I'm in Southern Kentucky, in the Bowling Green area. Do you have many LFS up there? I've been to one north of Cincy but nothing where you are.
Thank you for the kind words! Because of your comment I actually went back through myself to see how it really has grown. There were definitely some frustrating times even second-guessing myself on if I should have upgraded. I'm glad I stuck it out. Really 2024 has been the year for it. Prior to December 2023 it struggled with algae blooms and as you saw, livestock struggles. (Actually dealing with hair algae now but should be able to knock it out pretty quickly)
Reading through your thread made me see all the same things I went through as my tank grew. Many people go through the same things, but until reading from that persons point of view does it make the little light bulb in our head light up and we think "Hey I had that happen".
There are a couple up my way. Discover Aquatics and a newer one that I haven't been to yet in Nky and I believe several in Cincinnati area. Aquarium Artisans would be my guess on the one north of Cincinnati
Super jealous of having 2 sides to fill with coral. I've pretty much ran out of room now which is a good thing but also kind of sad because I can't add anything else. Good for the wallet though
Aquarium Artisans is the one I've been to. I actually got the three teal colored hammers (2 on the left 1 on the right) from there a few years ago and they were in my old tank. When I got it, it was just one colony with about 6-7 heads.
I placed my order with Reef Beauties today and ended up orderingI am going to be placing a large order with Reef Beauties this week to get my CUC numbers back up. Right now I have less than 12 CUC members
Looking to order the following
- 10 Scarlett Hermits
- 25 Blue Leg Hermits
- 5 Turbo Snails
- 5 XL Nassarius Snails
(may do more to get free shipping since I have $100 credit with them) I might pickup a Midas Blennie to add more yellow to the tank.
I love Nassaius snails and how fast they move on sand.
Those suckers are speed demons! I forgot how many I had one time when I setup a bristle worm trap with a water bottle and 15 minutes later it had 8 snails in it
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He will get confortable and get a better spot I betSurprise update!
If you have seen my first post in this thread at the end I have a wish list area and it says "Anything that is appealing to my eye and doesn't break the bank
Well...... yesterday I was in TN at an LFS that I've visited quite a bit but never actually purchased a fish from. I've looked at getting a Blue Spotted Jawfish in the past but haven't pulled the trigger. For what ever the reason I've passed on them in the past I don't know, but this time I decided to get it. It was out and moving about the tank which I found intriguing since they usually stay in one area and it kept coming up to the glass as if it was checking me out as much I was to it
I added him last night and so far he's doing great, only thing is he's settled in the back of the tank and is hard to see from the front
I'm hoping he'll move because where he's made a little burrow is right under a turbo snail and it won't stay in that spot on the wall forever. If not I'll try and "entice" him to make a home in a more visible spot so he can show off.
^photo is from the tank at the LFS
Well you were right! He's moved twice and has settled in the perfect spot in the tank. Right smack in the front under one of my hammer colonies. He's made a burrow and moved some empty crab shells and an empty turbo snail shell (I guess he turned into a meal for someone) to "build up" the entrance.
That is soooooooooo awesome as he is loving lif now!!!Well you were right! He's moved twice and has settled in the perfect spot in the tank. Right smack in the front under one of my hammer colonies. He's made a burrow and moved some empty crab shells and an empty turbo snail shell (I guess he turned into a meal for someone) to "build up" the entrance.
Looking very good!!! I have just made a new tank purchase myselfThe tank was looking rather photogenic today so I decided to snap a few pics and actually got really lucky with the fish. My two most colorful wrasses stayed in frame long enough to get them together and I was able to get a somewhat decent photo of my Swissguard Basslet who is very cryptic.
Thank you! What did you purchase?
