I've got a 180 gallon aquarium that has been setup for a little over a year and a half. It's been a slow start. The rock I bought has been in established tanks for over 10 years but came with flatworms. I don't think they were the harmful coral eating kind but at the time I didn't want to find out. I bought a few scooter blennies and set them loose on the buffet. 3 months later with no additional food source the tank had no sign of flatworms. The blennies were re-homed, I started running the lights and now more then a year later I've only added 4 small fish to keep bioload minimal because of my schedule.
My problem is I don't see much life on and among the rocks. No critters running around. My 55 reef is loaded with all kids of neat stuff. I have sponges growing, all kinds of pods, several types of beneficial worms, misc. Snails that weren't introduced but are in there and growing. Is there anything out there that I can add to the 180 to up the biodiversity. I know some people will argue the point of having a tank so clean it would pass hospital standards, but I like seeing the life. To me it shows that there is enough going on to support the many stages of life, big and small.
My problem is I don't see much life on and among the rocks. No critters running around. My 55 reef is loaded with all kids of neat stuff. I have sponges growing, all kinds of pods, several types of beneficial worms, misc. Snails that weren't introduced but are in there and growing. Is there anything out there that I can add to the 180 to up the biodiversity. I know some people will argue the point of having a tank so clean it would pass hospital standards, but I like seeing the life. To me it shows that there is enough going on to support the many stages of life, big and small.
