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Feel sorry for your kids, if you have any. Probably going to starve... ::)
Or, at least, give us the best description you can of your nocturnal "whatchamacallit"...:-/
I had same problem with a gorilla crab that hitched in with some LR from Florida. (small, brown, fuzzy, very destructive) Took allot of patience...
No, you are not the only one. Expect it is time Matt is working his magic... Be patient... The forum ALWAYS comes back. ;D
[IMG] Very cool. May they multiply and spread for you. ;D
Amen... Look so great when first arrive at LFS...expect many of us tricked into buying them once upon a time. :-/
HaHa...3 stooges is right! Great pic.
[IMG] Great to see you finally made way here. Sounds like a great system. Join the rest of us $$$ hemeraging fools...;D PS: Not too...
[IMG] Congrats on corals and for having such an understanding wife!!! ;D
Still a good investment, just for the learning experience. Guess you have been told enough, ICK is all about stress. Thank God, nothing I have...
Lookin good! What salt mix are you using? I recently switched from Instant Ocean to Reef Crystals...Ca went from ~320 to ~380-400 more then...
[IMG] Wow...big job...congrats on doing. Hopes makes difference for you. Keep us posted. Scott
Good reason not to use crushed coral substrate. So, back to original question, Phosphates should not be an issue putting coral skeleton in tank....
Great job at convincing wife (wish you could talk mine into a larger system...:P) Use new sand...but using existing water and rock, and if LFS...
`[IMG] Always happy to see another (almost) retired military about. (I finished up my 20 yrs in '92 - so have been at it a while.) Sounds like...
Ummm, seems to me "more pockets to hide in" are a good thing. Increases surface area for nitrificating bacteria to thrive in. Also would...
:confused: All the sand we are using is basically "crushed coral" :-/
:-/ I really don't understand why:confused: All live rock is basically coral skeleton. Might depend on source. I have often added nice...
Got me brimming with excitement also!!! [IMG] Keep us posted. You know we expect lots of pics. ;)
Only thing I think you have to decide on is what pump you want to run it with...seems to me either Mag Drive 7 or Rio 3100. Don't really know...
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