Lobster in sump?

The sump on my 90 is a 2'x1' wet/dry with a water level of 7 1/2". I replaced the bio ball chamber with LR, so I have a trickle over live rock, then underneath that a chamber of empty water that flows into the other half with the skimmer and pumps. Is there anything that could live down there, or would the noise be too stressful? I was thinking about adding a Debelius Reef Lobster (Purple Lobster), but I didn't know if it would be too small/noisy. Would it need more space? Other suggestions of of relatively big cool invert for the sump? Also, I like the idea of a lobster because he would eat meaty chunks of food that got away from the coral and fish and went over the overflow during feedings. A lot of this stuff gets trapped in the chamber of water underneath the live rock trickle. If I got one of these guys I would drop the Live Rock down to the sump floor so he'd have caves like they like. Oh, and also, would the fact that its dark almost all the time be a problem? I thought no because they are nocturnal and they hide in dark caves during the day anyway, but I thought I'd bring it up.

 

Oh, and does anyone have experience with these guys? I know they're relatively new to the hobby.

 

i think its too small for a lobster. but first is there a area where the creature would be safe from being sucked into the pumps?
whats the purpose of this animal? clean up or just to keep?
if its just to keep, can you see your sump easily every day, is it in plain view or will this be something were you have to open up a cabinet to see?


my advice, is this may just be one of those impulse buys thats its best either to commit to getting a second tank for or forget it.

 

There is a purpose to keeping an animal down there. I constantly find decaying bits of meaty food in my sump in the area below the shelf of live rock. It's not my feeding. I feed 2 of 5 foods to my fish-a cube of mysis, a cube of spirulina brine, a pinch of flake, a small portion of cyclop-eeze, or a cube of formula 2. A cube seems like a lot, but my fish down it in 2 or 3 minutes. However, due to the flow schemes at the surface of the water, a couple pieces of food end up going over the overflow because there are always those couple mysids that don't sink, but stay on top of the water due to surface tension. Those go over the overflow. The rest is eaten quickly. Also, some pieces of shrimp and scallop that get away during LPS feeding can get up to the surface and over the overflow. I find these meaty bits often in the left part of the overflow, so they never get over to the skimmer. I also can't easily access it to remove it. So my idea was for some scavenger to eat that build up.

If it was an impulse buy, I wouldn't be researching it and asking on 3reef;D.

 

important to take what soustdt said into consideration, i believe it could be done but make sure that you have a set lighting schedule, plenty of places for him to hide, and that you keep your iodine levels up

 

i would use hermits or snails if its just for cleaning and it wouldn't hurt to eggcrate the pumps off.

a lobster would require alot of hiding places in its area

also it just kinda seems like a waste to have what i feel is partly a show animal some where it won't be visible doing the job that a hermit could do for cheaper(and hermits would probably live more contently their then a lobster that would get 6 inches long )

 

Thats the other problem. I have all my levels in good check due to the reef over the sump. Do they need coral growing lighting, or could I add some lights that are cheaper just to simulate the night day cycle?

 

So maybe a couple hermits and emeralds? I was thinking lobster because they are cool, but that wasn't my primary concern. I would rather have something to get the job done.

 

i would think some hermits and emeralds would be better for the job. regular lights are fine, i wouldn't get to many emeralds though they may fight over territory in such a small area(or make sure there roughly the same size).

 

Thats really what I was thinking, but my thought is if there is a chance to keep something cool, see if its possible. I'll look into some extra hermits and snails for the job.