Halo's 28JbJ Reef/Invert Nano Diary

[halostalker]

k up date for this week i have seen my scarlet hermit

so he just shed and is still hidding everything is good=P
i did a water change and i accidently removed my sps coral off its plug so i had to use my epoxy which is pretty hard to actually stick a coral in

and then my ric wanted to come off his rock too, one rock was unattached to the plug so he let go of the one stuck to the plug and i had to try to stick him into the puddy which i felt bad b/c it felt like i was poping him

he did ooz a little out of defense but i hope hes alright and will like his new home on a nice LR=P
As for the sps i had to kind of curl the bottom of it in the epoxy so i guess some polyps will die=(
every thing is good, hair algae is spreading from rock to rock and is disapearing at the same rate so another couple of months and i shoudln't have any at all. only purple

i'll try to get some pics if i can

 

[blazin2k6]

Yep HaloStalker, thats how it is sometimes with those rics and yumas. I had bought a small rock of about 5 or 6 yumas on it and now thers only 2 left. I see too floated under some liverock and into a cave i cant reach so i just let them be. one has finally seem to have attached to base of a rock which is cool but the other is not getting any light at all and i hope it doesnt die because of it but i cant reach it so it stays there. I AM SURE your tank is looking great though. POST SOME pics sometimes. You talk about your tank and no pics. LET US SEE TANK EYE CANDY.

 

[peef]

Check your new saltwater after you mix it and let it mix to see what your alk and cal is. It might be a bit high from the start. The high alk explains your low cal though. Try just dosing the cal for like 3 or 4 days testing an hour or two after dosing each day. When cal rises alk lowers and vise versa.

 

[kat74]

I am enjoying reading your thread and about all of your many little adventures with your little critters!

Bless your heart, they sound like they keep you on your toes!
and awwww... your little mandarin flirts with you.

TOOOOO cute! I wanna see an updated pic of her! So glad that she has fattened up. Now you can't get rid of her. You'll have to settle for an reef/invert and mandarin tank.

Scarlet hermits like to hide alot. I have two of them and I rarely ever see them. They like to hang out in the back of my tank. Same with my pom pom crab, though I tend to see him more than I do my scarlet hermits.
and your poor little shrimp.

 

[halostalker]

Every one its all thanx to kat=P, k after coming home from work and school plus extra stuff=(, i found that kate did a massive update so she deserves me putting some effort in too and yes u all need eye candy b/c i do talk alot=P.
so here goes my pictures notice the color of the hair algae and how much less of it there is

 

[halostalker]

k sorry i didn't clean the front glass perfectly yesterday but hey=P keep in mind i did a full 6 gallon water change which involved removing the smaller rockz and stirring everything to get all the "dirt" up and try to suck it out or let it go into the sump which contains filter floss=P.
Also as u see i had to cut the arm off of the sps b/c it was a bit weird on one side so i decided to frag it by laying the small piece on its side in a hole

Also yesterday i had to stick the ric and the small rock it was attached to into the epoxy on the rock so i had to push down on the ric really hard to the point where i felt things popping

but it was that or him floating around and maybe dieing from a number of reasons/ but today hes almost fully open=P
Also see if u can spot my new baby zoo yay im a father of a zooantide
On a funny note the sps looks liek a hand thats going "rock on"

 

[halostalker]

heres my spotted mandarin and now i know y they are Psychedelic

 

[halostalker]

more=p

 

[halostalker]

lmao the last 2 are just for fun=P one is where im just about to take a pic of her and see decides to eat a pod that running around in circles on the glass

and the other is her trying to seduce me

by Psychedelic powers

 

[kat74]

Originally Posted by HaloStalker
http:///forum/post/2524183
Also see if u can spot my new baby zoo yay im a father of a zooantide
On a funny note the sps looks liek a hand thats going "rock on"

You are TOOOO funny!~
zooantide.... and "rock on"~
Love it!~

ETA: I just saw the mandarin pics and saw your comments! Soooo.... ya got a mandarin fetish there, huh?
Love your mandarin! Those colors POP for sure!

 

[peef]

Looking great! Fantastic progress!

