New SW Tank

Picture from back side.

 

OK, so do I put them in the tanm before I call it a night????

 

I would put the crabs back in the tank - they'll have a better shot in there. You may want to invest in a light that spans the length of your tank as well. Additional live rock as well.

 

If there just sitting in a bucket without any airstone or PH I'd put them back in the tank

 

Do you plan on having a reef tank or only fish?

 

Back in the tank

OK, 2 crabs and 1 sea snail back in the tank! Good night and thanks for all your input!

 

You need a source of ammonia to start the cycle.

Small damsel fish or
Dead frozen shrimp.. put it in and let it rot. or
Household ammonia... not recommended but possible or
Urine ...same

Just get a shrimp throw it in and watch the cycle on your test kits. If you use a damsel put it in before you start the cycle... putting creatures in mid cycle will be very stressful and most likely deadly.
A Typical Break-In Cycle

 

so i was wondering if the rock you had was live rock? it just looked pretty bleached to me. If you want an idea on how much live rock to have, try looking at some of the tank pics on the site.

P.S......dont trust PETCO

 

Thanks all!! I was told they where live rocks and would come back after a while since they where out of water a while. I plan to add two cheap damsel fish tomorrow.

 

Here is a much better picture. sand settled and Glo light turned off.