urchin for my reef - suggestions?
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mech-a-nic
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I have a Long Spine Urchin in my 46 Gallon. I love him
The only problem I have had it he stuck me once when I was cleaning
I gat startled by that mean ass clown and jerked back right into the Urchin. But he is cool to watch. Hers a Pic a little ruff but its the best I can get at without lights on
mech-a-nic
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Every once in a while he will clip somthing, mostly when I shoo him away from a area so i can work or clean there. The hermits have knocked over more than him though
spiderwoman
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I'd stay away from long spined ones. How about a nice red or blue Tuxedo?
mech-a-nic
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My long spine is realy good at not knocking stuff over. The slighest touch of his spines and he changes direction. The only time is when I mess with him and get him Stampeding
rykna
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Originally Posted by hambone
http:///forum/post/2712229
Forgive my ignorance, but are they good for anything? Or just for looks?
No ignorance here, just unasked questions
I had 2 pincushion urchins in my 90g reef. I enjoyed both "Timmy and Prissy". Very stubbron little inverts. Urchins are basically algae lawn mowers. The main problem with them is that they knock over and trample your underwater landscaping. So you need to make sure everything is glued down~litterally.
http:///forum/post/2712229
Forgive my ignorance, but are they good for anything? Or just for looks?
No ignorance here, just unasked questions
I had 2 pincushion urchins in my 90g reef. I enjoyed both "Timmy and Prissy". Very stubbron little inverts. Urchins are basically algae lawn mowers. The main problem with them is that they knock over and trample your underwater landscaping. So you need to make sure everything is glued down~litterally.
retired
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I have a pincushion urchin and just came on the site to see if I can put him in the refugium because he is knocking all my rocks around and causing me to lose corals. If I saw him doing it I could stop him but he does it at night. Today i caught him knocking over my largest rock along with about 5 corals. Can he go in the refugium
rykna
Active Member
Originally Posted by retired
http:///forum/post/2713361
I have a pincushion urchin and just came on the site to see if I can put him in the refugium because he is knocking all my rocks around and causing me to lose corals. If I saw him doing it I could stop him but he does it at night. Today i caught him knocking over my largest rock along with about 5 corals. Can he go in the refugium
Do you have any super glue gel? i wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't seen it in person. Now many people here online like me use super glue GEL, it must be gel, to attach coral on rocks...and to secure rocks. That's what I used to secure my loose rock and corals to keep them from tumbling when my urchins were grazing.
The only reason that I can currently think of for not putting your urchin in your refugium is that the refugium is for growing macro algae that stimulates the pod population to grow increasing the bio-filtration your DT has. If you place the urchin into the refugium you'll have the happiest urchin in the world because it will have prime algae to munch on. However, with in the month, the urchin will deplete the macro algae to almost 0. Causing your pod population to take a huge dive, which leaves a big chance for a Tank crash. So I'd head to your nearest store and get some super glue gel tubes
http:///forum/post/2713361
I have a pincushion urchin and just came on the site to see if I can put him in the refugium because he is knocking all my rocks around and causing me to lose corals. If I saw him doing it I could stop him but he does it at night. Today i caught him knocking over my largest rock along with about 5 corals. Can he go in the refugium
Do you have any super glue gel? i wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't seen it in person. Now many people here online like me use super glue GEL, it must be gel, to attach coral on rocks...and to secure rocks. That's what I used to secure my loose rock and corals to keep them from tumbling when my urchins were grazing.
The only reason that I can currently think of for not putting your urchin in your refugium is that the refugium is for growing macro algae that stimulates the pod population to grow increasing the bio-filtration your DT has. If you place the urchin into the refugium you'll have the happiest urchin in the world because it will have prime algae to munch on. However, with in the month, the urchin will deplete the macro algae to almost 0. Causing your pod population to take a huge dive, which leaves a big chance for a Tank crash. So I'd head to your nearest store and get some super glue gel tubes