RIPTIDE AQUACULTURE 5th Year Anniversary Tax Madness LIVE SALE, GAMES, GIVEAWAYS, LIVESTREAMS

[steveschuerger]

Aww..... I don't have any....
I'm boring

Same. I suck at telling stories in any case. Unless you want me to tell the tale how I managed to kill all the softies in my tank with an accidental palytoxin poisoning. Ohhh, wait a minute, you said funny stories. Oops.

 

[tbrown]

Heeeeck yes!!! I wasn’t able to join the live stream but I just got caught up!
I won!!!
whooo hoooo!
Get in here and participate because it pays off!
One step closer to filling the barren tank

Congrats!

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Aww..... I don't have any....
I'm boring

Didn't say it had to be a good funny story! Who knows, might win by default!

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Same. I suck at telling stories in any case. Unless you want me to tell the tale how I managed to kill all the softies in my tank with an accidental palytoxin poisoning. Ohhh, wait a minute, you said funny stories. Oops.

Doesn't sound like it would be a funny story, but who knows?

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Heeeeck yes!!! I wasn’t able to join the live stream but I just got caught up!
I won!!!
whooo hoooo!
Get in here and participate because it pays off!
One step closer to filling the barren tank

Lets see some pictures of that tank! Would like to know where the new pieces will go!

 

[tbrown]

Todays contest!

Tell us your funniest reef related story!

We will select two winners and give them a free spin on the wheel during tomorrows live stream!

​

Ok, it's kinda funny but not really...

I was working in the 5 gallon the other day and my stupid clown fish swam over and bit me. Then, when I pulled my hand out she got scared and jumped - right out of the tank! Ever since I grabbed her off the ground and put her back in the tank she refuses to bite me. Now, when I put him my hand back in the tank she comes and cuddles with my hand instead of attacking me.

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Teasers

 

[steveschuerger]

Doesn't sound like it would be a funny story, but who knows?

Well I can’t call funny, but I got totally turned off of zoas and palys. And discovered the wonderful world of owning Gonis. I mean live sales are seriously dangerous for me. It’s like I see a new one I gotta have it. My mantra has become “I’ll find the room for it”. Seriously into Euphyllids too. Love duncans,. Haha looks like I love em all.

 

[billyocean]

Not really funny..but a story. I have a 29 gallon tank in my bedroom and have had a yellow watchman goby in there for about a year. It is overrun with aptasia aptasia so I redid the rock work and got some bergiah nudibranchs to kill it over the next few months. While I was at it I thought why not take the fish out of the duplex and put it in the Penthouse (125 gallon). I did so and it hid really quickly in my rockwork as it's a shy fish. The fish in my 125 see people all the time so they aren't shy. I figured I wouldn't see it for several days while it acclimated to the new digs. Two days ago I changed my filter socks out and threw the socks in a 5 gallon bucket with hot water and bleach. Whilst carrying the bucket I noticed movement inside...yep..the goby. I tried to scoop it out and put it back in the tank but it was too late. Hate that it had about 30 seconds of holy **** what the F. It made it in the overflow, up the 90 degree elbow, down into the sump...out of the sump chamber the water dumps in..and into the sock. It sucked...because who knew they didn't like hot water and bleach. Anyways, went to the toilet and jokingly asked my 13 year old daughter if she wanted to say a few words. She said..why..you're flushing it down a toilet.

 

[Utubereefer]

Fun aquarium story… I had goldfish as a child and my mom always tells me how she needed to rescue my goldfish from the toy box cause I put him in there when I was done playing with him….

 

[Utubereefer]

Looking for your next chance to win some EPIC prize?
We will be offering a a chance to enter our 5 year anniversary LIVE SALE giveaway.
But wait there is more!
We will also be hosting live streams on the days leading up to our LIVE Sale. The entries you have during the giveaway will also enter you to win a chance to spin the Wheel. So make sure you follow us and this thread to get a chance to win our main giveaway and a chance to spin the WHEEL!

What could you gonna WIN?

