Otto_VonBacon;3567533; said:How many boxes of salt would that be? Maybe you can just buy it at a discount price and have them dump a load on your driveway like they do with multch.
It's only 4 cases of Instant Ocean..... that are this size.
Cownose rays just arrived!
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It's only 4 cases of Instant Ocean..... that are this size.
It's step #4 on how to become a Monster Elasmo Keeper. Until you've used a forklift and pallet jack to move salt around, you haven't lived.
Step #1 is needing to have a zoning permit to build your set up.
Step #2 is needing a protein skimmer so big you can climb in it.
Step #3 is the second mortage on pretty much everything you own.
Step #1 is needing to have a zoning permit to build your set up.
Step #2 is needing a protein skimmer so big you can climb in it.
Step #3 is the second mortage on pretty much everything you own.
now THATS )v(onster.RedDevilDon2005;3567338; said:
LOL. Yeah they are pretty massive. I saw one for the first time about a yr ago. We got one in at work for a 15ft reef we were installing. I was all "WTF is that???"
ericifish;3567565; said:
Hehe yeah bonnetheads are one of our most common sharks in this part of the gulf. I've caught at least a dozen in one day before. They're almost an annoyance when fishing sometimes. . .almost. . .they are pretty sweet looking.
Then again cownose rays frequent here as well in certain times of the year. I went fishing at the giant t-head pier (that was destroyed by Hurricane Ike
) one time years ago and there were hundreds of them if not thousands swimming at the surface in diamond shaped schools of 30-40est. As far as you could see in all directions from the pier. I've seen them there again on occasion but never that many. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.I found it interesting, not cool though, that when someone would cast into one of the schools they would instantly scatter out in all directions and then almost just as fast reform. Truly awesome rays.
They really are VERY fun to watch. My horn shark has been interacting more as well. Also eating like a pig (when I bought her, they told me she was a picky eater - which she was for the first 2 weeks). I think more likely she was constantly uncomfortable. Now she has a great hiding place, and plenty of room - so she's a lot more comfortable now.
I'm pleased to report that the rays are doing well, and that the nose rubs that they each had when they arrived have completely healed up :~)> They're all being fed a diet of silversides, clams, oysters, squid, and scallops. And everyone's eating like a pig. One ray is getting pretty good at target feeding - the other is a bit slower.
I'm pleased to report that the rays are doing well, and that the nose rubs that they each had when they arrived have completely healed up :~)> They're all being fed a diet of silversides, clams, oysters, squid, and scallops. And everyone's eating like a pig. One ray is getting pretty good at target feeding - the other is a bit slower.
