Over 260+ items identified - by picture! - Page 5

RayLovesNemos · #**101** 08/10/2004, 07:37 PM

wow great page. learned some more stuff thanks to the great people at RC For example: Melev!

melev · #**102** 08/10/2004, 08:15 PM

You're welcome, Ray.

washingtonbelle · #**103** 08/15/2004, 08:59 AM

Thank you so much for posting that page!!! I'll refer back to that as I progress. I've wanted a nano reef tank for a long time and my family made that happen for me yesterday. My 16g tank is now set up with the live rock in place (finally finished late last night.....REALLY late last night). Even in it's "newness" I've found myself staring at it. Just a few minute ago I spotted movement and, OMG, out of a hole in a rock came a blue-legged crab!!!! I'm hoping that he makes it through the cycling of the tank.
I'm new to the forum as well as the hobby, but I'm enthusiastic and willing to learn and I've done a ton of research (in part thanks to Reef Central). I'll post pictures as soon as there's something to post.

melev · #**104** 08/15/2004, 11:24 PM

Washingtonbelle, it sounds like you are off to a great start. I hope my page continues to help you as you become more familiar with marine livestock.

washingtonbelle · #**105** 09/02/2004, 08:32 PM

I've spent so many happy RELAXED hours just staring at this tiny piece of the ocean that I can call my own. It seems to be a bit contagious, too. My daughter has shown more interest in it than I expected her too and she's got a sharp eye. If you watch long enough, you'll see something new. I have many (as yet unidentified) creatures that just "appeared" out of the live rock and I seem to have quite a large colony of tiny white/pink black eyed fish-like (with legs??) critters that live in a hollow at the base of one of the live rocks. They are busy constantly and have not sat still long enough for me to even get a good description of them. Cute, though. When I have a tank to be proud of I'll take a few pictures and post them. Marc, I've been to your site and enjoyed it immensely. My fear is that I'm going to do something "stupid" and hurt the very creatures that are giving me so much enjoyment. So, I'm going slowly and asking questions and researching my heart out. Thanks for all the good information.
Gail

melev · #**106** 09/02/2004, 08:37 PM

Hi 'belle, sounds like you're doing the right stuff. I'm not sure what you've got there, but you can post the images in a new thread, please PM the link (URL) to that thread and I'll take a look. Dr Ron's forum helps ID stuff as well.

Kogut · #**107** 09/05/2004, 03:42 PM

Wow! I wish I had seen that when I first got into it. Nice job indeed.

melev · #**108** 09/05/2004, 04:49 PM

Thank you Kogut. In about 2 weeks, I'll be adding some new creatures to the page.

Reefpoints · #**109** 09/08/2004, 10:43 PM

That's great, thank you!

Neptune's Nemesis · #**110** 09/09/2004, 09:47 PM

Thanks for the great site!!!!!!!

melev · #**111** 09/13/2004, 03:00 AM

You're welcome, y'all.

rx2006je · #**112** 09/24/2004, 01:51 AM

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KrazyJenn · #**113** 09/29/2004, 10:54 PM

This helped me identify the ( what I now know are) keyhole limpits in my tank, the hubby kept calling them baby snails. I would like to know more about these

thanks
Jenn

melev · #**114** 09/29/2004, 11:10 PM

Hi Jenn,

The Keyhole Limpet pictures were just recently added to that page. I've had them for years, and they are reef safe snails. If you look closely in your tank, you'll see their little pointy shell in many spots of good flow. I've seen hundreds of babies in the past year in each of my tanks, but never noticed any actually grow to a large notable size like you saw in that image.

The first one I got was a hitchhiker on my Live Rock. I love the frilly skirt they can extend. Now that you have the common name, you can use Google to get more information. You might even try www.wetwebmedia.com's site to search for info on this creature.

Searching RC's "Ask Dr Ron"'s forum might yield some information as well.

billwynne · #**115** 09/29/2004, 11:22 PM

A while back, I did a closed loop, and your site was the most helpful of any source I found(Well, actuallly, the loop should be up this weekend; kept fixing leaks and adding little refinements)

Now this! Many thanks for your hard work.

68ss396 · #**116** 09/30/2004, 02:44 PM

Thanks for the page. Already answered a few questions.

rzp669 · #**117** 09/30/2004, 11:45 PM

Thanks a lot, i am a begineer,it helpful to me.

melev · #**118** 09/30/2004, 11:53 PM

rzp669,

[welcome]

fijithai · #**119** 10/02/2004, 11:15 AM

Hi all,
I'm new (today) to this list and i'm delighted with all of the info and wonderful pics!! (FABULOUS job Marc!!!) BTW, i'm also from Ft. Worth!!
Anyway, i'm so new, i have a second-hand set-up that i bought from someone whose moving internationally. It's been set-up in my home for about 3 weeks now. I'm in Thailand and the "fish guy", who is selling me his services to help me with the maintenance of the tank, is difficult to understand. I have some anemones, lots of different fish, 2 cleaning shrimp, a clam, and 3 tube-worm type things that have dozens of stinging tentacle arms. He keeps calling them "Sea Lentus" or "Sea Lentis". Has anyone heard of this? I've come to realize that he's not entirely accurate in his identification of different marine creatures.
I know i sound like a real dummy, but please somebody educate me, and i promice to buy some good books.
Cheers,
Gina

melev · #**120** 10/02/2004, 12:08 PM

Gina,

[welcome]

It is nice to meet another person from Ft Worth, even if you are pretty darn far away now.

I'd like to suggest you copy your entire post and start a new thread in the New To The Hobby forum so that others can chime in to help.

Take your time visiting my site as well, as there is a lot of useful information there. Click on the red house above my post to access it. And be sure to click on "Hidden Treasure" because my site is broken down into many categories there.

fijithai · #**121** 10/02/2004, 08:40 PM

Thanks Marc! I'll definitely be spending LOTs of time at your site.
I've also posted a new thread like you suggested.
Cheers,
Gina

SOMEthinsFISHY · #**122** 10/03/2004, 04:11 AM

wow marc 2 newbies all at once welcome to RC and this is the place to Be Marc tells it right and shows u how it is done. one of the best threads around !

fijithai · #**123** 10/03/2004, 08:44 AM

Thanks John!!
BTW, VERY cool head-board!!!
Cheers,
Gina

damnnewbie · #**124** 10/03/2004, 08:51 AM

thanks guys this is a great place to learn about this hobby

melev · #**125** 10/03/2004, 01:53 PM

Damnnewbie,

[welcome]