Hydros control 2 starter pack
Hanna Nitrate high range test kit
Hanna phosphate ULR Test kit
RIPTIDE AQUACULTURE- $100 Gift Card
1Liter Reef Energy PLUS- REDSEA

Way to Enter
Each goal you complete you will receive entries according to the reward listed!
(if you have completed the goals already please post a screen shot as proof and you will get the entries)

Goal #1 TAG 5 Reef2Reef Friends as a reply to this Giveaway post .
REWARD: 5 entries

Goal #2 Share our flyer on your social media.
post screen shot of this and collect the reward
reward 5 entries per share

Goal #3 join our Email list( Click HERE)
POST a Screen shot on this thread and collect the reward!
Reward 5 Entries

Goal #4 Create an account on our website. (click here)
POST a screen shot and collect this reward
Reward 5 entries

Goal #5 Post a FULL TANK SHOT
Collect the reward!
Reward 5 Entries.


Goal #6 Post Everyday leading up to the sale with a Quality post( question, photos or other reef related content)
(GIFS not counting toward this goal)

Reward 20 Entries rewarded before the end of giveaway.

Follow this thread and watch for daily flash contest!​

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Hey guys free giveaway from an awesome vendor here

 

[Utubereefer]

Looking for your next chance to win some EPIC prize?
We will be offering a a chance to enter our 5 year anniversary LIVE SALE giveaway.
But wait there is more!
We will also be hosting live streams on the days leading up to our LIVE Sale. The entries you have during the giveaway will also enter you to win a chance to spin the Wheel. So make sure you follow us and this thread to get a chance to win our main giveaway and a chance to spin the WHEEL!

What could you gonna WIN?

Hydros control 2 starter pack
Hanna Nitrate high range test kit
Hanna phosphate ULR Test kit
RIPTIDE AQUACULTURE- $100 Gift Card
1Liter Reef Energy PLUS- REDSEA

Way to Enter
Each goal you complete you will receive entries according to the reward listed!
(if you have completed the goals already please post a screen shot as proof and you will get the entries)

Goal #1 TAG 5 Reef2Reef Friends as a reply to this Giveaway post .
REWARD: 5 entries

Goal #2 Share our flyer on your social media.
post screen shot of this and collect the reward
reward 5 entries per share

Goal #3 join our Email list( Click HERE)
POST a Screen shot on this thread and collect the reward!
Reward 5 Entries

Goal #4 Create an account on our website. (click here)
POST a screen shot and collect this reward
Reward 5 entries

Goal #5 Post a FULL TANK SHOT
Collect the reward!
Reward 5 Entries.


Goal #6 Post Everyday leading up to the sale with a Quality post( question, photos or other reef related content)
(GIFS not counting toward this goal)

Reward 20 Entries rewarded before the end of giveaway.

Follow this thread and watch for daily flash contest!​

@livinlifeinBKK
@Heatherhigg
@Jd2
@Aqua Man
@PatD
@Thunderstruck34
@Oredigger77
@Breadman03
@bbhomee
Free giveaway from an awesome vendor! Don’t miss out!!

 

[ZoWhat]

Todays contest!

Tell us your funniest reef related story!

We will select two winners and give them a free spin on the wheel during tomorrows live stream!

​

Story? You wanna a story?

I worked PT at a coral shop called CoralPets in a suburb of Cincinnati.

The store owner always loved ordering coral but hated picking the boxes up at the airport. So he would always enlist me to drive 30 miles one way to pick up the overnight shipments.

One day back in 2017, I was sent to Greater Cincinnati Airport to the Delta Cargo hanger to pick up two boxes of overnighted coral from Los Angeles.

Many people don't know that when people go and retire in a different State and die, their remains are shipped in crated coffins on commerce flights to return them to the State in which they are to be buried.

Yeap, dead people flying in the belly of your flight in a crated coffin. Happens more than you think.

Anyway...

Many many times when I would go get coral from Delta I would see a Hearse, sometimes two Hearses, waiting for Delta to release the crated coffin to them.

No matter what you are picking up, lots of paperwork. Many times left standing out in the parking lot 'Receiving Area' to wait for the forklift guy to deliver your boxes to load into your vehicle.

So back to this particular day in 2017, I pull up and notice a Hearse in the receiving area. I go in and start the paperwork to receive my two boxes of coral.

