Tampa Bay ROCKS!

[d2mini]

My favorite part about setting up a new tank is those two trips to the airport and bringing back the goodies.
It's just unfortunate that I'm only working with a 60g tank this time!

Today I picked up the sand and about 15lbs of base rock.
It's been in the tank about 9 hours now.
No ammonia readings so far.
Can't wait for Part 2!

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[d2mini]

It's been over 24 hours.
No ammonia has registered on my Salifert kit.
And my Salifert Nitrate kit is registering really low Nitrate levels of around .2 - .5

 

[d2mini]

Was moving some rock around and found this guy. I love finding stuff like this!

 

[d2mini]

Unboxing Part 2!!!! Look at that juicy rock!

 

[csund]

Have you have had a vermetid snail outbreak from this rock?

 

[d2mini]

Have you have had a vermetid snail outbreak from this rock?

Personally, i have never had any kind of pest like that in my TBS tanks over the course of more than a decade.

 

[jepuskar]

Doesnt most of this die off soon?

 

[JoJosReef]

Have you have had a vermetid snail outbreak from this rock?

I have a vermetid snail outbreak in my dry rock tank, but not my TBS rock/sand tank.

 

[JoJosReef]

Doesnt most of this die off soon?

Some of mine died off and some flourished. The black sponges didn't do so well, but the white ball-like sponges are growing nicely in a shaded section of rock, cup corals growing well, fan worms good, some tunicates doing alright. I picked up the rocks from the airport and actually kept dripping water over them to keep them wet while I handled them and aquascaped (helps having a second set of hands). I didn't get macro on mine, so can't say for sure about that. Lots of coraline that's still going strong, but I can't really tell if one kind dominated the others over time with the blues on.

 

[d2mini]

Doesnt most of this die off soon?

Over time, yes it does tend to die off. Some things last longer than others. Some will survive a long time.
Meanwhile it's really cool to look at until you can build up your coral stock.

 

[d2mini]

Not following my build thread? You should be! But I'm not mad. I got you.
Here's some pics just 2-3 days after the arrival of Part II of The Package!

 

[d2mini]

I posted new pics in my build thread but thought these two were particularly interesting.

A baby gorgonian... ain't he just adorable?

And some kind of sponge hanging off the bottom of a rock with who knows what stuck to the tip... a tiny stone maybe?

 

[Jeeperz]

Did you end up with hydroids covering your rocks? I have 3 different types and 1 rock is completely covered in 2 different types

 

[Hopestar075]

How many lbs did you order in your 2nd shipment?

 

[d2mini]

Did you end up with hydroids covering your rocks? I have 3 different types and 1 rock is completely covered in 2 different types

Not really, the previous pics show pretty much everything. I have seen some almost microscopic ones on my glass. Tiny white specs. Had to use my macro lens to see what they were. They’re harmless.

 

[d2mini]

How many lbs did you order in your 2nd shipment?

Not sure really how much I ended up with total. Maybe 70 lbs?