My rebuild 54 gallon corner

[kyreefville]

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

Pitho crabs will demolish the algae for you.

I’ve read there is some risk of them hurting coral, the many I have had never had.

 

[kyreefville]

Pitho crabs will demolish the algae for you.

I’ve read there is some risk of them hurting coral, the many I have had never had.

Thx they are already on the way be here next week.

 

[kyreefville]

Also have some bumble bee snails coming for the spirobid worms 2 birds one stone

 

[kyreefville]

3 fish added today yellow corris wrasse , fairy wrasse, and a fox face.

 

[kyreefville]

Dang another batch of trochus snails hatched. This one appears to be a lot. Why did I order more trochus. Guess I need a new tank . As it is I’m not cleaning front glass so they have plenty to eat.

 

[kyreefville]

Interesting just one day into having wrasses and alll the little stomtella have taken into hiding. Only a couple big ones out.

 

[kyreefville]

Updates! The Ferry wrasse is dominating the yellow wrasse. Figured it would be the springri damsel to do the bullying.

And the fox face is finally starting to come out of the holes and show it self even saw it pick at some algae. Yay

 

[kyreefville]

I see a white spot on tail. Hope it goes away and doesn’t make me regret the badger face fish. More and more coming out and picking!

 

[kyreefville]

Badger face fish (aka fox face) seems to be getting stronger!

Ferry wrasse keeps getting meaner. Bully of the tank.

 

[kyreefville]

It had been well over a month front glass was getting fuzzy and I didn’t clean it so snails had plenty to eat but it was time.

 

[kyreefville]

The gang all showed up at once

 

[kyreefville]

Update the fox face was starting to look good swimming around, picking at algae and the very next day it was just gone. Never saw it on the bottom, in the caves, floating on top, or lying on floor. Even looked in overflow.

Mind boggling to say the least pretty big fish to disappear. Glass top on top so while not impossible for it to jump out it would be pretty tough.

 

[kyreefville]

 

[kyreefville]

Pitho crabs will demolish the algae for you.

I’ve read there is some risk of them hurting coral, the many I have had never had.

@Northern Flicker well only one of three pithos crabs ordered survived shipping. Any idea how many would be needed for a 54 gallon tank?

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

@Northern Flicker well only one of three pithos crabs ordered survived shipping. Any idea how many would be needed for a 54 gallon tank?

Oh no that's sad :(

I have 3 in my 60, and it's been 2 weeks and I am almost out of algae. Two, or even just 1 is probably fine! Mine are all quite big, so that probably has something to do with it too. Good luck!

 

[kyreefville]

 

[kyreefville]

Man that fairy is growing fast! It eats everything before the others even know it’s dinner time. Need to come up with an appropriate name like beefcake or tiny.

 

[kyreefville]

waiting on a new fox face to arrive, will probably need to add another pitho or two. If the one that survived shipping is still alive I have not seen it.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

waiting on a new fox face to arrive, will probably need to add another pitho or two. If the one that survived shipping is still alive I have not seen it.

So sorry your pithos didn't make it! When are you supposed to get your fox face?