Najer's grubby puddle!

[fishguy242]

that i think you will!

 

[Angelwolf21203]

"How was your afternoon Simon?"

I had a great afternoon thanks!

I love going to my lfs on a Friday afternoon, the weekend stock is in or about to go in from the wholesaler.
My mate Rich was on his own and up to his eyes in it with 4 boxes of live stock to un box and acclimate.
"You busy this afternoon Simon?"
I spent 3 and a half hours (1 ciggy break with a coffee) and it flew by, I actually felt useful and appreciated, bagged a few things, un bagged loads and chatted to customers as I went along.

When I took this out of the poly box in it's bag I said to myself you are coming home with me!
So as I was leaving I asked the price, my mate checked the invoice, £71.25 retail.
He let me have it for £35 which works out at £10 an hour tax free, I can live with that!

When I lifted the coral out of the bag at home, it was un bagged at the shop by me but bagged by my mate, I found this in the bottom of the bag so then had to acclimate it, the coral went straight in!

See? The downs are always followed by ups in this roller coaster of a hobby!

 

[Angelwolf21203]

I loved reading all 34 pages of your thread! You are very talented, and it's amazing to see how your grubby little puddle turned into such a fabulous ecosystem! Thank you so much for sharing your journey!

 

[najer]

I loved reading all 34 pages of your thread! You are very talented, and it's amazing to see how your grubby little puddle turned into such a fabulous ecosystem! Thank you so much for sharing your journey!

Thanks for taking the time and for the very kind words.

 

[Angelwolf21203]

You have way more time invested in this thread than I do! (Steps back and gracefully bows to the master....)

 

[najer]

You have way more time invested in this thread than I do! (Steps back and gracefully bows to the master....)

Thanks.

I have decided to move the smaller nepthea to the right in front into the twins, two reasons.
One - I need space.
Two - I want to see what it does under T5s.

 

[najer]

These two are babies of a single polyp (down to the right) of this I saved by accident, the colony dissolved when it went into my display with a point of sale reading of 3 (three) due to a faulty test kit at my lfs, everyone thought my kit was faulty. it was not, I have it here and it is in date.
Salifert were called whilst I was in the shop and I have had no feedback about these (about 50) or the dead acro skeletons collection, that is who I am going to vent at, I need a release.

 

[fishguy242]

let er rip bud,i'll listen

 

[najer]

let er rip bud,i'll listen

Just contacted my lfs, they have 48 hours to deal with Salifert and then I am going to let fly.

 

[najer]

There is a very pretty clown at my lfs, it has been there for ages, I was the one that spotted that it's mate had died, it gave me the sad puppy eyes today, we always interact, I said "sorry little dude, I already have four, it wouldn't work!".
... Four in the twins, serious people, in a 13.5 G / 52 litre?

 

[fishguy242]

somehow i have a feeling this is going to be an ooops photo in the near future

 

[najer]

Yes cespitularia like to be fed!

 

[najer]

Bit of a catch up, I moved the orange nepthea in and it is settling quite well, pic two is a branch that was about to drop but has stopped pinching in, hopefully it will perk up more.

Yesterday.

Black tunicates this morning.

 

[najer]

 

[najer]

Chugging along, trying to keep my hand out but the caulerpa needs a bit of weeding!

 

[najer]

This branch has been really stretching for about a week since the two main stalks changed angle slightly

That branch is now on the sandbed and really urinated off because I snipped it off!

 

[fishguy242]

that"s the 1st thing ame to mind when seen pic..snip..snip..lol

 

[najer]

I can see the green thing again!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

I can see the green thing again!

Beaut!

 

[najer]

Don't google it it is C. brachypus, my tangs love this crap but it is the very invasive one.
I gardened earlier and moved loads to the back, the tuxedo is loving it's new doo and I have the caulerpa back at the front! ;Facepalm