Tina's Nano Journal

[TigerIssey]

if the tools are out of reach you can try using epoxy and make overhangs and such. i don't think this would be your only batch of rocks right. if you're going to get more rocks in then deciding on a permanent scape for now probably isn't the best option

I am not sure why he does not trust me with a hammer and chisel, I think it is to do with injuring myself and I am clumsy at the best of times let alone when on morphine.

There is 10kg in there which is the amount recommended for filtration so the only rock going in there now is ones that have coral on them. It may be easy to make an overhang using the the top two rocks once I have bought a coral or two as the right hand one actually goes behind the left and has some interesting holes and shape to it. Have been looking at that this afternoon. Have also been thinking about slightly shifting the rock on the bottom left as some of the interesting sruff growing on it would be seen then. I had to stop when I did on saturday as I took the top layer of skin off a burn (woodburner got me) from having my arm in the tank for so long.

 

[Truck]

ouch, salt water+wound =

 

[ben1987]

bet that stung when it first went in, never mind after a while

 

[TigerIssey]

It was not too bad to start with, there was no blister or anything. After a while the skin gets all wrinkly, then I wiped my hands and arms on a towel an the skin come off with it. I put my arm in once after that and I can honestly tell you it ******* stung so I used my left arm to finish off and that was it. Luckily I had some burn plasters from a few months ago when I used a non microwave safe cup to heat some milk the cup stuck to finger and then when I threw the cup I got scaled on top of the burn by the milk (it was 3.00am). It has been itching constantly since saturday although it is nearly healed over.

 

[seffieuk]

Stats are looking good --- whoo hoo, you are on your way not long now


Seffie x

 

[Trod]

That is lovely looking LR tank looks really nice

I see you have the same problem as me, I am currently off work too, and find myself on this forum more than I should be

Hope you have a speedy recovery

You will love THE BOOK it is so helpfull, I got the paperback too, much easier to carry round the shops

 

[TigerIssey]

That is lovely looking LR tank looks really nice

I see you have the same problem as me, I am currently off work too, and find myself on this forum more than I should be

Hope you have a speedy recovery

You will love THE BOOK it is so helpfull, I got the paperback too, much easier to carry round the shops

Thanks

You are right I am on here way more than I should be, I can only sit comfortably without lying down on my computer chair, hence I am on the computer way too much.

Seen consultant this morning, have to have a minor procedure under local anaesthetic (Epidural) where the sacro iliac joints are injected (that is gonna be one huge injection needle) then I have to get the muscle tone back in my legs (particularly the right one). Work have finally admitted responsibilty for the accident and the consultant has said the injury is a trauma injury related to the accident so at least now my job is safe (have been off since 1st October). It looks like it will be a while before I am allowed back to work.
My other half had to have surgery on his pituitary gland 8 yrs ago, he ended up with delays like yours Trod, it was not funny either. Hope you are doing ok.

I am still waiting for "THE BOOK" I was really hoping to have it for this weekend as other half is away, I imagined a weekend just like seffies. Still it could come tommorrow!! I am still waiting for the new handbag to put it in aswell .

Todays water stats

pH 7.8
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.5
Nitrate 20

Very close now, if it carries on as it has been the nitrite will be 0 by sunday.

Popped in to LFS on way back from hospital, she has the CUC I was looking at am just a little unsure on numbers.

To start off with I am looking at

Turbo snails
Cerith snails
Red legged hermits
Cleaner shrimp or fire shrimp (can I add fire shrimp yet or should I wait until more mature??)

Seffie it is a shame you live so far away from me, she has 3 Mandys in that are fat (came in today) tank bred and feed on frozen!! They look stunning too and large ones she has not worked out price yet though, will look when I go for CUC. I think I have found my main supply shop though, she is knowledgeable (I tested her) and prices are reasonable and she has some good Tank Bred stock. She advised me to acclimatise snails for at least 2 hrs as they are sensitive to sg differences and was impressed when I told her I was planning on drip acclimatising them.

If anyone can help me out with numbers of CUC I would be grateful, I wish to add nassarius snails aswell but she has none in at the moment so would like to leave room for them.

EDIT I ahve just noticed whilst wiping the front glass, I have diatoms on the sand!! Hooray

 

[seffieuk]

Do you think they might post a Mandy?

Seffie x



PS cuc sounds grand and yes try to get some nas - we had to buy off fleabay. Some say wait a while before putting in your shrimps - don't think we waited very long though

 

[Kaush]

The thing circled in your top picture looks like it could be a Stomatella Varia, a type of sluggy-snail. I had one in my tank whith came on a frag of zoas, and now i have about 5. They breed very easily and they're good algea eaters. There is a bit of onfo on this site, near the bottom. Stomatella Varia or Stomatella Varia

 

[TigerIssey]

Do you think they might post a Mandy?

Seffie x



PS cuc sounds grand and yes try to get some nas - we had to buy off fleabay. Some say wait a while before putting in your shrimps - don't think we waited very long though

I can but ask, I will definately see, after all they come in some way from TMC to the shop. If not, if you could meet us in the midlands I would be able to get it that far for you, we originally come from Wolverhampton so go to visit family.

I am unsure on the shrimp to be honest. Thre is a great fire shrimp there (I know some are known to clean) this one definately does, there is a lemon peel angel in the tank with it and apparently it even gets its gills cleaned by the shrimp. I suppose what I could do if I need to wait a bit is reserve it and pay a deposit.

Do you have any idea what numbers of turbo and cerith snails I should go for?? and how many red legged hermits??

The thing circled in your top picture looks like it could be a Stomatella Varia, a type of sluggy-snail. I had one in my tank whith came on a frag of zoas, and now i have about 5. They breed very easily and they're good algea eaters. There is a bit of onfo on this site, near the bottom. Stomatella Varia

No I think my first guess was ok, they seem to have melted away now!!

 

[Trod]

I can but ask, I will definately see, after all they come in some way from TMC to the shop. If not, if you could meet us in the midlands I would be able to get it that far for you, we originally come from Wolverhampton so go to visit family.

I feel a trip coming on seffie

are they spotted or striped mandy's ?
Sorry for interfering

 

[TigerIssey]

Striped, she does regularly have spotted aswell. The particular one I was was looking at was absolutely stunning and extremely fat. Have watched her feed frozen to the previous batch aswell. I would definately watch this first with this batch too.

Sorry for interfering

Considering you would probably be on the trip I don't see that as interfering

 

[TigerIssey]

I read the pinned article by stealhealr and looked at recommeded numbers, presume he talks in US gallon.
What do think to

(1 snail /1-2g = 12-24)

6 Turbo snails
6 Cerith snails

at a later date 6 nassarius snails

(1-2/3-5g )

3 red leg hermits

add a few others at later date

1 cleaner shrimp
1 fire shrimp
sexy shrimp

Would like to add the fire shrimp ? can I do this yet?

Maybe later add Emerald or porcelain crab

Later add some brittle stars.

Does this sound a good plan

 

[Truck]

i dont know how true it is but ive heard of brittle stars munching on softies

 

[TigerIssey]

i dont know how true it is but ive heard of brittle stars munching on softies

May well give them a miss then ! Do you think numbers of snails and hermits are ok.