G&D's Foray Into a 90G Tank (Take One)

[gridley]

Originally Posted by kien

Wow this tank looks awesome! Love the white stand and cabinetry. Very clean and sexy :-) you did a phenomenal job here! Well done.

Wow - I really appreciate the compliment - I was looking through your tank thread and I only hope that when my tank grows up it looks close to yours. Thanks

[gridley]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

If you're still looking for some reading ...

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=48321

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/11/chemistry

Hi Greg - now I have some reading for tonight! I appreciate your sending these. I'm looking forward to learning and hopefully soon getting some coral into the tank.

[gridley]

I was doing some cleaning in the sump tonight and noticed something alive on one of my sump rocks - a closer inspection revealed a small crab. Its body is about the size of a dime. Sorry, no picts - I tried to get one with my phone but it was quickly gone.

What is the generally accepted opinion:
A. Let well enough alone?
B. Capture and remove?
C. Pretend I never saw it?

[daplatapus]

If it's in the sump, I think I'd leave it. It won't pose any threat to fish (which is usually the biggest concern with hitchhiking crabs) and it'll just help clean up any food that makes it back to the sump IMO.

[gridley]

Thanks - I appreciate that - now I just need to come up with a name for the hitchhiking sump crab.

[gridley]

Last week we spotted the crab in the sump and decided that we would let him be - however, just for the sake of doing it, we placed a small piece of raw meat in a glass, tipped it up against the rock in the sump and by morning we had ourselves a crab!



It's body is about the size of a dime - quite small. After showing the kids we released it back into the wilds of the sump to live a happy productive life.

[gridley]

Its time to introduce the newest member of our family. We moved our Onespot Foxface Rabbitfish into the DT. He is doing quite well and playing nicely with the other residents.

[kien]

Originally Posted by gridley

Its time to introduce the newest member of our family. We moved our Onespot Foxface Rabbitfish into the DT. He is doing quite well and playing nicely with the other residents.

WHOA! He looks like one badass MOFO! Watch those spikes!

[Jason McK]

Great build. Love the electronic cabinet

[gridley]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

Great build. Love the electronic cabinet

Thank you very much - I am very pleased with how it turned out - though the inspiration for it came from Subman.