Chance's 4G Tide Pool!

I will certainly be looking into one but like any other nem, I'm gonna go by the 6 month rule. and guess what? we have water!

4 inch DSB, and I threw in some dry rubble and a shell.

 

So here it is all cleared up, with some life!



Against some of your suggestions, I went ahead and got a hermit for the time being. Now when I get the mantis, I'll be putting it in the sump to clean up in there.

 

I don't remember where I saw it, but recently there was a thread about someone wanting aiptasia for their overflow, and then someone brought up Palythoa's. Well I'm short handed on Paly's, but I have an abundance of Anthelia, So I figured it may work the same.


Since the mantis is gonna move everything around anyway, I decided not to do any sort of scape. So I just piled everything up on the left xD

 

cool cant wait to see the shrimp ;D

 

Tank temperature was well over 85f, kind of worried me. Hermit crab is fine, Anthelia in overflow kind of withering. I need to figure out a way to keep the tank cooled down before I add anything else.

 

I can't imagine why any would want to introduce aipatasia into their system. That stuff is nasty (and can injure corals if they get large enough).

...Tank is looking good, Chance. Can't wait to see the mantis you pick out.

 

Well the reason they wanted it for their overflow was to consume un-eaten food. Which makes sense in theory, but the idea of propagating something like that gave me shivers. On nano-reef there's a gentleman who made a tank entirely out of undesirables, mojano, aiptasia, xenia, lots of invasive macro's, and it look awesome.
Islandoftiki's Mantis/Pest Tank! Pico Contest Entry. - Nano-Reef.com Forums

 

Yay for stuff!
This BDD needed a home, and I saved him! So don't bash me for putting him in this tiny tank x)


Mangroves are doing very well under the grow light, even though one is still a stick.

 

The BDD took one too many to the head after I added my mantis. He turned into Hermit Crab food! I found an N. Wennerae at a LFS for $20

He's so cool, he enjoys a chunk of frozen mysis to beat up. Pics when I can get em!

 

Movie timeeeee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5fUMSX2NmQ&feature=plcp