Aaron Peer - Maybe it is a Mantis or Pistol shrimp that's killing your shrimp? Are you sure it's not a molt? That clicking noise does indicate the possibility of a MS or PS though. All of my my mushroom types are doing very well. I have a few Ricordea floridas that have split several times - one right up on top but behind the Montipora SPS on the top left, and difficult to see unless you can stand by the tank and look down. Also another florida that's split a few times on the bottom substrate on the right.
They're difficult to see as they're almost the color of my coralline covered rock, but the bottom third of the rock on the right side (below the gorilla nipple zoa colony & behind the blue damsel in the last pic) is covered in purple Ricordea yumas - a big original mother that expands to 4 inches across, and several babies spreading down the rock almost to the bottom now. Very prolific, but unfortunately not the brightest colored yumas. I also have some loose green dichosoma type shrooms that finally settled & found a home on the bottom right side and are multiplying.
I love the Aussie Acans, but I had to get rid of a big purple Acan I had as it was putting out mesenterial filaments (a bit like sweepers) and attacking nearby corals, so I've avoided them ever since. Maybe you recall that picture I've posted a few times of it attacking my brain coral. I'm hoping my big red Blastomussa wellsi starts multiplying soon. I also have one very small red micromussa on the bottom that hasn't done much so far in multiplying.
My Duncans are growing surprisingly fast and have put out several new small heads in the few weeks I've had them. I don't think I've ever had anything multiply as fast as the Duncans - they really amaze me.
Arreola Let us know how cleaning the sponges did in improving your water level in back. You can only clean that original RSM white filter so many times before it needs replacement. Buying a large piece of a similar filter pad and cutting it to size is the lowest cost way to replacing it frequently.
martinphillip03 Yep - that's my big blackfinned shrimp goby's home in the cavern under the middle of the rock. At feeding time he's all over the place. The rest of the time that's where I can always find him - staring at me and chasing intruders away, other than the serpent star who also hangs out in that opening under the rock. They're pretty good buddies now LOL!
Brent I totally agree on the look with the coralline gone. It looks more natural, almost like looking into deep water behind the rock, and not like a man made pink wall. The corals show up better and the pictures aren't overwhelmed with a pink cast. Now all I have to do is keep after the coralline, and not let it get as bad as it was.
If you don't want a pink tank keep after it before it gets too thick. I've learned my lesson!
