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I also see aiptasia on the rocks in the background. You will need to nuke that before it takes over and kills your corals.

Green star polyp (GSP)

What's the update on the star?

Water and salt ;)

I see that my last post on this topic was quite some time ago. A lot has changed since then...1. Venom the lion fish has been moved into my friend's tank because he was getting so big and adding to the increase in nutrients which gave me terrible algae problems. 2. Blasted aiptasia have killed...

Looking good!

Sorry for the bad quality. Here you can see the whole family together. Lol.

That may a bit difficult because of their location. They have settled in places with an overhang of rock. The light colored one came in with some zoos that I bought. I didn't notice it at first but then I saw that it was changing position so thinking it was a dead shell getting dislodged by the...

I have about 5 of those varying in size in my tank. They open up like a mussel and have filter type fan that comes partially out of the two halves. They also close when disturbed. They actually moved around my tank until they found a spot that they liked. They are also two different colors. The...

My tank is 35liter or about 10 gal if my conversions are right. The infestation was very bad but I attacked it with aiptasiaX about a week ago. But I can already see small aiptasia on the rocks again. A bottle of aiptasiaX costs about the same as two shrimps here, and besides the juice is a...

I tried a small tank like this but I really struggled to keep the temp constant. The weather in south africa in summer can be brutal even indoors. Now it stays empty in my garage :( Regards, Duncan

I have a 10 gal. Normally I keep around 8 ghost shrimp, 5 or 6 small hermits and 3 or 4 small snails. I also include a variety of empty shells so the hermits don't evict the snails. I struggled with algae when I had my lion fish in this tank because he would eat the shrimp as fast as I put them...

Thanks for the quick response, Zante. So how many would you say I should get. They're not exactly cheap in South Africa. The other shrimp can always be moved to my friend's tank, but I really need to get this pest out my tank.

Hi there, could anybody tell me if they have success using peppermint shrimp to control aiptasia. I've been doing a lot of reading on the subject but I would like to hear some real life examples before I commit to buying some. I also have the following questions: 1. Some say that they need to be...

The tank is not worthy of any pics atm, but the algae is nicely under control again thanks to my little hungry helpers.

Hi guys, I'm back. My 10 gal tank is still going strong since I first set it up in Nov 2011. I've had some touch and go moments such as going through a couple of algae bombs and an invasion of aptasia. These have resulted in killing my zoos, a mushroom and my green star polyps. Very sad...

thanks for a great read. I learnt a lot.

Hi Guys, I've been away for a while but my tank is still going strong. Water changes happen twice a week and everybody is happy. GSP is open and doing great. Seems that it was the hermits hauling their shells over it that was causing the problems. So rude, no manners. At this point I have to...

I've never understood how sand can be termed "live" if it comes dry in a sealed bag. What is still alive? So I'll be interested to see what the comments are to your questions, jman. I got all my substrate from the ocean with lots of living organisms in it, unfortunately I'm not qualified to help...

you said it.... Awesome!!!

When do we get to see some pics. I've also been running my 9G for about the same time and would love to see your tank. Regards, D

I bought a small rock with green star polyps on it last week friday. It has still not opened. It seems to make an attempt every so often and then nothing happens. Can anybody advise me? The LFS did say that it would take a while but I didn't think it would be a week or more. :sad: Regards, D

I was very excited last night to notice that I have hundreds of teeny weeny "bugs" on the glass of my tank. To small to take a picture ( sorry lljdma, I know how much you like pics). What could it be?? Regards, Duncan

It's been a bit of a rough week because the pump in my refuge gave up the ghost. I bought another one but the new one is much stronger than the old one so it's created quite a strong flow in the tank. The up side is that everybody in the tank seems to like it. I also took the plunge today and...

right lets get some pics in to keep everybody happy. Spider starfish. He's doing very well, mostly comes out at night. Found these guys on my LR. They've been getting bigger since I got the tank started. Can some ID them for me please. Thanks for looking Regards, D

Hi Guys, Let me start off by saying that I'm very apprehensive about this post. :blush: I have built a refurgium for about $2 if my conversions are correct. I wanted to create a refurg for my 35L/ 9g tank and also thereby increase the water volume;flow; ect. My biggest problem was the lack of a...

Hi L, Yes I do have some updates. I may have been absent but certainly not resting on my laurals. The updates are as follows: 1. I have had to move my tank out of my bedroom. Lets just say that my wife was rather insistant that it moves. Maybe it was because I was giving the tank more attention...

Yes you are correct. I don't have any corals but when I saw the size that these things can get to, I quickly released it back into the wild. I have found them at approx 15 to 20 cm long in the rock pools. The variety that I had seems to stay on or around a certain type of plant in the pools...

Hi, I thought of doing a similar thing but soon realized that the problem would be using 2 pumps. Let me explain... If you are using a pump to pull water out of you tank and another to take water from your sump/Refurgium back to your tank; you have no way to ensure that they are pumping at the...

thanks, I'll do that. I read your HOB conversion, very interesting. We can get those filters here but they are pricey. Regards, D

Well you know that it's as they say "When the cat is away ...... ;) :P :kana: :yahoo: " I agree that the sarge does get rather large. The biggest that I seen here is about 4". We have schools of them where I dive. He will be going back one of these days though because he appears to be living...

That's very interesting. I'm finding it very difficult to keep my temp below 27 because we're going through summer atm. I sometimes have to resort to floating an ice brick in my tank just to try to keep it from boiling my inhabitants. I have since heard that other local reefers do the same...

Hi, Yipeee, this is a first for me as I'm also very new to this game. I'm running a 35l tank. I think that's about 9g if my calculations are right. This is an amazing hobby, by far the most challenging that I've ever tried. Anyway enough rambling from me. Welcome! :good: I have found that by...

Hi All, I've been away for a few days and while I was out of town my Hydatina physis laid an egg mass in the gravel right at the front of my tank. We are so excited, it's like awaiting the arrival of your friend's new baby. :hyper: :bday: . This is by far the most amazingand beautiful snail...

I got the shock of my life yesterday. I went for a walk on the rocks on my way to work and saw some beautiful marine plants and macroalgae that would look amazing in my tank. Then when I got it home the most strange hitch hiker appeared. It was perfectly camo'd in the plants. It's been cruzing...

The aquarium has still not replied to my request for help to ID the critters in my tank. :sad: and then this morning I returned the one fish that I had back to the big blue because he was causing all sorts of trouble. He managed to kill some of the shrimp, shorten some of the others' anttennae...

I did the google thing on Neomeris annulata. It does look very similar but mine has a tap root. Do macro algae have roots??? I've also decided that I'm going to upgrade my filter system. I'm busy reading up on that topic atm. so if you don't mind i will be throwing some questions your way...

Thanks for the kind compliments. I'm really enjoying learning about this challenging hobby. Fantastic news :hyper: Somebody from the aquarium got back to me and they're willing to impart their knowledge, so i've sent off the pics....now we wait. :whistle: Nothing happens very quickly in Mother...