smasher hit

[qwuintus]

i was wondering if anyone ever got hit by a smasher...
i was thinking it might be like a big glove punch but the claws arent that big so it might be like a bullet... thats what im scared of
think i should be scared of a 6in smasher or smaller. i want to add coral wit them but if i stick my hand in i dont want to bring it out all beaten up.
thanx

-qwuintus

 

[DreamScape]

my finger was hit a couple of times.
it felt like a hard finger flick. but then again my finger was not against anything (which would probably hurt more)

 

[qwuintus]

can a full grown peacock shrimp @ 6" break the glass of a 30 gallon tank if it wanted to? Ive gotten a mixture of answers and i dont know which one to believe.

a friend said yes, another said they wont hit it, but what if it does would it break is what i am thinking.
i asked if they could live with reef, this one dude said the shrimp would eat it of mess it up, and others said it was ok.

so whats the deal?

 

[joeyd]

my 4" peacock hits the glass all the time. i have the 10 gallon tank setup in the bedroom and i hear her smashing away at the glass while i cringe and pray that it doesn't break.

so far, so good.

 

[qwuintus]

so far im heading toward the 20 gallon used for 40 bucks. gonna try to make a deal.
ill need 2 bulk heads. one of those grilled screw on things and the flexi hose for current.
10 gallon tank as sump, gotta 200 watt vista therm heater already. gonna buy a 70 buck in sump skimmer from aqua clear @ petsolutions.com some live rock and sand in the LFS and find myself a peacock shrimp.

what else do i need to start?
hydro meteR?
additives?
what kinda water?
i can get that R/O water but this is all i know about salt