Mantis Shrimp Tank

[Moogled]

Originally Posted by rudy

Don't be stupid Marco. Get the darn pea**** at Oceans


33 gallon a few pounds of live rock, a sand bed and an ac 500.


Just do your water changes and you won't need a skimmer.

Sweet. Does a barebottom mantis tank work? Maybe I can pick up a piece of starboard because I really think that a sandbed would make my maintenance harder.

I also thought of a solution to the glass problem. For my front panel of 33 gallon, can I insert of a piece of acrylic the same size? Perhaps that would be practical under the assumption that the Pea**** will hit the front panel most often because that's where the action is.

Also, lol@censors.

[justinl]

BB has been done before with pea****s however it is not generally recommended. Pea****s usually like to build themselves a cave in the sand under the LR. so despite the fact that maintenance will be required, your mantis will at least have a nice home. if you go with a sand bed use oolitic sand, not crushed coral or silica. crushed coral and silica are much too abrasive and will, over time, wear on the pea****.