A Low Country Reef Tank....one more final upgrade

I did come close to just sticking with power heads but really wanted to stick with the cl for the same reason. I have hated looking at the power heads on the glass
 
Wow Steve. I'm sorry you're going through that. I just stirred my sand and will use a maxi jet to blow the detritus off the rocks. Gonna be doing major filter sock changes.

But you always prevailed and I admire you for that.
 
So issues in the display tank continue because of some nuisance inhabitants! My nemesis right now is a Gorilla Crab. I'm noticing the tips of my sps are being munched on and I have spotted him perched on corals about 30 mins after lights out. No matter what I do I can't seem to catch him. He's growing because I keep on finding claws in the tank and they're getting bigger. Here's yesterday's find....

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He seems to keep to the left side of my tank so I am considering a drastic move and take out the rock from that side of tank.
 
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Given the issues in the display I have focused on filling up the frag tank and managed to take some pictures over the weekend......




















 
Could you not buy or build a trap for the crab? You need something long enough and narrowing that once he finds his way in he won't find his way back out. A ball of fishing line around the bait ensures that he gets too snarled to get out.

Dave.M
 
dave.m said:
Could you not buy or build a trap for the crab? You need something long enough and narrowing that once he finds his way in he won't find his way back out. A ball of fishing line around the bait ensures that he gets too snarled to get out.

Dave.M
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I've tried several different traps and have gotten really good at catching my cleaner shrimp and hermits. This guy is smart and I can see him laughing at me!!!! :lolspin:
 
I have found that I need to put all my inverts in time out to catch pest inverts. I put in a baited trap (usually just a water bottle with an inverted top) and then wait while I catch everything that is brave. The cleaner is usually first and then the nassarius and peppermint. Hell the cleaner rides my arm around if I am in the tank.

After they are mostly caught I leave them in there for the day while I place another trap or two at lights our to catch the pest. They are cranky when I dump them out in the morning but I have caught the pests! It still might take a couple of tries.

Your corals look amazing and I am big tank dreamer so I love lurking on y'all's threads while I move along in life and this hobby. Someday I will be ready to take on my own big tanks!
 
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