After the paperwork was done, I went to use the bathroom bc I knew a had a 30 mile hike back to the store with live coral piled in my car.

When I left the bathroom and headed to my car, I saw the guy from the Funeral Home loading my two boxes of live coral into the back of the Hearse.

"Hang on there buddy," I confusingly said as I approached him. "I think you got my boxes because they're all labeled FRAGILE THIS END UP"

I always knew what our coral shipment boxes looked like....

"Nooooo," the funeral home guy replied, "pretty sure these two boxes are mine because I showed the worker [forklift guy] my paperwork and he said I was good to go"

I said, "but they're coral boxes. Not a deceased person in a crated coffin! I don't understand..."

Hearse driver said, "I know. My paperwork said it's the cremated remains of Mr. (blahblahblah)"

I said, "noooooo"

So here I am standing at the back of a Hearse arguing over WHATS IN THE TWO BOXES (?)

Just then the forklift guy shows up, "Here's your two boxes, Coral Dude"

So now three of us are all standing there at the back opened end of a Hearse.

I said, "we gotta double check this shipment"

Forklift guy looks over both sets of paperwork and says, "Holy Shlt!!!! I mixed up the boxes!!!!"

So we straighten everything out.

To this day, I could only imagine what the look on both parties faces would have looked like upon opening the contents if the wrong boxes went out.....


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[FTW-Reef]

Todays contest!

Tell us your funniest reef related story!

We will select two winners and give them a free spin on the wheel during tomorrows live stream!

​

Not a specific moment, but my significant other is convinced the yellow watchman goby gives her an evil eye…maybe it fears for its pistol shrimp buddy and knows she is a fan of shrimp cocktail?

 

[FTW-Reef]

Ok, it's kinda funny but not really...

I was working in the 5 gallon the other day and my stupid clown fish swam over and bit me. Then, when I pulled my hand out she got scared and jumped - right out of the tank! Ever since I grabbed her off the ground and put her back in the tank she refuses to bite me. Now, when I put him my hand back in the tank she comes and cuddles with my hand instead of attacking me.

Sounds like she learned her lesson

 

[tbrown]

Not reef related but I used to have a bearded dragon (I sold him so I could set up the current 75). One day, my Gerberian Shepsky (German Shepherd/Siberian Husky mix) was sniffing around by his cage. My wife and I were in the kitchen working on something and we heard excited scratching on the tile floor. We looked over and my dog was trying to catch the bearded dragon that had apparently jumped from the cage. The funny part - both were running "full speed" but neither was moving because they couldn't get traction on the tile floor. It turns out that my dog had put his front paws on the cage to watch Wilbur the Dragon and when he went to hop down one of his toe nails caught the latch and, since Wilbur was leaning against the door making eye contact with my dog, the door opened and he landed on Jack's (the dog) face. It surprised both of them enough that the dragon survived. Can't say the same for the Old English Bantam Hen that tried the same. Jack won that round.

 

[Stang67]

Funny fish story....
A clown fish walked into a bar......

 

[tbrown]

 

[tbrown]

Fun aquarium story… I had goldfish as a child and my mom always tells me how she needed to rescue my goldfish from the toy box cause I put him in there when I was done playing with him….

That's where we found the rat we were watching for school when my sister finished playing with it. Unfortunately coffee cans don't hold a ton of oxygen...

 

[steveschuerger]

This isn’t a funny story but it is a story how I ended up with three tanks. Last spring i moved into a much larger place than I had been so I wanted to have a tank again (place we’d been living in for the past 8 years was pretty tight for space). Bought an acrylic all in one with cabinet stand. I was talked out of doing salt by wife. So did next best thing in my mind. Got discus. Forward to the fall and my birthday . I decided I wanted to try salt ( this was after purchasing it , said I wanted pea puffers originally)so with some persuading the wife went and got a Biocube 16 gallon. Nice but I soon wanted bigger . Went and got my IM 30l that I’m using now. Wife was like that’s it right? Well, I spent 3 weeks of persuading, saying I’ve got everything I need to set it up as a freshwater . Finally success. I now have a pea puffer tank at my bedside. Which was what I said I was gonna do with it originally.