6 Q's about Live Rock
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I gave him the tank on Saturday. He LOVED it! We went snorkeling for live rock on Saturday (though I had some from Naha), and made several trips to PPM for water. Yesterday, we aquascaped and got everything up and running.
Now we are just waiting for the tank to cycle. We have noticed several creatures in there already. We have some tube worms, a sand clam, a crab (named Nicki), and a little fishy who hitched a ride. Its funny we sit and stare at the tank looking for more things who hitched a ride to our home!
This morning when we woke is when we found Nicki the crab, he had rearranged the furniture! Anyway, thanks to all who have helped me get to this point. I am sure I will have 50 million more questions! I took pictures of the tank, I will upload them later today.
arika
Now we are just waiting for the tank to cycle. We have noticed several creatures in there already. We have some tube worms, a sand clam, a crab (named Nicki), and a little fishy who hitched a ride. Its funny we sit and stare at the tank looking for more things who hitched a ride to our home!
This morning when we woke is when we found Nicki the crab, he had rearranged the furniture! Anyway, thanks to all who have helped me get to this point. I am sure I will have 50 million more questions! I took pictures of the tank, I will upload them later today.
arika
Awsome! I would watch those crabs. Nicki might turn into a big burden. we had a few crabs in the tank, and they messd lots of things up. Not to mention, the clowns would like to sleep in the crannys of the rocks, right where the crabs would stay. The crabs got ****ed one night and re-talliated on the fish and we lost 2 fish.
It's usually best to just pull them, just to be on the safe side.
Dastank
Premium Member
I've been pretty successful with a plastic bottle. Cut the neck off before it starts to taper down. Turn it around and stuff the two pieces back together so the crabs can walk up the neck and drop into the bottle. Put some food in it before you shut the lights out and collect the crabs the next morning. If you want I'll try and take a picture of a trap I made so you can see what I'm talking about.
Happy Hunting!
Happy Hunting!
jasalmanza
New member
One of the best things to have!! I completely agree with Dastank. I got a snowflake eel, and all my crabs mysteriously disappeared, but I wouldn't recommend getting one. They dig, and are known for knocking things over. Every morning I have to put things back where they belong. The bottle also works wonders for catching fish without any added stress. I have caught evry fish in my tank!!! Simply place a forozen cube in, hold it in the tank, and pull it out when you get what you want.
A few other inexpensive things I've picked up along the way are a turkey baster (great cleaning tool), a toothbrush, dental tools (you can get them at any 100Y store...go figure), a magnafying glass, and a long pair of tweezers (about 11" long, get them at makuman). 100Y stores are great!
A few other inexpensive things I've picked up along the way are a turkey baster (great cleaning tool), a toothbrush, dental tools (you can get them at any 100Y store...go figure), a magnafying glass, and a long pair of tweezers (about 11" long, get them at makuman). 100Y stores are great!
We just cut the bottle, put a peice of shrimp in it, and dropped it in the tank. Hopefully in the morning we will be free of the crab!
I understand the turkey baster and the tweezers. However, what kind of dental tools are you talking about and what do you need them for????
I understand the turkey baster and the tweezers. However, what kind of dental tools are you talking about and what do you need them for????
jasalmanza
New member
I was able to pick up a couple of different shaped dental picks, and I've used them for a number of things. They are great for scraping algae and calcium buildup out of tight areas. I've used them to get rid of urchins, but mostly, I use them to get anemones out of tight places. There is a place up north we snorkle where you can get really small bubble tip anemones by the dozens. Unfortunatly they dont stay small, and split regularly. so before I knew it I had a tank full of them. With the picks I can get them out of the rocks with little to no harm to them. Then I just put them back, or give them away.
Forgot about the syringe...absolutely necessary.
Forgot about the syringe...absolutely necessary.
