ReefWeeds Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 It costs a lot more money to use tempered glass, so they would definitely not use it especially for their dollar a gallon tanks lol. They may be putting it on their to discourage people from drilling. The 5.5g I bought today says do not drill, but it definitely isn't tempered How could they put something on a box like that just to discourage something if it isn't true? That seems like it would get them in trouble for false advertising. Link to comment
Mirya Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 They are tough little guys and the cool water probably slowed his metabolism down a bit so he didn't need to eat or have as good a water quality. When you find him you can probably keep him in a 5g bucket with some live rock and an open airline or airstone and just do small water changes until you can decide where to put him. My little candy pistol lived in a 5 gallon bucket with an airstone and a 25W heater for a week or so after my move. I'd here him snapping every night, as if to complain about his home. I'd be hesitant about trying to get him out by dipping the rock in RODI. I'm pretty sure that shock would kill him. You could put the rock he is in, in the 5 gallon bucket. That way you don't have to worry about the rotting stuff on the rock contaminating your other tank. Once you do get him out, I think the pistol could live with the coral banded just fine. The pistol will just hole himself up again in another burrow like Merthy said. Link to comment
cindyp Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I love the look of black gravel but I can't imagine keeping it clean. Every time I blow off my rocks I get a little sandstorm of white stuff. i haven't had much issue. but maybe my idea of "clean" is not the same with your idea. ha! i'll get accumulation, but i clean the sand bed near every 10 days with a turkey baster. was the pistol shrimp a hitchhiker? i tried to find post but could not! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 i haven't had much issue. but maybe my idea of "clean" is not the same with your idea. ha! i'll get accumulation, but i clean the sand bed near every 10 days with a turkey baster. was the pistol shrimp a hitchhiker? i tried to find post but could not! He was a hitchhiker from when I started this tank in Oct 2013. I saw him the one time and that's it. So he's still small. He's definitely some kind of snapping hitchiker pistol. Link to comment
cindyp Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 that is hilarious, annette! i love it! ha! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Well, I decided to take the middle ground. Put half tank water and half RO to see if I can coax the pistol out by being uncomfortable. 1st rock, 30 mins, nothing. Trying the 2nd rock now while the other rock is on the counter to make sure it wasn't in the tank. All that's left are 3 small rocks in the tank, 2 of which don't even have tunnels in which to hide. Hopefully it'll come out. If I don't try it would die either way. I'll let ya know if I find him of course. Link to comment
spectra Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hopefully good news soon Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Nothing. And I heard him just before the rocks came out. Darn it!! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 I didn't do a water change this last weekend but I did add that caulerpa on the right side. Things are puffing up even better. That duncan should be the size of a grapefruit. Damn, these looked so much better under the Kessil. Here they look like cinnamon palys instead. Oh, and Gert is doing great, nobody bothers each other. I'm so pleased about that. OOPS, this should've been on Gertie's thread. Still trying to keep the natural look for Gertie. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 How could they put something on a box like that just to discourage something if it isn't true? That seems like it would get them in trouble for false advertising. Link to comment
Mom2many Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Everything is looking great. Love your grandis palys still. Very beautiful. Your duncan is really nice too. I lost my huge colony to brown jelly disease a few months ago. I miss them. They add a lot of movement to a tank. Glad Gertie is doing well! Link to comment
