@burning 2nd: the tank is 30 gallons (or 29... but who cares
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added sand, an emerald crab, and 3 mexican turbos. i wanted to get waaayyy more snails, especially nassarius snails, but my budget is running low, and LFS didnt have any nessarius
the tank looks AMAZING! all i have left to do now is: get rid of the gorilla crab, build the overflow and sump, and get it plumbed. the finishing touch will be the colored background. i bought one from the pet store that is blue on one side and black on the other, so i gotta choose which i prefer.
but then i gotta setup kalkvasser, auto topoff, calcium reactor, DIY protein skimmer, moonlights.. well.. i can dream.
also, im seeing more and more cup coral that are alive. i bought some micro-vert to feed my inverts, and to hopefully keep the corals alive. im still curious if the anemone i have in there is a good one or a bad one. also, the source of the clicking i cant identify yet... pistol shrimp, or mantis shrimp.
ill have pics soon!