nmotz
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Petco had their half-off sale so I’m breaking down my 20L this weekend and upgrading to a 40B!
It’s the most reasonable tank size for a Peacock. Mine is nearly 2 years old and he is just going to get bigger. I will need to upgrade his PVC pipe burrow soon too. I got him fairly small so he may have a few more years in him.
With Peacocks, it all comes down to molts/shell rot. With good water quality the latter shouldn’t be too much a risk, but there’s nothing you can do about a bad molt.
This has generally speaking been a successful venture so far and I’m hoping that continues. Been almost 6 years since I broke down my last 40B. Like last time I will try some coral too, mostly stony corals. Looking for some easy and fast growing varieties.
Some takeaways:
-Keep it simple works for mantis shrimp tanks. For growing high end coral you might need more magic potions and procedures but mantis shrimp tanks just don’t need it.
-IF you have enough of it, macroalgae is as effective as a protein skimmer for removing nitrates. Granted, you do need quite a lot. But do what you have to do to reduce nitrates to between 0-5ppm. That’s what matters.
-Live food recommended. It’s expensive, but live snails and crabs are important for the health and activity of the mantis.
-Canister filters can be a pain but do serve some purpose. Extra room for biological filtration, for example
I’ll post some new videos on Youtube when I can.
It’s the most reasonable tank size for a Peacock. Mine is nearly 2 years old and he is just going to get bigger. I will need to upgrade his PVC pipe burrow soon too. I got him fairly small so he may have a few more years in him.
With Peacocks, it all comes down to molts/shell rot. With good water quality the latter shouldn’t be too much a risk, but there’s nothing you can do about a bad molt.
This has generally speaking been a successful venture so far and I’m hoping that continues. Been almost 6 years since I broke down my last 40B. Like last time I will try some coral too, mostly stony corals. Looking for some easy and fast growing varieties.
Some takeaways:
-Keep it simple works for mantis shrimp tanks. For growing high end coral you might need more magic potions and procedures but mantis shrimp tanks just don’t need it.
-IF you have enough of it, macroalgae is as effective as a protein skimmer for removing nitrates. Granted, you do need quite a lot. But do what you have to do to reduce nitrates to between 0-5ppm. That’s what matters.
-Live food recommended. It’s expensive, but live snails and crabs are important for the health and activity of the mantis.
-Canister filters can be a pain but do serve some purpose. Extra room for biological filtration, for example
I’ll post some new videos on Youtube when I can.
