Corals, LR, LS, equipment for sale

(Edited 5/13, 9 pm - ALL TAKEN.  Thanks for the interest.
Happy reef keeping!
Hello,
I'll be moving soon (by end of summer) and am starting to liquidate all my aquarium items.
I'm starting with the livestock, LR, and LS, and some dry goods.  Then I'll have some equipment and the aquarium, stand, and hood. 
I would be happy to meet anyone and drop anything off along
that route!
I'm located in Ames.     Please let me know if you are interested in anything below:

Dry Goods - Available right now:
Prices:  I took current online prices for these items and cut them 50%.  I will ship any dry goods anywhere for the exact cost of shipping via USPS.  Please contact me for shipping estimates.   Pick-up welcome.






Reef Advantage
Calcium, Seachem (dry)(1 kg is unopened, 2nd bottle 1/2 full )

1.5 kg
$13.50


Calcium Hydroxide - (Kalkwasser) - from sciencelab.com

1.5 kg
$14.25


Reef Calcium - Liquid - Seachem 2L
bottle, ~ 25% left
500 mL
$4.50


Reef Plus - liquid - Seachem 2L bottle,
~25% left- refrigerated -pick-up only.

500 mL
$4.00


Super Activated Carbon - barely used
3.5 L
$10.00


Hydrometer - Tropic Marin High Precision (about 14" long, glass, tall thin readable area, extremely accurate.  I used it only one time to calibrate my cheap hydrometer.)

1 ea
$13.50








Vita Chem - barely used
16 oz
$10.50


Mag float glass cleaner

1ea
$4.50


arm length gloves
1 pair
$8.00


formula 1 flakes, ~80%-90%

2.5 oz
$2.50


hydrometer - regular - plastic - Instant Ocean
1ea
$4.25


Test kits - Calcium, Alk, somewhat used, probably more than 1/2 gone; Nitrates
(Salifert); Ammonia (Wardley), not used too much.

$20.00 (for all of them)





Hanna pH checker - brand new replacement
electrode, needs batteries.



$15.00



Ocean Nutrition - Green (~25% left) and
Brown (almost full) Marine Algae sheets (10 sheets each)

$2.50 (all of it)



Lugol's Iodine ~80% full
1oz
$6.50


CORALS - Available right now - pickup only.
Please see http://picasaweb.google.com/saetveit/aquarium for photos of most of these items.  I'm not the best photographer.  lightling is mostly PC actinic, some 10,000K on some photos.





Bright
orange/maroon zoanthids - medium 


$30


Bright orange/maroon zoanthids with
green/orange zoanthids (and a few yellow polys)


$35


Finger Leather


$30
$20



Cloves on pretty 2 pieces of Fiji LR
epoxied together


$30
$20



Yellow Polyps - large


$20


Yellow Polyps - medium/small


$10


Star Polyps


$30
$20



corallimorphs - blue


$20


corallimorphs - red, small, some
algae cover


$10


Gorgonian? Encrusting, pink, likes really
high flow, on fairly large rock with some yellow polyps


$20


Anthelia,
medium, large (2 available, depending on exactly how they are attached to
various rocks.)
$25
$20




Anthelia, frags on multiple rocks
(unknown number available until disassembly)


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$15



Acropora, small, encrusting under my
inadequate light, but would branch with adequate light. 


         $25



Montipora digita - pink/orange? (needs
better lighting and flow than my tank)


         $20



Montipora digita - purple, may be pink
under better lighting, grows very fast, but is very brittle.






1 large


$50.00$25.00



3 medium (each)


$40.00
$20.00



3-5 small (each)


$30.00
$15.00



many frags


$5



3 small capnella frags (Kenya Tree).  About
1" tall each. 


$5.00


other frags (some star polyps, possibly a
few orange zoanthids, etc.)


$5



LR/LS - will be available soon


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Live Rock - lots of
blazing red, orange, pink, purple, blue, established, lots of hitch-hikers, Fiji (maybe ~60 - 80lbs.?) - $3.00/pound. 
There is some that was purchased dry and has been in my tank for many years: $1.00/pound. 
All negotiable for large amounts.



$varies



Live Sand 
- fine grain, white, ~100# - 140#



$2.00/pound
All for $50 OBO




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Inverts - will be available soon
Brittle star, hermit crabs, snails, etc. Will list more details in future.
Tank, stand, hood:

see lower post.
If interested please respond here or email/pm.  Let me know if you have any questions or would like more pictures than are displayed at the Picasa web album linked below.  Thanks!


Close-up coral photos available here: http://picasaweb.google.com/saetveit/aquarium
Some are pictured on a reply below.

