Recent content by Nitrate

brittle stars, serpent stars and sea stars

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I dont think freshwater disease is an issue, its the fatty acids that are lacking in FW fish that give SW little if any nutrional value. You could convert mollies to SW to use as feeders and after a second generation was born in SW they would suffice as feeders.

Mine was skiddish for a month or so, and then for another year he would hide when anyone other than me walked into the room. Now he hangs out with no fear of anything. Give him time, once hes comfortable he wont hide anymore.

The Chocolate Chip will eat anything it parks over including soft corals. I've heard that the General will do the same, but mine doesnt touch corals.

General Starfish are easy to keep, so are Chocolate chip if you dont have any corals.

IME Blue linkia's are hard to keep. Sometimes it doesnt matter how much trouble you go to they wont make it.

I have several small short spined urchins that hitchiked in my LR. I noticed the other day that one was missing and later spotted spines laying all around my long tentacled anemone. Will an anemone eat an urchin? If so will he be ok?

If your tank is farily new then chances are you have diatoms which are neither good nor bad, just a part of the aging process. They will dissapate on their own in time. IME plastic plants will require maintenance to make look real.

No doubt, Cyano. Increased flow, reduced feeding, and syphon it off every chance you get. If you have it floating on the surface then you need a power head situated so that it breaks the water surface.

In my sump I have a sponge in the stage just before the return, the sponge takes care of my bubbles. This might fix both of your problems.