sparty059
Active Member
Ok, so I don't want to create another thread, so I'm going to work off of this.
A few things since my last post.
My LFS guy told me that I can use a toothbrush and pull the GHA off the rocks easily. I've done this and I must say, my tank is starting to actually look like a decent looking tank again! There are still a few spots that could use a clean up but I'm going to purchase a few more mexican turbos and let them at it. I did a test on my water and my levels are pH - 8.2 maybe 8.3 and my Nitrate 0. Someone mentioned that my Nitrates could just be covered up by the algae causing my numbers to be off, but I'm going to assume at this point it's zero since I haven't see any additional algae growth since my last algae removal.
I haven't been able to find the pink crab since my last post. However, I've decided since I haven't seen any damage done then I'm just going to leave him in my tank. For all I know, he could be doing more good than harm at the moment. another HOWEVER! My emerald crab on the other hand, got on my bad side last night. All lights were off (except my moonlit LED's) and I noticed a crab on one of my rocks. Well this rock was where all of my GSP sits and I found the crab trying to rip the GSP off the rock and trying to eat it. I guess the word TRYING is a poor choice of words, since he demolished a decent section on that rock. I immediately put one of my tools in there and pretty much shood him off the rock. If I catch him again, he'll be an appetizer for me.
Lastly, I've decided my stock list:
I currently have-
2 clowns
5 PJ cards
1 blenny
10-30 snails, 3 mexican turbos, 1 emerald, 1 mystery cab, 1 peppermint srimp, many britle stars.
GSP, and Hammer Coral.
I've decied I'm going to be getting the following (in order of how I'm going to be purchasing them):
1 Hippo Tang
1 Fu Manchu
1 Yellow Tang
1 Goby (Yet to be decided on)
1 (Other normal size fish) or 4-6 smaller fish that will school that the Fu Manchu can not eat.
Again, I have a 150 gallon, 5' long x 2 1/2' tall x1 1/2' deep. I'm pretty sure this should add a nice look to my tank and it shouldn't be too crowded to the point where fighting happens.
A few things since my last post.
My LFS guy told me that I can use a toothbrush and pull the GHA off the rocks easily. I've done this and I must say, my tank is starting to actually look like a decent looking tank again! There are still a few spots that could use a clean up but I'm going to purchase a few more mexican turbos and let them at it. I did a test on my water and my levels are pH - 8.2 maybe 8.3 and my Nitrate 0. Someone mentioned that my Nitrates could just be covered up by the algae causing my numbers to be off, but I'm going to assume at this point it's zero since I haven't see any additional algae growth since my last algae removal.
I haven't been able to find the pink crab since my last post. However, I've decided since I haven't seen any damage done then I'm just going to leave him in my tank. For all I know, he could be doing more good than harm at the moment. another HOWEVER! My emerald crab on the other hand, got on my bad side last night. All lights were off (except my moonlit LED's) and I noticed a crab on one of my rocks. Well this rock was where all of my GSP sits and I found the crab trying to rip the GSP off the rock and trying to eat it. I guess the word TRYING is a poor choice of words, since he demolished a decent section on that rock. I immediately put one of my tools in there and pretty much shood him off the rock. If I catch him again, he'll be an appetizer for me.
Lastly, I've decided my stock list:
I currently have-
2 clowns
5 PJ cards
1 blenny
10-30 snails, 3 mexican turbos, 1 emerald, 1 mystery cab, 1 peppermint srimp, many britle stars.
GSP, and Hammer Coral.
I've decied I'm going to be getting the following (in order of how I'm going to be purchasing them):
1 Hippo Tang
1 Fu Manchu
1 Yellow Tang
1 Goby (Yet to be decided on)
1 (Other normal size fish) or 4-6 smaller fish that will school that the Fu Manchu can not eat.
Again, I have a 150 gallon, 5' long x 2 1/2' tall x1 1/2' deep. I'm pretty sure this should add a nice look to my tank and it shouldn't be too crowded to the point where fighting happens.
