[plecosword]

Originally Posted by Fishhead Junkie

come on michelle, wheres my pics? hurry hurry hurry! you may have carpel tunnel but i am HARD CORE RB...yipppeeeee!! just hit the 400 mark yesterday.

steve

oh yeah? I got RB extremist!!! hahaha, so thats what its based on! I had no idea it was from how many posts you have, no i see why it kept changing.

[e_baer]

Originally Posted by plecosword

oh yeah? I got RB extremist!!! hahaha, so thats what its based on! I had no idea it was from how many posts you have, no i see why it kept changing.

Mine is all wacky

[stacef]

Originally Posted by plecosword

oh yeah? I got RB extremist!!! hahaha, so thats what its based on! I had no idea it was from how many posts you have, no i see why it kept changing.

Wow Mario, I can't believe you didn't catch on yet... that it's how many posts you have hahaha I like picking on you, no hard feelings

[ilovemash]

HAHAHAHA How funny!

[plecosword]

Originally Posted by stacef

Wow Mario, I can't believe you didn't catch on yet... that it's how many posts you have hahaha I like picking on you, no hard feelings

Hahaha, Il get you lol

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

Hmmmmm. "hard core" vs "extremist"..... which one sounds better.......?

[stacef]

Extremist sounds more.. intense!

[plecosword]

what could be more than both of those? like RB rumble hooked? does thta even make sense?

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

And nowwwww........let's get ready to FRAAAAGGGGGGG!
Nope doesn't have the same ring to it.
I think HARDCORE sounds like the winner.
Where do we see the listing of how many posts it takes to get to the center of a ---
sorry.....tired..... where is the list of post=what rating u are?

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

QUESTION TO THE MASTERS OF THE REEF: Besides the norm of : temp, SG, ph, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, alkalinity (which I have been testing) What else should I be stocking up on now? I know calcium. And strontium. Remember- I only have 1 blue damsel, 2 dominoe damsels, 1 firefish goby, 1 brittle star, 1 6line, 1 emerald crab, several dwarf blues, 1 arrow crab, chestnut turban snail, few nassarius snails and small yellow polyp. What is a good list to start to get on hand as I multiply my stock? I looked on about.com and was given (KH), (phosphate), (O2), (iodine/ iodide), (silicate) (iron)---are these necessary? What is a good supply list to go by. Remeber- plans are to get more fish, inverts, corals.---------ALSO, what type of grass can I start growing now so that it will be ready for a baby tang(s)? THANKS O'MIGHTY REEFMASTERS!!!!!

[e_baer]

Grow ulva lettuce (Ulva sp.) in your fuge. tangs and algae eating fish LOVE it.
And it grows fairly fast! Now would be a good time to start growing it, so when you do end up getting the fish that will eat it, you will be able to grow it and get more.

[adam jenkins]

Originally Posted by plecosword

what could be more than both of those? like RB rumble hooked? does thta even make sense?

I like RB ninja.Or how about RB gladiator?

[thelastmucci]

Originally Posted by michelle's ocean fantasy

QUESTION TO THE MASTERS OF THE REEF: Besides the norm of : temp, SG, ph, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, alkalinity (which I have been testing) What else should I be stocking up on now? I know calcium. And strontium. Remember- I only have 1 blue damsel, 2 dominoe damsels, 1 firefish goby, 1 brittle star, 1 6line, 1 emerald crab, several dwarf blues, 1 arrow crab, chestnut turban snail, few nassarius snails and small yellow polyp. What is a good list to start to get on hand as I multiply my stock? I looked on about.com and was given (KH), (phosphate), (O2), (iodine/ iodide), (silicate) (iron)---are these necessary? What is a good supply list to go by. Remeber- plans are to get more fish, inverts, corals.---------ALSO, what type of grass can I start growing now so that it will be ready for a baby tang(s)? THANKS O'MIGHTY REEFMASTERS!!!!!

