Sea Hare

sh1ppy · 01-01-2008, 01:03 PM

I have a sea hare for about 6 months
Was advised to get one to keep back hare algea, but I find this thing poos more tha it eats.
Is this normal is there an easy way to clean it up as im haveng to do a water change so often and the vac does usually suck itup it just breaks it up

Cheers

sh1ppy · 01-02-2008, 06:22 PM

Anyone is this normal

BigAl07 · 01-02-2008, 06:34 PM

They poo a LOT! I think it's more like a "Sea COW" in relation to what it poops out. I think it's eating more than you realize because poo is a direct by-product of eating. What goes in MUST come out. It's all about "Physics" in that Two objects cannot occupy the same exact space at the same exact time. One MUST evacuate!

framerguy · 01-02-2008, 06:42 PM

My seahare poop gargantuan amounts but I have about a million spaghetti worms who love the stuff. I don't have a real problem with accumulation. Their benefit outweighs the poo.

BigAl07 · 01-02-2008, 11:15 PM

Yeah at one point I was watching and I thought, "Someone just dumped a barrel of TOXIC waste into my tank!" then I looked closer and Buggz was just "making room" in his stomach.

01-01-2008, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
sh1ppy Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Worcester, England Posts: 90 View Gallery Karma Komment	Sea Hare I have a sea hare for about 6 months Was advised to get one to keep back hare algea, but I find this thing poos more tha it eats. Is this normal is there an easy way to clean it up as im haveng to do a water change so often and the vac does usually suck itup it just breaks it up Cheers __________________ [size="1"]AT the moment My set up is :- Juwel 120 (30 Gallon) Tank, Plain Coral Sand 15kg, Alfa Rock 2 x 55W T5's, Power Jet 900, Red Sea Protien Skimmer. Clown Fish x 1 since jun 06 Cardinals x 2 Jun06 Strawberry Dottyback. may 04 Red Leg Crab x3. Various Cirlique since Nov 05 Sea Hare 23/12/06 6 Line Wrasse 05/01/07 Debelius' Reef Lobster 01/04/07 Levels:- Las Checked 30/04/07 (will update soon) Temp 25 Salt 1.024 PH 8.6 Amonia 0.25 N2 0 N3 0

01-02-2008, 06:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
sh1ppy Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Worcester, England Posts: 90 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Sea Hare Anyone is this normal __________________ [size="1"]AT the moment My set up is :- Juwel 120 (30 Gallon) Tank, Plain Coral Sand 15kg, Alfa Rock 2 x 55W T5's, Power Jet 900, Red Sea Protien Skimmer. Clown Fish x 1 since jun 06 Cardinals x 2 Jun06 Strawberry Dottyback. may 04 Red Leg Crab x3. Various Cirlique since Nov 05 Sea Hare 23/12/06 6 Line Wrasse 05/01/07 Debelius' Reef Lobster 01/04/07 Levels:- Las Checked 30/04/07 (will update soon) Temp 25 Salt 1.024 PH 8.6 Amonia 0.25 N2 0 N3 0

01-02-2008, 06:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sea Hare They poo a LOT! I think it's more like a "Sea COW" in relation to what it poops out. I think it's eating more than you realize because poo is a direct by-product of eating. What goes in MUST come out. It's all about "Physics" in that Two objects cannot occupy the same exact space at the same exact time. One MUST evacuate! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

01-02-2008, 06:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
framerguy Tridacna maxima Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clarkesville, Ga Posts: 4,994 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sea Hare My seahare poop gargantuan amounts but I have about a million spaghetti worms who love the stuff. I don't have a real problem with accumulation. Their benefit outweighs the poo. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 375gDT built in wall, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, Aqua C EV-400 skimmer etc, etc, etc... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...areum-too.html

01-02-2008, 11:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sea Hare Yeah at one point I was watching and I thought, "Someone just dumped a barrel of TOXIC waste into my tank!" then I looked closer and Buggz was just "making room" in his stomach. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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