Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. - Page 13

BigAl07 · 10-29-2007, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ASH

What's up with everyone calling me "___ette".....LOL JK I think it's cute.

you really ARE blonde!! Remember you started PMing me with stuff like "Hey Punk....." so I started Punkette

*rolls eyes* bless your heart

Allen

Craig Manoukian · 10-29-2007, 11:25 PM

No way Jose is for Ben! You gotta be Josette!

ASH · 10-30-2007, 11:47 AM

OK back to the real reason of this thread.

I bought part of my cleaning crew yesterday. I got 5 Astrea snails, 2 more turbo snails and three hermit crabs. So now I have a total of....11 snails (3 different kinds) and 3 hermits. I wanna get some more hermit crabs. We never had them in the 29gal. I put them in the 55gal last night and they we're just soooo fun to watch. So I want a lot more hermits.

BigAl07 · 10-30-2007, 11:49 AM

Good job Punkette

I have some in each of my tanks and they are pretty cool to watch. Mine are the "micro" kind so sometimes they aren't very visible but once I drop some Mysis into the water they ALL come out and go wild.

Allen

AQTCJAK · 10-30-2007, 11:51 AM

dont get more than 1 hermit per gallon of the smallest ones or they will not have enough food

Craig Manoukian · 10-30-2007, 11:55 AM

Scarlet Hermits are the only hermits that I know of that remain algaevores as adults. All others in my experience become snailavores as they mature. Scarlet Red with Yellow eye stalks is what you look for.

ASH · 10-30-2007, 11:55 AM

Sweet.

I need to post up some new pics.....I went ahead and moved all the rocks in the 55gal. It's been two weeks so that means we only have until the end of NOV till I can start adding fish (6wk period, ich should be gone). And Sunday was my last night of work so I'm really not gonna want to spend any money this month. So I'll get some new pics today.

ASH · 10-31-2007, 12:11 PM

I'm taking down my 29gal today. Could I put the sand from my 29 into the 55gal? And if so what's a good way to do it without making the 55gal cloudy for days?

AQTCJAK · 10-31-2007, 12:18 PM

if you do it really slow under the water & close to your sand bed it should take just a few hours to clear up

lcstorc · 10-31-2007, 01:05 PM

Sounds like things are going great Ash.
Congrats on the tank swap. Can't wait for new pics.

Craig Manoukian · 10-31-2007, 03:58 PM

Ash,

Put the sand in a gallon plastic bag and submerge. Then pour the sand close to the sand bed as Jack suggested. It shouldn't cloud much at all.

ASH · 10-31-2007, 04:56 PM

K will do!!! Here's a few pics
1. Full tank shot (yes i know there is an anemone in there but the couple that we got the tank from gave it to us and Ben loves it. He'd be real mad if I took it to the LFS)

2. Hermits

3. Pregnant shrimp

4. Little blue starfish made it safely.

BEELZEBOB · 10-31-2007, 04:58 PM

yeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaayy!

Doot77 · 10-31-2007, 05:13 PM

Looking good, the LR looks like it has some good color on it.

ASH · 10-31-2007, 05:24 PM

Yes Doot.....We bought all the rocks with the purple color on it and when we did it was covered with aptasia. Soon after we bought 3 peppermint shrimp and haven't had any problems with the aptasia. They just went to town on it.

So yea....everything is in the big tank now!!!! yay!!!!

The cleaner shrimp didn't get along at first here's a funny video of them chasing each other. They did this for the first night (ALL NIGHT) but now their getting along just fine.

10-29-2007, 11:25 PM	#182 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,903 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. No way Jose is for Ben! You gotta be Josette! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

10-30-2007, 11:47 AM	#183 (permalink)
ASH Plate Coral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Panama City Beach FL Posts: 719 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. OK back to the real reason of this thread. I bought part of my cleaning crew yesterday. I got 5 Astrea snails, 2 more turbo snails and three hermit crabs. So now I have a total of....11 snails (3 different kinds) and 3 hermits. I wanna get some more hermit crabs. We never had them in the 29gal. I put them in the 55gal last night and they we're just soooo fun to watch. So I want a lot more hermits.

