TikiBird's first SW tank (BioCube 29)

[TikiBird]

I woke up this morning to find my skunk cleaner shrimp had molted and it TOTALLY freaked me out! I didn't realize the antennae would molt too! Yikes. It looks like a second shrimp. [emoji33]

 

[Sandroni]

Congrats!! I have a 14 that's almost there i can't wait

 

[mkutsch]

If only they looked like tat usually... all rainbow and stuff!

 

[TikiBird]

Got my first little corals this weekend!! So far they have all opened up, but one got knocked over (by the shrimp, maybe?) and closed up again. Here's the green star polyp! [emoji294]️

 

[cameronh]

Got my first little corals this weekend!! So far they have all opened up, but one got knocked over (by the shrimp, maybe?) and closed up again. Here's the green star polyp! [emoji294]️

Looking good!

 

[TikiBird]

Looking good!

Thanks @cameronh!!

Here's a pic from today. The three little ones all opened up.

(Plus one of my sweetie clowns and a shrimp photobomb lol)

 

[cameronh]

Thanks @cameronh!!

Here's a pic from today. The three little ones all opened up.

(Plus one of my sweet clowns and a shrimp photobomb lol)

Nice! I'm liking it!

 

[cameronh]

Updates?!?!

 

[TikiBird]

Thanks for asking, @cameronh! So nice of you!!

I'm not gonna post a FTS bc it is super ugly looking with hair (and other) algae! [emoji24] But I love it anyway!

I have a tuxedo urchin that I adore. I hope he does ok. This is my second urchin. The first sadly died within a day, so I took longer acclimating this one and I hope he stays well. I've had him almost a week.

I also added what I think are daisy polyps, which I like a lot. I like the movement of them in the flow.

Here's a pic that shows them in the background and the urchin wearing his "hats" (one of which includes a clump of algae) [emoji23]

 

[cameronh]

Nice!

 

[cameronh]

Glad to see that you still have it setup

 

[TikiBird]

Glad to see that you still have it setup

Oh yes, definitely! I love my algae tank. Lol

 

[cameronh]

Just put a small yellow tang in it for two days then give him to a friend=) algae will be gone.
What kind of water are you using for your water changes?

 

[TikiBird]

Just put a small yellow tang in it for two days then give him to a friend=) algae will be gone.
What kind of water are you using for your water changes?

That is a brilliant idea!! I wish I had a fishy friend!! I need some fish friends! [emoji225]

You don't happen to live in Northern CA do you? Lol

I'm using seawater that's been UV sterilized (so the store tells me anyway!).

 

[cameronh]

That is a brilliant idea!! I wish I had a fishy friend!! I need some fish friends! [emoji225]

You don't happen to live in Northern CA do you? Lol

I'm using seawater that's been UV sterilized (so the store tells me anyway!).

Haha. Nah I'm in Georgia along the coastline lol.

 

[TikiBird]

My urchin friend's new large hat [emoji23][emoji7]

 

[cameronh]

Haha

 

[TikiBird]

What's new in the tank today....

The urchin discovered a very pretty new hat! [emoji23]

I love this guy.

And I just added a lawnmower blenny!

As you can see, I should have plenty for him to eat. [emoji15] I love his eyes and his personality.

 

[TikiBird]

FTS....

If anyone has ideas on how I can get my sand clean, I'm all ears!

 

[Antman78]

Hermit crabs and snails can help with your sand bed. Also some gobys will keep your sand bed over turn and clean.