A Reef for xx - 90g Reef - Page 5

yungreefer2410 · 02-21-2009, 11:32 AM

it seems that people like 1 or 2 snails per gallon and one hermit per two gallons. do you have any shrimps? there fun to watch and they clean up leftover food faster then snails or hermits

Miltonic · 02-21-2009, 11:47 AM

nope, i don't have any shrimp yet but planning to get some on Monday, what are some good types of shrimp to get? Im also planning on getting more snails and hermits, Monday.

one of my rocks looks like a soft green fur ball lol but its kinda gross and my clean up crew doesn't seem to want to go there.

Miltonic · 02-23-2009, 10:50 PM

well, I got a magnefloat today and cleaned all my glass of that algae, this made my tank look like 50% better, it'll be a 100% better once all the algae is gone.

I also got 5 scarlet hermit crabs, 5 astrea snails, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp man are they expensive, the small ones are $20 a piece and 2 cat's eye turbo snails.

I feel embarrassed of going to the LFS now, I've been going atleast twice a week for like 2 months lol The store is big but I feel they all know me already and this That fish place, Im talking about.

How my tank looks like now:

Jeremy0322 · 02-24-2009, 02:00 PM

Tanks looking good, the algae is kinda annoying but it goes away, all tanks get it. This is going to be a beautiful reef no doubt!

Miltonic · 02-24-2009, 04:17 PM

Thanks Jeremy, I know all tanks get it but its so boring waiting for it to go away.

anyway there was hermit crab slaughter last night and lost an undetermined amount of hermits, I just see little bodies laying around without shells. I assume they fought each other, ugh I guess I have to buy more.

I was thinking about getting myself a sea orchin to help with the algae, are any good one anyone would like to recommend?

jjohnson3 · 02-24-2009, 04:22 PM

You didn't lose the hermits...they probably just molted. All crabs, shrimp, and lobsters do it. All this means is they grew like a tiny bit lol. During the process they shed a layer of skin and grow some more. Mr.Crabs does it on Spongebob...(I don'tn watch it I have to watch it with my cousin lol)

Miltonic · 02-24-2009, 04:37 PM

lol I had forgotten they molted but so many did it at the same time I thought they had killed each other.

jjohnson3 · 02-24-2009, 04:38 PM

Haha. I guess they had a "molt party" lol.

Zack33 · 02-24-2009, 05:29 PM

If you wish to limit the amount of hermits and snails you need, and want to get rid of the ugly green algea very fast, the thing i'm talking about is a seahare, as long as you have fast algea growth, and not alot if any competition for the creature you will love them, they do a great job and can be very entertaining. As for the corals i would add some lps like a brain or flavia or even if you can find one a colourful leather, they all can be easy to keep, if you want to keep an sps right away a montipora is very easy to keep, they come in a variety of colours, and morphs. For the shrimp i would look into A skunk cleaner shrimp, A blood shrimp (my personal favourite).

Happy reefing.
Zack

silverflamez88 · 02-24-2009, 05:57 PM

I LOVE THAT FISH PLACE!!!!!!! I live in manhattan but go every time im home in PA usualy for something for the tank i set up for my mom and dad. Although sometimes the sales people come of snotty and demening and it takes forever to get help in the fish room, TAKE A NUMBER lol. Good Luck things are looking good

Jeremy0322 · 02-24-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jjohnson3

You didn't lose the hermits...they probably just molted. All crabs, shrimp, and lobsters do it. All this means is they grew like a tiny bit lol. During the process they shed a layer of skin and grow some more. Mr.Crabs does it on Spongebob...(I don'tn watch it I have to watch it with my cousin lol)

Yea, when you add them to your tank the iodine levels are different, and i believe that you can convince them to molt my making iodine in the tank higher, I am pretty sure it works for shrimp, which is why the majority of the time you will see the "skin" the day after a water change.

Miltonic · 02-24-2009, 09:27 PM

that makes sense today was the day after I did the water change.
i'll also look into getting a seahare but only if my green HA gets worse right now its growing mainly on the two pieces of dry rock i put in.

@silverflamez88- yeah, some of them are snotty and most don't know much about fish :/

Jeremy0322 · 02-24-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Miltonic

that makes sense today was the day after I did the water change.
i'll also look into getting a seahare but only if my green HA gets worse right now its growing mainly on the two pieces of dry rock i put in.

@silverflamez88- yeah, some of them are snotty and most don't know much about fish :/

If you are going to get a seahare make sure you can take it back once it eats all the algae otherwise it will starve, and you are also going to want to use a reactor or chaeto or something to make sure it just doesnt come back, algae needs nutrients to grow and once its gone if you dont maintain those it will come back no matter what. Other than that its a great idea.

Miltonic · 02-24-2009, 10:22 PM

I already have Chaeto in my fuge and it doesn't seem to be growing, I even put a small piece in my display yesterday to see what happens. I probably need a better light for my fuge.

