So far I have been pretty lucky with my reef tanks. I have had no major loses or had any major pest problems. I am starting to trade and buy more corals, so I decided it was time to stop playing Russian Roulette and set up a quarantine tank.
I traded in some corals at the LFS and came home with a glass 20 gallon, a Cascade 300 hob filter, and a 96 watt quad 50/50 pc light (I already had the ballast). I had the egg crate, pvc, and fittings laying around from another project. I also had a mini jet for added circulation.
Today I got my corals in through the mail, one acropora, one acan, one zoo rock. The quarantine tank has only been running for 1 day, so the biofilter has not been established yet. I plan on doing small water changes daily (maybe 2%) from my display tank to keep the water quality up. I put two shelves in so I could increase the light to the coral by raising them up a shelve. The shelves will also help with getting the pest separated from the corals. I am not sure about the duration to quarantine. I will have to do more reading. The pictures were taken 10 minutes after adding the corals. I have already noticed a couple of hitchhikers. Two small crabs. They are white in color and have large claws. Anybody have an idea of what they are and if they are reef safe?
I am pretty new to reef keeping (about 2 years). This is my first attempt at quarantining corals. I have read the threads about red bugs, nudibranchs, and starfish. Any advice on other pests/problem, setup, duration, would be greatly appreciated?
Thanks,
Jason
I traded in some corals at the LFS and came home with a glass 20 gallon, a Cascade 300 hob filter, and a 96 watt quad 50/50 pc light (I already had the ballast). I had the egg crate, pvc, and fittings laying around from another project. I also had a mini jet for added circulation.
Today I got my corals in through the mail, one acropora, one acan, one zoo rock. The quarantine tank has only been running for 1 day, so the biofilter has not been established yet. I plan on doing small water changes daily (maybe 2%) from my display tank to keep the water quality up. I put two shelves in so I could increase the light to the coral by raising them up a shelve. The shelves will also help with getting the pest separated from the corals. I am not sure about the duration to quarantine. I will have to do more reading. The pictures were taken 10 minutes after adding the corals. I have already noticed a couple of hitchhikers. Two small crabs. They are white in color and have large claws. Anybody have an idea of what they are and if they are reef safe?
I am pretty new to reef keeping (about 2 years). This is my first attempt at quarantining corals. I have read the threads about red bugs, nudibranchs, and starfish. Any advice on other pests/problem, setup, duration, would be greatly appreciated?
Thanks,
Jason
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me to....Ggggggggg , now i'm trying to find room to put one up.... ! cw.
