Goldenmean's 55G Golden Path - Page 3

ChuckG · #21 (**permalink**) 08-16-2007, 02:51 PM

I've seen the all white hermits. Common to this area. Not as prevalent as the stripped leg hermit though.

Octoman · #22 (**permalink**) 08-16-2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by goldenmean

.... that brings me back to my first tank in college and in my early 20's when I had a FW Pirana tank.
One of my pirana lived for 8 years.
He loved him some goldfish.

I had a piranha about 7-8 years ago, I worked in the LFS and it snuck in (They're illegal here) with a shipment of tetras, just swimming around with them - looked a lot like them. I raised it from 1 inch to about 5 inches before finding it a new home.

goldenmean · #23 (**permalink**) 08-16-2007, 04:37 PM

The last 2 pirana I had (started with 6 about the size of quarters) were the size of my hand ~ probably 7-8"

goldenmean · #24 (**permalink**) 08-17-2007, 02:19 AM

This evenings round of tests
Ammonia Elos - .0 FasTest - 0
Nitrite 1
Nitrate 50

goldenmean · #25 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 04:49 AM

A couple of pics of the new tank at 10 days:

Ammonia has been at 0 for 4 days now.
Trites and trates were pretty high at 1 and 50 mg/L respectfully on Friday
A couple of water changes over the weekend of 20% and 10% and
Today NO2 was .05 and NO3 was 5

I speared 3 gorilla crabs last night and today I missed a good sized gorilla crab 3 times. He wont come out of his rock but I can take a stab at him when he gets close to one of his cave entrances.

I also transfered 3 of my larger hermits with the most attitude from the nano to the 55. They are chowing down on the red and green hair algae that came on the LR.
I wont get my full CUC from TBS until I get part 2 of my package and I am delaying that until my little visit to Toronto just after labor day.

BTW
The book above the tank is,"Little Nemo in SlumberLand" which was a
Sunday Comic Strip from 1905-1910 by Windsor McCay.
IMO the most amazing comic strip ever!

atlantic reefer · #26 (**permalink**) 08-22-2007, 11:02 AM

looking good man

**ReefSilly** · #27 (**permalink**) 08-22-2007, 12:53 PM

Hey with all them crabs you are getting you may want to check
your other shipment of LR before putting any more crabs in the tank.

goldenmean · #28 (**permalink**) 08-23-2007, 03:52 AM

That is the 5th gorilla crab that I have removed and there is one more that I know of. I could have gotten her tonight. I was removing some of the caulpera with my spear and all of a sudden she was right there. I was not in hunter mode and she crawled back under her rock.

I know I could use soda water to flush the crabs out of the rest of the rock when I get it but I would rather get the new rock in the tank asap. Besides I am rather enjoying bad crab hunting season.

Maybe too much!

goldenmean · #29 (**permalink**) 09-22-2007, 01:52 AM

I need to get this thread up to date.
After about 3 weeks of part one of the Tampa Bay Salt Water LR and LS I discovered that I do have a tiny (less than an inch long) black mantis shrimp. Then the next week i discover another one also black and very small.
I have feed both of them crab kabobs. I was hoping to get a mantis and I plan to keep them in the tank. They can help me with the gorilla crab population.

goldenmean · #30 (**permalink**) 09-22-2007, 02:16 AM

Normally one gets part 2 of the TBS package about 2 weeks after you get the first half.
However I had a vacation planned and then Richard from TBS was out of town for 10 days. So 5 weeks Later I make arrangements to pick up Part 2. I pick it up at the airport and bring it home.

More LR ~45 pounds will give me 90# total and 85# LS
I removed all the "feather" Caulerpa Mexicana before I put in the tank

Part Duex includes a CUC- 2 Sea cucumbers,a serpant star,
45 hermit crabs, 23 snails, and 2 peppermint shrimp.
Richard also includes many goodies that I didn't know exactly what I got until I open the boxes.

Here is the CUC and "goodies" acclimating