Felicia Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Don't stress about the colors! They'll all color back up once you get your new awesome light. I'm thrilled to see its all looking so healthy and puffy! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Don't stress about the colors! They'll all color back up once you get your new awesome light. I'm thrilled to see its all looking so healthy and puffy! I just miss seeing the corrected color. I certainly couldn't be happier seeing them puff up. I need to put my Lowes timers back on. Also, I put in (it's bad I know), my second ever order of cuc, some of it just for Gertie to play with. Unfortunately, with the incident I don't have many. I did see one nassarius in there w/ Gert. No snails in the 10. I don't believe the crabs will last long with Gertie. I got more knowing the 40 will be up at some point. I may only put one crab in at a time & leave the other 3 in the 10g and as needed I'll move one over. I wonder what kind of escargo Gert will like first? I have just a touch of cyano in the 10 right up front for about 6 inches long, inch wide. Hoping some of these will eat it. Which are more likely to do so? 30 Nassarius 5 Bumble Bee Snails 5 Astrea Snails 5 Trochus Snails 5 Coraline Margaritas Blue Leg Hermit Crab 4 Tapestry Nerite Snail 4 Turbo Snail 4 Zebra Snail, small 2 Oh, and never found the snapping shrimp in the bucket with the 2 largest and holiest of rocks in the bucket. We'll see if I hear anything in the 40 tonight, only 3 small rocks. If I hear nothing I'm assuming it passed away. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 2nd bathroom is done, except for putting away stuff underneath the sink and buying a soap dispenser. Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 2nd bathroom is done, except for putting away stuff underneath the sink and buying a soap dispenser. I love it!!! That's so adorable and absolutely perfect for you! I just miss seeing the corrected color. I certainly couldn't be happier seeing them puff up. I need to put my Lowes timers back on. Also, I put in (it's bad I know), my second ever order of cuc, some of it just for Gertie to play with. Unfortunately, with the incident I don't have many. I did see one nassarius in there w/ Gert. No snails in the 10. I don't believe the crabs will last long with Gertie. I got more knowing the 40 will be up at some point. I may only put one crab in at a time & leave the other 3 in the 10g and as needed I'll move one over. I wonder what kind of escargo Gert will like first? I have just a touch of cyano in the 10 right up front for about 6 inches long, inch wide. Hoping some of these will eat it. Which are more likely to do so? 30 Nassarius 5 Bumble Bee Snails 5 Astrea Snails 5 Trochus Snails 5 Coraline Margaritas Blue Leg Hermit Crab 4 Tapestry Nerite Snail 4 Turbo Snail 4 Zebra Snail, small 2 Oh, and never found the snapping shrimp in the bucket with the 2 largest and holiest of rocks in the bucket. We'll see if I hear anything in the 40 tonight, only 3 small rocks. If I hear nothing I'm assuming it passed away. For me, I've had good luck with dwarf ceriths and trochus for cyano (oops - just realized dwarf cerith aren't on your list!) Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 I used to have ceriths but they just seemed to die and I never saw those did anything for me. Of course I didn't have cyano in the 34. Found the curtain at Walmart. I was like, yep, that's the one that will be in the hallway bathroom serving the other bedroom that will never get dirty, unless I have guests. Still have to buy a liner. Link to comment
Mom2many Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Love the shower curtain! Bathroom looks great. Little by little it will all get done...then to the tanks! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Love the shower curtain! Bathroom looks great. Little by little it will all get done...then to the tanks! Yes, today I put up 3 pictures on the walls, made deconstructed cabbage rolls (minus rice) for lunch for the rest of the week, and I'm trying to move some bins upstairs so they're out of the foyer. Trying is the word, I keep distracting myself or my dog is distracting me. Link to comment
Mom2many Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Yes, today I put up 3 pictures on the walls, made deconstructed cabbage rolls (minus rice) for lunch for the rest of the week, and I'm trying to move some bins upstairs so they're out of the foyer. Trying is the word, I keep distracting myself or my dog is distracting me. Now that is looking like home. I see a spider plant with babies! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Yep, that is correct, the plant that keeps on giving. It's just root bound in it's pot and the soil is old and dry. I need to put it in a bigger pot, perhaps hang it in front of the kitchen window. Or put it on a stand in front of the kitchen window as it's a long tall window. Link to comment
Mom2many Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 They are one of my favoite house plants. The other is christmas cactus. So beautiful. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 They are one of my favoite house plants. The other is christmas cactus. So beautiful. I tried once w/ Christmas cactus. I don't have a green thumb for it. It was pretty though, fuschia or however you spell it. Link to comment
Mirya Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hagen says, "^&*(&*( no!" So I take it he is settling in to the new place? Link to comment
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