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perfectdark

perfectdark

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Originally Posted by jaysonl29
hey PD I have a question....what type of starfish is in your tank....and how long have you had it.....
Hi Jaysonl,
The starfish in my tank is a red sea star..Fromia milleporella. I have caught some heat having one of these in my tank but its been there for almost 6 months now and still going. Apparently they cant eat or wont eat anything other than algea and a 29 gal tank is too small for them to survive in because it doesnt have the amount of algea growth necessary for them to survive. But this is a quote I got from trusted place in regards to feeding one of these starfish, "If there is insufficient algae growth in the aquarium, the diet should be supplemented with flaked foods, and small pieces of fish or mussel". Knowing this I am going to keep it and see what happens.
 
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rattler739

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I had a probably really stupid question but here goes again, with my new gorgonians(
) if one of the little polyps gets food does it benifit the entire thing or just that polyp? (simialr to the sun or not) I thought that it would benifit the entire thing but wanted to make sure.
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Well typically every polyup doesnt need food but just one wouldnt supply the rest of the coral with enough nutrition to sustain its self. But your question being do individual polyups feed the entire specimine or just the branch that it is on? No it feeds the entire coral, but the cool part is if you break off a branch it will survive as a separate entity too.
 
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rattler739

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Originally Posted by PerfectDark
Well typically every polyup doesnt need food but just one wouldnt supply the rest of the coral with enough nutrition to sustain its self. But your question being do individual polyups feed the entire specimine or just the branch that it is on? No it feeds the entire coral, but the cool part is if you break off a branch it will survive as a separate entity too.
That is what I thought, and as far as fraggin a branch, when i got mine it had one of its branches broken so i scraped the flesh off the bottom and glued it to a rock. Hopefully they will be fine for a few days till i get the phytoplankton, but I will still be feeding cyclops till then and then feeding both. Everything sound good?
Oh and thanks for all the help PD
I have learned so much from this forum but still have stupid noob questions, but I will probably always have stupid questions.
Learn sumthin new every day
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Yep everything sounds good.
No prob with the questions, we all were noobs at one time. Truth be known Im still one myself, I only started with Salt water tanks 6 months ago.
Remember the only stupid question is the one that wasnt asked.
 
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rattler739

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true true, wow youve only been doing this about one more month than i have. ho da thunk it
 
big-fish

big-fish

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you r my idol dark,,,my uncle is coming down this week and we are going to fix my tank up,,it is not that pretty now,,fether dusters,,,zooz and star poylps,,i am going to get alot of other stuff,,,also what do you feed your corals and do you fresh water dip your corals???????
 
jaysonl29

jaysonl29

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PD
The reason I asked is because I have an Orange Linckia Star in my 29g tank and everyone was giving me a hard time about it.....thanks its good to know that someone else has a Star in the same size tank and is successful in having him....thats a real slap in the face to the other meanies...lol....no but seriously way to go you are my hero....and inspiration.....
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Thanks guys... Im humbled really... but most of the knowledge that I have and give opionions on, has been given to me from alot of people on here. Loads of info from my LFS that employ 2 marine biologist and researching alot on the web too.
BIG-FISH, the corals you mentioned will benifit alot by your trace elements in your water column. Do weekly changes if its a nano tank, 20% and you will replace iodine, calcium among others... test your water peram's too. For additional feedings I use Phyto or zoo plankton once a week a very small quantity, you can also put some cyclops, and mysis in too, alternating between the different types. I do not fresh water dip my corals, I temp acclimate and then plop them in. Hope this helps..

Thanks SUDC I love this avatar, I have another but Im not ready to change it yet.
Jaysonl if you dont mind parting with your Linka in a short time I say give it a go. IMO the biggest difference in the 2 is yours is going to get huge fast. Up to 1 foot in an aquarium, a nano will not be the place for one when it gets that big. The one I have will only get to 5" in an aquarium and it doesnt grow fast. Good Luck.
 
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sudc

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Originally Posted by jaysonl29
PD
The reason I asked is because I have an Orange Linckia Star in my 29g tank and everyone was giving me a hard time about it.....thanks its good to know that someone else has a Star in the same size tank and is successful in having him....thats a real slap in the face to the other meanies...lol....no but seriously way to go you are my hero....and inspiration.....

You are comparing apples to oranges. His starfish CAN be spot fed, YOUR linkia CANNOT
 
peef

peef

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Thanks for the info PD....what size loc line should I get for a 24g nano? I noticed there are a few different ones. I also nabbed one of the hydor flows "stealing your hardware here, but it works for you so why not eh? ;)"
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Originally Posted by peef
Thanks for the info PD....what size loc line should I get for a 24g nano? I noticed there are a few different ones. I also nabbed one of the hydor flows "stealing your hardware here, but it works for you so why not eh? ;)"
Good deal... Im not sure what will work for the aquapod 24gal I have the 29 biocube and 5/8" was the size for me.. Good Luck..
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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OK SO, I got home from work today and I had a suprise waiting for me... My wife was out and she came upon a LFS that just got a shipment of RICCORIDA SHROOMS... HERE THEY ARE AMONG A COUPLE OTHER NEW ITEMS... ENJOY!!




 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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MORE....
Not a RIC but very cool

Candy Cane Coral

And last...
A Tube Anenome...

And a green yellow feather duster

My Super Red Shrooms are VERY HAPPY...



I also got an anenome shrimp but it wasnt in the mood for pictures..
 
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rattler739

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Few quick questions
1) Just how light tolerant are gorgonians?
2) I fed mine the day I got them (when they were open that night) and I think they ate some but have not opend since, how often does yours open?
3) What could I be doing wrong or are they still getting used to their new home even thoughthey already opened?
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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The gorgonians you got are not light dependant at all they require no light to survive. Typically the polyups will extend when they are hungry, not seeing them at this stage is only an indication that its not hungry and could be indeed still getting acclimated to your tank.
They need a decent amount of flow....how much? well to gauge it in a visual perspective.. sustained flow directly on them, but not so much that it is bent over from the flow. I would say medium to medium high.
I hope this helps... I wouldnt worry about it too much just yet.
 
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