Recent content by Morticus

brittle stars, serpent stars and sea stars

Full tank pics here

The hardware

I have a CBS and a small cleaner in my 55g and plan on adding more.

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I got the sand from the ocean in galveston. I know people reccommend against it, but I went to a deserted beach and waded out as far as possible to dive for it. It has tons of life, and I am fully satisfied. All my live rocks have baserock touching the glass bottom. I just found out that...

I paid $254 for the 40# to my door. My brittle star is doing great so far, I hope he thrives. Are gorilla crabs red with spikey arms, or purple with a yellow mouth? I have both of those. I'd love to get some more ID's of these guys, especially the yellow and black christmas tree looking...

I recieved my live rock two days ago from lr.com, 20# keys, 20# gulf. Here are some pics. I have 3 unidentified red crabs, at least 2 pistol shrimp, lots of coral and anemones, a brittle star, and two baby starfish. Tons of aiptasia though... Brittle star! I think it's a sponge.. ID? I...