37 gallon build (697 day update)

Any feeding yet? I would do frozen for sure. Brine or ask what they were feeding him at the store.

 

Thank you ;D He sure does brighten up my tank

 

I just got him to eat about 5 Min's ago.. I stopped off at the LFS on the way home from work and picked out some frozen mysis shrimp and he ate about 6 or 7 of them ;D .... I didn't put the whole cube in the tank at once because I wasn't sure if he would eat but his little belly should be full for now....
The funnest thing to watch is these Tongan Nassarius snails when I put any kinda food in the tank its like watching zombies rising from the dead how they come up from the sand bed to feed, I think that's super cool.

 

My Royal Gramma is a picky little bastard when it comes to food... He ate a few mysis shrimps the other day and I haven't seen him eat anything else, He goes after the food then just stops and turns around ... Ive tried mysis shrimp , Ocean nutrition's prime reef flakes , and Ocean nutrition's formula one... Anyone have any ideas???

 

PE Mysis? My grama loves those. I think it's because he can see the eyes.

 

Ok I guess I'm not so worried now he ate some Ocean nutrition's formula one tonight so I guess hes OK

 

coral banded shrimp





After going to 2 fish stores I found a the coral banded shrimp that I wanted my son named him "Bandit" but it seem that i keep calling him bandey lol


and Ive noticed that algae has been taking off on the upper rocks ... Ive been leaving the lights on for 8 hours everyday .. Should I reduce the time I leave the lights on scene there's no coral in the tank yet???

 

I wouldn't reduce the light more then that. (8 hours)

I run light 12 hours per day, only 8 hours of metal halide however.

 

Just get a CUC with a few hermits, some ceriths and a chiton or two.

 

why do I need to leave the light on for 8 hours do my shrimp and snails need the light ???