Packleader's 40 gallon thread

*update*

Today I took one of my frags of FGSP's and the urchin back to the LFS for store credit. The GSP's are growing like weeds, so I was happy to just have them taken off my hands at all, let alone get credit.
Luna bet me I wouldnt last a month before returning the urchin, lol. But I made it. I actually didnt return it for the reasons given then though. It wasnt a bulldozer or piggy at all. It was just too darn nocturnal. Would hide in the deepest crevice of rock possible if there was any light at all. It wasnt very inter-active IMO. With a tank thats small like mine, I dont have room to keep a lot. So I returned it to make more room for something I will enjoy more.
I am also going to eventually get my yellow tail and blue damsel's out of the tank for room reasons as well. I tried for about 2 hours today, and couldnt get them I shall try a DIY trap tomorrow.

 

Good luck brother. Too bad about returning the livestock. I have done that too much myself. I guess that's part of it though. Two weeks ago it was two fish and a coral. Now I have replaced it with one fish and two corals. The cycle continues!!!!!

 

Thanks John. I'm really not that bummed about returning the livestock though, honestly. Like I said, the urchin was completely un-interactive. But it was completely healthy and happy. The frag of GSP's was just that; a frag. A frag I fragged. I still have more frags of it. Free store credit there, and more credit once the other frags are ready. Man, I love fragging. Crack for reefkeepers ;D
The damsel's where the only ones I was iffy about removing from my tank. But after thinking about it, I would rather keep other creatures. After getting rid of the urchin, and the damsel's, I want to get one or maybe two ther fish, and be done with the tank. Other than corals

 

You need a bigger tank dude. Bad. Your 120 is calling.....Jaaaaaassssssonnnnnnnn.....buuuyyyyyyy meeeeeeee

 

Very nice tank!

I'm normally not a fan of naso's but yours looks great.

Can i have it?

 

So today I sat in front of my tank for two hours holding fishing line attached to my DIY trap. All I managed to get into the trap were my blennie and my skunk shrimp The damsel's (the intended targets), looked at the trap, then looked at me the rest of the time like I was a moron. I felt like a moron, too.

 

........when damsels win.........Round 1 anyway.

 

damsel's have now won more rounds. Tried the bait in the net trick, no dice. Tried just chasing them around with the net again, no dice. I may have to resort to either tearing down the tank or a hook and line

 

Just move the rock dude. Real slow. Don't mess with the sandbed at all. That's what I would do. It might cause a little spike in NH4 and NO2 but nothing major. Just dose with prime right after to bind that which you have released and all will be well.

 

*updates*

Since last posting, we have lost our Naso But I did manage to get one of the damsel's. To go in the two of their places I picked up a little 1" Blue Hippo. Pics!: