Seeding LR, need advice

Discussion in 'Live Rock' started by wamperscat, Sep 19, 2011.

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  1. wamperscat

    wamperscat Plankton

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  2. wamperscat

    wamperscat Plankton

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    Found my first critter!

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    Anyone know what kind that is?
     
    wamperscat, Sep 26, 2011
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  3. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    Looks like an asterina star to me. They aren't bad guys IMO. I have a few in mine.
     
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  4. vawdka

    vawdka Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Asterina Star if I'm not mistaken.

    Edit: Awe whippy beat me to it. :p
     
    vawdka, Sep 26, 2011
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  5. malac0da13

    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    I haven't had a problem with them either. Theirs numbers in my tank have gone up and down though. At some points they were literally everywhere then they just drop off and don't see em then they come back anddo on.

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    malac0da13, Sep 26, 2011
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  6. wamperscat

    wamperscat Plankton

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  7. lmr2o

    lmr2o Millepora

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    looking good, congrats on getting some life in there!

    did you drop a raw shrimp in there to cycle a few weeks ago like you were thinking, or are you using the damsels to cycle?
     
    lmr2o, Oct 4, 2011
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  9. dirtride858

    dirtride858 Astrea Snail

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    green thing is a little sponge. He's doing no harm to anything or anyone so I would leave him alone.
     
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  10. dirtride858

    dirtride858 Astrea Snail

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    I don't know if others would agree, but you may be at a good time in your tank to add two things to it to "possibly" speed it along.

    MicroBacter7 and purpleup, and start hiring the cleanup crew of snails,ect
     
    dirtride858, Oct 28, 2011
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