good plan. its primarily for a mantis shrimp (Mr. Beelzebub), but i also want it to be a softie reef tank. i have been adding very small frags of polyps, zoa's and mushies. i have not bought anything larger than like a golf ball. my plan is to get a crapload of small frags and colonies of all sorts of different colors and let them grow over time. so this is where i need you guyses help. anybody in boulder or less than 30 min from boulder have any small frags or colonies of polyps, zoas or mushies that are bright red or dark blue? LFS usually dont have things as small as id like. plus, there is a whole lot of reef geeks up in fort, but my ex psycho***** lives in laporte, and i dont think id want to have a living creature in a bag for more than an hour. so anybody closer would be great. ill pay ya good too

01/05/2007, 11:49 AM	#2
reefsafe Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Arvada, CO Posts: 2,332	I have some red and blue mushrooms. will try to get some pics to you. __________________ Is there such thing as a big enough tank? Tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1969509 Current Tank Info: 360 Gallon AGE tank, Radion lighting, mp60 pumps and lots of equipment

01/05/2007, 11:57 AM	#3
artful-dodger Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Highlands Ranch, Colorado Posts: 3,011	I wouldn't worry about the 1 hour drive. Remember that almost all of these animals (or their ancestors...) got to Colorado in one or more overnight (minimum) shipments. If you don't have any insulated fish shipping boxes or a small insulated cooler, take along a salt bucket and a small blanket (or towels)...wrap the livestock bag in the blanket for insulation and put it all into the bucket...temp drop will be minimal. You can also use one or two heat packs (from the sporting goods store) along side the bag. Best yet, if you plan to do much of this, is to get a power inverter to take your 12v DC car battery to power a small wattage 120v heater. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." -- Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: 140g RR Oceanic "Ultimate" mixed reef, 37g softies, 40g RBTA tank, 65g FOWLR, 40g breeder frag, and (of course) a 29g QT! ...next up is a 240g! (Gotta go to K-Mart and buy a life...)