Rockker
New member
Well, I finally got some pictures taken and I know alot of people are asking about what happens to TBS rock after it has been in the tank a while.
I got my package late September last year and the 2nd half early October.
My package was a 55 gallon. Like everyone else, I was amazed at the life on my rock and the amount of hitchhikers I found. :Believe it or now, I am still seeing some new nocturnal ones.
I started out with 13 bi-valve clams. I only lost 2 myself, I gave 4 away and I moved the rest into my FOWLR tank and they are still happy as clams <---get it.
I had 1 mantis, 4 gorillas. I made a cool little gorilla trap out of an empty water bottle and caught them. I still have a ton of porcelien crabs, maybe 25 in all that were hitchhikers.
My condy "noodles" is still alive. I did lose a bit of my sponges "maybe 20%" but the rest is thriving. Starfish, emerald crabs, some red and white worm, 5 baby urchins that are now huge "I moved them to my FOWLR tank because they eat the purple algea". 5 keyhole limpets that are multiplying.
All in all, TBS has been the best decision I have made about my tank. I would definatley do it all again. JUST BIGGER.
I am including some pictures after 8 months. Of course, none of the corals were on the rock, but I hope you can see how colorful and live the rock still is.
It is truely wonderful.
Thanks Richard
I got my package late September last year and the 2nd half early October.
My package was a 55 gallon. Like everyone else, I was amazed at the life on my rock and the amount of hitchhikers I found. :Believe it or now, I am still seeing some new nocturnal ones.
I started out with 13 bi-valve clams. I only lost 2 myself, I gave 4 away and I moved the rest into my FOWLR tank and they are still happy as clams <---get it.
I had 1 mantis, 4 gorillas. I made a cool little gorilla trap out of an empty water bottle and caught them. I still have a ton of porcelien crabs, maybe 25 in all that were hitchhikers.
My condy "noodles" is still alive. I did lose a bit of my sponges "maybe 20%" but the rest is thriving. Starfish, emerald crabs, some red and white worm, 5 baby urchins that are now huge "I moved them to my FOWLR tank because they eat the purple algea". 5 keyhole limpets that are multiplying.
All in all, TBS has been the best decision I have made about my tank. I would definatley do it all again. JUST BIGGER.
I am including some pictures after 8 months. Of course, none of the corals were on the rock, but I hope you can see how colorful and live the rock still is.
It is truely wonderful.
Thanks Richard


