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cageburn
Reef enthusiast
sweet zoas!
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
I added a couple Green Hairy Mushrooms with Purple tips.
They've been in the tank now for about four days.
Feeding Biffs' Blastos some Mysis today
And an experimental zoa frag. I glued 3 Blue Hornets, and 3 Red Hornets on one plug to see if I can get them both to grow together.
They've been in the tank now for about four days.
Feeding Biffs' Blastos some Mysis today
And an experimental zoa frag. I glued 3 Blue Hornets, and 3 Red Hornets on one plug to see if I can get them both to grow together.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Oh my those look like happy little blastos! ;)
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
LOL, gotta cover them so they can eat in peace :question:
Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
Those paradise zoo's are awesome! I need them...lol Hopefully those hornets do well together.
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
Here is another shot of the Paradise zoas
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
Wow. Your tank is amazing. Hopefully mine will look half as good as yours one day!
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
So I have been struggling with Asteria Starfish. So many that I had to take drastic measures. Yesterday I syphoned out all my substrate, romoved all rock, and coral, and did a 60 gallon water change. I then re-aquascaped the tank, and added a Harliquin Shrimp to feed off what ever of those little bastards are left. Right now I'm running with a bare bottom so that they won't have any place to hide. Culprit
Before FTS
Today side
Today front bottom
I am thinking of what sand I want to use when I am done. Almost thinking black would look nice. And the corals I just placed where ever I could find room for them at the time.
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
And I was finally able to get that giant pest crab out. Threw him in the Trigger tank at my LFS.
PRC
Stop Quoting Me!
Asterina Stars or not...that is one fantastic tank Fast.
Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
Awesome looking tank Wade! I like the new aquascaping. Why the problem with the stars? Just wondering what they were doing to annoy you? I have hundreds in my tank so if they're eating corals or something I'd like to know. I've seen them on my zoanthids, not sure if they eat them or not?
PRC
Stop Quoting Me!
It's debatable...some people say they eat corals (and maybe coraline algae) some say they're harmless..I've got them in my tank too, I've never seen them doing anything that I'm concerned about. Biff said she had them in her tank as well, no problems....but then I think she changed her tune....I may not pay close enough attention.:D
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I've always had hundreds of them. In my last tank, I had a lot of algae. They always seemed to be on the glass or rocks, eating the algae. In this tank, I don't have any algae and it takes forever for the glass to fog up. In this tank, I've found them on corals. I think they are eating them (specifically leathers and zoanthids). The zoas look perfectly healthy one day, and the next day, there is a pile of asterinas on them and they are gone. I think the asterinas prefer to eat algae. And if there isn't enough algae, they will go for corals as their next choice.
Leslee
Reef enthusiast
I kinda like the bare bottom!!!! But black sand would look nice!!!
dcantucson
Reef pro
I had Black sand in my tanks the first 2+ years and it is striking. However it absorbs a lot of the light and after several months starts getting speckled with all the rock rubble. I changed to white and I'm much happier with it. JMO.
tankedchemist
Reef enthusiast
Funny you're thinking about this issue now... I spent several hours today cleaning my (white) sand up. It looked almost black because I had such thick cyano on it. once cleaned, the whole entire tank really brightened up, and my corals were noticeably happier... so, I agree with David.
Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
I'm thinking they may be eating my zoanthids as well. Not sure if you remember, but about 2 months ago I posted a thread about zoa pox. My zoa's were melting and some were having these little white bumps on them. I never treated for zoa pox and they seemed to go away. I do notice that the zoa's which I see the stars on will stay closed up for a few days. Maybe I should start gettng rid of them as well.
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
I had literally hundreds in my tank. For the most part, in small numbers I think they may be okay. However they breed like an STD in a Thai whore house, and can take over a tank quickly. I started noticing them alot more on my zoas, and some of my new frags would be fine for 3-4 days after being cut, and then start to melt off. I have no idea if there is a direct connection to the stars being on my zoas that may have killed them or not, but I didn't want to risk it any more. They would cover the glass in the mornings, and since I see no benificcial need for them in my tank (and I wanted to change out my substrate anyway) I decided to eradicate the little suckers:chair:
That being said, I'm pretty happy with the rockwork, and the fact that I now have better places to set corals. That ugly rock crab is gone, and the dead corals removed. I also lost my Aussie Orange Hammer.
So I have the coolest looking little Harliquin shrimp in there now, getting fat and happy. I figure in a couple of weeks I can pull him out and put the sand in along with my other 3 resident stars that are living in the 24 for now.
That being said, I'm pretty happy with the rockwork, and the fact that I now have better places to set corals. That ugly rock crab is gone, and the dead corals removed. I also lost my Aussie Orange Hammer.
So I have the coolest looking little Harliquin shrimp in there now, getting fat and happy. I figure in a couple of weeks I can pull him out and put the sand in along with my other 3 resident stars that are living in the 24 for now.
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