6 month old 55 gal
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reefdude37
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Can you post a full tank shot?
natep206
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no i mean 4300 and it only delays like 2 seconds on mine and if i dont want that. then i hold it down half way and the lights above the display on the back of the camera turn on then when i push it althe way down there is no delay it takes it the instant i push it down
hope that helps
nate
hope that helps
nate
sinaloa213
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woooooow i love that blue star.
easy to keep? and i like the scallpo. any special needs?over all very nice.
bbb
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Originally Posted by NateP206
no i mean 4300 and it only delays like 2 seconds on mine and if i dont want that. then i hold it down half way and the lights above the display on the back of the camera turn on then when i push it althe way down there is no delay it takes it the instant i push it down
hope that helps
nate
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no i mean 4300 and it only delays like 2 seconds on mine and if i dont want that. then i hold it down half way and the lights above the display on the back of the camera turn on then when i push it althe way down there is no delay it takes it the instant i push it down
hope that helps
nate
Thanks
ophiura
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Originally Posted by SiNaLOa213
woooooow i love that blue star.
easy to keep? and i like the scallpo. any special needs?over all very nice.
The blue Linckia star is VERY difficult to keep, requiring a very large tank with at leat 100lbs of LR minimum...and really I think that is not enough for this star. Water parameters must be pristine, esp related to specific gravity at 1.025-1.026. The tank should be a mature reef, at least 6 months old minimum.
NEARLY ALL of these stars will die in 12 to 18 months of starvation in smaller tanks. Yes, they take a good year or more to starve, and show no outward signs of trouble until then.
In addition, acclimation is critical, and many will die within the first month of starvation.
Keeping them with any similar star merely increases competition for limited food. These stars CAN NOT as a general rule be spot fed and must have a large amount of LR. Few will eat algae (or they would survive in many tanks). Rarely do they survive long term in smaller tanks. Ask people if they have kept them 18 months to determine success, but even then, tank to tank may vary. I have written two articles on seastars in the archives forum.
Please please please do lots of research on these stars. They are FAR from "easy" to keep.
Flame scallops also have a poor long term survival record in captivity and DO need special feeding. Google and article by Dr. Rob Toonen on Flame Scallops for background.
woooooow i love that blue star.
The blue Linckia star is VERY difficult to keep, requiring a very large tank with at leat 100lbs of LR minimum...and really I think that is not enough for this star. Water parameters must be pristine, esp related to specific gravity at 1.025-1.026. The tank should be a mature reef, at least 6 months old minimum.
NEARLY ALL of these stars will die in 12 to 18 months of starvation in smaller tanks. Yes, they take a good year or more to starve, and show no outward signs of trouble until then.
In addition, acclimation is critical, and many will die within the first month of starvation.
Keeping them with any similar star merely increases competition for limited food. These stars CAN NOT as a general rule be spot fed and must have a large amount of LR. Few will eat algae (or they would survive in many tanks). Rarely do they survive long term in smaller tanks. Ask people if they have kept them 18 months to determine success, but even then, tank to tank may vary. I have written two articles on seastars in the archives forum.
Please please please do lots of research on these stars. They are FAR from "easy" to keep.
Flame scallops also have a poor long term survival record in captivity and DO need special feeding. Google and article by Dr. Rob Toonen on Flame Scallops for background.
reefreak29
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yeh my lfs finally stopped selling linkias and flame scallops, if he wasnt able to sell them within a week thay would die, how crule
blaine3119
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Looks GREAT !!!!! One day when I grow up, I too wil have Corals.