Looking for reefers in my area... South Mississippi

[lukinrats]

I really want to find out if there are any fellow reefers in South Mississippi... I only know 1 person who keeps a reef!

[Abynum1]

I'm in Ellisville, where are you?

[lukinrats]

I live in the Windermere Subdivision in Laurel... I work at Specialty Rental Tools in EVille.. It is the big building you can see from the interstate

[ariel47]

Hi, I'm in Hattiesburg.

[Abynum1]

Hi ariel, I work in hburg.
We need to start a club :)

[ariel47]

I work at wesley medical center. Use to be a saltwater club in h'burg sort of fizzled out. Know any places other than crystal reef to get corals and fish? I order quite a bit online, selection local not very good and sometime not very healthy.

[Abynum1]

I go to Jackson a lot so go by the fishbowl and saltwater world.

[ariel47]

where are they located?

[the other tang]

I know its not MS , but check out lareefclub.com. There are several members there from MS. FWIW.

Rusty

[IBASSFSH]

Maybe you can revive this forum:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=148906&perpage=25&highlight=mississippi%20reefers&pagenumber=1

[bluetmax]

I live near Collins. I used to work at Crystal Reef back in my high school days. I am getting old Frances......Lol

[bluetmax]

This is the forum for the Marine Aquarium Club of Hattiesburg:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=46

I wish we could revive it some how....

[biggecko]

im in hburg too, say where can i post if i have something for sale in our area

[sucker_fish]

im in gulfport, not much luck finding fellow reefers here either, always go to just fish and see several people in there getting reef stuff but they seem to disappear when they leave the store.

[Marshall1385]

I'm reviving a dead thread.... I live in hattiesburg and know 2 people who have a reef here. anyone close?

[garetjax]

I'm in Biloxi. Nice to meet all.

Garetjax

[AgeDynasty]

I'm not sure exactly were u are located but there is a reef club out of Mobile, AL. Mobile Bay Reef Keepers.

[TDTA1181]

I live in Starkville, this area is the Sahara desert of salt water/reef stores. I usually have to go to B'ham or Jackson to find anything. The Jungle in Jackson is an really good store. Especially when he gets a new shipment in. The owners name is Justin, he's very knowledgeable. Reasonable pricing, if it's too expensive and it's able to be fragged he'll usually frag it for you.

[Marshall1385]

I haven't been to any stores in jackson. We had a store here in hburg, but unfortunately it just closed down.

For anyone who is interested there is a mississippi reef club now... its at msreefclub.com.

I'll have to check out the mobile one for sure. Age, do ya'll do frag swaps often?

[ariel47]

Hi every one. guess I'll have to find saltwater jungle and the fish bowl in jackson. not much in hattiesburg now. I order alot of nice stuff online.

[MJT82]

I'm in Jackson... Kind of tired of the LFS's here... I'm hopeful that the new owners of the Fish Bowl will revive it. What happened to Bill at Crystal Reef?

[Marshall1385]

I'm in Jackson... Kind of tired of the LFS's here... I'm hopeful that the new owners of the Fish Bowl will revive it. What happened to Bill at Crystal Reef?

Yeah man i saw your thread on msreef club. Don't blame ya man . Bill closed down bout 2 months ago. Nothin left here now.

[MJT82]

I heard that he had a chiller go out or something that set him back... Was that the final nail? I just wonder why he went under... Keep in mind I hadn't been in there since I left Hattiesburg in 2006...

[Marshall1385]

He had his chiller go out then a big pump and last the ac. He was tellin me the rising gas costs and customers ordering online took a big hit too.

Didn't i.buy a softy rock from you in meridian?

[MJT82]

Yeah I think so... Or did we trade zoas? I know your username for sure...

[Marshall1385]

I don't really remember. Do you still frag anything?

[MJT82]

Haven't in a while, but I'm about to I believe... About to do away with the 30 gallon reef and move it all to my 100 gallon reef, so I suspect I'll be fragging quite a bit and have alot left over. You? Send me a PM if you want and we can text or something... It will be quicker!

[reefmanmatt]

post an add on craigslist in the pet section ! it worked for me when we just moved a few months ago . theres lots of people that dont get into it enough to get on here everyday . i found a whole club in my area , and have only seen three of them on here . start a new club !!! make it bad *** !!! cause its tough to tell your wife about 2 part dosing and ph swings .......without getting a shut the #$&* up in return :) (in my humble opinion)

[EVMIII]

I am a fledgling reef keeper, so far I have live rocks. I live in Biloxi and a regular at Gerwin' s Pass Road Pet Center. Hope go start addng slowly soon. Ill be lurking.

[FiremanReese]

I have been doing slot of reading, trying to figure out my build. Anyone local? Would like to talk to some locals see some refugiams and such . Reese

[FiremanReese]

Test

[MJT82]

Reese- Sent you a PM. I'm in Jackson... There are a few of us around!

