antsypants Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Love the skirt on that one Sorry to hear about the troubles, but I hope things turn out well for you! Link to comment
Lizz Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 everything in this tank is so pretty!! (minus the bubble algae....that stuff is the devil. i finally beat mine with an emerald crab before switching tanks). Link to comment
cindyp Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 hello friends! i hope you all had a great thanksgiving break! ours was hectic, but good! anyway, it seems that my latest novel is on sale for $1.56 right now on kindle. so if you're inclined... i have no idea for how long either. http://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Cindy-Pon-ebook/dp/B00Z4M3IP8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1429197302&sr=8-1 Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Oh thank goodness! Really slow night tonight. Just what I need to pass the time. Glad to see you're doing so well. Neglect the tank recently? I'm not gonna demand pics; just request adamantly. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 hello friends! i hope you all had a great thanksgiving break! ours was hectic, but good! anyway, it seems that my latest novel is on sale for $1.56 right now on kindle. so if you're inclined... i have no idea for how long either. http://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Cindy-Pon-ebook/dp/B00Z4M3IP8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1429197302&sr=8-1 Dang, wish I'd known that was coming before I bought it a couple months ago. But that's OK, it was worth paying full price Link to comment
cindyp Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Oh thank goodness! Really slow night tonight. Just what I need to pass the time. Glad to see you're doing so well. Neglect the tank recently? I'm not gonna demand pics; just request adamantly. just been super busy. was in minneapolis, then home one day, then up in LA for thanksgiving. whew. so tired. tank is doing great. i can never take a FTS though, it seems. too much reflection in the kitchen due to lighting. :/ Dang, wish I'd known that was coming before I bought it a couple months ago. But that's OK, it was worth paying full price you are the best, john! Link to comment
DaveFason Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Tank is still looking great! When trying to shoot your tank, shoot the ISO on your camera much lower if you can or use a matte black sheet to absorb some of the light. -Dave Link to comment
cindyp Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 HAPPY 2016 friends!!! december was loopy, then we spent the latter half visiting in laws in the uk. thankfully, we had really mild weather--bless. i had an auto feeder for the three comet goldies ("won" at the state fair, and my gateway into this hobby) but left the 8g to its own devices. i was lucky enough to get wilma babysat at a pet motel (LCS). anyway, came home, the tank stank of brown algae on glass, but nothing died. one of my sexy shrimps passed late last year, just disappeared. but i still have the other, and it must be going on 1.5 years now at least. i went to pick up wilma and she was NOT in her little cubby tank. the guy felt really bad. he even looked at the bigger tank (containing giant lettuce mushrooms things) and nada. i just chalked it up to bad luck, but felt bad too. i wandered the store a bit, then decided to go look again at the large tank below (there is an opening on top--and there was wilma looking back at me! she had jumped, and miraculously landed in the larger tank below!!! !!!! WILMA JUMPED AND SURVIVED! so here is a new year's shot. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Welcome back to both you and Wilma the Miracle Fish! That's amazing Link to comment
cindyp Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Welcome back to both you and Wilma the Miracle Fish! That's amazing it really was. the LCS guy said i should rename her LUCKY. ha! she must have been hiding. the tank below (tiered so it's sticking out) was at least an 80g. Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Wow- that's an awesome story about Wilma ? Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Lucky Wilma! That is such a cool account and I am happy for you both. Happy 2016 to you as well. Link to comment
gena Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Happy New Year, Cindy!!!! I'm so glad Wilma is still with you . How were they able to get her out of an 80g tank???? That is awesome! Link to comment
