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Lots of good ideas here...with your experience I'd say go for something truly exotic. Personally, I like the idea of an angler/frogfish. To add to...
I hear ya, our temperature has been on the toasty side here, especially for this time of year. Have been dealing with the exact same issue,...
My sympathy goes out to your Clown too Doc. :cry: I actually was watching my tank at the time and witnessed my parasitic isopod 'attack' my...
Love Tropic Marin Pro Reef! ;D Best salt out there, just IMHO, of course. Used Instant Ocean Reef Crystals on first fill/cycling and then gradually...
Also hoping someone can comment on these nasty little guys...one of these buggers killed a peppermint shrimp of mine. At least he also died with it....
We've been offline for quite some time (too long it seems) but now are back in action. Have been very busy working on our tank, pleased to report...
Congrats on you're new tankmates...good to hear all worked out well for you...always like stories with happy endings :)
The prawns kick-started your initial cycle. As long as you saw your ammonia & nitrite spike & fall...and since you have that reading on...
You mention "some" prawns...I would think that "a" prawn would have been sufficient for your tank...out of curiousity...just how many did you put in...
Survived to tell the tale but what an epic battle this was! As it turned out, we had to fight off several small hairy crabs that were extremely...
Using nothing but "cured" LR to start up our brand new tank also worked wonderfully for us...minimal die-off...quick cycle...you just have to be...
Really, a protein skimmer is just a chamber which mixes air and water, creating a column of micro-sized bubbles. Surface tension attracts organic...
LOL, unless your live rock gives you a gift that you want to give back! :P http://www.3reef.com/forums/new-hobby/crab-hitchhiker-82898.html
Congrats and welcome to the big leagues! ;D Like most everything in life...the answers to your questions "depends." Your very first step should be to...
Got a so-so pic but definitely got a good look at him last night. Definitely a small hairy crab. Set up the glass trap with some frozen krill as bait...
Actually...come to think of it...I suppose he could be a little lobster too...do you think this trap would also apply if that is the case?
The tank is new so there isn't much to disturb, but his little cave happens to be on a big piece of rock. And our rocks are interlocked a little bit....
No, so far just the claw, we have not seen him out and about. It's small, all white and thin, and shape-wise looks more like a lobster-type claw....
OK, so our live rock is now starting to get exciting. We were observing our tank last night when we noticed a small white claw poking out of a cave!...
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