Adding in a Blue Carpet Anemone.

[OCDP]

haha yeah I thought you meant lid.

That sucks big time about the powerhead incident. I am going to re-arrange my rock work to make a small bottom area for the anemone to keep it as far away as possible from my Seio's. I don't quite know how well it will work out, but I'll let you all know.

The bag idea is sounding ideal, least hassle.. etc.. I may just dump most of his water by doing the acclimation method, and plop him right on in after I have changed out the majority of his water.

And of course this thread will be updated , and I still welcome anyone who has any input to jump on in! I will have pics as soon as he's in the tank

[fredl]

Hey Scott,

You did say the guy is going to deliver it so all
you have to worry about is putting it in your tank.
Yes you would have to drain the water from the bag
when you get the carpet home. Sorrry i forgot to mention that.
You've got the right lighting and you've been keeping some sps
in your tank for sometime now so there is no reason for it not to do well.

Good luck.

Fred

[OCDP]

Originally Posted by fredl

Hey Scott,

You did say the guy is going to deliver it so all
you have to worry about is putting it in your tank.
Yes you would have to drain the water from the bag
when you get the carpet home. Sorrry i forgot to mention that.
You've got the right lighting and you've been keeping some sps
in your tank for sometime now so there is no reason for it not to do well.

Good luck.

Fred

Yeah it will be delivered or I will meet him, etc,. Haha I already knew that I need to drain water from the bag.. I am just thinking about it all too much haha. But thanks.. it makes perfect sense now

I have been keeping SPS successfully (maybe not the best growth) Thanks once again Fred.. appreciate all your help

[TheReefGeek]

I have handled carpets with my bare hands, they are sticky as heck and sting a little, but isn't that part of the fun of a carpet?

Gloves would be a plus, what about the dish washing ones, they don't have a powder, and they come up a bit further.

[OCDP]

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

I have handled carpets with my bare hands, they are sticky as heck and sting a little, but isn't that part of the fun of a carpet?

Gloves would be a plus, what about the dish washing ones, they don't have a powder, and they come up a bit further.

Fun? lol, I don't even know what it's like, but going from Live Aquria they do say they can cause a reaction in humans. So I figure, play it safe.

Good call on the dish washing gloves !!! I was using these before in my reef. These would be perfect-o ! Thanks man,

[TheReefGeek]

Yes fun!

You can't have a carpet without actually feeling how sticky they are, and knowing what the sting feels like!

You know you waaaaana touch it! You should feel it to see how sticky it is when you get it, because that is an indication of health.

The sting of green carpets isnt bad at all I found (but maybe people react differently?) the blue I would assume is simlar.

[OCDP]

Heh,

I definitely plan on giving it the sticky test. I just don't wanna handle it and introduce it into the tank with bare hands. My BTA is pretty darn sticky right now so I am looking forward to seeing the power of these creatures. It's all so fascinating

[seashells]

You should be able to transfer it out of the water for a short time. In the wild they can survive a short while exposed to the air at low tides.

Doug