 

[halostalker]

lmao kate yes i do, i believe if i kiss this fish she will become a pretty princess=P, plus she gives me kiss's all the time but its only threw the glass=P
and thanx peef im also working on my little reef invert package=P i actually thought i would get the a pair of flaming prawn gobys but right now that would be to costly=( but hey i still want all the sick liitle inverts out there=P

 

[kat74]

I forgot to mention this.... one of my LFS's got a few flaming prawn goby's in. Selling them for $129.00. (they ship too!) How much have you seen them for?

 

[halostalker]

yea around that price but that would be way to expensive for me i think one of my friendz can get me a pair (hel'' try) for around 50 each which is alot better then 120 or 160 for one fish lol
i just got to be patient and wait

 

[kat74]

I thought of you today when I saw one of my scarlet hermits out front and took a pic for you!~

 

[regina13]

Just thought that I would tell you that your tank is really coming along nicely!

 

[halostalker]

Originally Posted by KAT74
http:///forum/post/2525914
I thought of you today when I saw one of my scarlet hermits out front and took a pic for you!~

thanx so much kat=P, slacking on the job to take pics of a hermit crab that means so much to me lmao JK

It's just that im jealous of ur job heheh
I wish mine did that i think he only comes out at night and then
likes to sleep for a couple of dayz lol, i still have alot of algae and the electric hermits are doin there job nicely day and night
I think he might just be sad b/c he don't have a lady friend

funny story: when i got my second electric as soon as i put the second one in the tank, they ran at each other. they locked shell's so i was like omg one wants to steal the others shell so i seperated them and they did it again so i waited a bit and it didn't seem like one was clawing the other so i left it be, then a week later i see one blue electric shell upside down and the other electric was eating the corpse of the other so im like omg and i pull out the dead ones empty shell and the little guy comes out on my hand sort of like "hey what are u doin takin me out of the water" so im glad that one only shed=P so they are fine but for some reason they hang out with each other alot always one is next to the other so i think i have a pair

i wonder how they reproduce and have baby's i have to look that up=P
thanx Regina13 but i still feel that my tank isn't anything yet unlike kat's tank=P

 

[kat74]

Originally Posted by HaloStalker
http:///forum/post/2526087
thanx so much kat=P, slacking on the job to take pics of a hermit crab that means so much to me lmao JK

It's just that im jealous of ur job heheh
Actually.... in all honesty, I do have a pretty darn stressful job that keeps me busy, busy, busy.

In addition to taking care of patients, getting them ready for dialysis, making sure that my staff gives our patients the utmost in patient care, I have to manage our Doctors, and if you've ever worked with Doctor's.....

you'd understand.

Lots of overtime, and it's nice to be able to turn around and take a look at my tank when I need that little bit of time to "get away".....

All of the maintenance, adding stuff, etc. gets done after hours and on the weekends.
Originally Posted by HaloStalker
http:///forum/post/2526087
i wonder how they reproduce and have baby's i have to look that up=P
Am I gonna have to start worrying about you? Let's see... flirting with your mandarin, exchanging kisses.... to looking up how your crabs are gonna reproduce.

 

[halostalker]

sorry kat u know im joking, being as i might become a doctor i know how stressful life can be and especially a really great job like u have=P right now im stessed as it is and to be honest everyday to come home and look at the tank for a couple of mins before something like dinner, is really relaxing. idk im actually putting alot on myself and this tank is keeping me sane and as are all of u for at least talkin with me=P i try to log on for maybe 2min here and there when i have a chance so i leave my laptop on.
Im 18 and i have a full time job and i go to school full time and i have no idea in which direction i wana go its either medical or biological/science.
i really want to do something in biology as i love the subject deeply as u can see by me being fascinated by everything that's living.
i also can go into a medical career b/c i took extreme hard courses and actually did very good at them for not trying hard.
That's the cool part about this hobby it gives u the chance of getting away from all the stressful things u deal with in life for at least a couple of min's=P
thanx for understanding and cheering me up b/c i always feel really down

 

[halostalker]

Am I gonna have to start worrying about you? Let's see... flirting with your mandarin, exchanging kisses.... to looking up how your crabs are gonna reproduce.

oh u haven't seen nun yet hehe.