MET THE NEW OWNER

[clone]

went into the shop today and it has a new owner. Hes gonna be doing a bunch of over hauling, cant wait to see what happens this time around.

[Europhyllia]

Really? That's cool!
It's a good location for me (NE) but the last couple of times I went I was a little turned off by it and I haven't been back in a long time now. Maybe a new owner will change things.
What are his plans?
Is it somebody we know?
Is it open right now? When will all the changes take affect?

[Mr Cob]

very cool! I still miss Jeremy, hope the new owner has some great plans!

[clone]

yeah hes cool, he sounds like he knows what hes talking about. Hes going to move the coral system foward, switch out the lava rock for live rock rubble. When I walkeed in he was cleaning, so thats a big plus. The store is open now I picked up some zoas at a pretty good price (first peice of coral Ive got in like 6 months). He got rid of the 210 and that 120 cause they were ulgy(i agreed)

[Europhyllia]

clams?

[kkiel02]

Thats good to hear. Im with Karin about the location!

[Scream311]

Awesome ! I'm glad to hear that this store will be Finally Resurrected the way it should be !

Yes I as well miss Jeremy and his Weirdness lol but that store has such potential and is just minutes away from my work. I used to stand in there for hours staring into those tanks and haven't been in sooo long. The tanks just weren't kept up as they used to be (not trying to dogg anyone)

Just excited to see the blood sweat and tears, which sounds like they will soon be put back into Reefs2U again

[hobogato]

paul (the new owner) definitely has big plans and i can't wait to see what he does in the coming weeks!

[TXSea]

I'm not too sure about Paul. He doesn't seem to know the difference between chaeto and caulerpa algae. He also told me that a stony coral, which was frogspawn I might add, was a soft coral. If you shop there, make sure you have your own built up knowledge on what you are buying. Definitely do not rely on him to give you advice! Now I'm stuck with a frogspawn in my low lit Biocube, I heard it will be ok but I was trying to go soft corals only in my tank. I was happy on the other hand that I ended up with chaeto algae and not caulerpa for my fuge. He does seem very conscientious about the quality of his water that he sells and about the quality of the tanks but lacks knowledge in some parts.

[alton]

Off the subject but txsea if you change the lamps every 9 months you can keep all kinds of LPS from frogspawn to candy cane. Remember if you straighten out a CFL you end up with T5HO, the problem with CFL's is they are made in china, not US or Germany. And I agree Paul is a fanatic about water quality.

[Scream311]

I think the Qty of Posts that Txsea has made says it all...Well I as well just met Paul the new owner. And I'm pleased to see old things gone and new things coming along. Healthy Livestock for one. And the bad badd Aiptasia and Hair Algae gone ! Can't wait to see those tanks and sumps along the walls filled up again. Well after paul has his way with chopping them up ! Its just chaos with plumbing and failed pumps that was left from the previous owner. I thought paul was pretty knowledgeable from the convo that we carried, perhaps txsea misunderstood

[Big_Pun]

I think the Qty of Posts that Txsea has made says it all...Well I as well just met Paul the new owner. And I'm pleased to see old things gone and new things coming along. Healthy Livestock for one. And the bad badd Aiptasia and Hair Algae gone ! Can't wait to see those tanks and sumps along the walls filled up again. Well after paul has his way with copping them up ! Its just chaos with plumbing and fauled pumps that was left from the previous owner. I thought paul was pretty knowledgeable from the convo that we carried, perhaps txsea misunderstood

I think what txsea posted has nothing to do with how many posts he has. he just stated his experience at the store. honestly the new owner is a lil out of the loop it's been a long time since he's touched a salt tank and in my convos with him he's more in tune with cichlids. he just needs to get back into the "game" and learn everything again.

[TXSea]

Okay here's the deal. I asked him when I was in the store if he had any chaeto algae for sale. He turns and points to one of his tanks and says no but I have caulerpa. It was not caulerpa he sold me. I told him that it looked like chaeto to me as we all know chaeto looks like a nylon mesh ball. Caulerpa looks more plantlike. My wife found a coral she really liked and not being too educated on corals it was an impulse buy. I asked him if it was a soft coral and he replied "yes". I then decided I would purchase it. I brought it home and posted the picture of the coral on Reefcentral.com (which I am also a member) and everyone said it was frogspawn and was indeed a stony coral. HOW CAN I MISINTERPRET THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER??? It was straight forward conversation if you ask me. Yes I am new saltwater as well but if you want to disregard my earlier post and take his advice, it's your own risk! Plus I have tons of posts on Reefcentral. Just because I don't have many on here means absolutely nothing!