Personally I would test for as much as you can afford. What I mean by that is you should test any and all things that you may dump into your tank that you can test for. One's that I would say you could probably wait on is siliczte, and O2....KH is a defanite in my book...so is iodine since more than likely you'd be dossing that for your corals. Iron..not to sure on quite honestly I don't know how Iron could get into a tank unless it's just trace amounts which would be a was with frequent water changes. Hope this helps.

[e_baer]

I would also go with copper. You never know when you will need it.

Like Anthony (or do you prefer Tony?) said, iodine and iodide. Maybe strontium, magnesium, KH, CA, phosphates.

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

And copper tests for?

[e_baer]

copper is harmful to reef inhabitants....especially inverts.

You dont NEED to test for it, especially if you have an RO unit, but they are 5$ and you never know when youll need it. I would get it just in case, but thats just me.

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

ok- sounds like a safety measure. I use bottled water- so not really worried about 'bad water'- but like u said- u never know. I think I will just hit petsmart after work each week and pick up 3-4 bottles of something until I have a stockpile ready for anything!

[plecosword]

I would get a coper test when i get into the serious stuff lol, but its always good to have it just in case

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

Tonight on the way home from work: (1) coral banded shrimp, (1) green citron goby, and 1 nice rock with 'leafy life' growing on it! Almost got nervous when I tried to lower the rock (about 6lbs) down into the tank. It was dangling about 1 inch over the bed, and my arm couldn't have gotten any further into the tank! I basically didn't breathe until I had it positioned just right- whew! Afraid of dropping it on the tank floor!

[thelastmucci]

eek..I can only imagine.

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

YEAH!!! Picked up 3 more rocks (honey comb) and a cleaner shrimp after work! I have a question- the LFS is selling cuttlefish eggs- anyone have any history with these? I think cuttlefish are very cute, and very interesting - BUT aren't they like an octopus where they can shoot ink if scared? Do they need colder water? I am wanting to get an egg and watch it hatch and etc - watching my new little cuttlefish emerge - but I don't want to take the chance of altering my parameters in any way. My water is very very clean- any feedback?
If I can get my camera to cooperate- pics this weekend. PROMISE !

[Bamaguy]

Sounds like it is coming along nicely, can't wait to see some pics!
I did have a question though; most agree that BioBalls are bad and I was told to remove them slowly and replace with liverock similiar to Michelle. If all I have in my tank currently is live rock and water and sand, can I go ahead and fully replace them with live rock? I have no fish or corals yet?
Will this affect the cycling process?

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

As far as I know it would be ok- because if that is all you have- you wouldn't be hurting anything if a change in test (nitrate) comes back- right anyone? I would say now would be the best time to get it done.
**** Last night: 'baby' sailfin tang. 'baby' yellow tang,and...... a 'baby' bubble tip anenome (about the size of a very large grape!) Ohhhh he is so cute!!! Today I went and got a pack of krill- fed him and he ate so perfectly! The tangs ate right away last night and this morning- everything is going 'swimmingly'. Also today picked up a 'baby' colony of green star polyps- about 10 tiny polyps on the base. Can you guess I am determined to buy small and enjoy watching everything grow! pics tonight......stay tuned....... hahahaha

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

ok- to recap. 1 sailfin, 1 yellow tang, 1 sixline wrasse, 1 blue damsel, 2 domino damsels, 1 black/gold brittle star, 1 arrow crab, 1 emerald green crab, 1 coral banded shrimp, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 orange chestnut turban snail, several nassarius snails, several dwarf blue hermit crabs, small colony yellow poylps, teeny weeny colony of green star polyps, itty bitty baby bubble tip anenome. I am trying to get the ulva lettuce mentioned for them to nibble. So far the tangs are not going for the seaweed, but they do like the flake w/spirulina. As you can see- lights are good!!! Yeah!!! And I need to work on my coralline. Ok- going to take some pics...........be back shortly.....

[michelle's ocean fantasy]