A "FishEye" View

Hitchhiker?!

"Are you the little guy causing all that big noise?" 

I've had some random "hauntings" and deaths in my tank, I have been on the lookout for a culprit. I'm wondering if this little guy had anything to do with it. I found him by chance after I turned the actinics on to look for my RBA. The RBT was on the sand bed, in a cave, and this crab was moving him around. Not sure if he was just decorating or preparing for a meal. I grabbed my aquarium tongs and pulled him out. 

I haven't positively identified the perp, but he will get no trial and no jury. It's out of the tank he goes. Let's hope this is the solution to my angry coral and hiding anemones...

Weekend photos

Last weekend I removed what was left of the biopellets in my system. I was having problems with coral dying, and I figured it might be related to the bio pellets. While I can't prove the pellets were the problem, my coral (specifically my zoas that were still alive) are doing much better and are opening up fully. The biopellet experiment lasted 8 months, and was overall inconclusive. There are too many factors as to why it may or may not have worked including my irregular maintenance (I've been busy) and the use of a reactor that wasn't designed for this type of media. I haven't ruled out the system for use in the future, but for now I'm sticking with the proven, old fashioned way: heavy skimming, light feeding, and water changes.