[Scream311]

I guess owning 2 other stores in other cities dosent give him knowledge of reefs nor is it a good business plan to purchase a Marine store ? (Although the previous owner did just that) Not trying to question anyones first hand experiences just adding mine by saying I felt he knew what he had gotten into. Obviously from the livestock on hand currently he's doin something rite. That store was in BAD condition when he got it. And its looking better now. That's just my .02 cents Chris

[Scream311]

As for your Post status Txsea. I have witnessed on many recent occasions Spam Members or Fake Screen Names. People solicting scams OR in this case I thought perhaps it was someone knocking on a new owner. As I can clearly see now you are not some spam, scam, fraud. I hope to see many many more posts in your screen name and by the Way Welcome to MAAST. You should be on here more then Reefcentral. We are a Great Support Site and can lead you in the rite direction. For example members are always trimming back Cheato and usually give it away for FREE ! I too was new at one time and ended up Buying cheato before finding this site.

[alton]

Hey this is the most post on this fish store in a year. Hey txsea you are up to 4 post, not a newbie anymore. Oh yea welcome to MAAST and Scream311 is harmless.

[Big_Pun]

I guess owning 2 other stores in other cities dosent give him knowledge of reefs nor is it a good business plan to purchase a Marine store ? (Although the previous owner did just that) Not trying to question anyones first hand experiences just adding mine by saying I felt he knew what he had gotten into. Obviously from the livestock on hand currently he's doin something rite. That store was in BAD condition when he got it. And its looking better now. That's just my .02 cents Chris

just because someone owns a store doesn't make them knowledgeable, that's apparent in some LFS in this city. also livestock is just product, it doesn't show his knowledge. Again all txsea did was state his personal experience and didn't need to ridiculed on the basis of number of posts. I have had plenty convos with the new owner and asked him a lot of questions as I helped move tanks he purchased from Gabe. so again my statements are from personal experience and believe we should all be informed if someone is passing bad info or maybe is just not as informed in this hobby.

[TXSea]

I guess owning 2 other stores in other cities dosent give him knowledge of reefs nor is it a good business plan to purchase a Marine store ? (Although the previous owner did just that) Not trying to question anyones first hand experiences just adding mine by saying I felt he knew what he had gotten into. Obviously from the livestock on hand currently he's doin something rite. That store was in BAD condition when he got it. And its looking better now. That's just my .02 cents Chris
I totally agree with you that Craig did not take very good care of the tanks at all. That was the first thing I though when I first visited the store under Craig's ownership. The store already looks waaaay better. I was a bit upset to find out that Craig had been selling me tap water since his RO filters were in dire need of replacement. Paul has changed out the RO filters since he purchased the store. I just think he needs to really do some research on his livestock before he recommends stuff that will not live in certain tanks. I will still buy from there but I will do it based on my own research and knowledge for now on.

[TXSea]

As far as the chaeto thing goes..... I had registered on here but it took a few days to get the "green light" to post on here. I got impatient as many of us can get and wanted to get some chaeto for my sump. I will do the nice thing as well and offer it off free whenever I have to cut it back. So many people have told me about MAAST and just call it ignorance if you will on not registering sooner. Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone! I hope to eventually be a benefit to other reefers over time. :bigsmile:

[TXSea]

Its good to hear that it is possible to grow LPS and SPS corals under the biocube lights. I was used to people saying that it was not possible but it seems as of late that other people seem to be having success with it. The only thing I had heard was to place the corals at mid to high level of the tank for health reasons.

[Europhyllia]

Looks like I am going to have to start working at a fish store... ;)

Hi TXSea!

[clone]

put in my app today :))

[Europhyllia]

awesome! maybe Jeremy can put in an app too! lol

[tony]

im not getting involved in this, but its is VERY common for people to consider frogspawn is an lps

check this out, a coral store with frogspawn listed under lps

http://reefkoi.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_15&products_id=2160

the line between some large vs small polyps is pretty gray and the S at the end stands for stony in both

[TXSea]

im not getting involved in this, but its is VERY common for people to consider frogspawn is an lps

check this out, a coral store with frogspawn listed under lps

http://reefkoi.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_15&products_id=2160

the line between some large vs small polyps is pretty gray and the S at the end stands for stony in both

That's not the point I was arguing though. He said it was a "soft" coral, not a stony coral. That is why I purchased it. I would have returned it but since it will be okay in my tank, I'm cool with it. I was more concerned for keeping the coral alive than anything.

[Regric25]

Its good to hear that it is possible to grow LPS and SPS corals under the biocube lights. I was used to people saying that it was not possible but it seems as of late that other people seem to be having success with it. The only thing I had heard was to place the corals at mid to high level of the tank for health reasons.

Hey this is awesome! I am excited that this place will be one of the great LFS in SA. I can't wait to get back into the hobby so I can have a reason to check them out lol

Hey TXSea Welcome to Maast! I just wanted to let you know I had an awesome 29g biocube with all sorts of LPS and Softies. I had a big 3 head frogspawn and a bunch of Acans and they all did very well with the stock PC lighting. You will do great! Just keep those weekly water changes going. :)

P.S. I had the Frogspawn about mid level and all my acans did great on the sand bed at the bottom. I kept my trumpet corals and my meteor shower near the top but thats all. My softies were sperad out all over the system. I have video of my bio cube on youtube just click the link in my signature area!

[tony]

That's not the point I was arguing though. He said it was a "soft" coral, not a stony coral. That is why I purchased it. I would have returned it but since it will be okay in my tank, I'm cool with it. I was more concerned for keeping the coral alive than anything.

understood,

as was said though, i think you will be fine

and welcome to maast! :)

[TXSea]

I went by there today again and told him that he sold me a frogspawn and he was surprised. I bought some saltwater from him today. He has it at a low salinity of 1.022. I think I'm going to just go back to buying RO water and mixing the salt at home. I prefer a salinity of 1.024 to 1.026 for the sake of corals. I spoke with him for a bit and he does seem knowledgeable but it was confusing as some of the stuff we talked about he was spot on. Overall..... I will shop there as I like his stock and his conscientious levels. Seems like a nice guy and all. He did take a step back and acknowledge that he did sell me chaeto.

[jrossjr79]

I recently stopped by there a few days ago after talking with someone, the owner of reefs2u came highly recommended, so I stopped by. However seeing the store as is right now, I am not very impressed. Owner seemed knowledgeable, but I can hardly judge this since I am not very knowledgeable myself. I was told that he had recently bought the place, his name escapes me. So is this the same owner, or has ownership changed again?

[rrasco]

I recently stopped by there a few days ago after talking with someone, the owner of reefs2u came highly recommended, so I stopped by. However seeing the store as is right now, I am not very impressed. Owner seemed knowledgeable, but I can hardly judge this since I am not very knowledgeable myself. I was told that he had recently bought the place, his name escapes me. So is this the same owner, or has ownership changed again?

I believe Paul is still the owner. I talked to him a few weeks ago. Never bought anything or stepped foot in the store and he has always been willing to talk to me as long as I had questions that needed answering, even if it was where else to get stuff from.

[tebstan]

I stopped in a little while back. It still has a lot of work to be done, but it's obvious that work IS being done. He's building stuff all over the store and trying to work around the existing tanks. The coral tanks look Much better, good stock, and good prices. Not many fish available, but I didn't really look close at them, I went straight for the coral tanks. At the time there was a Beautiful high grade clam... but my lights aren't clam-ready yet. I'll be visiting again when my upgrade is done, but I can bet that sweet maxima will be gone by then.

[Mr Cob]

I stopped by Reefs2u this past week, Paul is a super knowledgeable reef/fish guy. He's been in the business and hobby longer than most of us and has some cool plans for the shop.

Nice meeting you Paul, finally.

[jrossjr79]

I would like to know his future plans of the store, I did love the two coral tanks he had towards the back, I didnt see teh clam though, either I missed it or it was already sold.

[Brownbear88]

love this place paul is a very knowledgable guy! mostly for corals

[ajmikeska]

Great place bought most of my tanks from there and very knowledgable cause i have tons of questions