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  1. davidandpam

    Brittls Star

    I have probably had the brittle starfish about a year. He stays hidden and I assume he feeds on whatever he finds on the bottom which is not much. However he has grown from about 3 inches tip to tip to nearer 10 or so. I see it maybe once a month.
  2. davidandpam

    Brittls Star

    I have a brittle star that climbs into the intake basket of my protein skimmer and goes to the bottom under the pump motor. I assume he should not be in there and in trying to remove him this morning had one of his legs come off very easily.Tonight I thought I should remove the seperated leg...
  3. davidandpam

    anemone like clear tenacles

    Thank you for the picture. Mine do not have a body coming out of the crater on the rock, only tenacles which wave like threads. Can you tell me how to attach a picture to a reply and I will add one if I can. I tried several times this evening with no success. David
  4. davidandpam

    anemone like clear tenacles

    I had aiptasia once, but they were more of a brownish color and disappeared into a hole in the rock when disturbed. I used a hyperdermic needle with calcium chloride to get ride of them. These would be easy targets for they do hide as quickly and their home is obvious. David
  5. davidandpam

    anemone like clear tenacles

    I have a lot of these creatures appearing on the rock. They seem to have a hard cone shaped body on the rock that they retreat to when distrurbed. It is maybe 1/8 to 1/4" in diameter and about the same height. The longest tenacles are now over 1 inch long and clear in color. Can anyone...
  6. davidandpam

    "Algae Fix" to stop Hair Algae

    Before using Algae Fix did you remove as much as possible of the existing Hair Algie? I was told it could lead to that problem if a large amount was present when the mix was applied due to the aount of dead algae.
  7. davidandpam

    "Algae Fix" to stop Hair Algae

    Is there any way that you have space for an algae scrubber? I am not ure what this is, but IHAVE LITTLE ROOM due to the way my Metal Halide Lights are mounted on the hood. Was your live rock harvested fresh or did you purchase it from another hobbiest? The live rock is about three years...
  8. davidandpam

    "Algae Fix" to stop Hair Algae

    In my 125 gal tank with much rock , a purple tang, clown & anemone, flame angel, brittle star, shrip, snails & crabs I have hair algae growing faster than it can be removed. I have no live coral. Has anyone used "Algae Fix" to get rid of hair algae? I would like to hear from someone with...
  9. davidandpam

    Hairlike algae and hard green deposits on glass

    What type phosphate remover are you using?
  10. davidandpam

    Hairlike algae and hard green deposits on glass

    In my 125 gal tank with plenom system and protein skimmer I have over 100lbs live rock, purple tang, clown and carpet anemone, flame angle, brittle star, shrimp, crabs & snails the rock is being covered with hair like algae. I have cleaned rocks off and done a water change and it is back a few...
  11. davidandpam

    Film on Top of Water

    I pointed one of the powerheads toward the surface and it now produces a continuous bubbling sound with a clear water surface. Thanks for the suggestions.
  12. davidandpam

    Film on Top of Water

    In my 120gal established tank with lots of live rock, tank, clown, flame angel and anemia, snaols, crabsshrimp, star fish etc I am finding a skim brownish color on the top of the water. I have a pleunm system with a good protein skimmer on the tank. I am having some problem with a browinsh fur...
  13. davidandpam

    Adding Smaller Fist to Tank with Big Ones

    In my 125 gal.tank I have just added a Flame Angel to a much much larger well established Purple Tang and Clown Fish. The Tang & clown go for the food but the Flame angel stays out of the way under the rocks. I do not know if he will eat pellets off the bottom or not. I have tried dropping...
  14. davidandpam

    Calcium - Alkalinity - pH

    The more I read the more uncertain I am about what I am doing. I have a 90 gallon tank with live sand and 135Lbs of live rock. Nothing added before today except a snails and rainbow shrimp. Tank was started about 6 weeks ago and cycled with 75LBs of live rock and two weeks ago 60 more pounds...
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