SaltNoob's RSM 130D Adventure.
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If your sandbed is not that old that sand sifter will soon starve and even if it was very mature due to the small size of your sandbed it will soon deplete it's food. If you see it starting to go downhill or its limbs disolving return it back to your LFS.
As your bioload grows your skimmer will pull out more and if the skimmer is new it takes a while for them to break in before they start producing good amounts of skimmate prepare yourself for the smell when cleaning a skimmer haha
As your bioload grows your skimmer will pull out more and if the skimmer is new it takes a while for them to break in before they start producing good amounts of skimmate prepare yourself for the smell when cleaning a skimmer haha
SaltNoob
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Hey, Mart! The sand is "old", although not that deep. Could I add more Aragonite without much danger?
The problem you have is the size of the bed most LFS forget to tell people how much they actually eat a single sandsifter can easily munch it's way through a 5ft sandbed !
You should not really see the sand sifter once it goes under the sand if you see it ontop a lot it's hungry a looking for food keep an eye on him.
I personally would not go adding anything to a settled tank that is maturing.
You should not really see the sand sifter once it goes under the sand if you see it ontop a lot it's hungry a looking for food keep an eye on him.
I personally would not go adding anything to a settled tank that is maturing.
SaltNoob
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Thanks for the 411, Mart. My sand bed is quite shallow.
I would like to add some more sand though...
Any other comments out there regarding this matter?
Thanks everyone!!!
Adding sand will also take time to mature to the point where there is food available for the sandsifter but all the time it's doing that it will be munching through the current food in the bed.
My sandsifter moves fairly fast up and down my sandbed which is 6ft and he did come out for a bit after quite a while and I began to worry he had ran out of food but luckily he went back down and all I've seen recently is just a mound of sand moving up and down the bed where he is moving.
just keep an eye on him the tell tale sign is its ontop of the bed a lot moving around.
My sandsifter moves fairly fast up and down my sandbed which is 6ft and he did come out for a bit after quite a while and I began to worry he had ran out of food but luckily he went back down and all I've seen recently is just a mound of sand moving up and down the bed where he is moving.
just keep an eye on him the tell tale sign is its ontop of the bed a lot moving around.
I have always wanted a starfish, but I have seen so many die... many only seem to last a few months and few seem to make it over a year
+1 marty post - If you see it starting to go downhill or its limbs dissolving return it back to your LFS.
A few RS members do have luck with them... but from post I have read, I would say the great majority lose them, they starve to death.
see what others think...
+1 marty post - If you see it starting to go downhill or its limbs dissolving return it back to your LFS.
A few RS members do have luck with them... but from post I have read, I would say the great majority lose them, they starve to death.
see what others think...
SaltNoob
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I see, I've decided to return the sand star. I'll also be relocating the tank to a more suitable location. Question...
Can I add crushed coral or silica sand to my substrate to increase its depth, or is that a no no?
Aragonite ONLY? If so, why?
Thanks web world!!!
You can add a good aragonite sand to your existing sandbed to increase depth, no problems...
http://www.caribsea.com/pages_caribsea/page_product_aragonite.html
free of impurities such as ash, metals, pesticides, and silica
and I think you made a good decision on the star !
http://www.caribsea.com/pages_caribsea/page_product_aragonite.html
free of impurities such as ash, metals, pesticides, and silica
and I think you made a good decision on the star !
SaltNoob
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OK, so I added some crushed coral to my little box of ocean and I'm reading that may have been a HUGE mistake. I've got maybe a 1/4" on top of aragonite. Someone suggested covering these with an inch or two of fine sand.
Said it would prevent things from growing in crushed coral. And that crushed coral was "impossible" to clean
Anyone have any knowledge they would like to share on this matter?
Said it would prevent things from growing in crushed coral. And that crushed coral was "impossible" to clean
Anyone have any knowledge they would like to share on this matter?
Beautiful new clowns - congrats Love clowns !