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[OrangeKoi]

It sounds like mantis will not damage my corals, right? So If I go ahead with the corals and leave the little clarkii in the sump/refugium until I know what it is I think that might be my best route for now. I just hope that doesn't crash the little tank because I don't have the plumbing in yet. It would have to run with the live sand and the refugium as its only biological filter. I'm hoping water changes will satisfy the need.

 

[justinl]

Yup that would work fine. I don't see it crashing your tank.

 

[OrangeKoi]

Well, I took all the LR , or almost all of the LR out of the 5.5 and put it into the 30 G cube. I did it through the day, but I don't know if that was too fast. I think I'll do a partial water change and move that tank into position below the 30 G cube. I suppose this is as good a time as ever to move it.

How long will a mantis stay hidden?

 

[OrangeKoi]

Would a pistol crab stop popping? The tank is quiet. I haven't heard it all day. What's going on?

 

[OrangeKoi]

Well, he's alive. Whatever he is, I heard it loud and clear today. I suppose the next step after I verify the nitrates are steady at zero is to find a goby and hope?

There just happens to be a nice healthy one at the LFS.

If it's a mantis the goby will die?

At least my tank is an oceanic cube with thicker glass.

I was looking at the variety of goby fish available to use if it is a pistol shrimp. I wonder if one color pattern is more interesting a fish to see than another. Anyone have an opinion on this?

 

[OrangeKoi]

Today I introduced a blue watchman goby. He's a beauty. I hope he is not lunch.

 

[OrangeKoi]

The Goby is still there...