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Great! Thanks for the replies! I am somewhat experienced with a FOWLR tank, however, I've just started getting into shrooms and want to make sure that I'm providing the right environment!

IMO, definately not. Bubblers contribute to salt creep and have no affect on O2 content in the water. Surface agitation will give the needed oxygen exchange - go with powerheads.......:)

Wow, that's cool! Thank you! The pics are great:happy: . I have some green striped shrooms that literally look like they are cutting themselves in half. I just want to make sure that they are happy in my tank!

You definately want the powerheads for circulation. You use them just as you did with the UGF, just without the tube. The powerheads suck water in a spit it out at a velocity depending on what you buy (550, 1200 etc.) Part of their purpose is to provide surface agitation for O2 exchange and...

Hmmm...that's alot for me to answer, however, I would do a search on cycling a tank, for starters. I would also get a book on SW aquariums and read up before you embark on this pricey (as I'm sure you well know) hobby. I would strongly recommend live rock and a much larger tank if you want a...

Anyone have a pic of a splitting shroom? How can you tell a happy shroom from an unhappy one?

FOWLR = fish only with live rock.....in my opinion, saltwater is slightly more expensive when you first get stared, however, in the long run is much more rewarding.......

OK - I just saw...a few weeks is not enough.....do a search on cycling a tank......

How long has your tank been set up? Have you tested your water?

Good deal! Depending on the LFS, some have no idea what's happening. I bought some LR that was covered with mushrooms, however, they had it in the regular LR section with VERY poor lighting = healthy mushrooms that were not opened up due to poor lighting.

35$ is actually not bad for bagged LS, at least from my experience. You can mix live sand and dead sand to establish your DSB. Do a search on this - I got a great deal of helpful info that way when I was in your shoes!

I just use the natural line provided by the lower part of the upper border of the tank. I have about a 1" wood border on the upper, outside edge of my tank.

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That's great - I love it!!!

Did you cycle your tank? I think you may have started too much, too soon.

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Yup, it's a good idea to spot feed a cchip star. You can also feed brine shrimp, krill, fresh store bought shrimp......

I also recommend LS over CC :cheer: CC must be vacuumed and tends to be a nitrate factory. Do a search and read up on Deep Sand Beds (DSB) or even just Live Sand.

One of my new green striped mushrooms detached itself and is currently sitting open on the sand bed. Should I reattach him to a rock?

You are good to go... ccstars are fun to watch in the right environment. They are like acrobats...