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I personally have never heard of Astrea snails eating healthy coralline algae. I have seen them eating dead or dying sections of coralline though. But that’s just my own observation. One has to remember also if they are turned over somehow they have a very difficult time righting themselves

Dont want to high-jack but FLOWER HOW THE HELL ARE YOU DEAR HEART:)

If you are talking about a reef tank, most good saltwater stores have at least one spectacular tank with corals and fish not for sale. These display tanks are there to wet your appetite for the hobby. I would ask them about the equipment they use. I am sure you will find them more than willing...

better then in your lungs

good looking little guy

should have been more specific when it comes to the butterfly. I have know many people with extensive reef tanks that keep Yellow Pyramid Butterflyfish without an issue BTW just saw your rock-work I love it if i had to bet I would say you will be a reefer soon.And as my good friend Imforbis...

LOL yes it seems they like that vacation spot

It seems he dislodges pods from the rock work and they get caught in the water current and windup on the glass

I have a Mandarin Dragonet as opposed to the scooters that will eat brine, bloodworms EST. He will only eat pods. I have had him for over 4 years so I have to make sure the pods are always readily available for him. There was a time he eat blood worms also but he grew tired of them after six months

I have a Mandarin Dragonet as opposed to the scooters that will eat brine, bloodworms EST. He will only eat pods. I have had him for over 4 years so I have to make sure the pods are always readily available for him.

"my rock cured for 2 weeks in anaerobic conditions" how did you accomplish this

unless you have a dragnet like I do, I add a bottle of tiger pods every six months

Can you post a picture of your tank? Would like to see what you mean by not a ton of rock. I am going on the assumption that you may add coral at some time so I am giving you choices that are considered reef safe. Certain fish as you know prefer a tank with an abundance of live rock. IMO you...

While Mr. Farley admits that most of the smaller detritus feeding organisms enter our tanks in a “Hit-or –miss manner via live rock. Its seems logical that the hobbyist would want to definitely add a variety of copepods and what is generally considered among the most important additions of...

Exactly what diversity are you talking about... the potential for introducing hitchhikers with the live rock that can be detrimental to you tank. Did you know that people are turning to phytoplankton along with L-Carnosine as an alternative to chemo ?

Then there is always the quick way if you are in a hurry. You will see a change in your tank in about two days if you simply add copepods, tiger pods and feed them phytoplankton

As long and you dont live in a place with a heavy rainy season like i do and the runoff can get into lakes or the gulf :p

a point of info. The recommended method of deposing of caulerpa is that you put the clippings inside a sealed plastic bag and keep them frozen for 24 hours before being disposed of with the household waste.

"If you guys both started your systems with dead rock and sand then it would be void of any many beneficial organisms and some of the various strains of bacteria that play a roll in the nitrogen cycle. At some point it you need a way of introducing that stuff." And that way is to simply add...

" Joe, Then by ghost feeding a constant source of amm. will be present. My understanding its a continuous cycle. When we cycle tanks we are in fact colonizing bacteria" .Exactly we are mimicking the waste product of the fish we introduce. The more you grow your colony's of bacteria the more...