TBS Live Rock - part 1

[Run4Fun]

Picked up part one of "The Package" from TBS yesterday and all is can say is wow!! This stuff is loaded with life. All sorts of hitchhikers including a clingfish, tons of crabs, snails, starfish, a pink urchin, filter feeders, orange purple, green coraline. Even a mantis shrimp, which frankly I was hoping for one....now to learn how to properly care for the little booger.

 

[liverock]

Picked up part one of "The Package" from TBS yesterday and all is can say is wow!! This stuff is loaded with life. All sorts of hitchhikers including a clingfish, tons of crabs, snails, starfish, a pink urchin, filter feeders, orange purple, green coraline. Even a mantis shrimp, which frankly I was hoping for one....now to learn how to properly care for the little booger.

You got a wennerae ....cool critter....does not bother much if you keep him fed...raw shrimp is their favorite...I have many folks who keep them in there reefs...great sand stirrer....I keep them here in little cubicles...with crabs...pep shrimp...deco crabs...grammas.....they don't mess with anybody..if you keep him fat with shrimp.....and are a very cool creature...most advanced eyesight in the animal kingdom...and a great sand stirrer!

next week...part two!

sea ya
Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com :bounce2:

 

[Run4Fun]

Here are some pics. This is part one of the 65gal package plus an additional 50lbs of LS. So there is about 65lbs of LR and 115lbs of LS in a 108gal tank. The remainder of the LR and cuc should arrive in about a week. The LS that comes with this product is awesome too.

 

[Run4Fun]

Some more pics...

 

[Run4Fun]

Some more pics! Tank parameters reading great. Ammonia and Nitrite at 0. Nitrate at 2.

 

[h3dgehog]

Have you come across any small aiptasia looking things? They're white with tentacles like aiptasia?

 

[joshky]

Have you come across any small aiptasia looking things? They're white with tentacles like aiptasia?

Sorry to hijack but I've noticed a few popping up on my TBS rock, should I be worried? :hmm3:

 

[h3dgehog]

Sorry to hijack but I've noticed a few popping up on my TBS rock, should I be worried? lol

LOL... I wanted to ask OP hoping he had a better sense of IDing this thing. I can't tell if its aiptasia, one of those non photosynthetic anemones, or hydroids?

 

[liverock]

LOL... I wanted to ask OP hoping he had a better sense of IDing this thing. I can't tell if its aiptasia, one of those non photosynthetic anemones, or hydroids?

no worries....none of the invasive type anemones in the gulf...those are of indo pacific origin ....

 

[Run4Fun]

The dreaded A word! No I haven't seen anything of that description popping up.

 

[mpderksen]

Exciting! So how do you aquascape when everything has to stay wet?

 

[Run4Fun]

Did it right in the tank! I have some work and adjustments to do, but just wanted to make sure everything was in the tank approximately where I want it until part 2 comes.