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  1. The Tampa Bay Saltwater Experience

    Spotlight The Tampa Bay Saltwater Experience

    I've been a Tampa Bay Saltwater customer for more than a decade now and have started at least half a dozen saltwater reef aquariums using their rock, sand, and clean-up crew. TBS is an amazing asset and resource for hobbyists in the USA. In this article, I hope to offer some insight into their...
    • d2mini
    • Article
    • 13 min read
    • aquacultured cuc hitchhikers live rock live sand macroalgae sponges tampa bay saltwater tbs tunicates
    • Category: General Saltwater Aquarium
  2. A

    Large Build 210 Gallon Reef tank Clean up crew suggestions

    Moving has its ups and downs.... Moving to another state meant I had to strip down and sell most of my reef tank stuff, and start all over. That being said I am finally putting in a dream tank and going with a Reefer-2 1000 G2. (yes I will make a new build thread when it gets here). Just...
  3. FishAreCool

    Hermit Crab Questions

    What are the best hermit crab species that actively eat algae and help with things like GHA and diatoms? They also need to be small and reef safe. My snails don't do much.
  4. Karen00

    This little Lettuce Nudi is a cleaning powerhouse

    Hello fellow Saltines, I thought I would share with you the marvels of this little Lettuce Nudi (I believe he might actually be a sea slug as opposed to a nudi according to webpages about these guys). My tank is about 15 months old and has been stabilizing on its own and the uglies have...
  5. V

    Are they good?

    Hey guys, i just found those 3 guys that i’ve never seen before. It’s been at least 3 months that nothing went in the tank because i was busy with school and my time for tank went south. First 2 pics are, same guy, different angle (i think limpet). Middle 3 pics are, same guys different angle...
    • Veekoh
    • Thread
    • critter critter id cuc cuc id hitch hicker hitch hiker id snail snail breeding snail id
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Hitchhiker & Critter ID
  6. Trinh Fish & Corals

    Red Serpent Starfish (Bahamas) $120 Free Shipping

    I have 2 Red Serpent Starfish from the Bahamas available. They are $120 Free UPS Next Day Air Shipping. Very peaceful, great scavengers & reef safe. Pretty hard to come across.
  7. CincyReefer07

    CUC Crew Recommendations for New 310gal

    Hey guys! Well my 310gal has been up and running now since the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. I’ve had lights on it now for a couple of weeks. Just put my permanent light setup(coral cares) on it last weekend and have them on a 10 hour light schedule at only 20% intensity right now. I used...
  8. ambuncher

    CUC for 90g with eel

    I have a 90 gallon tank with a snowflake eel. I didn't do too much clean up crew before now because I had a blue spot puffer that would snack on them :) But now that he is gone, Ive introduced some hermit crabs and conches, and the eel has left them alone. Im getting more into corals, but having...
  9. Lylelovett

    Clean Up Crew Orders - Arizona Heat

    Hi all, I usually order my CUCs online, but am always so worried about shipping in this heat. Even when using overnight shipping it still stresses me out. :) I'm in Scottsdale and usually frequent Kona Reef or Aquarium arts... Where have you found is a good place to buy CUCs locally -...
  10. C

    Most effective sand stirrer I’ve ever seen

    So I went and stayed at my moms house on the intercoastal on FL’s east coast, brought some size 16 hooks to see if I could catch a new pet for this 75g reef I was gifted, and currently rebuilding. Among the handful of wild fish I brought home was this 4.5” pigfish. He was a little bigger than...
  11. maxemorris

    Help! CUC only comes out at night?

    I’m going through the “ugly phase” with my new tank, and got sufficient cuc to deal with it. The problem is that my melanurus wrasse has scared them all to where they only come out at night when it’s in the sand sleeping. This means I wake up to a perfect clean tank, but within a few hours of...
  12. J

    General for CUC for biocube 32?