[JasonThames]

I am in Hattiesburg and would love to meet up with some fellow reefers! would also love to see if anyone wanted to do any group buys with brs

[FiremanReese]

Just met MJT82 today at LFS , we talked for twenty minutes before we figured out who each other were lol.
I live up in Jackson area just filled my tank this weekend with live rock and Fiji sand. Had the rock in vat in carport last couple of weeks and now the wait begins :-). Reese

[Marshall1385]

sent you a PM jason

[Thatgrimguy]

Ha, I'm in Gulfport! Gerwin at Just Fish is the man, he runs a great reef store in Biloxi!

[T Smith]

I'm in Vicksburg, getting started back in the hobby after a 6 year break, just got my new 100 up and running on 8/10/11 (last week - ha!)

Would love to meet up with some of y'all......

[JHawlz9989]

Anybody up in the Oxford area? I'd hate to have to drive to Memphis, but I imagine it would be an excellent club...

[redsman]

I'm in Gulfport.I have been away from the fish scene for a few years.But I'm looking at getting back into it now.

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[Thatgrimguy]

I'm in Gulfport.I have been away from the fish scene for a few years.But I'm looking at getting back into it now.

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Go see Gerwin at Just Fish on pass road in Biloxi. He runs the best shop by far. Everything you need!

[redsman]

Yea I bought LR from him and something else a few years back.

[Thatgrimguy]

He's the only person I know of that carries corals on the coast, typically a great selection with better pricing than the net. There is also a pretty cool reef shop right by the Airport in Kenner, LA in like a warehouse district. Do you know of any others from Mobile to NOLA?

[ariel47]

where's just fish located? I'm in hattiesburg, no good shops here. Ordering online is ok but I would like to see what I'm getting.

[Thatgrimguy]

where's just fish located? I'm in hattiesburg, no good shops here. Ordering online is ok but I would like to see what I'm getting.

Check him out on twitter @justfishbiloxi

He's on Pass road in Biloxi in a small blue building on the south side of the road between the V.A. and Keesler Gate 7.

Gerwin and his son Roger run the store, they always have a great selection of corals and fish. But it's best to follow on twitter and show up on shipment days. Corals are typically Tuesdays and fish on Thursday.

The coral tank is typically pretty full. The forum for the store is www.fishystuff.net

And no I'm not affiliated with them or anything, lol. Just a loyal customer. They have helped me so much in this hobby. Great people!

[ariel47]

great will check them out tomorrow.

[Thatgrimguy]

Tell them Scott sent you!

[ariel47]

will do.

[ariel47]

checked out just fish today, the owners are very nice. cash was low so only bought 2 items. Mentioned your name Scott[are u the Scott with the 240?] He [the owner] was nice enought to give me a discount since I drove from Hattiesburg. will definately go back. he has a very nice elegance I want.

[Thatgrimguy]

I am, it's actually a 210 though. They are really cool people. Pretty darn good selection in the reef tank huh?

This is my tank.
www.photobucket.com/210g

[ariel47]

I love that reef. I wanted his opinion on the salt in the white buckets, think it's by seachem But the store was crowded.

[ariel47]

Your tank is awesome, are those AOL SOL? Where did you get your turf scrubber, I need one of those on tank. What's the saints bucket for? How do you control your dosing pumps? I love your landscaping. I have the evolution 20g LEDs. Wanted the AOL's but money didn't allow. If u don't mine how much was the turf scrubber? And do u like it?

[ariel47]

Sorry I mean AI SOL.

[Thatgrimguy]

Your tank is awesome, are those AOL SOL? Where did you get your turf scrubber, I need one of those on tank. What's the saints bucket for? How do you control your dosing pumps? I love your landscaping. I have the evolution 20g LEDs. Wanted the AOL's but money didn't allow. If u don't mine how much was the turf scrubber? And do u like it?

Thank you for the compliments. Building this tank has been a dream come true.. though I can already see how it could be bigger! (mostly front to back, my next setup is going to be at least 3 feet front to back.

I was running 5 AI Sol Blues, but it was overkill so I stole one to put over my 30g mantis tank. So now I'm running 4 in a unique pattern, working GREAT.

The algae scrubber is a Santamonica100, and it's freaking AWESOME. Can handle 5 cubes a day after cleaning and 10 cubes a day towards the end of the week when before harvesting. They are $649 and can be ordered at www.santa-monica.cc Or you can get the exact plans for free and diy one. There are also hundreds of designs and discussions about algae scrubbers at algaescrubber dot net

My entire system including my dosing pumps are controlled via a Neptune Apex controller. I love that thing.

The saints bucket is part of an experiment for auto water change system. I'm planning on pulling 2 gallons a day out via my skimmer into that bucket. The plumbing on the bottom will drain back into the sump in case the skimmer goes nuts. At the 2 gallon point in the bucket a float switch tells my apex to email me and I can remotely drain the bucket or not if there seems to be a problem, like it skimmed too much too fast. Then I am using a 50ml/minute dosing pump to slowly dose saltwater back into the system. And I can monitor it all remotely on my phone. The conductivity module lets me keep a pretty close eye on salinity levels.

[ariel47]

Thanks your tank is breathtaking.

[ariel47]

wish we closer so you could give me pointers on my tank.

[Thatgrimguy]

Ohh fun.. a spammer^^