Omg ok so I wake up and go to check on my tank and turn on the lights to see my sally lightfoot crab nawing on my flame angel! He was perfectly fine last night swimming around; the sally lightfoot has been with us for months so why did this happen now! I need to know if i need to get rid of my...
I had a handful of chaeto in my sump, a few weeks ago I had to remove my sallylightfoot crab from my main tank because he started attacking fish. He's been cleaning up the sump.....to extreme standards. Over night he's eaten the whole clump of chaeto! He hasn't really been touching it but got up...
This is Eric's wife... And he brought home a Sally Lightfoot crab like we agreed he could get to help get rid of our algae issue.
The thing is UGLY and SCARY! I am totally OK with somebody coming to get it when he isn't here and I'll just tell him it must have died!! LOL, OK, not really, I'm...
earlier today i added 10lbs of live sand to the tank. ever since the tank has been REALLY cloudy. how long will it take to clear up? its a 125g tank so i didnt think it would be that bad to add some extra sand. i really dont want to hook back up the filters because they tend to suck up...
I have had 2 crab die in my tank while molting.
Here are my tank specs and water test conditions.
http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f7/my-55-gallon-reef-to-be-116883.html
When I got the tank I had a sally lightfoot crab which died a couple weeks after we got it. It was stuck mid molting and...
First off, Hi everyone. I just happened to run across this site while searching on the web. My current setup is a 125 fish and reef tank. koralia 4 powerhead, two 4ft shop lights with 2 40w 6500k actinic and 2 18000k lights. impatiently awaiting the arrival of a 250w 20000k metal halide bulb for...
All my soft corals are doing great accept my two finger leathers. Their not dead but they arent thriving, polyps are extended but the leather itself appear dark and a bit shrunken. They are like this all the time for several months now.
I have a few things to blame but im not sure what the cause...
Greetings all!
Brand spanking new to the Saltwater world after having kept tropical freshwater off and on or many years.
I just purchased an AGA 125 gallon "reef ready sort-of" used tank that is 72"x18"x22".
The reason I say "sort-of" is that the holes are drilled (2 in each back corner...
125g All-Glass tank
DIY stand and hood
Aquarium Life Support Trickle filter w/ sump and dual returns
HOB siphon
Protein Skimmer
Retro Fit VHO 72" lighting
3 Sunon light cooling fans
150 lbs sand
225 lbs live rock (Mostly Fiji)
2 emperor bio wheel filters
Livestock
1 Lawnmower blenny
2 green...
So I get home, ready to put my Sally Lightfoot Crabs in the tank. Hadn't need my fuzzy lion in a couple days, so I went looking for him. Normally he hides, so it can take a while. Much to my dismay, he's lying on the floor behind the tank, like a piece of fish jerky.:cry:
Hadn't seen or...
We have had a freshwater tank for some time and decided to start a reef tank, little did we know how fast it would become an obsession :eek:
when I built the stand for it I did not realize the benefits of a sump, :doh: needless to say I know now and I am going to modify it to accommodate one...
i got this lil boy a few days ago. hes eating like a pig and is very out going. he doesnt want nori from a clip though, he wants me to crumble it up first and float it around the tank soaked in garlic. maybe because he and the clip are the same size :rotflmao:
his name is Nathan :D
Tank:
150 gallon AGA, built in overflow boxes, built into the wall
Equipment:
2 power heads (will be upgrading to Vortech pumps someday soon)
3 400 watt MH lights
2 T5 lights plus moonlihts
Euroreef protein skimmer
40 gallon sump, 30 gallon refugium
Auto-top off, 2 300W heaters
Web...
Hey there! My name is Heather and I'm from Central Ohio (anyone else from Ohio here) I've always wanted a saltwater set up and I've finally taken my first steps!!
I bought a 55 gallon tank with a few fish from someone here in town and moved it to my house. I got rid of the 3 fish that came...
:confused: this is probably an easy question for yall to answer so here it goes...
I have a 29g with a scarlett cleaner shrimp and I want to know what crab types will get along with him and are "reef safe"?
my wifes preferance is toward an emerald crab...i have to particular preferance...
The Theme for July's photo contest is
****Mobile Inverts****
Snails, Crabs,Urchins ect (No anemones this time)
Thanks Hop for choosing this months theme.
1 Entry per person
Photo must be from your own tank taken by the person submitting the photo.
Upload your entries to this gallery...
Ok, seems like a good place to start.
55 gallon standard tank.
5 bags of live-sand (60# of Aragalive Reef Sand, 40# of Aragonite Reef Sand).
About 25 lbs of live-rock, medium and small pieces. (Pohnpei Live Rock from Jack's).
Started tank with 3 "Yellowtail Blue Damselfish", and 3 "Ocellaris...