cindyp Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 TGIF friends!! i just picked up my NEWEST RFA from ASD. i am still hurting for green in my tank, and you can't really get more toxic green than this. this is my 6th RFA! here it is right after i plopped it onto the rock. thankfully it attached. it is a good rock for my flower nems. and it's by another green RFA i bought recently. ha! here it is today at dusk! now to the BAD news. a lesson in not being a lazy tank keeper and TRUSTING your gut instincts. my beautiful utlra nem, the orange skirted one i have had the longest (and in my sig foto) had started moving along the front edge of the glass. it had gotten close to my little lobo, and i thought, i should move the lobo. well, i didn't. and today, i see that the ultra flower nem had lost half its face and was spitting out its flesh from angry lobo contact. i'm so mad at myself over this. Happy New Year, Cindy!!!! I'm so glad Wilma is still with you . How were they able to get her out of an 80g tank???? That is awesome! i was SO happy she was okay! and the tank only had a bunch of giant cabbage mushrooms on the bottom. no fish. so the person who babysat wilma spotted her and was able to net her quite easily. ha! happy new year to you too, GENA!! Wow- that's an awesome story about Wilma seriously. lucky fishie! Lucky Wilma! That is such a cool account and I am happy for you both. Happy 2016 to you as well. thank you! and happy 2016 to you too! it's gonna be a busy one for me. Link to comment
gena Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 That toxic green is incredible . For some reason I'd think an RFA would win a battle like that but I guess lobos pack a punch! Sorry . Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Sorry to hear about the anemone I lost one of mine when it went into an Acan. I tried to save it in a breeder box but it disintegrated, bummer. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Yay for the new RFA! It's beautiful - that green color really pops out I'm sorry about the other one. I know exactly what you mean about being sorry you didn't trust your instincts. I've had the same thing happen more than once where I knew I should move a coral and didn't move quick enough. It doesn't take long for disaster to hit when the tank is so small Link to comment
cindyp Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 That toxic green is incredible . For some reason I'd think an RFA would win a battle like that but I guess lobos pack a punch! Sorry . ironically, when i had seen floaty flesh and two corals meeting, i had ASSUMED that the RFA had damaged my baby lobo. and i moved the lobo out of the way, angry at my flower nem. well, later, upon inspection, it was the RFA hurting. flowermama said in the RFA thread the thought is always that nems are the dangerous ones, but it isn't always the case with flower nems. so sad. Yay for the new RFA! It's beautiful - that green color really pops out I'm sorry about the other one. I know exactly what you mean about being sorry you didn't trust your instincts. I've had the same thing happen more than once where I knew I should move a coral and didn't move quick enough. It doesn't take long for disaster to hit when the tank is so small thanks john. i guess i haven't had a good lesson learned in a while. imagine what could have happened my 12 days away without supervision? yikes. i got lucky. Sorry to hear about the anemone I lost one of mine when it went into an Acan. I tried to save it in a breeder box but it disintegrated, bummer. liked for your commenting. not for your actual comment. ha! so sad. i'm not sure if i can save it either. i'm just leaving it alone for now. Link to comment
cindyp Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 hello friends! i had a really productive weekend. on deadline for my sequel revisions, worked on that, and also hit the gym today for a much needed work out!! i got a great photo of my brittle starfish. i have at least 6 big ones in my tank. i love them! i think i had fished this one out of the back chamber a few weeks ago while cleaning. it was huge with three long legs, and today, i saw it had grown two stumpy legs back. haha! love it!! wilma photobombing. Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 i've bought this type of yuma before and lost it. hopefully this one fares better. Nice Yuma, for sure. Hope it does well! Link to comment
cindyp Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Nice Yuma, for sure. Hope it does well! it died within the week. i think this was my 3rd try. so no more of these purple yumas for me, ever. Link to comment
gena Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 it died within the week. i think this was my 3rd try. so no more of these purple yumas for me, ever. That's a bummer . I wonder what the issue is? Maybe they are more sensitive to lighting. Link to comment
Sancho Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Tank looks great. I can't believe you still have room for new stuff. Mines maxed out. Link to comment
cindyp Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Tank looks great. I can't believe you still have room for new stuff. Mines maxed out. cause my stuff keep dying, sancho. LOLOL well, not recently. but the alveopora or whatever is not looking too hot. i did just lose the peony mushroom too, alas, after the long trip away. like GENA had said, they could be a challenge. all the shrooms, yumas, RFA, and the giant cynaria are doing well. That's a bummer . I wonder what the issue is? Maybe they are more sensitive to lighting. i know. i wonder if they expect good water quality or something? ha! Link to comment
gena Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 i know. i wonder if they expect good water quality or something? ha! I doubt it. Don't mushies like the dirty water??? I'm leaning toward lighting. Maybe it's too bright? Link to comment
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