acclimation for crustaceans

[digitalsteve]

good to know... now onto a mangrove question , do i need to trim the leaves and if so , how much ?

[Aquattro]

sorry, I get off here. Never had a mangrove.

[digitalsteve]

lol, well thanks anyway , alright , i have a toadstool coral that just wont open up , is there a reason for this , i got him on sat and he just wont seem to bloom and does a cleaner wrasse always secrete that pouch when it sleeps?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by digitalsteve

lol, well thanks anyway , alright , i have a toadstool coral that just wont open up , is there a reason for this , i got him on sat and he just wont seem to bloom and does a cleaner wrasse always secrete that pouch when it sleeps?

You're just gonna go on all night, aren't you??

Leather corals can often stay "waxed" over for a couple of days, nothing to worry about.

Many wrasses wrap themselves in cacoons at night (every night), it's normal!

[digitalsteve]

lol, i am at work all night long so i need something to pass the time. alright , i wont worry about the coral for now , should i remove the coccon in the mornings or will it just break down ?

[Aquattro]

it'll just break down. Are you running a skimmer? It will help remove the dissolved organics from these.

[digitalsteve]

the guy i bought my tank off of turned the skimmer into a 'fuge off the back but i do have a fiter the is side mounted that i use to skim crap out of the water with , it gets cleaned on or twice a day

[Aquattro]

On a tank that size, you can buy small air driven skimmers that work quite well for a reasonalbe price. Something to look into.

[digitalsteve]

good to know . how well does a yellow watchman goby do in a tank that size , he would have the company of a cleaner wrasse , a false perc, and a tomato clown

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by digitalsteve

good to know... now onto a mangrove question , do i need to trim the leaves and if so , how much ?

Haha you're gonna love this. "It depends" !! Basically there are two schools of thought (from what I can tell). One that says yes prune the leaves, you'll get better nutrient export. The other one says "leave it be and let it grow into a cool plant." I've never picked the leaves off mine unless they turn yellow. They are so amazingly slow growing that I can't imagine they're really effective at nutrient export. They look cool though.