http://www.reefaddicts.com/blog.php/3336-Aughoti en Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:26 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.reefaddicts.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.reefaddicts.com/blog.php/3336-Aughoti http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php/28124-Comparison-of-fish-prices-USA-UK Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:02:45 GMT I was sent a link to a US mail order aquatics company by a friend who thought it would be funny after I told him how much fish cost us here in the... I was sent a link to a US mail order aquatics company by a friend who thought it would be funny after I told him how much fish cost us here in the UK. I thought I would write a small piece to compare prices of a few fish etc just because its 0235 and I still can't sleep.


So there are 5 pictures above of fish commonly available in the US and UK. The Flame Angel costs $43.99 in the US and $124.44 in the UK. That's a big mark up by anyones measure. The Green Mandarin is a better buy for us at $41.98 compared to only $10.49 in America. At $37.32 in Britain the Firefish is a popular little fish despite it's suicidal tendancies, in the US it's only $10.39. Now the Pyjama is one of my favourite fish and at $21.76 is pretty good value for money, again it's only $8.79 in America. The Green Clown goby is a cracking little fish and at $6.79 well worth the money but it costs us $20.20. Even things like Clown Fish, we pay $27.98 compared to $13.59 and we have breeders here that churn out Clowns by their thousand, TMC produces a lot of them but they are quite expensive for us.

Another big difference is live rock, 45lb or Fiji live rock might set you back $107.99 but will cost us about $265.00 I guess what it comes down to is that if you have a spare Garage with a small flat above it and you don't mind a Scottish cripple living in it rent free I can have airline tickets tomorrow and my first tank set up within the week. Obviously I'm joking but I'm very jealous of you guys. For the same money I would spend on a 2 foot cube you guys could build an 8 foot reef.

Thanks for reading. Any spelling mistakes are due to lack of sleep. ]]> Aughoti http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php/28124-Comparison-of-fish-prices-USA-UK http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php/28100-Nano-Zoa-garden-is-such-a-boring-title-for-a-blog! Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:24:50 GMT I can't think of a suitable title for my blog so I will write my 'inane scribblings of a lunatic' then think up a title. At present I have 2 small quarantine tanks and no display tank. I had to shut down my 4'x2'x2' due to moving to a flat with wooden floors. I will be moving again in the next few months hopefully to ground floor accommodation. Not only do I want a larger system again I'm disabled so stairs are a problem. A flat is what we Brits call an apartment. ;) so, why am I on an American forum? I love reefing, it's fascinating and exciting, I want to learn as much about the hobby as I can by learning from as many different reefers as I can. I am a member of forums from 4 countries, UK, USA, Japan and Germany. Every community does things differently. By reading forums from different countries you get the benefit of various opinions and ideas because different laws, customs and culture, costs and availability of stock affect how people keep fish/corals and what fish/corals they keep.

Moving on, I'm planning on setting up a small tank, not my quarantine tanks as they are old and scratched. I will be setting up a tmc microhabitat 15 or 30 as a Zoa garden. These little tanks have everything you need to keep a small amount of zoas, CUC and maybe a Yellow clown Goby. I have to keep the tank small as my wooden floors vibrate as trucks go past my window. I plan on using a Koralwellt Ceramic pillar as my main decoration rock with live rock rubble in the filter to seed bacteria, algae and critters. I have a friend with a very healthy DSB who is giving me some sand to seed my live sand with all the lovely worms and shrimp you get in a DSB. I have a guy who is going to supply me with 7 varieties of Zoas and a gorgonian once my system has been cycled.

That's pretty much it for now, I will update my blog as I move along. I doubt it will be of any help to any reefers on here but I like to keep a log of my progress for my own benefit but I am more than hapy to answer any questions from anybody. I still have'nt thought of a good title for this blog. ]]> Aughoti http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php/28100-Nano-Zoa-garden-is-such-a-boring-title-for-a-blog!