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[Musho3210]

everything has been moved from my 20 gallon into the big tank now:

 

[SkiFletch]

Lookin good buddy. I appreciate the frankensump

 

[Musho3210]

hey, as long as it works lol

 

[Musho3210]

I should have gone with a 400 watt. The 250 doesnt seem to be doing well at the edges of the tank. I wont be able to get as much light on the dual pillars as i hoped i could, so i have less of an SPS opportunity.

 

[Musho3210]

Long time no update, anyway, i added an urchin to the tank..... well thats about it lol

 

[chrissaysyes]

nice tux!

 

[Musho3210]

thanks, picked it up for 20 bucks at my LFS, healthy as a.... healthy urchin i guess. Came with the free frag on its back. Its moving about now (lights are out). It adjusted very well after about 2-3 hours of acclimating (had to change the salinity by .003, took no chances with a delicate creature like this). Its eating algae and pushing frags off the main rock structure already. Looking good

 

[SkiFletch]

Bulldozing already, Nice

 

[chrissaysyes]

Precisely why I dont have one, but you can see just by looking at it why I've always wanted one. I wouldnt buy one from my LFS just because her tanks are always full of urchin skeletons I dont think she really knows how to acclimate urchins/nems/starfish despite comments I've made. Oh well. What do you have planned next?

 

[Musho3210]

brittle starfish... then i guess just frags and some fish (probably banggai cardinals first)

 

[kj23502]

hmmm an urchin. Interesting. Will they keep your tank clean as far as coraline? What algea do they eat?

Thanks, KJ

 

[Musho3210]

Well so far mine has munched on a lot of hair algae (made a "path" in the grassy rock), and i hear they eat coralline. They pretty much eat any to most algae (i hear)....

 

[kj23502]

they sound and look cool

 

[Musho3210]

Some dry skimmate pictures taken from my Euro-reef RS-80 (the 5-3 wouldnt fit)

Thats about 2-3 days worth, mind you, only 3 medium-small fish in the tank with some zoas, i feed once every other day....

 

[chrissaysyes]

Nice skimmate, so you're pretty happy with that skimmer?