Kari's First Marine Tank Journal

[youngfisher]

I am actually so jealous.
But so happy for you at the same time.
Whats putty?
Been meaning to ask you that today.
Im going nottingham today so im going to browse around the LFS up there.
Hope my 6 friends & gf wont mind.
Ah well, so what if they do lol.
Keep us updated!!

YF

 

[karigupi]

I hope you dont have to wait too long x

Reef putty is used to help when stacking rocks, to stick them together so they dont fall.

Have fun in Nottingham, I'm sure they wont mind the lfs

Here's a little guy I found this morning

 

[BigC]

Hey Guys;
We have another Rockwatcher.....
Pics are always good Kari, no matter how Naff, you can always look back and see what a long way you've travelled since then.
Look forward to seeing your aquascape
ATB
C

Interesting to note you obsession
First set of pics in at 9:24pm
Second set in at 6:15 am
Did you even have time to make Hubbies Breakfast

 

[youngfisher]

Kari, sorry to hijack.
Could someone tell me what fragging is?
I know you cut a coral, but like...
Yeah?

YF

 

[jennybugs]

Hey Guys;
We have another Rockwatcher.....

WOOHOO!

That's some nice rock you have Kari!

The rounded 'thing' you found looks to me like a button polyp

I am thinking you will need to find the crab so he can be ID'd. I had a little'un in my rock in the D-D and had to get him out as he was a 'meatie' and I wasn't about to risk fish and snails etc with him

Rock watching is really exciting! I love watching it springing to life


YF...fragging is a name for propagating corals. You take 'fragments' of corals off the mother colonies so they can grow into new corals

 

[BigC]

Could someone tell me what fragging is?
I know you cut a coral, but like...
Yeah?

Fragging, A means of (unnaturally) sub-dividing a coral by humans...

again sorry Kari
ATB
C

 

[karigupi]

Hey Guys;
We have another Rockwatcher.....
Pics are always good Kari, no matter how Naff, you can always look back and see what a long way you've travelled since then.
Look forward to seeing your aquascape
ATB
C

Interesting to note you obsession
First set of pics in at 9:24pm
Second set in at 6:15 am
Did you even have time to make Hubbies Breakfast

lol, baby was up at 5am, so by 6:15 I was bored, hubby made my breakfast today cause its my birthday

Thanks for the comments everyone, I've posted a piccie up in the critters section to see if anyone can ID the crab for me, he was on the move when I was re-scaping so I took the opportunity to grab him for a pic, he is very cute, but his pincer looks like it could do some damage.

 

[BigC]

I would stick the piccie in here as well Kari, after all it's all part of your Salt-water Journal.
Oh and BTW Happy Birthday,
ATB
C

 

[karigupi]

Will do, here's the little fella

 

[BigC]

Nice looking critter Kari, I don't profess to knowing what sp. it is... but I'm sure your gonna get a crowd stating if you don't know what it is then get shot!
True to a point.. that the crab may turn out to be destructive and will desimate your tank. I would set up a little 12x8x8 stock tank with a piece of LR and keep him as an extra pet.
Just a thought
Oh! and did I mention HAPPY BIRTHDAY
ATB
C

 

[TigerIssey]

Happy Birthday

Answered about your crab in the other thread, I would not like that in with my reef.

 

[Anguilla82]

general consensus is that if the pincer tips are rounded then its ok, pointed and its dodgy.
To be honest i'd sump it if you can or 'lose' it some place else.

 

[Trod]

And She's off You've got some nice looking rock there

oh and

 

[BigC]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=294571

Regards
BigC

 

[bagu]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARI!

putty is used to hold the rock in certain positions YF

Tank looks great, and the piccies are nice aswell