philly area swap list. great for local pickups!

[Fishies_in_Philly]

Originally Posted by robxc80

So I tried out the 2 36" Finnex Ray II LED fixtures for my 150. Honestly, just by how they look to my eyes, they aren't any brighter than a single tgho unit that spanned the 6 feet. However, since I got them to supplement my 3 80 watt T5 HO lights and allow me to get more light spread, I'm satisfied.

When all is said and done, the fact that I don't have to replace the bulbs every 12 months justifies the $260 or so i paid for both lights.

On their own, it would definately be low light on a 6 foot 150 gallon tank.

interesting. can you take pics of the difference?

[Tank Man]

I have a 36 inch odyssea quad bulb t5HO fixture I am looking to trade for shrimp and/or nerite snails (preferably nerite's with somekind of patterned shell).

It is about a year old so the bulbs are on their last leg but they still seem to be growing plants fine. It has a large amount of hard water stains on the acrylic splash gaurd and on the lower side of the fixture that I will definitely clean up as best I can before trading. Also the support arms are a little rusty making it a little difficult to push and pull them in and out (still easy for an adult but not "smooth") LEDs work fine as well.

http://www.aquatraders.com/36-inch-4...re-p/52304.htm

[joon]

I had bad memory with nerite snails lol
If aquarium is big its okay but I kept three in 15gal tank and they laid eggs everywhere in my tank. I cant hatch it but also broken eggs last for year look messy gave me so much stress

[Fishies_in_Philly]

but Jimmy, everything stresses you out!!LOL

[joon]

Oh teue

[The Trigger]

Finally found a couple male Apistogramma Cacatuoides that I've been looking for. Thank you Captain Nemos for my new tripple reds

[midlife_hobbyist]

That'a great looking fish....
Did you have them order for you or did you just catch a lucky break?

[The Trigger]

Well I bugged them for months, said they ordered the but only arrived from Germany when they were a big enough size. Basically a lucky break the day I showed up.

[Dempsey]

Originally Posted by The Trigger

Finally found a couple male Apistogramma Cacatuoides that I've been looking for. Thank you Captain Nemos for my new tripple reds

Nice find! Aren't they Natural Pets now? They have a nice planted tank there by the ticket area.. Not a good plant selection though... More than most though.

I just found some Badis Badis at The Aquarium Center in NJ. They also had some really nice Fire Red Shrimp! Of course, I had to grab a few...

[Dempsey]

Does anyone have any to get rid of?

[watercage]

Anybody have any shrimp for beginners?

[robxc80]

Originally Posted by The Trigger

Finally found a couple male Apistogramma Cacatuoides that I've been looking for. Thank you Captain Nemos for my new tripple reds

was tempted to pick a few myself.

Nice fish! Congrats!

[Fishies_in_Philly]

man, you suck Sam...lol i'm still waiting on my rainbows from the reef. i was told they still can't get them. i'll probably end up getting them from TPP when the weather breaks next month.

[The Trigger]

Thanks guys. I'm surprised that Nemos got 4 different kinds of apistos this week. I don't think I can remember a place with that many apistos at once

[Fishies_in_Philly]

Originally Posted by Tank Man

I have a 36 inch odyssea quad bulb t5HO fixture I am looking to trade for shrimp and/or nerite snails (preferably nerite's with somekind of patterned shell).

It is about a year old so the bulbs are on their last leg but they still seem to be growing plants fine. It has a large amount of hard water stains on the acrylic splash gaurd and on the lower side of the fixture that I will definitely clean up as best I can before trading. Also the support arms are a little rusty making it a little difficult to push and pull them in and out (still easy for an adult but not "smooth") LEDs work fine as well.

http://www.aquatraders.com/36-inch-4...re-p/52304.htm

if you don't get a trade for these and still want to get rid of it, let me now. i'm breeding yellows, but it will be quite some time before i have enough to trade.