Sally White Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Hi, ARC members. We (hubby and I) are jumping back into saltwater after a 10-year hiatus, during which time we kept 2 freshwater aquariums. This happened when we began discussing our bucket list, and this was one of mine. Recently purchased an established 47g saltwater setup, with live sand, live rock, one soft coral, and a clownfish (think is a true percula), a purple firefish, and a few hermit crabs. Added a cleaner shrimp. Question, as I cannot find this issue discussed in my web searches: our shrimp shed his exoskeleton last night - should it be removed from the tank? No creatures are paying it any attention. Ran all water tests this morning, A-OK. Planning to set up our first reef tank in a 75g that is currently empty. Going to use a local expert for advice. The 47g will probably become the quarantine tank, although may set up something smaller for that purpose. Hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing and fun Thanksgiving. Sally Marble Falls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Welcome to ARC Sally! To answer your question, the skeleton could be left to break down w/out issue, but I always remove mine when I can see them. I'm sure sometimes I don't spot them so those times, the cleanup crew does its job. I'm curious...who is the local expert you are using for advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 WELCOME Sally!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Welcome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Glad to have you aboard. Now I gotta get to work on my bucket list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 WOW! Returnig after 10 years. See this hobby is addictive. Welcome back! Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 WOW! Returnig after 10 years. See this hobby is addictive. Welcome back! Dave- I returned after 20 yrs... now I feel old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I returned after 20 yrs... now I feel old. See what I mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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