Jeremy0322 · 02-24-2009, 10:24 PM

Its probably not growing because all the algae in the DT is making it really hard to do. If you take care of that algae i bet the chaeto will take off

02-21-2009, 11:47 AM	#62 (permalink)
Miltonic Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef nope, i don't have any shrimp yet but planning to get some on Monday, what are some good types of shrimp to get? Im also planning on getting more snails and hermits, Monday. one of my rocks looks like a soft green fur ball lol but its kinda gross and my clean up crew doesn't seem to want to go there. __________________ A Reef for XX - Follow my progress through the set up for my first reef tank.

02-23-2009, 10:50 PM	#63 (permalink)
Miltonic Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef well, I got a magnefloat today and cleaned all my glass of that algae, this made my tank look like 50% better, it'll be a 100% better once all the algae is gone. I also got 5 scarlet hermit crabs, 5 astrea snails, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp man are they expensive, the small ones are $20 a piece and 2 cat's eye turbo snails. I feel embarrassed of going to the LFS now, I've been going atleast twice a week for like 2 months lol The store is big but I feel they all know me already and this That fish place, Im talking about. How my tank looks like now: __________________ A Reef for XX - Follow my progress through the set up for my first reef tank.

02-24-2009, 02:00 PM	#64 (permalink)
Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,753 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef Tanks looking good, the algae is kinda annoying but it goes away, all tanks get it. This is going to be a beautiful reef no doubt! __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

02-24-2009, 04:17 PM	#65 (permalink)
Miltonic Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef Thanks Jeremy, I know all tanks get it but its so boring waiting for it to go away. anyway there was hermit crab slaughter last night and lost an undetermined amount of hermits, I just see little bodies laying around without shells. I assume they fought each other, ugh I guess I have to buy more. I was thinking about getting myself a sea orchin to help with the algae, are any good one anyone would like to recommend? __________________ A Reef for XX - Follow my progress through the set up for my first reef tank.

02-24-2009, 04:22 PM	#66 (permalink)
jjohnson3 Elegance coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,056 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef You didn't lose the hermits...they probably just molted. All crabs, shrimp, and lobsters do it. All this means is they grew like a tiny bit lol. During the process they shed a layer of skin and grow some more. Mr.Crabs does it on Spongebob...(I don'tn watch it I have to watch it with my cousin lol) __________________ >Jason< reefing........it's an addiction........ Here is how the tank is stocked(this will change) FISH 2-Occelaris Clownfish(mated) 1-Royal Gramma CORAL Pagoda Cup, Open Brain, and 12 awesome LPS frags from PEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-24-2009, 04:37 PM	#67 (permalink)
Miltonic Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef lol I had forgotten they molted but so many did it at the same time I thought they had killed each other. __________________ A Reef for XX - Follow my progress through the set up for my first reef tank.

02-24-2009, 04:38 PM	#68 (permalink)
jjohnson3 Elegance coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,056 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef Haha. I guess they had a "molt party" lol. __________________ >Jason< reefing........it's an addiction........ Here is how the tank is stocked(this will change) FISH 2-Occelaris Clownfish(mated) 1-Royal Gramma CORAL Pagoda Cup, Open Brain, and 12 awesome LPS frags from PEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-24-2009, 05:29 PM	#69 (permalink)
Zack33 Fire Coral Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 66 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef If you wish to limit the amount of hermits and snails you need, and want to get rid of the ugly green algea very fast, the thing i'm talking about is a seahare, as long as you have fast algea growth, and not alot if any competition for the creature you will love them, they do a great job and can be very entertaining. As for the corals i would add some lps like a brain or flavia or even if you can find one a colourful leather, they all can be easy to keep, if you want to keep an sps right away a montipora is very easy to keep, they come in a variety of colours, and morphs. For the shrimp i would look into A skunk cleaner shrimp, A blood shrimp (my personal favourite). Happy reefing. Zack

02-24-2009, 05:57 PM	#70 (permalink)
silverflamez88 Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef I LOVE THAT FISH PLACE!!!!!!! I live in manhattan but go every time im home in PA usualy for something for the tank i set up for my mom and dad. Although sometimes the sales people come of snotty and demening and it takes forever to get help in the fish room, TAKE A NUMBER lol. Good Luck things are looking good __________________ Matt If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in the water. -Loren Eisley 30 gal. Reef Tank/15 gal Sump/Coralife Super Skimmer/150 Watt 14,000k HQI/Working on Building a fuge for the sump.

02-24-2009, 09:27 PM	#72 (permalink)
Miltonic Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef that makes sense today was the day after I did the water change. i'll also look into getting a seahare but only if my green HA gets worse right now its growing mainly on the two pieces of dry rock i put in. @silverflamez88- yeah, some of them are snotty and most don't know much about fish :/ __________________ A Reef for XX - Follow my progress through the set up for my first reef tank.

02-24-2009, 10:22 PM	#74 (permalink)
Miltonic Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef I already have Chaeto in my fuge and it doesn't seem to be growing, I even put a small piece in my display yesterday to see what happens. I probably need a better light for my fuge. __________________ A Reef for XX - Follow my progress through the set up for my first reef tank.

02-24-2009, 10:24 PM	#75 (permalink)
Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,753 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Tank for xx - 90g Reef Its probably not growing because all the algae in the DT is making it really hard to do. If you take care of that algae i bet the chaeto will take off __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

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