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Hammerstone

Hi Everyone!! I've been lurking for some time. I just joined yesterday. I read the invaluable beginner post pages and I'm glad I did. ? there's always something to learn.

 

I have been in freshwater since I was a kid and still have a twenty year old 30 gallon freshwater tank going strong. Two large angelfish, Rasboras, and some freshwater nerites.

 

About a year ago my husband and I jumped into saltwater. Right now we have two thirty gallon saltwater tanks and are going to turn one into a reef tank. Perhaps the other if I can persuade my husband lol. One is about a year old with a clown and a firefish, hermit crab sold as a zebra but it's not, it's cool though,and a trochus snail and lots of bristle worms. My fault. I had a flame Angel and she loved algae wafers and the damn bristle worms would pop out and steal them. I'd use a tool and steal them back but they were very well nourished worms. My Angel died when we upgraded power heads. She just up and died. My snails and hermits started disappearing and I couldn't figure out what was happening to them. Then I saw my clown who is being hosted by some hair algae start killing anything that would get near her territory. dammit lol.

 

Anyhow our one day to be reef tank is about four to six months old and has one blue reef chromis and two zebra dartfish. I have trochus snails three peppermint shrimp, and scarlet hermits.

 

Unlike all the men on here who seem to have to appease their wives in order to buy more fun or expensive fish stuff, I'm on the other side and have to appease my husband.

 

I plan on making a Zoe garden in the reef tank when I'm ready. I have some cuts on my arm that are not healing so I don't want to get the Zoes yet.

 

So that me. I hope to make lots of friends and when I figure out how to put pictures on here I will. I'm still waiting for corraline in my oldest tank, but it's growing in the new tank. It's cleaner. We do water changes once a week. I get red and green corraline but not my favorite purple.

 

Mindi

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Hammerstone

By the way I have an ocellaris clown. She recently began to turn brown/black on the top half of her body. She is a pig and looks nice and healthy but I have never understood through my research on the net why this happened. I've had her about a year and it happened a few months ago. Slowly.

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Hi and welcome! There is a lot of information here and amazing members :).be sure to share pictures of all your tanks! I would love to see your20 year old freshwater tank!

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Hammerstone

Thank you for such a nice response!!! :-)

I forgot, in my clown tank I also have a tiger conch, an Arabian cowrie, and an emerald

Crab. I almost forgot my Nassarius snails, 5 in each tank :-)

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thehammer1985

Welcome due to work I'm not on here much but it's a great forum and has really helped me with a lot of projects

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FlowerMama

Welcome to our fun world here at NR. You can use Photobucket and use the 4th option down, IMG, to copy the picture to your posts here.

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Hammerstone

Thank you all for the warm welcome!!! I was looking at your tanks here and I am intimidated lol. The tanks on here are beautiful. It's fun to see what hard work can achieve!!!

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By the way I have an ocellaris clown. She recently began to turn brown/black on the top half of her body. She is a pig and looks nice and healthy but I have never understood through my research on the net why this happened. I've had her about a year and it happened a few months ago. Slowly.

As I somewhat explained in your other topic, this is normal for a clown to do. When young, clowns are first all males. After they grow some, the most dominant clown in a group will turn female and be the leader, so to speak. Also, if a clown is in isolation long enough, it will also turn female. This sounds like what you are experiencing. As ocellaris clowns age, they tend to loose their bright orange color and turn darker, especially females. When you have some time, post up a picture of your clown and we can confirm that is what you are seeing, but that sounds to be what you are experiencing.

 

Thank you all for the warm welcome!!! I was looking at your tanks here and I am intimidated lol. The tanks on here are beautiful. It's fun to see what hard work can achieve!!!

Don't be intimidated! We are all here to help and learn together. Ask questions, as many as you feel you need answers for. We are here to help and you will soon find yourself having fun with your very own beautiful reef tank.

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Welcome! You're in the right place. Even when/if you move up to a big tank, you won't want to leave! (Like me lol)

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FlowerMama

I still go omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg when I view people's tanks on here. Certainly amazed, enamored, and enchanted with the talent. There's always someone doing something that makes all of us go....why didn't I think of that? or that looks so cool!

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Welcome to our fun world here at NR. You can use Photobucket and use the 4th option down, IMG, to copy the picture to your posts here.

 

Did someone say "FUN"???

 

The only thing I can think of is Nano-Reef definately puts the "fun" in dysfunctional!!

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Hammerstone

You guys rock :-)

 

Before pictures, I have mow the lawn in my tanks and scrape off some green coralline off the back. Bob the clown will not be happy about missing his hosted green hair algae patch gone missing!! There's not too much algae, just some puffs here and there. No biggie but I want it gone before pictures.

 

This place does seem fun lol. Thank you for your responses!!!, and your warm reception!!!

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HarryPotter

Thank you. My OCD was showing lol. And also looking at such beautiful and pristine tanks on here :-)

Did you see the "Ugly Tank Competition?" Freaking awesome! A clown was hosting Green Hair Algae!

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Hammerstone

Did you see the "Ugly Tank Competition?" Freaking awesome! A clown was hosting Green Hair Algae!

mine does too! She's gonna be bummed and mad when it's gone!!
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Welcome to the fun, Mindi!!!! I'm looking forward to following along with your reefing adventures :). There are ups and downs and everything in between. But it's all worth it :flower:.

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Hammerstone

Welcome to the fun, Mindi!!!! I'm looking forward to following along with your reefing adventures :). There are ups and downs and everything in between. But it's all worth it :flower:.

this is so sweet!! Thank you so much for the sweet welcome!!! :-)
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Hammerstone

Someone mentioned photo bucket to load pictures but it looks like you have to have a Facebook or a Twitter account. I don't have one. Any other way?

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