Our Journey To The Salty Side - Part One

[xxBarneyxx]

My clowns always attack me whenever I have my hands in the tank. The bigger one can break the skin if he gets me in the wrong spot but mostly it just makes you jump (not great when you have a great big slab of LR in your hand ).

The new corals look great! I was going to go up to STM myself today but never got chance to. Wish I had, I'm really after a nice hammer coral.

 

[seffieuk]

The new corals look great! I was going to go up to STM myself today but never got chance to. Wish I had, I'm really after a nice hammer coral.
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What a shame, you could have joined us for lunch

They didn't have any Hammers (or not that we saw) at STM Barney, they only had a couple more torch euphyllia - the have a couple of hammers at world of fishes

Seffie x

 

[seffieuk]

Anyone got any idea what was puffing out smoke/eggs in my tank last night - whatever it is, is very small and hidden in the rocks, it was like a smoker puffing out smoke?

Seffie x

 

[xxBarneyxx]

It really could be anything to be honest. Lots of marine critters reproduce in this way so hard to narrow it down. How big was the hole it was in?

 

[BigC]

Some sort of Tunicate (Nephtheis sp) perhaps.
BigC

 

[Trod]

Well Stress levels through the roof
Got home from work yesterday afternoon to find seffie sitting on settee with strange look on her face, we were going out and she had come round early to see tank, other half looking concerned, they both looked at tank and OMG its happened again, blooming critters have caused absolute mayhem large piece of LR laying on top of xenia, new orange zoa laying on its side, green zoa hanging on for dear life, colt was just drooping like never before, everything looked sick and thoroughly miserable.
Couldn't do anything about it immediatly so had to go out completely stressed, and worried about tank. STRESS STRESS STRESS

Soooooooo got home, and thought right I'll repair worst of damage as it was getting late, then do better repairs next day. I only moved LR which was laying on xenia AND crash the whole lot fell, at this point I began to feel mildly sick screaming at other half to get hold of things to stop corals getting crushed, so both of us with arms in tank holding LR getting attacked by clowns and shrimps, and I'll swear the emerald crab even came out for quick bite!!!!

Well some hours later and a lot of stress and shouting I now have a lot of happy healthy looking corals sitting on what looks like a pile of rubble

I shall leave all well alone for a while cos corals have once again survived and look good, even colt coral has came out, obviously prefers its new position even though it is being touched by xenia



I just wish I knew what was causing this mayhem, but if I ever catch them, they're in BIG trouble.

P.S. Seffie keeping a secret from you all she has something in her tank which she is not sharing!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Truck]

P.S. Seffie keeping a secret from you all she has something in her tank which she is not sharing!!!!!!!!!!

oh this is a little sibbling arguement and a half i have had lots of these. comon seffie tell us!

the tank looks nice!

what stock do you have fish wise?

i can see the 2 clowns
the purple fire fish
the yellow assessor
and the skunk cleaner shrimp.

sounds painful what you went through. i will soon be experiencing such stresses as im setting up a marine tank. using the 550

 

[Trod]

what stock do you have fish wise?

i can see the 2 clowns
the purple fire fish
the yellow assessor
and the skunk cleaner shrimp.

sounds painful what you went through. i will soon be experiencing such stresses as im setting up a marine tank. using the 550

Yes well spotted but I have 2 cleaner shrimps one is camera shy
I am thinking of adding one more but can't make up my mind which one to get yet

Oh the stress is unbelievable, each step seems to bring new stress levels. I recommend a large bottle of vodka

 

[Truck]

ive got my tank just saving for salt and LR

 

[Trod]

ive got my tank just saving for salt and LR

Look forward to following your progress with lots of pictures

 

[seffieuk]

P.S. Seffie keeping a secret from you all she has something in her tank which she is not sharing!!!!!!!!!!

You are a little ...............i'm suprised you didn't unveil my dirty little secret Anyway, I'm going for the Ski procedure - got the glue ready and waiting Plan to creep up on the little and sqiurt

Seffie x

 

[BigC]

You are a little ...............i'm suprised you didn't unveil my dirty little secret Anyway, I'm going for the Ski procedure - got the glue ready and waiting Plan to creep up on the little and sqiurt

Have you got Apistasia. Sef.
Dont shoot, just askin,
BigC

 

[Trod]

Well Seffie have you

 

[Truck]

sounds like aiptasia to me. get pepper mint shrimps instead

 

[seffieuk]

ok, ok, I admit it..................I have got Apistasia Reef glue is ready and waiting for the weekend and then the two little bu***rs are going to be sentenced to incarceration within LR and then death

Seffie x