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Hmm... i think this was more bad advice from my LFS then (which they seem to be full of if it means making a sale) so i'll try to stay away from anymore Horse shoe crabs...
There are alot of "Bad" and "Good"
LFS, if we can call them that. It is more of different breeds of people. Worshipping the almighty dollar w/o regards to accountability and good stewardship, uninformed store help who are also learning the marine hobby, and honest, well informed marine hobbiest. And with time you will recognize them also. Never ever make an IMPULSE livestock purchase. You can find yourself in trouble fast. Zip home and research, research, research.
Then decide if you are right for the creature. If you've done your homework and it is a match and you still want it, go for it.
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and actually from your first post my tank has been set up since may 1st so its about 2 1/2 months old... so it has cycled...
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Sorry I couldn't remember exactly how long your
DT had been up. Thanks for filling in my memory loss there.
You still have a very fragile eco system there that is trying to mature.
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i moved some of my powerheads today so i'll see what that does... and i also removed as much of the algae as i really could...
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It's good to change up your water flow now and then. I hope that this will help control the algaes from spreading and also help you find any foreign matter that may still be in there. Continue to manually remove as much algae as you can. Every bit helps.
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what do you recommend for stirring up the sand other than the horse shoe crab? cause he did a heck of a job and was VERY exciting to watch...
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At the present moment, until you can get your water parameters in check, I would not add anything at all. To do so will multiply the current problems you are having. You need to stay on top of water changes and mechanical maintence to begin to read zero for
nitrites and get those
nitrates lowered as they are a killing machine for invertebrates. You don't want to increase the bio load right now, you want to stabalize it and hold it there. Give those animals that you have in there time to heal. Different varieties of hermit crabs are good, as well as the sand sifting snails. I personally do not like hermits due to my corals, but others adore them. I guess it is a personal preference. Others can advise you on what species are best. I prefer snails myself.
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i found another dead Emerald crab today... and the remnants of a porcelain crabs claw... saddest ever...
and i've talked to everyone i know that i trust a bit about this problem... just can't figure it out...
on the positive i seem to be pretty good at growing algae... a few more weeks of this and all my inverts will be gone and i can really focus on what seems to be my true calling... algae farmer!
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Sometimes we never figure out what made things go South.
We just have to take the current situation and knowledge we have presented to us and go from there. I have had my own trials and errors and so has everyone else here in our family on TR. That's what makes this hobby so interesting and a challenge. If it were so easy, everyone who be doing it!
I love your humorous, positive attitude and it will take you VERY FAR my friend. Buck up and chin up!
This is just a temporary, minor setback. Nothing more. This is just one more learning curve in your memoirs on reefing. Everyone has issues here and there during the first year as their tanks are maturing and growing.