    I’ve had my biocube set up for a while, and currently for CUC have 4 hermits, one skunk cleaner shrimp, and one emerald crab (has no interest in bubble algae) old CUC died in a previous tank crash a while ago. I’m not struggling with any specific algae currently, there’s film algae, and some...
  13. maxemorris

    How do I keep invertebrates with my wrasse

    HELP! I started a new tank and added a melanurus wrasse, cleaner shrimp, and 8 blue leg hermit crabs, along with some other fish and coral. The shrimp was dead a few days later, and i’m now finding empty shells and hermit crab legs all over the sand bed. I know it was the wrasse, and I know...
  14. MaraRavenous

    Please help my poor Emerald Crabs....

    Hey everyone, my aquarium has been very healthy and happy for some time and shows consistent improvement... For everyone but my Emerald Crabs. They don't ever seem to shed, have been dropping limbs, and their shells no longer appear bright and green. They are some of my longest cared for reef...
  15. J2010701

    CUC for first inhabitants

    Hi! My tank just finished cycling and is ready for live stock. Should I turn on the lights and start adding a CUC? Wait and see if algae start to bloom to determine CUC? I am not sure of the direction to go here. Thanks!
  16. Swayingoceans

    Different Urchins in the same tank?

    Hi everyone, can a tuxedo urchin and a diadema urchin live in the same 75 gallon tank or is having only the one best? I'm working on building up my clean up crew. (Bonus pic of Quill aka Sir Quillsalot, pretending to be king of the reef).
  17. R

    At what point, if any, do you remove a bristle worm?

    Researching fire and bristle worms I was curious if anyone, at a certain size (or other reason), starts removing bristle worms? Obviously you want fire worms out if possible IMO. I have a 20g AIO and there are two exceedingly large bristle worms in the tank, never hurt anything but obviously...
  18. PeytonRex

    220 predator stocking

    After reading through the other predator threads I’ve decided to finally post as I feel I’ve exhausted all the new information I could find. I have a 220gallon (6’that is a predator based tank. current stock: 1 clown trigger (3”) 1 Picasso Trigger(3”) 1 Spiny box puffer (5”) I am looking at...
  19. adittam

    Red Tuxedo Urchins

    This thread is for the general discussion of the classified ad Red Tuxedo Urchins. For more information about this item, please click the link or ask a question in this thread. Please add to the discussion here.
  20. Raaymakers

    CUC and puffer fish

    Hey all, i was looking into some puffer fish. I am aware that it would be a roll of the dice if it comes to corals, inverts will be killed. Im probably taking the shot to get a valentine puffer, but... what are good cleaners that will be left alone by the puffer? I'm not concerned by algae as i...
  21. DxMarinefish

    Help with Selecting CUC in high p04 tank

    Hi, My 250+ gallon mixed reef got neglected this year due to looking after my sick mother & her eventual passing away, 3 pumps failing, pipe leaks, metal corrosion in DT, you name it. Anything that could go wrong did in 2021. Just a horrible year. I have been reefing for over 15 years, never...
  22. Dad2Wyatt

    What causes your tank to “clean itself?”

    So in a previous discussion, I was told that sometimes leaving your glass alone rather than constantly cleaning it will clear it up. It did not work for me at first so I went back to cleaning daily, sometimes twice a day. this past week or so I have been busy with college finals, my birthday...
  23. C

    Diatom bloom in somewhat established tank?

    Currently have a 125g tank that was previously running at former owners home for 2+ years. Basically just transferred the entire tank to my house (minus the water). Two weeks ago, nitrates were sky high (150ppm). I dosed the tank with seachem prime because that’s all I had on hand. I did a 75%...
  24. Reef Outfit

    Clean Chaetomorpha $20/$30 shipping included

    This thread is for the general discussion of the classified ad Clean Chaetomorpha $20/$30 shipping included. For more information about this item, please click the link or ask a question in this thread. Please add to the discussion here.
  25. LxHowler

    Any idea what this snail is

    I've been sent a photo by a friend asking what sort of snail these are, he said he's been having some issues with hair algae recently and as it's dying back he's started to see these. Said the only snails in the tank are trochus and nasarius snails but these don't look like either of these so I...
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