The only time I heard negative stuff about Amphipods is when they affect zoanthids negatively. We all love our zoanthids and when you see that pricey polyp withering away with one of these nearby, they get the blame. Could be true, although I've never seen it in my own systems. In the meantime, if you have too many amphipods and they are all seeking out a meal, a coral could become a victim. So either feed the tank more (and risk getting even more pods --- plus water quality issues to contend with), or maybe pick up a small wrasse or mandarin to keep these tiny bugs to a lesser volume in your tank.
I dump a 5 gallon bucket of amphipods that I collect into my reef a few times a year and I never noticed them eating corals. My corals do fine even with thousands of amphipods.
Is it possible that they are eating dead matter off the frag plug and it looked like they were eating the acro frag. I've never notice these eating any of the corals in my tank, but then again I've never tried any sticks...haha. Maybe the frag was dying from other causes and the pods were eating the decaying matter? Be interesting to see what others have to say.
Nice Rockwork!! Make sure you take more pics and post them for all to see.... Keep up the good work!!
very cool, can't wait to see more
The drains can handle a lot of flow, but the 40g sump will need to be long to provide adequate travel time to eliminate microbubbles. If you want an external pump, you could get the Snapper/Dart Hybrid. It uses low power, and is upgradeable later with the extra parts you get with it. For a skimmer, look for something rated to skim 150 to 175g. Reef Octopus is very popular currently.
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