Biocube and custom 80 gal buildish build, Evo no more. There is some reef related content, sometimes.

rmorris_14 · Oct 12, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
Fortunately every rfa I've had shipped has survived, I only lost one when I accidentally dropped a rock on it, it later got angry and died.

All the local purchases have been bta's. I only purchase when they have been on glass so I knew the likeliness of foot damage was minimal.

I really can't imagine how to reliably get rfa's from thier spot in a hurry. Even using a nem cannon takes a bit, right?

Thankful all my riptide rfa nems came in perfect.

I mean I pretty much knew when I got home and only two of the 8 were trying to attach to the bag.

I've managed to remove them from their temporary dishes with patience and maybe a little ice to chill their feet to encourage them to let go. I've never torn one myself.

Projects with Sam · Oct 12, 2023

rmorris_14 said:
Local.. I've avoided ordering online because I cant be home to receive shipments... but I guess I'm going to have figure something else out.

I think I may have you covered once these get bigger.
dunno what prompted the RFA to poop kiddos... some are different color morphs

also, a ton of mini/maxis!...

rmorris_14 · Oct 12, 2023

Projects with Sam said:
I think I may have you covered once these get bigger.
dunno what prompted the RFA to poop kiddos... some are different color morphs

this looks like the one a got from a show that was a tiny baby and my stupid pistol shrimp had other plans for it.

I'm your girl!

tbrown · Oct 12, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
Fortunately every rfa I've had shipped has survived, I only lost one when I accidentally dropped a rock on it, it later got angry and died.

All the local purchases have been bta's. I only purchase when they have been on glass so I knew the likeliness of foot damage was minimal.

I really can't imagine how to reliably get rfa's from thier spot in a hurry. Even using a nem cannon takes a bit, right?

Thankful all my riptide rfa nems came in perfect.

I'm considering a Nem cannon for my Joker. He's split a couple times now so I have 3.

rmorris_14 · Oct 12, 2023

I think nem canons are the only safe way if they are on a rock.

tbrown · Oct 12, 2023

rmorris_14 said:
I think nem canons are the only safe way if they are on a rock.

Yep.

rmorris_14 · Oct 12, 2023

tbrown said:
Living Reef sent me my RFA. She does really good and seems to almost specialize in RFAs. Riptide has a bunch of cool looking ones too. Both are awesome vendors and great shippers. I lost 3 corals from Riptide out of a shipment of 12 and it's only because UPS delayed a day when it was nearly 100 degrees out - they sat in a plane's belly in Texas for 14 hours.

I looked at the RFA in their sale... kind of hard to image what they look like in real life though.

tbrown · Oct 12, 2023

rmorris_14 said:
I looked at the RFA in their sale... kind of hard to image what they look like in real life though.

@Mhamilton0911 bought several in the last couple of sales.i believe.

Mhamilton0911 · Oct 12, 2023

I was surprised at how good all mine from riptide looked. Almost exactly the same color from thier photos and I'm running noops so our lights are very different.

I would def order more from them. When they are on sale tho, the prices have skyrocketed.

Projects with Sam · Oct 12, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
I was surprised at how good all mine from riptide looked. Almost exactly the same color from thier photos and I'm running noops so our lights are very different.

I would def order more from them. When they are on sale tho, the prices have skyrocketed.

All the corals I got from Riptide were in great shape and they actually all survived the great PVC Glue/primer incident which is a testament to their health before being sent to me.

Mhamilton0911 · Oct 12, 2023

Inspiration post

rmorris_14 · Oct 12, 2023

-Flushed the worst one when I got home tonight
-The other one isn’t gonna make it but I did a cipro bath just because you know. Followed by an iodine dip. I put in the back away from the others for the night

-Stopped by sensei’s house and picked up some iodine to dip 3 who had really angry looking feet and still weren’t trying to attach much.
-Those seemed to have perked up a little after that but it could be wishful thinking

-Water change in the evo
-gathered supplies for the weekend
-definitely ready to have some laughs
Have a great night everyone!

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Oct 12, 2023

rmorris_14 said:
-Flushed the worst one when I got home tonight
-The other one isn’t gonna make it but I did a cipro bath just because you know. Followed by an iodine dip. I put in the back away from the others for the night

-Stopped by sensei’s house and picked up some iodine to dip 3 who had really angry looking feet and still weren’t trying to attach much.
-Those seemed to have perked up a little after that but it could be wishful thinking

-Water change in the evo
-gathered supplies for the weekend
-definitely ready to have some laughs
Have a great night everyone!

It's the RFA ICU!