First timer, one-week old reef

[oldbones]

Look for a Chrysiptera Springeri, or Sapphire Damsel. Keep looking until you find one that's all blue, no black lines. Awesome blue color, don't get too big and aren't known to be very aggressive. Mine is a pussycat in a 29g biocube with a clown pair for tank mates.

 

[Fiver]

I have an ORA electric neon dottyback. Specifically cross bread to ease the aggressive behavior of dottybacks. I can honestly say he/she is the most docile fish in my tank. Even the cleaner shrimp scares him back to his hole.

Good to know. Thanks!

 

[Fiver]

Look for a Chrysiptera Springeri, or Sapphire Damsel. Keep looking until you find one that's all blue, no black lines. Awesome blue color, don't get too big and aren't known to be very aggressive. Mine is a pussycat in a 29g biocube with a clown pair for tank mates.

That is a great option if they are more docile than other damsels. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[hkgar]

For a Blue fish I have a Cherub Angel.

https://www.google.com/search?q=che...ylEdQAEzM:&usg=__yciRBl9I9Z-VdoGM4ZRbdHOWy-U=

 

[Fiver]

Here's the tank after installation of TBS's package, part II (not sure what to do with that random rock in the upper left resting on the big rock):

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Looks good. How many pounds did you get from TBS?

 

[reefer1970]

Leave the rock but you need a little more balance on the right side. Nice tank

 

[Fiver]

Looks good. How many pounds did you get from TBS?

Thanks! I bought the 20 gallon package (40lbs of live rock) because I wanted to leave a lot of open space. I ordered an extra 13 pounds of the live sand, since this is a 33 gallon tank. I love the package.

 

[Fiver]

Leave the rock but you need a little more balance on the right side. Nice tank

Thanks. However, I'm probably going to leave the right side of the tank open like this.

 

[hkgar]

Aquascaping. Everyone has an opinion, and many post threads asking for comment on their aquascape.

The best is the one YOU like.

 

[Aframomum]

Before you get any fish...might want to do some crabbing in your tank to get any unwanted hitchhiker crabs out. I picked up an order of rock from Rich about 3 weeks ago and love it, but you need to remove any rock and/or gorilla crabs that may be lurking in the rock. They can and most probably will make a meal of a fish while it sleeps in the rock at night.

 

[Fiver]

Before you get any fish...might want to do some crabbing in your tank to get any unwanted hitchhiker crabs out. I picked up an order of rock from Rich about 3 weeks ago and love it, but you need to remove any rock and/or gorilla crabs that may be lurking in the rock. They can and most probably will make a meal of a fish while it sleeps in the rock at night.

Good tip. I was able to flush a few out before I placed the rocks. I caught one in the tank with shrimp placed in the bottom of a tipped glass, but I know there are at least a few more that continue to ignore the trap. (I've tried several more times at night.)

What are your techniques for catching them?

I also have about a dozen porcelain crabs, which are awesome.

Thanks.

 

[g_langley]

Nice aquascape!

If I could criticise at all it would be to move the tree thing just over 1/3rd the way in from the left (can't remember what they are called) to where the second from right island is and move that island either backward or forward from there. But that's picky.

 

[Fiver]

Nice aquascape!

If I could criticise at all it would be to move the tree thing just over 1/3rd the way in from the left (can't remember what they are called) to where the second from right island is and move that island either backward or forward from there. But that's picky.

Thanks! I agree that the orange sponge would look good there. The flow is a little too high right there. (I have a Jebao 25 on random wave, lowest strength.) I have to epoxy it to a large frag rock or something and bury it in the sand.

 

[Aframomum]

I used the baited cup method to catch a few of them but my most productive method is to isolate the rock the crab is in, remove it from the tank and put in a tub of tank water (water change time is perfect for this). Use a powerhead with attached tubing and use it to physically flush the crab from its hiding spot. Already got a rock and gorilla crab out this way.

 

[Fiver]

I used the baited cup method to catch a few of them but my most productive method is to isolate the rock the crab is in, remove it from the tank and put in a tub of tank water (water change time is perfect for this). Use a powerhead with attached tubing and use it to physically flush the crab from its hiding spot. Already got a rock and gorilla crab out this way.

Thanks for the tips. I may have to do some rock removal as well.

 

[Aframomum]

Yeah, it is best to do before you do any rock scaping. Good hunting! :thumbsup:

 

[Fiver]

First fish is doing well but insists on hiding and swimming too fast to be photographed:

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Royal Gramma's are great fish but can tend to hide. Once you get more fish they are more likely to come out and be seen. Royal Gramma is one of my favorite fish.

 

[daedalus8311]

I do really enjoy the look of the 33g long's, like they go on forever lol