brandolando4 Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 How often should I feed sexy shrimp?? Link to comment
.Newman. Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 some people recommend every day. Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Ok so i added some of my zoas from my other tank to this tank. I also got a better cuc today. 1 Astrea 2 Nerites 1 red legged hermit (I think) 1 Nassarius snail Fabio and Angelina Jolie the sexy shrimp! Rasta Zoa's?? I think And a pic of my ghetto media rack, now with Chemipure elite, thanks Stevie T!! 1st Chamber Filter Floss 2nd CHamber Chemipure elite 3rd chamber bag of clay things for bacteria to grow on, and some LR rubble. So i havent seen the third sexy shrimp all day, is it normal for two to hang out and the other to be shunned?? And what can I add to the third rack that will be better then the LR Rubble? Link to comment
jgpico Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Eagle eyes if I'm not mistaken. Media rack looks good. Link to comment
jdl Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 How often should I feed sexy shrimp?? everyday probably. you want to feed them enough so they wont pick at your corals. pay attn to your zoa skirts. if they look beat up feed them more. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 yes those are eagle eyes or watermelons, w/e you feel like calling them. its the most prominent zoa in my pico. they grow great. Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Ok so I was looking at my sexy's and they are hanging out on the orange ric alot, do they eat rics? Link to comment
jdl Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 no a ric is a nem relative so they are most likely hosting it Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 That's what I assumed, but I wasn't too what sexy look like hen they are eating so I was concerned! Link to comment
jdl Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 id worry about zoas and lps the most. if they are on your zoas, they are picking them imo. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 you may want to get them a maxi mini nem. its one more way to keep them fed because they will not only try to host it, they will also eat the mucus slime off it. just make sure to keep the maxi mini nem and the shrimp well fed so that the maxi nem doesnt run out of gas. Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 I'm picking a nem up this weekend as a matter of fact!! When you say keep the nem well fed do u mean feed it 2 times a week with some mysis?? Link to comment
.Newman. Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 sure, w/e you think is adequate for it. Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Lol, ok!! With the mini maxi in the tank will I have to feed the sexy's daily still?? Link to comment
.Newman. Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I would think so...unless you see that your are overfeeding and the corals start acting up as a result of phosphates or nitrates getting too high in between water changes. Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Thank you for the help!! Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hey, so over the past couple of days i haven't been able to scrub my glass, because apparently my sand is magnetic, and sticks to the nanomag and scratches the glass. John from reef cleaners told me this is really bad, so tomorrow i have to break down the tank and get rid of all this sand!! SON OF A BEOTCH Link to comment
Drift Monkey Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hey, so over the past couple of days i haven't been able to scrub my glass, because apparently my sand is magnetic, and sticks to the nanomag and scratches the glass. John from reef cleaners told me this is really bad, so tomorrow i have to break down the tank and get rid of all this sand!! SON OF A BEOTCH Ah, the fatal "black sand" mistake. Many of us have been there... Siphon it out a bit at a time... Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Is all black sand like that??? I wish someone told me black sand was bad, I don't understand why someone would make magnetic marine sand!! I was planning on buying some normal sand from my store and using half that and half sand from my bif tank. If i did this could i just get rid of the black sand all at once?? Link to comment
Drift Monkey Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Is all black sand like that??? I wish someone told me black sand was bad, I don't understand why someone would make magnetic marine sand!! I was planning on buying some normal sand from my store and using half that and half sand from my bif tank. If i did this could i just get rid of the black sand all at once?? Not all from what I hear...some have decent luck with some black sands. As long as you don't 'cause a mini cycle it should be fine. Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'll Keep some water made so i can change water if anything happens!! Link to comment
Drift Monkey Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'll Keep some water made so i can change water if anything happens!! That sounds like a good idea. Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 thanks for the help!! Link to comment
SnakPak Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Is all black sand like that??? I wish someone told me black sand was bad, I don't understand why someone would make magnetic marine sand!! I was planning on buying some normal sand from my store and using half that and half sand from my bif tank. If i did this could i just get rid of the black sand all at once?? Black sand is magnetic because of the metals it contains. It wasn't man-made to be magnetic. I don't want to sound harsh, but you seem to be moving really quickly with this tank. Reef tanks take time and a lot of patience. The more you have, the better off your results will be. Each change you make to the tank can make a huge difference to all of the livestock. When you take out the sand and replace it with new sand, be sure to do a very thorough water change. You are going to stir up a lot of detritus from the sand bed that could put you through a mini-cycle. Mitigate that risk by changing the water during the sand change, and then again a day or so later. You can use half and half, but just remember when you stir up the other sand, you're going to release more detritus. I'd say you're better off just replacing it with fresh sand and doing more water changes. Test your water too. You don't want to risk losing all that livestock you've introduced. Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 My plan was to put all livestock in a bucket. Then take everything out!! And replace with sand!! I was hoping that would minimize too much detritus from being kicked up!! And I'm going to keep five gallons Of water made to change daily!! Link to comment
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