Flippers4pups
Fins up since 1993
Welcome to Reef2reef! If you ever come to Saint Louis, we have some awesome LFS here.
Hello from Kansas!
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Dsnakes
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I grew up in McPherson, now I visit my buddy in Wichita a couple times a year. Funny now that I live in NC, I mention Kansas and get funny looks like nobody should live there!
This guy is Extra Salty
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Scubafrog
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I follow Gateway Aquatics (4570 Telegraph Rd.) on FB but have never been there as I'm in KS mostly. Looks like a pretty decent place from their posts and pictures.
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Kenzie Jeanine
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Axolotls are a lot of fun
I'm going to be making a youtube video soon on the care of them, and I have a short one up now of redoing my tarantulas set up! I'm very lucky that my boyfriend doesn't mind the spiders, so long as they can't get out.
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Kenzie Jeanine
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That's so neat! Herman (my chameleon) is on the older side, but he's still such an interesting guy. I used to have two bettas, but when I moved, I lost both of them due to stress....Welcome to R2R! Chameleons are super cool! In addition to the two future big tanks I have planned (one 180+ gallon reef aquarium and the other a ~120 gallon altum angelfish tank) I hope to one day have a parrot and a koi pond
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Kenzie Jeanine
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I can't find any pictures of Herman on my computer, but I have a whole video on his care on my youtube if you want to check it out! Here's a link:Welcome to R2R!
I had a chameleon way back when, and then a bearded dragon. Unfortunately two kids came about and I no longer could keep reptiles, so it's just the reef tank now
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Kenzie Jeanine
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Oh neat! I'll be down there in late February for a performance; are there any cool lfs to check out? I'm from Topeka, but live in Lawrence now since I go to KU
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Kenzie Jeanine
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Herman's really neat! I posted a video of him in a different reply in this thread if you want to see him. The tarantulas (now plural) are definitely not for everyone, but they helped me conquer my fear of spiders and I really love them now
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Kenzie Jeanine
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Definitely! I have a video up on my youtube of a coral unboxing I did, but tbh I'm having such a bad hair algae problem right now that I don't want to post pics of the tank anywhere.... If I count each fish I have, I'm at 17 pets, plus a colony of feeder roaches hahaWelcome to R2R!!
Looking forward to a build thread once you start setting up... and the more pets the better IMO.
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Kenzie Jeanine
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That's really neat! I think there are a lot of similarities between the two hobbies in terms of careful upkeep, large variety of pets, etc. so they're both a lot of fun and a good challenge for me.
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Kenzie Jeanine
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I'm going to be there for a day this summer on my way down to the Georgia Aquarium! I'll see if I can check some out while I'm there; what's your number one suggestion?
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Kenzie Jeanine
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Crazy story: one of my best friends is from Mac, and a kid that I have classes with now in college is too
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Kenzie Jeanine
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Oh dang panthers are so cool! Herman's a veiled, but I think he's amazing even though they're the most common.
iemsparticus
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For what it’s worth... we all have had algae issues of all kinds, and it’s what helps us grow as help others. It’s also nice to be able to show someone who is struggling where you were and where you came from. Embrace the ugly, and keep pressing on. Don’t be embarrassed about GHA... post pictures anyway! It’s such a satisfying hobby, and part of that satisfaction, I think, is looking back to see the progress (which happens slowly enough it’s hard to realize it!)
You should link your unboxing video here.
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Kenzie Jeanine
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For those interested, here's a link to my one video that shows my tank.... I'm honestly really embarrassed by how bad the hair algae is, but I figure the only way to get help is to ask; I'm also really happy with the corals I unboxed in this video and wanted to share them!
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mike werner
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welcome!
