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by **a1k8t31524** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:30 pm

that crab is huge......

by **Snowboss4492** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:52 pm

yeah .............thats Sabastian .............he's a riot, watches tv and pretty much tears the tank up all the time, i stack up the rocks, he throws em all over the tank

i would really like to get an anemone but I'm afraid he'll either kill it and eat it or get killed messing with it

Boss

by **gdeeber** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:18 pm

Snowboss:

What is that a sea monster in the front of your tank? The setup look good. I like the stand and your tank looks nice and clear. Has it always been like that or did the new filter system improve your water quality?

by **blueshoes2208** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:30 pm

boss youve been doing this long enough, why dont u have corals?

by **Snowboss4492** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:06 pm

as far as corals go........... i'm affraid sabastian would destroy them, i have been doing alot of reading on them and plan on turning this tank into a nano coral tank, after i get the big rank set up and the crab moved into it - - i love dickheaders 10 gallon setup - - -if you've never seen it check it out, it's sick

gdeeber - - -yes i think this rapids filter has helped a lot but i'm also going over the one year mark on this setup, so i attribute alot of the quality to just being well maintained and well established FINALLY...........lol

thanks for the comments, they mean a lot from you guys

Boss

by **Tmercier834747** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:49 pm

anyone with cured or uncured LR ever end up with a mantis shrimp in their tank? I'm sure this is uncommon but I couldn't help but ask..

also...what led to pieces of coral used as a new ''sprout'' or w/e being called ''frags'', and what is a coral ''plug''?

Lastly, nano-reef.com recommends nano tanks don't use a protein skimmer and rely more on weekly waterchanges and the LR and LS for filtration. Does anyone else think this is advisable for a 12gal?

Even though my dreams may not become a reality anytime soon I'd still like to learn as much as I can beforehand. =D

Until then i'll be living vicariously through Boss..

by **BrenLou7734** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:43 pm

Hey Tmercier. I had a mantis shrimp in my live rock, common i think, after all the googling I did on him. Do u suspect u have one?
Also, my tank is 12 gallon, so it would be good to find out if i should be getting a protein skimmer, Ive been looking into it as wel.

by **blueshoes2208** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:02 am

very nice boss

by **fihsboy** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:15 am

I would just rely on the water changes......your not going to have a large bio load. If you plan on having a few fish.......wait.....and get a nice size tank.

by **Tmercier834747** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:54 pm

Bren: haha no, I don't yet have a SW tank. =D I was j/w how common it was for someone to have a mantis shrimp spring up on them. Nano-reef.com regards them as pests though I see a lot of youtube vids about mantis shrimp where people often keep them. Though, as I understand they don't play well with a lot of others..esp inverts.

Fishboy: a bigger tank would be wonderful, but my girlfriend is pretty upset just at the thought of me getting another tank, even a 12gal. lol I know larger volumes of water are easier to manage param wise but FW has given me a decent understanding on how crucial livestock ratios to your volume of water are. I'm cool with a firefish goby and a couple small banded trochus or nassarius snails, maybe an emrald crab and a fire shrimp and some corals really. Unless that's too much of a cleanup crew...? Any further recommendations are appreciated. =D

She actually gave me the go ahead on buying the nano 12gal...she just refuses to allow me to set it up unless I sell something else. lol I'm not finding new homes for all the guys I have now so...

She's right I guess. 4 Fishtanks in a 800sq ft apt is kinda pushing it..5 is a recipe for relationship disaster. lol

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