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Finally Broke Down and got some stuff!

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#1 ·
Well I have some 20L tanks sitting around not being used so I figured I'd go ahead and turn one into a saltwater tank. The problem is, I have three, and I have no idea if they are salt water safe. One I think is definatly not since the top is designed for a sliding wire mesh top (like for small rodents and reptiles) The other two are normal tanks but I remember one had a label saying not for use with water. I removed those labels and now I don't know which one is water safe, if either of them are. I just remembered this AFTER coming home with live sand and 4lbs of live rock and 20g of salt water.

Any ideas on how to figure out if either of them are salt water safe? Or should I just go out and buy a new 20L tank?
 
#29 ·
Man! I'm seeing all sorts of interesting things in here. I was looking at the rock again and I see this little, hardly visable waving thing. It looked like a tiny stalk with waving "arms" There are two of them near each other but one is waving its little arms more than the other. No chance of a picture of these since my camera sucks but any idea of what they could be?
 
#31 ·
Too small to see all that detail on the little guy but it kind of had that body shape. Its a clearish color right now. Should I keep an eye on him to see if he becomes something like that. I remember reading in a book on salt water inverts that mantis shrimp are sometimes called "thumbsplitters" because they can lash out and cut/puncture your skin.

And what about the red spots? What are they?
 
#35 ·
I would try to get him out. If it is in fact a mantis shrimp, then you really need to get him out. If you know it is in the LR, I would take the rock out and set it on a plate for a while. He should crawl out. Since you dont have much LR yet, that shouldnt be a problem.If you know what crevice/hole it is in, then you can spary it with seltzer water/carbonated water. If none of these work, then you can make a DIY trap cave. I will try to find a link for one.
 
#37 ·
DCBuckeyeguy77 said:
i've been looking to start a SW tank that is close to this size so it helps to see yours, but a quick ?. Those mantis shrimp i think i saw on TV one time. Are those the ones that when they are bigger can break aquariums with their fore arms when they "punch" the glass.
Those are probably the one. But, not many can reach the size where they can actually break the glass, but do not underestimate them.

Just dont stick your hand in the tank with one roaming around. :wink:

Good luck with a tank, DC. I will follow you.

And Twitch, any new updates? :)
 
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