Flower pots... Can I?
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Alveopora (branching flowerpots) are supposed to me a little more forgiving than Goniopora. They look about the same, with the exception of having 12 instead of 24 hands on the polyps (or is it 24 and 12?) and maybe a little cooler since there are multiple colonies in close proximity. I have been keeping one for 4 months now with good success and even some growth. They are heavily photosynthetic so be prepared for that. My Alveopora sits about 12-13" directly under a 250 10K Metal Halide.
Tongs, Pacific Reef (Anaheim- www.reefpacific.com), Jeffs ( www.exoticfish.com ), Fish 2000, and my new favorite is Aquatic Outlet in Inglewood ( www.aquaticoutlet.com ).
Which one?
Tongs: Prices are sky high! He has to pay for the new Hummer H2 he bought...
Pacific Reef: Ok prices, cheaper then Tongs, but not as good of a selection. Very nice people. All know me by name. If you want anything special they can usually find it and give you a decent price.
Jeffs: Pretty good prices. Good specials if you are in his fish club. Always has a special on Live Rock.
Fish 2000: Will wheel and deal with you down to the penny. You can get great deals on equipment and livestock.
Aquatic Outlet: Best selection I have seen at any store, huge inventory on dry goods and livestock. Prices were average, and they have a member card thing to get better deals. I haven't bought anything from here yet as I just found it last weekend.
Tongs: Prices are sky high! He has to pay for the new Hummer H2 he bought...
Pacific Reef: Ok prices, cheaper then Tongs, but not as good of a selection. Very nice people. All know me by name. If you want anything special they can usually find it and give you a decent price.
Jeffs: Pretty good prices. Good specials if you are in his fish club. Always has a special on Live Rock.
Fish 2000: Will wheel and deal with you down to the penny. You can get great deals on equipment and livestock.
Aquatic Outlet: Best selection I have seen at any store, huge inventory on dry goods and livestock. Prices were average, and they have a member card thing to get better deals. I haven't bought anything from here yet as I just found it last weekend.
It's getting there. I'm almost done with the aquascaping. The tank has been stirred up from all the moving of the rock so I haven't been able to get any good pictures.
Tongs is a very interesting place. They have awesome livestock and that's what makes me keep coming back. But they are like most LFS in that they tend to want my money more then they want to give good advice.
Tongs is a very interesting place. They have awesome livestock and that's what makes me keep coming back. But they are like most LFS in that they tend to want my money more then they want to give good advice.
Hey, how's it going? I go to Tong's & Pacific Reef all the time also, but haven't had a chance to check out Jeff's Exotic yet. How's the quality of their fish & corals there? I usually get all my fish & corals at Tongs, since everything there looks a lot 'healthier' than Pacific Reef. -Ben
PS - Jason - Nice tank!
PS - Jason - Nice tank!
Hey guys, I'm going to split this thread off to another because we are kind of getting of subject!
Here is the new thread: http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=196601#196601
Here is the new thread: http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=196601#196601
I keep my flower-pot skeleton lying around to remind me to do my own research [Learned LFS owners lie 8O (very hardy were his words)]and to leave the "hard-to-keep corals" to the experts and to avoid buying another one as it truely is a stunning coral. Not commenting on anyone who choses to keep them I just don't think I'm personally skilled/lucky enough to keep one for a long time.
Hmmm..I did that for a while too. My first reef was a 20 gallon witha case of live rock (45 lbs) and a 55 watt 10 K PC. No additives or anything coming from years of FO. Anyway, it faded over the next couple of months. I finally ended chopping up the skeleton and mounting my fragged tree corals on it. Which are doing quite well by the way.
Well, maybe im a different kind of LFS employee........
Personally, i have tried twice to keep these.
But at the store i am at... i am very forward about the difficulty of this species. I have many times killed the deal with many new aquarists....... some get mad at me, others buy any way....... but i do all i can, including telling the owner not to bring them in.
The shitty thing about it, is that they sale so well! even after the warnings, and in florida, tampa area anyway...........The distributors are changing the common/hobby name of them to
Sun Flower Coral........
i think its pitiful.
But if any of ya live in Lakeland Tampa area stop by and see me at
Nolans Aquarium in lakeland.
Personally, i have tried twice to keep these.
But at the store i am at... i am very forward about the difficulty of this species. I have many times killed the deal with many new aquarists....... some get mad at me, others buy any way....... but i do all i can, including telling the owner not to bring them in.
The shitty thing about it, is that they sale so well! even after the warnings, and in florida, tampa area anyway...........The distributors are changing the common/hobby name of them to
Sun Flower Coral........
i think its pitiful.
But if any of ya live in Lakeland Tampa area stop by and see me at
Nolans Aquarium in lakeland.
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