Whats happening in my tank

[Sdoutreefer]

I could be wrong but I believe chocolate chip stars are NOT reef safe. Beautiful creatures none the less but just FYI and something to monitor

 

[Avadava25]

I could be wrong but I believe chocolate chip stars are NOT reef safe. Beautiful creatures none the less but just FYI and something to monitor

Wow.... They recommended it..... I'll be sure to keep an eye on it

 

[Sdoutreefer]

Did you buy it from an LFS or Petco?

 

[Avadava25]

Did you buy it from an LFS or Petco?

Petco

 

[Maritimer]

Some Petcos have folks who know what they're talking about, but a great many do not. (My local one has a fish dept. manager who _does_ know what he's talking about, but he keeps trying to sell me things that are bad for my tank anyway.) Generally, it's a good idea to take Petco's advice with a grain of Instant Ocean.

I haven't looked into them too deeply, but chocolate chip stars are generally regarded as _not_ reef-safe. "Classic" sea stars, in general, are difficult, and not a creature for a new setup - or a small one. Serpent stars or brittle stars are generally a better choice.

Your "mushroom" looks a great deal like my maxi-mini carpet anemones. They're a fairly hardy (and fairly sticky!) anemone that comes in a lot of colors, ranging from greens to yellows, reds, pinks, purples and even blue, with or without stripes and patterning. They can be dangerous to small fish who make the mistake of touching them.

~Bruce

 

[Avadava25]

Some Petcos have folks who know what they're talking about, but a great many do not. (My local one has a fish dept. manager who _does_ know what he's talking about, but he keeps trying to sell me things that are bad for my tank anyway.) Generally, it's a good idea to take Petco's advice with a grain of Instant Ocean.

I haven't looked into them too deeply, but chocolate chip stars are generally regarded as _not_ reef-safe. "Classic" sea stars, in general, are difficult, and not a creature for a new setup - or a small one. Serpent stars or brittle stars are generally a better choice.

Your "mushroom" looks a great deal like my maxi-mini carpet anemones. They're a fairly hardy (and fairly sticky!) anemone that comes in a lot of colors, ranging from greens to yellows, reds, pinks, purples and even blue, with or without stripes and patterning. They can be dangerous to small fish who make the mistake of touching them.

~Bruce

You are completely right, when I went back to the store I noticed they got new stock and everything was now labeled... Contrary to what I was told it IS a carpet anemone and NOT a mushroom coral....and after some research found out that contrary to their advice the chocolate chip star is NOT reef safe, however, he has not attacked anything else in the tank but now I'm worried it will starve

 

[Maritimer]

The star is one of those creatures you might think about rehoming. Sadly, LFS are often more interested in making a single sale today than they are in keeping folks in the hobby long-term, if that might mean sacrificing the dollars sitting on their counter.

~Bruce

 

[Adam113]

You have a very young reef and zero nitrates is not were you want to be.
Have no clue how your ph will rise over time if you've already cycled.
If your home has too much trapped in CO2 then it can lower the ph.
Here's so guides for you and you may want to try Randy's ph-cup test. I open my windows fairly often.

ph
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/

water
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/

Regards, GoVols

Started opening my windows up every night in my tank room

 

[GoVols]

Started opening my windows up every night in my tank room

Has your ph came up?

 

[Adam113]

Has your ph came up?

From a consistent 7.8 up to around 8.2 over the last couple of months.

 

[GoVols]

From a consistent 7.8 up to around 8.2 over the last couple of months.

U Da Man!!!!!!!