Feather star diary...

Kamden Uelton · Oct 21, 2017

i’ll be sure to document how it does for me if i end up getting it

Kamden Uelton · Nov 20, 2017

any updates?

Yuki Rihwa · Nov 28, 2017

Any updates? I saw a red feather star for sale in my LFS, I did some research and seem like it's impossible to keep them alive in our aquarium lol. I'm tempting to buy it because it's darn look awesome....

reef lover · Nov 28, 2017

I'm sure by the lack of response that this one has perished as so many others have...

Kamden Uelton · Nov 28, 2017

Yuki Rihwa said:
Any updates? I saw a red feather star for sale in my LFS, I did some research and seem like it's impossible to keep them alive in our aquarium lol. I'm tempting to buy it because it's darn look awesome....

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Yuki Rihwa · Nov 28, 2017

Kamden Uelton said:
i have knowledge on them, I also keep crinoids checkout my thread and will PM you information about them

I passed! I don't think I'm able to keep it alive

Gweeds1980 · Nov 29, 2017

Sorry for the lack of updates... New job, building work, prepping for Xmas and new baby on the way... all meant I haven't had the time... FS is doing well. Daytime is now spent largely curled up behind rocks, out of the light. Once lights are on blues only (last hour) it ascends the rock and perches on the edge in solid upwelling flow and feeds for the entire night (as far as I know... I'm yet to see it retracted at night, but obvs am not checking it constantly!).

I have amended the feeding schedule, to reflect this pattern. Instead of the hourly dosing I am now dosing the same amount of food, but only at night time (12 hour photoperiod, first and last hour on blues @ 1%). So I am dosing every 30 mins for 14 hours.

Nitrates have made an appearance as have phosphates... currently running at 30ppm no3 and 0.5ppm po4. Has been a very gradual increase and seems to have no adverse affect (including on my SPS, which is mainly montis). Being honest this wasn't intentional but with everything else going on I have been a little lax on WCs. I am using near on 500g of rowa per month and getting through biopellets significantly faster, so I'm guessing no3 and po4 production has about quadrupled.

I'll try to get a pic during the blues period...

Salahunreal · Nov 29, 2017

Gweeds1980 said:
Sorry for the lack of updates... New job, building work, prepping for Xmas and new baby on the way... all meant I haven't had the time... FS is doing well. Daytime is now spent largely curled up behind rocks, out of the light. Once lights are on blues only (last hour) it ascends the rock and perches on the edge in solid upwelling flow and feeds for the entire night (as far as I know... I'm yet to see it retracted at night, but obvs am not checking it constantly!).

I have amended the feeding schedule, to reflect this pattern. Instead of the hourly dosing I am now dosing the same amount of food, but only at night time (12 hour photoperiod, first and last hour on blues @ 1%). So I am dosing every 30 mins for 14 hours.

Nitrates have made an appearance as have phosphates... currently running at 30ppm no3 and 0.5ppm po4. Has been a very gradual increase and seems to have no adverse affect (including on my SPS, which is mainly montis). Being honest this wasn't intentional but with everything else going on I have been a little lax on WCs. I am using near on 500g of rowa per month and getting through biopellets significantly faster, so I'm guessing no3 and po4 production has about quadrupled.

I'll try to get a pic during the blues period...

Congratulations on the coming baby.

reef lover · Nov 29, 2017

Yay he's still alive!!

keddre · Nov 29, 2017

Gweeds1980 said:
Sorry for the lack of updates... New job, building work, prepping for Xmas and new baby on the way... all meant I haven't had the time... FS is doing well. Daytime is now spent largely curled up behind rocks, out of the light. Once lights are on blues only (last hour) it ascends the rock and perches on the edge in solid upwelling flow and feeds for the entire night (as far as I know... I'm yet to see it retracted at night, but obvs am not checking it constantly!).

I have amended the feeding schedule, to reflect this pattern. Instead of the hourly dosing I am now dosing the same amount of food, but only at night time (12 hour photoperiod, first and last hour on blues @ 1%). So I am dosing every 30 mins for 14 hours.

Nitrates have made an appearance as have phosphates... currently running at 30ppm no3 and 0.5ppm po4. Has been a very gradual increase and seems to have no adverse affect (including on my SPS, which is mainly montis). Being honest this wasn't intentional but with everything else going on I have been a little lax on WCs. I am using near on 500g of rowa per month and getting through biopellets significantly faster, so I'm guessing no3 and po4 production has about quadrupled.

I'll try to get a pic during the blues period...

Congrats on the baby

Kamden Uelton · Jan 13, 2018

Any updates on the star?

Kamden Uelton · Jan 24, 2018

I sure hope it didn't die

Gweeds1980 · Jan 24, 2018

Kamden Uelton said:
I sure hope it didn't die

Sorry... completely missed your previous reply! No, it's not dead

Just been too busy to keep this updated...

The FS seems to be doing well. I've not noticed any loss of arms or other issues. The only thing that does concern me is a complete lack of growth... this worries me a little as if it's not growing, my assumption is that it must be very slowly declining. I hope not!

Salahunreal · Jan 24, 2018

Gweeds1980 said:
. I hope not!

We don't hope that also.
All the best luck man

Kamden Uelton · Jan 24, 2018

odd they it isn't growing, mine has doubled in size since I last got it.

kdc · Jan 24, 2018

Following along, just caught up on the thread. Impressive job keeping the FS happy so long, especially with a new job and a new baby on the way. Congratulations on both!