Hi All, Thanks for the replies and advice. I assume I
should keep scraping the algae off the glass? I'm still torn on getting the clownfish tomorrow (my son's really excited to get our first fish). If the bloom is going to last a month or more (likely?) I don't want to be waiting *that* much longer to get a fish...
Conched, yeah, I have been feeding the shrimp by hand (so fun!). I've been feeding a pinch once a day (and not much of it seems to escape them). Yes, I am a scuba diver (you can see photos of my dives at the link in my sig).
Glenn, I don't
think I'm overfeeding (only a pinch a day for the shrimp - nothing else to feed) but maybe the excess is starting to accumulate from the past week of feeding them. I don't want to add too much more to the CUC, but most of my snails are really small types (ceriths, nerites for example). I might get 2 more scarlet reef hermits, 1 more turbo, 2 more astraea, and maybe another cerith (I like the nerites, but they're hard to come by here).
reefhusker, no problem on the game
Nebraska kept it close at halftime though! Quarantine tank? You should
read this article (long) and
this thread for clearer setup info. Many insist on quaranting your fish (insist that it's a necessity). But a quarantine tank can be very cheap. For mine, I have an old 10 gallon tank that had a simple fluorescent hood (all I need unless I choose to quarantine coral), I bought a simple sponge filter ($10) and an air pump for it ($10) [I think some would use a powerhead for this; not sure which is better], need to get a cheap heater ($15?), and I guess that's it (you don't want a powerhead to provide a lot of flow in the QT). No sand, no live rock, etc. - just regular water changes when you're quarantining fish. $800 on live rock? Wow, I spent $300 locally and thought that was a lot!
How many pounds? I think I posted in your thread about some good reasons to consider buying locally (and I bet you could even buy from some local reefers for cheaper). If you could save that much money, you could get your QT, an MP10/20, an ATO, etc.
Eddie, don't have the MP20 yet, but very likely... Ugh, this is a money pit (er, swamp)! Heh heh... Take care,
--Kyle