10-30-2007, 11:49 AM	#184 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 10,619 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. Good job Punkette I have some in each of my tanks and they are pretty cool to watch. Mine are the "micro" kind so sometimes they aren't very visible but once I drop some Mysis into the water they ALL come out and go wild. Allen __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

10-30-2007, 11:51 AM	#185 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,936 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. dont get more than 1 hermit per gallon of the smallest ones or they will not have enough food __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

10-30-2007, 11:55 AM	#186 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,903 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. Scarlet Hermits are the only hermits that I know of that remain algaevores as adults. All others in my experience become snailavores as they mature. Scarlet Red with Yellow eye stalks is what you look for. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

10-30-2007, 11:55 AM	#187 (permalink)
ASH Plate Coral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Panama City Beach FL Posts: 719 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. Sweet. I need to post up some new pics.....I went ahead and moved all the rocks in the 55gal. It's been two weeks so that means we only have until the end of NOV till I can start adding fish (6wk period, ich should be gone). And Sunday was my last night of work so I'm really not gonna want to spend any money this month. So I'll get some new pics today.

10-31-2007, 12:11 PM	#188 (permalink)
ASH Plate Coral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Panama City Beach FL Posts: 719 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. I'm taking down my 29gal today. Could I put the sand from my 29 into the 55gal? And if so what's a good way to do it without making the 55gal cloudy for days?

10-31-2007, 12:18 PM	#189 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,936 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. if you do it really slow under the water & close to your sand bed it should take just a few hours to clear up __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

10-31-2007, 01:05 PM	#190 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,468 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. Sounds like things are going great Ash. Congrats on the tank swap. Can't wait for new pics. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

10-31-2007, 03:58 PM	#191 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,903 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. Ash, Put the sand in a gallon plastic bag and submerge. Then pour the sand close to the sand bed as Jack suggested. It shouldn't cloud much at all. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

10-31-2007, 04:56 PM	#192 (permalink)
ASH Plate Coral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Panama City Beach FL Posts: 719 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. K will do!!! Here's a few pics 1. Full tank shot (yes i know there is an anemone in there but the couple that we got the tank from gave it to us and Ben loves it. He'd be real mad if I took it to the LFS) 2. Hermits 3. Pregnant shrimp 4. Little blue starfish made it safely.

10-31-2007, 05:13 PM	#194 (permalink)
Doot77 Scopas Tang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 467 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. Looking good, the LR looks like it has some good color on it. __________________ Matt ________________________________ 110 Gallon Oceanic with dual corner overflows and 40 gal Oceanic 150 Sump Livestock : - 1 Mystery Wrasse, 1 Fairy Wrasse, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Diamond Watchman Goby, 2 Turbo Snails, 6 Nassarius Snails, 1 Fighting Conch, 6 Dwarf Blue Legged Crabs & 6 Dwarf Zebra Crabs, 3 Emerald Crabs, 1 Purple Reef Lobster, 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Red Sea Star, 1 Brittle Star, 1 Sand Sifting Star Fish 20 gal Quarantine tank Doot's Reef Chronicle

10-31-2007, 05:24 PM	#195 (permalink)
ASH Plate Coral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Panama City Beach FL Posts: 719 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ashley and Ben's 55gal Gift. Yes Doot.....We bought all the rocks with the purple color on it and when we did it was covered with aptasia. Soon after we bought 3 peppermint shrimp and haven't had any problems with the aptasia. They just went to town on it. So yea....everything is in the big tank now!!!! yay!!!! The cleaner shrimp didn't get along at first here's a funny video of them chasing each other. They did this for the first night (ALL NIGHT) but now their getting along just fine.

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