My stuff came to day !!!! Life is good.

[Max]

I am so happy I just had to let you all know. My online order came today an wow did I have my hands full. Problem with online orders is you have to spend a amount that was more than I needed to spend to get what I wanted so I bought enough to cover the minumum ( $80 ) but I ended up spending $100.
All I really wanted reef cleaning critters. Snails and a small crab. Well after trying to keep what I bought down to a beginner level and having to spend $80 I ended up with,

Curly Q Anemone
Florida Condi Anemone
Porcelain Crab
Feather Duster
Shaving Brush - Group of 5 ( for my refuge)
Turbo/Astrea Snail - Group of 10
Nassarius Snail - Group of 5
Mushroom Polyp - Ricordea
Yellow Polyps


Being new to all this I was shocked to see the condition of the things when I got them. They all looked lifeless. And trying to aclimate so many things as best I could all at once was more than I was prepaired for. Im sure most of you would have laughed out loud if you could have seen me.

But I happy to say that everthing made a FAST and for the time being complete recovery.

My anemones look very healthy, My yellow polyps are opening and my mushroom ricordia is the most amazing thing in the tank. It was so small when I got it and I was like WHAT IS THAT?? It didnt look like the picture at all. It was stuck to a small fragment of rock and I had no clue how to fasten it or even if I had to. So I picked up one of my nicer LR and kinda wedged it in as easy as I could. I thought as I was putting it back down in place that once I hit my power heads it would blow it right of the rock. I was amazed at how fast it molded itself to the rock I had placed it on. It is a beutiful site.
It isnt fully opened up yet but it is working on it. I think that most of its energy is going to fit in to its new home but a few of the bubles have started to open and I couldnt be happier.

I really didnt mean to get so much so fast but I am happy to say all look great and are doing well.

Thanks to all of you fine people of course !!!!!!!

Is there any special notes I should be concerned with regarding any of the above?

I know that the anemones will have to go some day for they are not freindly
but thats ok. once they get to be a nuisences Ill trade them in on a small coral or something.

And that is not the best part !!!!
In my office at work we have a 55 gallon tank all set up. fresh water but very nice. My boss walks up to me today and tells me that if I get that dang tank out of the office by saturday I can HAVE it. Stand and all. You dont need to ask where ill be Saturday

[zhenya]

Glad things working out for you,Max, and good luck with the new tank you about to get.