Sea Stars

[thincat]

Here is the shot with the baby brittle stars:

 

[mdaniel2882]

I am pretty sure the air thing is because they can get it traped in them like a sponge

 

[Etunes]

Wow, nice pics thincat. You can barely see the stars. There so little. Can we see a full tank shot of your tank. Because looking at all these pics of your stars and little bits of your tank is making me wonder what it looks like.

 

[divedeep1689]

hey tc is that your diy rock if so its really took off!!! nice!!!

 

[thincat]

Yup, that DIY rock has been in my tank about 3 months now. It colored up with coralline nicely. Those brittlestars go from one end of the rock to the other without even coming completey to the surface.

 

[divedeep1689]

my diy rock is gaining a yellowish green tint i am waiting on some red to pop in somewere

 

[Sharkbait430]

Corraline algae in my tank has grown on the rock so nicely and it looks awesome im getting some bright green colors and deep red, im excited

 

[thincat]

Two weeks in:Same rock...

 

[Zer0]

Dang dude, you had some serious corraline growth on that rock for two weeks. Good job and kudos on that rock.

 

[thincat]

Okay, here's the trick and it's not "purple up" either. I get a rock or any item with coralline growing on it and I scrape it off and put it in a small container with saltwater. When I have some, I pour that in front of a powerhead or return pump and let that flow around the tank. Waalaa. In a very shot time you will see coralline all over the place.

 

[divedeep1689]

so all you do is put coraline scrapings infront of a pour head? do ya use purple up with it? or just put the scrapings in?

 

[thincat]

Never used "purple up", Just the scrapings....

 

[fishmonkey]

whats 'purple up'?

 

[thincat]

It's a commercial bottle of calcium fortified with coralline mixture that's suppose to aid in coralline growth.

 

[Zer0]

yeah SUPPOSED to increase corraline growth. lulz.

 

[melosu58]

The scrapings along with good calcium, magnesium and alk readings will do the job.

 

[ccCapt]

whats 'purple up'?

A weak concentration of calcium chloride and ground up aragonite sand. A waste of $.

 

[thincat]

I think it's a waste of money also.

 

[thincat]

A weak concentration of calcium chloride and ground up aragonite sand. A waste of $.

I to believe it's a waste of money. I do the above before I stick my pumps and other equipment in a vinegar bath for cleaning. Also my sump rocks tend to get more coralline on them and I scrape those. Be careful on the sump rocks and lookout for aiptasia.

 

[Sharkbait430]

I to believe it's a waste of money. I do the above before I stick my pumps and other equipment in a vinegar bath for cleaning. Also my sump rocks tend to get more coralline on them and I scrape those. Be careful on the sump rocks and lookout for aiptasia.

Stupid Aiptasia, I have been wanting a peppermint shrimp to kill my aiptasia for a week now and EVERYONE is out of them!!