29 gallon Biocube!

[Ginu]

Originally Posted by Aysha

I love the video.
I think I will get one when I can have fish again.
thank you for being so helpful I'm starting to fall for this hobby.

also I talked to the LFS ownerwhere I got the CB from and he told me "there is no such thing as salt water velvet it was SAND sticking to his scales and he was healthy here and you should have dumped copper in your tank) Quote. Yes it was that garbled.

Needless to say I was BAFFLED. So now I will only buy fish from Steve.

I now go up to my fiance and tell him in a sing song voice...hunny? did you know there is no such thing as salt water velvet? or when something goes wrong it's "oh. it's just sand stuck to it."
live and learn.

PS I need coral epoxy I can use under water to secure a few small frags to my rock. Which one?
(you may notice I keep all my questions to my tank journal it keeps me organized on this giant forum)

Sorry but I don't agree with that LFS... 1st there is Marine velvet (something he is not aware of at least it seems so) and second there is Marine ICH (again something he is not aware of if he thinks the fish had sand stuck to him). Also don't quote me on this but correct me if I'm wrong... His advice was to dump copper into the tank... this should never happen as copper should only be used into a hospital tank and invertebres and corals do not handle copper well...
As I've said before, stay away from that LFS because the guy doesnt seem to be knowledgeable at all and even gives the wrong advice.

[Aysha]

my thoughts exactly.
I was heartbroken when the big guy got sick so I researched and researched. I was going to bring him my copy of the new marine aquarium but I figured that'd go down like a lead zeppelin.

[Aysha]

so I went to check on my tank and there is a 3inch pile of sand at the front where my Kenya tree used to be LOL I wonder who is responsible for that ...
those things can DIG HOLY erm COW!!!!

[Ginu]

Originally Posted by Aysha

so I went to check on my tank and there is a 3inch pile of sand at the front where my Kenya tree used to be LOL I wonder who is responsible for that ...
those things can DIG HOLY erm COW!!!!

Don't underestimate the digging power of a tiger pistol shrimp... the little suckers are well oiled machines.

[Aysha]

So I just murdered my first aptasia! and nearly got nailed by a hot pink bristle worm in the process! I'm a reef keeper now!

I tried using the aquastick epoxy on my corals and it failed miserably now looking for another option.

[Bblinks]

Boston coral farm super glue or a bulk reef supply's glue is also good. BTW you are not a true reef keeper until you get a figure full of bristles!

[subman]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

Boston coral farm super glue or a bulk reef supply's glue is also good. BTW you are not a true reef keeper until you get a figure full of bristles!

...and glue your fingers together (or fingers to some other body part lol)

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

. BTW you are not a true reef keeper until you get a figure full of bristles!

dude you are getting far too intimate with your reef


I've found DD's epoxy my favorite....its the only one Ive used that actually gets schticky

[Ginu]

Originally Posted by Aysha

So I just murdered my first aptasia! and nearly got nailed by a hot pink bristle worm in the process! I'm a reef keeper now!

I tried using the aquastick epoxy on my corals and it failed miserably now looking for another option.

You should really have gotten a peppermint shrimp to take care of the aptasia problem, especially since you love shrimps

I got a peppermint shrimp for my tank thinking that it would not survive a day with a very large coral branded a large cleaner shrimp and a pistol, but the peppermint shrimp is still alive two months later and cleaned my aptasia issue within a day

[Aysha]

I had one that must have snuck in on a coral as it was on a newer frag. I'll pick up a peppermint next time I'm at the fish place. I was worried el pisto would eat him.