Fishoholic's 2012 nano contest entry

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by reefwars

hi laurie.......relax lol


the timeline is posted as are the rules, everyone can take it as they see it but its now final and will not be changed for any reasons, and all decisions will now be made up to the judges.


like i said i believe your journal is fine, according to the official timeline and how i read it, for the most part everyones is fine.


the judges are going to look at more than just the timeline guys so relax and just do the best you can on your nanos and let the judges worry about who gets points and who dont

ps....tank looks great btw

Ok ok I'll chill out now. I know I went on a bit of a (rant) yesterday and 'bout that, I just felt the need to state my opinion

[Enigma]

Do you have any plans to try to hide the hose from the skimmer?

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Do you have any plans to try to hide the hose from the skimmer?

I did notice that it's kinda ugly sitting out in the open, but I'm not sure how I could hide it. I'll have to think about it some more.

[fishoholic]

So I found an evil aiptasia (top circle in pic) on the top of one of my rocks I've also discovered my tank has balls! Ball anemones (bottom circle) that is



The ball anemones are kind pretty so I'm leaving them alone for now, but I puttied in the evil aiptasia and said "Die aiptasia die!!!!!" as I applied the putty

Goodbye aiptasia....and no you won't be missed


EDIT: Ok for some odd reason the circles I made on the pic's in photobucket (that show up on the photobucket page) aren't showing up here. Not sure why but hopefully you can tell where the aiptasia and the ball anemone are in the pic.

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

I've also discovered my tank has balls! Ball anemones (bottom circle) that is

hahahahahahahaha....NIIICEEE!

I just found a little aiptasia on a frag I just got, so I stuck it with a needle full of Mag. Worked great!

[fishoholic]

Also noticed this hitchhiker astra starfish. I know some people think of them as pests but I've never had problems with them so I'm leaving him in.



Also noticed that my tank seems to go down to 75 at night (and its not that cold yet) so I'm going to have to figure out some sort of heater soon. Unless.....dwarf seahorse maybe???? Not sure if the tank is big enough for one or not.....also not sure if I can keep such a small tank stable enough for one. I'll have to do some reading.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

hahahahahahahaha....NIIICEEE!

I just found a little aiptasia on a frag I just got, so I stuck it with a needle full of Mag. Worked great!

Thanks, I was hoping people would get a laugh out of that :big grin:

Mag. does work well, but if it spews before you get it all, it has the potential to send out spores that spread like wildfire.

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

I did notice that it's kinda ugly sitting out in the open, but I'm not sure how I could hide it. I'll have to think about it some more.

It does detract a bit from the aesthetics of your tank. Could you simply turn it a bit and run the tube behind the tank?

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Enigma

It does detract a bit from the aesthetics of your tank. Could you simply turn it a bit and run the tube behind the tank?

The hose is just long enough to reach the bucket on the table right beside the table the tank sits on. If I put a longer hose on the skimmer I could run it behind the tank onto the floor. I have extra hose laying around but I'm not sure if they're the right size or not. The other issue with that is that I have a cat and small dog who go under the table and it would suck if they knocked over a bucket of skimmate. I'll have to look at what I have when I get home and see if I can change it. That or just take closer up pic's of the tank or photoshop the hose out

[fishoholic]

Decisions decisions *sigh*