DaFrog's window on the ocean

[DaFrog]

7 weeks old
Learning a lot from reefs.org
75 gallons
About 100 lbs sand
About 110 lbs Florida rock (from tbsaltwater.com)
One lonely lawnmower blenny (Flymo)
A few corals (tube, mushroom, gorgonian)
Sponges
Lotsa snails
Lotsa hermit crabs
A couple serpent stars and shrimps
Still getting rid of carnivorous crabs
Hearing clicking but can't find the damn shrimp :x
A really cool arrow crab
NH3 is about 0.3 - Waiting for it to zero out before adding more life

 

[bleedingthought]

I think it is a good start. I like it but I would do away with a lot of that macro algae. A little bit looks good to accentuate the tank. Also, it can get out of control.

At night, try and place a glass inside right side up against a rock so that creatures can go in the glass from the rock. Place a piece of shrimp/mussel in there. Usually, mantis (and other shrimp/crabs) will 'smell' the food and go inside the glass but then can't climb back out. Keep doing it every night until hopefully you catch it.