What an AWESOME package!

[lou48314]

I would like to take this time to thank Richard for the REALLY nice live rock and live sand that I got in the first part of the package!
I started my saltwater tank after a cleaning spree that my wife MADE me do of all of my old saltwater equipment. My 7 year old daughter wanted to help because she loves messing around with my aquarium stuff.
After going through it I asked her, "Alex, do you want to set up a saltwater aquarium with Dad?" She got SO excited I thought she was about to split into two!
I then sat down and decided that this time I was going to do it right. I went RIGHT to Tampa Bay Saltwater's website and placed my order!
When I opened the live sand, there was a brittle star staring RIGHT at me!
On the live rock I had three crabs and that was from looking at the leftover water in the bag! I would have missed them if I had not followed Richard's directions to "sift" through the bag!
As this was the first time that I had ever had to pick something up from the airport I was a tad bit anxious! Richard never got upset or annoyed by the emails I sent. What a great dude!
I cannot wait to get the rest of the shipment!

 

[scowiii]

Hopefully you didnt put bad crabs in it. Otherwise its Turkey baster and club soda time.

There is so much life in this rock. Last night wife and I was amazed at a spaghetti worm trying to find a ne home and for about two hours he was trying to squeeze into a hole and then finally gave up and took off somewhere else.

Also found this centipede looking thing. It looks like it was picking at the rock then scurring back in its hole and he did this for about 1 hr. Any ideas on what it might be Richard? It was about 1-1 1/2" long and kinda reddish in color and had multiple legs looked like a centipede.

 

[jdsabin1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9799281#post9799281 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scowiii
Hopefully you didnt put bad crabs in it. Otherwise its Turkey baster and club soda time.

There is so much life in this rock. Last night wife and I was amazed at a spaghetti worm trying to find a ne home and for about two hours he was trying to squeeze into a hole and then finally gave up and took off somewhere else.

Also found this centipede looking thing. It looks like it was picking at the rock then scurring back in its hole and he did this for about 1 hr. Any ideas on what it might be Richard? It was about 1-1 1/2" long and kinda reddish in color and had multiple legs looked like a centipede.

Uh-oh. Sounds like a mantis shrimp. Better yank him out.

 

[liverock]

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9799281#post9799281 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scowiii
Hopefully you didnt put bad crabs in it. Otherwise its Turkey baster and club soda time.

There is so much life in this rock. Last night wife and I was amazed at a spaghetti worm trying to find a ne home and for about two hours he was trying to squeeze into a hole and then finally gave up and took off somewhere else.

Also found this centipede looking thing. It looks like it was picking at the rock then scurring back in its hole and he did this for about 1 hr. Any ideas on what it might be Richard? It was about 1-1 1/2" long and kinda reddish in color and had multiple legs looked like a centipede.

Could be a mantis, could be a worm....from you description, sounds like a worm....picture?

 

[scowiii]

Cool.