New to reefing and so...many....questions!!

BanZI29 · Oct 26, 2020

here's the link to my build thread

AIO Build - innovative marine 25g AIO

So I will start my build thread here :) here is what I got: Innovative marine fusion 25 https://www.innovative-marine.com/shop/Fusion-Pro-25-AIO-Aquarium-w-APS-Stand-Black-p185069754 x2 Current USA Orbit marine LED 18" lights on a bracket 6" above the waterline using the LOOP sync system...

www.reef2reef.com

BanZI29 · Oct 27, 2020

HI all, here are the pix of the coral I have now. Thankfully the water is clearing up. and yes we have a brittle starfish. My daughter just had to have him so we did the research and decided it would be OK to get him. I would appreciate others inputs about it though.

Suesea · Oct 27, 2020

Nice beginner corals and love the octospawn. You said earlier that you had two feather dusters, but you lost one. What happened to it? They will sometimes shed the frilly cap and will grow a new one in about 2 weeks. I have 13 feathers. 2 original and the rest are babies.

Cell · Oct 27, 2020

Welcome to the forum. Nice setup. I'd recommend holding off for now on new coral and give what you have a month or two. Often times with new tanks, coral can start off looking great and slowly die over time. You may want to look into supplemental/target feeding for that starfish too.

BanZI29 · Oct 27, 2020

Suesea said:
Nice beginner corals and love the octospawn. You said earlier that you had two feather dusters, but you lost one. What happened to it? They will sometimes shed the frilly cap and will grow a new one in about 2 weeks. I have 13 feathers. 2 original and the rest are babies.

not sure what happened. I had not seen him out in d2 days and he was looking like he was falling apart.

BanZI29 · Oct 27, 2020

Cell said:
Welcome to the forum. Nice setup. I'd recommend holding off for now on new coral and give what you have a month or two. Often times with new tanks, coral can start off looking great and slowly die over time. You may want to look into supplemental/target feeding for that starfish too.

Thank you

We are feeding him raw shrimp pcs. and no more coral for now. (except maybe a hammer if I find one at the good price) we are paying VERY close attention to the water chemistry so to catch anything going wrong fast. Also I am going to start a fuge for the tank too. that will hopefully help keep things in check.

Suesea · Oct 27, 2020

BanZI29 said:
not sure what happened. I had not seen him out in d2 days and he was looking like he was falling apart.

Do you still have his tube? If you do gently squeeze along the length, if it is alive it will wiggle inside, you will feel it. Or if it is mush or feels empty its probably dead.

BanZI29 · Oct 27, 2020

Suesea said:
Do you still have his tube? If you do gently squeeze along the length, if it is alive it will wiggle inside, you will feel it. Or if it is mush or feels empty its probably dead.

it felt squisshy and empty

Suesea · Oct 27, 2020

BanZI29 said:
Oh then he might be deceased, or sometimes when stressed they will leave the tube and hide under a rock, only to emerge with a new tube and frilly cap. It might surprise you later. The fuge is a great idea. Are you going to put it in one of the chambers?

BanZI29 · Oct 27, 2020

yea, Im getting media racks and looking for a place I can get chaeto, the pods, and phytoplankton with porous rock for under $100

Suesea · Oct 27, 2020

BanZI29 said:
yea, Im getting media racks and looking for a place I can get chaeto, the pods, and phytoplankton with porous rock for under $100

Awesome, make sure the chaeto is clean, meaning doesn't have any bad things living in it, getting clean, aiptasia, pest free chaeto is a must. I found out the hard way. Looks great. Tell your daughter I said good job. Keep us posted. ;Shamefullyembarrased

Suesea · Oct 27, 2020

Suesea said:
Awesome, make sure the chaeto is clean, meaning doesn't have any bad things living in it, getting clean, aiptasia, pest free chaeto is a must. I found out the hard way. Looks great. Tell your daughter I said good job. Keep us posted. ;Shamefullyembarrased

If you can't find good chaeto I can get you to a vendor I delt with.

SPS2020 · Oct 27, 2020

BanZI29 said:
here's the link to my build thread

AIO Build - innovative marine 25g AIO

So I will start my build thread here :) here is what I got: Innovative marine fusion 25 https://www.innovative-marine.com/shop/Fusion-Pro-25-AIO-Aquarium-w-APS-Stand-Black-p185069754 x2 Current USA Orbit marine LED 18" lights on a bracket 6" above the waterline using the LOOP sync system...

www.reef2reef.com

FYI, If you go to Account\Account Details\ R2R Tank Thread Link and then paste the URL above, it will give you a Build Thread Contributor badge which is a link to your build thread.

Nice tank and welcome! ;-)