Mine also caught rust. You can use sand paper or something rough to clean the rust.

well I tried sanding it! didnt work so I am too scared to put them in the water. hahaha but never fear live stock came in yay!! a pom pom without his pompoms :( I hope he wont starve ?? any suggestions or comments? I also got some small RBTA attached to a piece of kenya tree, I have no frag poxy so I am not sure how I will root it, again comments and suggestions?

but the sexy shrimp are doing well :)and so is the hermit!

I have read somewhere that poppoms can survive with the nems. They will just use their feet to search for food. Btw you did not PM me the price that you got the pompoms for :P I will get one or maybe more depending on the price tag. And from where did you get it?

Hahahah sorry about that they cost me around 15 $ with my discount so I may be able to get one for you abour 17-20$ :) and my tank is doing perfect checking the levels tomorrow to see where I stand as well as feeding them tomorrow too.. will blood worms work? or do i Need mysis shrimp and brine?

That sounds reasonable :D I will give you a knock once I come back to Calgary on 30th.

I am not sure what you should feed them but as far as I remember, they would practically eat anything. Maybe using the power of google will hatch some more info :D

My Pompom lost his nems within the first few months I put him in the tank...he then picked up two small mushrooms and has been doing fine with them since.

thats good to know, at the moment I dont have anything small enough for him to grab :( I sure hope he will be alright. perhaps on pay day Ill have to look into getting some small hairymushrooms or something fun

Day 17 and the tank is still going strong! ha all the shrimps are doing well the pom pom is good the RTBA is perfect and the hermit is well fed! pics posted soon!

I do have one question about how to stablize temp swing and if 81-82 degrees Ferinheit is too high to keep fish and inverts and corals?

feather caulerpa good or bad?
 

Day 23 and all is well temp as come down since we are getting colder in Calgary! Parametes are all perfect! diatoms are starting in abundence! one question has come across my mind though, I modded my Ac 30 into a makeshift fuge not glued or anything. I got some strange plant for the back of it and found out that it was feather caulerpa. Should I continue to use this for my fuge or should I get soemthing less invasive, from what I have been reading is that it can take over your tank quite fast ? any ideas?

Get Cheato....avoid Caulerpa.