Recent content by Charliegrs

Due to losing my job and a pending move out of state I'm forced to sell my Nuvo 16 aquarium with stand. For now I only want to sell to a local Phoenix, AZ buyer who can pick it up and pay cash. Heres the link to the craigslist ad: Saltwater aquarium Nuvo 16 + stand

Your hand feeding your snowflake? Oh man, its only a matter of time before you get a nasty bite! They have sharp teeth and strong jaws and bad eyesight, so while it may be trying to take the krill from your hand it may miss and grab your finger instead. I used to feed my snowflake shrimp with...

I like your tank alot. It has a different look than most tanks I see. I think its because of all the macroalgae. You dont see that in too many tanks. And I hope your eel or frogfish dont eat your shrimp!

Also, if you get a bigger tank for the eel and it has a overflow, you might want to close it off somehow like with mesh or something because my snowflake (back when I had one) used to constantly jump into the overflow and hang out in there and then jump back in the tank. Just something to keep...

Its not surprising to me. I added a small snowflake to my tank, and he was a NIGHTMARE. I always heard they were somewhat laid back and wouldnt really try to eat fish, but after the first day the snowflake ate both my goby AND pistol shrimp that were paired up. Then he ate my green clown goby...

It might be a good idea to try putting them up for sale on craigslist before you have to resort to shipping them to someone. Its more convenient for you, less stressful for the hermits. Especially if your LFS is 2 hours away, theres probably some other reefers around you who would find it much...

that looks REALLY good! edit: Just out of curiousity, is it meant to be viewed from either side? Like do both sides of the tank face a room you hang out in or does one side face a closet or garage or something? I ask because if the tank is only meant to be viewed from one side then you might...

try having a goby and pistol shrimp!

Well what fish did you have in mind? In my 55, I had a pair of small percula clowns, and a yellow watchman goby. The clowns always stayed to the mid-upper regions of the tank and swam freely, whereas the goby, like most gobys, lived on the bottom and shared a hole with a pistol shrimp. So those...

About your refractometer, if it currently measures zero with distilled water then it should be fine for calibration. You might want to check it periodically to make sure it still says zero. If it doesnt, its not the end of the world. Say it measure above zero with distilled water, then just note...

Why not just wait and see if whatever this creature is actually causes any problems? If its a little pistol, I highly doubt its going to kill anything in your tank. If its a mantis, then it may become a problem but I think if it was me I would just wait it out and see what happens. By the way...

I have a pistol in my tank, a big one! I got him to buddy up with my yellow watchman goby. I hear him pop sometimes, but hes never hurt anything in the tank. Why are you trying to hard to get rid of this pistol? Has he killed anything? Id say hes probably pretty harmless unless you just cant...

I have a pretty large pistol shrimp with my goby, and I have a cleaner shrimp too. I havent noticed any problems so far and theyve been in the tank for over a month now.

You might be right, he may be a small decorator. Me personally if I found a crab that small I would just put him back in the tank and hope for the best!

I have had 2 pairs of shrimp and goby. 1. A orange spot goby and tiger pistol shrimp. Bought the goby first, then the next day the shrimp. It only took a day for them to pair up. Both were eaten by the snowflake eel I introduced later on :( rip 2. My current pair, yellow watchman and tiger...