KrazyKuch's & Michika's 180Gal Tank Build

[mseepman]

I have a little white crab that came in with one of my acros...seems to not affect the acro at all...should I be worried...I thought it was a good crab.

[michika]

Is it hairy? Does it have a black or dark brown type mask over its eyes? Its probably a commensal crab. This is a bit of a better photo.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Here's another good photo of one.

[michika]

So our colonies have been enjoying tank life for about two weeks now. We've seen quite a bit of colour shifting in some colonies, and nothing in others. A little bit of comparison for all of you. Older photos are at the top. Apologies for the out of focus shots.

Yellow:









Cap:





Pink w/orange tips:







Purple:

[michika]

Light purple/blue:





Pink:

[christyf5]

Stunning, love that purple/cream milli and the little blue tree one in the pic with the pink milli (don't you just love it when I get all technical? ).

[michika]

Thank you. I love the little blue tree too! I thought it was too delicate and pretty to pass up at the store!

[michika]

Just got confirmation that our RKE shipped today. It was in Wisconsin early this afternoon. No ETA on it.

[michika]

Quick Update
- RKE is still in Wisconsin
- Ozonizer is at Customs in B.C.
- SPS order to arrive on Monday, or Tuesday
- The Kalk. top-off did fail as I expected. I turned it on and forgot about it. Oops! No harm, I don't fill it up enough to cause any problems.
- Researching inverts, or fish, to add that will help keep the sandbed clean, suggestions?

Cleaning out the bad acro crabs




Breakfast




FTS from this morning; the back and edges of the tank need cleaning

[fencer]

Sand dollars and those snails that bury themselves. I have a 3in bed.