 

I am located in Ames.

 

The large zoanthid rocks and some mushrooms spoken for.  However, there are still some larger rocks with 10+ polyps of the bright orange zoanthids that are available.
Prices adjusted somewhat. 
Please let me know if your interested and would like to make an offer, especially for multiple items. 

 

Some photos:
Finger Leather:

One of the medium Montipora digita:

Star Polyps (the star polyp stolon mat goes all the way around the bottom of this piece of coral skeleton):

The live rock has lots of this bright red and orange coralline algae on it:

More photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/saetveit/aquarium

 

I know it's late notice, but I'll be driving from Ames to Omaha early on Monday morning, May 5.   I'll be leaving a little before 7:00 am to arrive in Omaha around 10 a.m.  I can meet anyone on that route (I35 Ames-> Des Moines, I80 Des Moines -> Omaha) in the morning. 
Let me know where you'd like to meet and I'll let you know a time.  It would be very important to be prompt because I can't be late for a job interview!
I still have lots left.  If my prices are too high, please make an offer! 
I'm happy to have anyone stop by and see anything.  Just let me know. 

 

I don't recall exactly how much aged dry rock I have.  I won't know for sure until I take it out and weigh it, but I'd guess ~40 - 50#.  Two of these pieces are rather large (one has lots of anthelia growing on it.) 
I also have one very large (I can weigh it on Tuesday if you're interested) piece of dry rock that I never put into my tank.
Let me think about a price for the whole bunch - I'll get to it when I'm back from my job interview Monday. 

 

billbigsbe,
pm'd.
All:  Purple Montipora 1/2 price!  Other price changes in red above. 

 

All corals, LR, and inverts are now spoken for. 
Live sand still available, roughly 100# - 140#.  Take all of it for $50 OBO, with pickup probably available next Monday evening (May 12) or after.
Tank, stand, hood available as soon as Live sand is gone...
Tank: 75 gallon, glass, some minor scratches. drilled (left corner), also have glass top. 
Stand: pine
hood: oak
lights: custom Power Compacts, efficient ballasts (I think /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif ), need new bulbs soon
sump:  small modified plexiglass sump (used to be wet/dry filter) - probably junk.
sump 2:  standard 20 gallon tank, built in baffle in corner and drilled in lower corner for convenient pump access.
Quarantine: 10 gallon, Perfecto light fixture for 20 gallon tank (doesn't fit... but I didn't care for a quarantine tank.)
That's all for tonight... I'll post more details and try to find and post a fair asking price in the near future, as well as other hardware items I'll have for sale.

 

Still have sand - available Monday evening (May 12) after ~6:30 pm. 
Tank, stand, hood (as described above): $175 OBO.
lights for the hood (built in, custom, 6 x 55W power
compact and a 1x36W (for sump), from www.ahsupply.com, bulbs need
replacement): $40 OBO.
I also have 3 very quiet 4 3/4" cooling fans mounted inside the hood: $10 OBO (all of them)
sump system (both sumps, though one might be junked, the 20 gallon is in good condition.):  $15 OBO.
small powerheads, Iwaki pump, larger power head, AquaC EV120 skimmer and automatic collection container, RODI system including piercing saddle valve, flush kit, sink adapter, and a shutoff valve available upon request.  I'll probably end up eBaying this stuff, but if you're interested in something let me know.
I also have a custom designed auto topoff system using a 5 gallon glass carboy and siphon system.  Used with my sump, it triggers the RODI to fill the reservior when the water level in the carboy falls below ~30% and automatically stops the RODI when it's full.  It adds very small amounts of fresh water to the tank when water in a corner baffle area of the sump drops slightly, adding only a few mL's at a time.  (More water is added when the RODI is filling the reservoir, however.)  It has been very effective for me - better than float valves IMO.
Any interest in any of these things, let me know.
Thanks!

 

Posted By billbigsbe1 on 05/10/2008 10:22 PM
Do you want my Nano listed on GIRS 4 your live sand? It would be a easily disposeable setup 4 when u move?
I think I'll pass - I think I'm going to just put the sand in a large plastic container with water, a heater, and a small pump. 
Thanks, though.
Everyone:
Update on sand:  Available after Tuesday.
Tank, stand, hood, etc. available on Wednesday.

 

Update:
All items EXCEPT LIVE SAND (and dry goods) are taken (pending pickup). 
Any takers on Live Sand, 100# - 140#, $50 OBO, preferable pickup between Tuesday night and Thursday.

 

That's great to hear!  I miss the tank inhabitants already /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif
I can't wait to see how everything looks in your tank!