Putter's first tank

[putter]

Originally Posted by putter

Thanks Lion, and indeed I will Biff, was bad enough last night when I was all ready to beat a $35 dollar fish to shave a $16 dollar shrimp LOL.

really I didn't want to shave the shrimp...but saving it had crossed my mind,,,,and thanks Doc it is a great sence of pride to watch it grow, couldn't have done it with out the great advice from the folk here at LR tho.....thanks again to all for helping me out

[putter]

Well almost home from vacation, a one day layover and another 3 hrs of flying and home I will be. While here in Edmonton I took the advantage of purchasing corals that I could actualy see first hand, was nice to be able to look at the actual coral rather than a pic. So $500 later I have a good variety of new corals, they will be shipped to me in a couple days. Called the fish sitter and it sounds like all went well while I was gone, nothing died . Will be sure to post pics of the new corals and clam when I get them in the tank.

[RyanG]

Cool Puter sounds like a great vacation.

[Alexander]

should look pretty damn awesome once you get all of those in there.

[yote]

You know you got it bad,when you go on vacation and buy corals.Then have them shipped back home.
Sounds like a nearly perfect vacation to me.

[putter]

Was a great vacation, could have done with out the 4 hr layover in New York and the 2 hr wait in Minneapolis, but the cruise was great, did some snorkeling and such checked out some coral and fish in the natural habbitat so all was great, looking forward to getting home now tho, should be there by 9:30 tomorrow morning

[nudy6969]

i like your foxyyyy asss fish

[Bifferwine]

What kind of corals did you get? Can't wait to see pics, and I'm glad you got home safe and sound!

[putter]

Hmmmm let's see if I can remember them now, Cabbage coral, 4 feather dusters, a large fuzzy mushroom, ummmm.....a clam, colt coral and if I remember correctly the last one is a orange colored zoo. Also I am looking to purchase my last fish for the tank, have been thinking a purple tang but now I am not sure, any suggestions? I would like much to have a vividly colored fish of some king, you know, the one that makes you go....WOW every time you look at it, just not sure what that would be.

[putter]

Sorry for the lack of photos, been a stress filled stretch since vacation, had to leave home on short notice and while I was gone the tank got a little warm and I lost half a dozen corals or so, the fish all made it but the corals were just wasted. Got back and did several water changes in a week, ordered some new corals again, and got them all placed. Now a week ago one of the power supplies blew up and only half my tank has light. I managed to get most of the corals moved to the side with light but was not able to move all, the remaining corals seem to be ok so far but not sure how much longer they will last. With the last coral order I also purchased 3 barttlets, one male 2 female, while I was moving the male from the shipping bag to the tank the little shit jumped out of the bag, hit me in the chest and then splatted on the floor....scooped him up and put him in the tank and watched him start to swim around.....scared the crap outta me. One of the females has since perished. Well there is my over due rant....I will get more photos once the light is back in operation.