Svynx's biocube 29 thread
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soulpatch
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I haven't seen my 2 crabs in about a month now so I assume they are dead. If so my hermits and such would have cleaned them up anyway so not really a concern.
For your cleanup crew I would suggest going through reefcleaners.org Much better prices then TPP and you get them within 1-2 days with extras thrown in. I have been very happy with my orders from them and love getting the extras.
For your cleanup crew I would suggest going through reefcleaners.org Much better prices then TPP and you get them within 1-2 days with extras thrown in. I have been very happy with my orders from them and love getting the extras.
I don't trust any crabs. FWIW I'm still feeling good with my 6 astrea snails and 7 hermits (6 new, one who survived in my dried LR for a month in a sealed dry bucket). These are all I have besides a skimmer in my 29g SPS cube. If you have bubble algae that's the only potential reason to have emerald crabs IMO. But I guess if you like them for them, then that's cool too. Most herbivores that weren't fishes were purely utilitarian for me.
If you're placing an order anyway, I would recommend some hang-on specimen containers (the ~$5/$7 ones) for transferring/dipping/acclimating fishes and coral. Better to transport fishes that way than with a net as well, you just chase the fish into the clear container, use your hand to keep the fish in while you dump the water, and move the fish to the next bucket/QT. Nets can hurt the fishes (I wouldn't buy any chemical products to "help slime coat before/after netting).
Good luck!
If you're placing an order anyway, I would recommend some hang-on specimen containers (the ~$5/$7 ones) for transferring/dipping/acclimating fishes and coral. Better to transport fishes that way than with a net as well, you just chase the fish into the clear container, use your hand to keep the fish in while you dump the water, and move the fish to the next bucket/QT. Nets can hurt the fishes (I wouldn't buy any chemical products to "help slime coat before/after netting).
Good luck!
svynx
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It's been over a month since I last posted. Honestly, there hasn't been anything to post. I've been messing with my light settings, trying to find that balance of visual effects and good light for the corals. I'm still playing with it. Things that have happened since last month:
- One ric has split. I'm waiting for it to fully heal and attach to gravel before gluing it where I want it.
- All corals have grown. New polyps are showing up. The two mushrooms are bigger. The pipe organ is spreading
- Purchased 4 fish about 2 weeks ago and placed them in quarantine. Two extreme misbar clowns, 1 bicolor dottyback, and a clown/citrin goby. All are healthy and eating. I should be able to transfer them to the tank on Monday (which will make the wife happy since she is tired of seeing the 5 gallon bucket on the kitchen counter).
Other than that, the tank has been on auto pilot, which is what I want the end result to be. Just the occasional cleaning, water change, and feeding.
- One ric has split. I'm waiting for it to fully heal and attach to gravel before gluing it where I want it.
- All corals have grown. New polyps are showing up. The two mushrooms are bigger. The pipe organ is spreading
- Purchased 4 fish about 2 weeks ago and placed them in quarantine. Two extreme misbar clowns, 1 bicolor dottyback, and a clown/citrin goby. All are healthy and eating. I should be able to transfer them to the tank on Monday (which will make the wife happy since she is tired of seeing the 5 gallon bucket on the kitchen counter).
Other than that, the tank has been on auto pilot, which is what I want the end result to be. Just the occasional cleaning, water change, and feeding.
svynx
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Monday arrived early. Wife told me to get rid of the bucket. So...the fish are in the tank as of 15 minutes ago.
Question about photography. I have an Iphone 5 that I would use. Whenever I take a picture of the tank, it always is really red/blue/purple. I'm assuming this is normal. Do you guys turn the colored LED's off when taking pics?
Edit: Found a thread on here saying that an amber gel filter really helps. Should have one in about a week.
Question about photography. I have an Iphone 5 that I would use. Whenever I take a picture of the tank, it always is really red/blue/purple. I'm assuming this is normal. Do you guys turn the colored LED's off when taking pics?
Edit: Found a thread on here saying that an amber gel filter really helps. Should have one in about a week.
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