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I plan on keeping lps and sps. Not sure which one I will end up doing more of.

As far as equipment goes, I intend on doing:
MP40
Mag 18 return (already have)
Reef Octopus skimmer, 6 inch body (already have)
Precision marine calcium reactor (already have)
Biopellets
Reactor for Carbon
ATO
DIY led fixture with two t5s to supplement.

Biopellets and carbon will be fed off of the mag 18.

I also want to build a cabinet to hold my ato container, Crap for the calcium reactor, and a dj power switch station.

Heath, nice to see the tank progress a little more. What are your goals with this set up?

Nice looking rock. When I upgrade my tank, I might need to get me some. Like the back of the tank also. Been thinking of doing that also.

i had that same problem a few years ago with getting out a Stone Crab! i got it with other matrix crabs! i thought it was funny when it burrowed it self into the sand when i put it in!?

PITA!

I just pulled one out of my tank today as well. They are all over the place here in Okinawa so when you get LR straight from the ocean you get some cool hitchhikers. He is now happily residing in my sump.

A gorgeous looking crab, too bad it was causing problems.

Well, I pulled a majority of my rock and corals. Then, I chased him with tweezers, which seemed moot because he was much faster then me.

So, I got a long bamboo skewer, cut the sharp end off, and then pinned his carapice down with the skewer and pushed him into the glass. Then, I took the tweezers, grabbed him, and shoved him in the glass.

One of the thing I love about this hobby is the wheres wado aspect of finding thing good and bad that just seem to pop up over time. Nice hunting you sure bagged a nasty looking critter

He offered him a tall drink, it seems. hehe

So how did you catch him?

Very cool. Never seen that before.

Yummy, escargot pate ....

Thanks melev, the markings threw me off. Back in he goes.

He's a good guy. Definitely in the stomatella family.

Very interesting background. Thanks for updating us, and we look forward to the next one.

Your welcome, glad I could help!

Originally Posted by Sam11909

It's a type of fungia coral

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...63&tx=72&ty=85

Nice find it will get larger if especially if fed often. Mine has grown from smaller than a dime to the size of a quarter.

Wow, and I thought this was going to be a challenge for someone, lol. That is exactly what it is, I really appreciate it.

elegance or sun(tube) coral hard to tell with out seeing the base clear

It's a type of fungia coral

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...63&tx=72&ty=85

Nice find it will get larger if especially if fed often. Mine has grown from smaller than a dime to the size of a quarter.

Its actually grown substantially since I put it on its frag plug.