Is it possible to restrict carpet nem movement?

Elo500 · 10/25/2016, 02:02 PM

Is it possible or practical to make a tank divider with eggcrate to restrict a carpet from moving to much? I have a 120g and a 10" haddoni that bumped into other coral, even moving rocks I placed it its way. I was also paranoid because the cardinals kept hovering over it so I moved it to a temp at tank. Before I get rid of the nem (it's actually hard to sell a large plain carpet nem here), Has anyone tried this? I could give him a 1x2 section at one end of the tank.

ThRoewer · 10/26/2016, 01:04 AM

Understand what he's looking for and give it to him.
That worked pretty well for me with giganteas.

Winwood · 10/27/2016, 10:32 PM

Hoewe deep is your sand bed. They look for a place they can bury their column in. Also haddonis don't appreciate a lot of current.

Daniel62 · 10/30/2016, 09:43 PM

Yes, if it's not happy, it will keep moving, and yes a deep sandbed and low flow are the key to keeping them in place for Haddoni anyways, Also sick nems will never usually stop moving until they are dead

This is usually why the best looking nems have the tank set up around them

10/25/2016, 02:02 PM	#1
Elo500 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 315	Is it possible to restrict carpet nem movement? Is it possible or practical to make a tank divider with eggcrate to restrict a carpet from moving to much? I have a 120g and a 10" haddoni that bumped into other coral, even moving rocks I placed it its way. I was also paranoid because the cardinals kept hovering over it so I moved it to a temp at tank. Before I get rid of the nem (it's actually hard to sell a large plain carpet nem here), Has anyone tried this? I could give him a 1x2 section at one end of the tank.

10/26/2016, 01:04 AM	#2
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	Understand what he's looking for and give it to him. That worked pretty well for me with giganteas. __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

10/30/2016, 09:43 PM	#4
Daniel62 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: kingman, AZ Posts: 1,483	Yes, if it's not happy, it will keep moving, and yes a deep sandbed and low flow are the key to keeping them in place for Haddoni anyways, Also sick nems will never usually stop moving until they are dead This is usually why the best looking nems have the tank set up around them __________________ Mind over matter, if you don't mind it doesn't matter Current Tank Info: 225 reef, 125 clown & haddoni tank, Haddoni's Big Bad & Beautiful, I Love Them!

10/27/2016, 10:32 PM	#3
Winwood Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Corvallis, Oregon Posts: 1,689	Hoewe deep is your sand bed. They look for a place they can bury their column in. Also haddonis don't appreciate a lot of current.