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Woke up this morning to find my brittle starfish in many pieces. The body has only one leg attached and is moving. Looking for culprit(s) Tank info: 5 gallon nano-reef Live Rock Live Sand 1 Damsel 1 Turbo Snail 3 Other Snail 1 Emerald Crab 1 Sally Lightfoot (1st suspect) Water quailty tested...

And please forgive my lack of manners. I should've said this earlier. Thank you (all) for your help. I am really enjoying the wealth of information on this site.

Is the ammonia level too high (8.0+) to put LR or LS into the tank? I've read (somewhere) don't screw with the cycle by adding an ammonia reducer. Just be patient. Do you agree?

Plastic aquarium plant, stone for aqarium bottoms from local pet store, misc shells approx 5 small 1 large enough for a fish to find refuge.

"Saltwater Master Liquid Test Kit"

I've been cycling for 4 weeks now using the dead shrimp method.

I have a 5 gal saltwater tank trying a fishless cycle. 2 filters, cartridge style, turning the tank over 20 times per hour. Ph 8.2 Ammonia 8.0 + Nitrites 0 Nitrates 0 When completed I hope to have 1 happy, healthy fish, maybe a snail or two, a piece of coral, and thats it. Question 1: Is this...