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Pull out what ever is in the tank right away, cut back on feeding, add carbon to the tank and change it every 2 weeks, add GFO to get the phosphates...
Sweet, LOL
When did you get the wrasse? They can hide for a week or more before coming out. Just keep your water quality up and the palys will come around, be...
It certainly looks healthy, so it could be splitting and should not be a problem.
5 gallon buckets with lids.
That looks a lot like the little guy, especially the claws. K+ The sump is where it is at right now and the fuge will be it's permanent residence.
I don't like the uneven claw size and the claw tips don't look like they are flattened like an emerald.
It will take a month or so to become live, several months to start looking like live rock. Your algae problem most likely stems from detritus build...
If you can't find the sand at Toys Petsmart has a 30lb bag of dry aragonite sand for $20.
Here are some pics of a hitchhiker crab. The pic shows the size. It was in a tupperware bowl and you can see the size identifier for comparison....
You don't want to blast them with flow, move the mp over a little so they aren't getting blasted.
Look great can't wait to see them in your tank.
Looks great
You will need to test for nitrate, phosphate, nitrite and ammonia and post the results so we can help you better. What do you have for filtration?...
No they should settle down in a little while. The filaments should be coming from the tips or polyps openings. If it is coming from somewhere else...
Congrats on the new tank, great looking tank and helper.
They are mesenterial filaments, a form of warfare when they sense a coral that is closer than they like.
Get one for your fuge also. Just mention to John that you would like to get one one for your fuge when he emails his suggestion back.
Nice adds and tank. The mandarin is a male, the elongated dorsal spine is how you tell.
Aiptasia or majano, get rid of it with aiptasia-x, joe's juice, inject boiling water or lemon juice or kalkwasser solution into it.
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