Anyone have a few mini brittles, pods, small bit o sand, small bit o macro (not caullerpa plz), or a small rock or two they would care to donate? I am trying to spread my bio diversity in the 55 which will soon be a fuge and jump start the 75 a bit sooner so I feel better moving things over faster.
Thanks!
don’t have any, but is the no no to caullerpa b/c of it spreading?
i have a small rock u could borrow if no one else has any. its a good size but i still need it for a frag rock. i might be able to find some cuc too. make soure you ask ken too. ha gave me alot of stuff
[quote=“moliken, post:2, topic:1316”]
don’t have any, but is the no no to caullerpa b/c of it spreading?[/quote]
Because (from what I’ve heard/read) it spreads, and can go sexual. The going sexual I heard it can dump all its nutients back into the water. Also heard/read that it does great in high nutrient environments (knocks them down), but in low nutrients it can’t survive as well and hence when it goes sexual. I’m not too keen on all the macro knowledge so that is just hearsay but from some knowledgeable folks.
wow. thanks for the info ian. i picked up some macros on the net, but they don’t arrive till next week, so i’m too late for you
I could probably gather up some stomotella snails from the bottom of our frag plugs for you. I also have mini stars… not the brittle stars just the kind that like to eat green corraline algae that have three legs most of the time. Not much in the way of pods… our mandarin keeps them down to almost zero in the tank.
[quote=“IanH, post:4, topic:1316”]
Because (from what I’ve heard/read) it spreads, and can go sexual. The going sexual I heard it can dump all its nutients back into the water. Also heard/read that it does great in high nutrient environments (knocks them down), but in low nutrients it can’t survive as well and hence when it goes sexual. I’m not too keen on all the macro knowledge so that is just hearsay but from some knowledgeable folks.[/quote]
Long light period and consistent pruning battle both of these …
Ian, i could bring some micro stars and pods to the mod meeting sunday if you are attending. I gave some to Tom last night and Andy last week. big happy ones. and anything else i find in the filter floss.
[quote=“moliken, post:5, topic:1316”]
wow. thanks for the info ian. i picked up some macros on the net, but they don’t arrive till next week, so i’m too late for you[/quote]
Great to hear you are starting the macro up earlier…I should have myself.
[quote=“icy1155, post:6, topic:1316”]
I could probably gather up some stomotella snails from the bottom of our frag plugs for you. I also have mini stars… not the brittle stars just the kind that like to eat green corraline algae that have three legs most of the time. Not much in the way of pods… our mandarin keeps them down to almost zero in the tank.[/quote]
Awesome Icy, I don’t have ANY of those little stars in my tank, except for 1 i think that came from that frag I just got from you, so I would def some some of these.
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[quote=“IanH, post:4, topic:1316”]
Because (from what I’ve heard/read) it spreads, and can go sexual. The going sexual I heard it can dump all its nutients back into the water. Also heard/read that it does great in high nutrient environments (knocks them down), but in low nutrients it can’t survive as well and hence when it goes sexual. I’m not too keen on all the macro knowledge so that is just hearsay but from some knowledgeable folks.[/quote]
Long light period and consistent pruning battle both of these …[/quote]
Thanks Ted, I think I’d just rather not use the caullerpa in case I get too lazy to prune!
[quote=“kaptken, post:8, topic:1316”]
Ian, i could bring some micro stars and pods to the mod meeting sunday if you are attending. I gave some to Tom last night and Andy last week. big happy ones. and anything else i find in the filter floss. [/quote]
Sounds great Ken, if you’ve got plenty to spare I’d love some, I hear you have some awesome bio diversity.
i too would like to get a few of the stars for aqua pod. so if anyone has about 3 or 4 to spare abcd
If you mean the little stars that I have, there are plenty to go around. Sitting here on the couch I can count at least 20 without even getting up.
k icy i will get them from you. i will be stopping in fishbowl this monday maybe stop by monday night.
No problem. Just give me a call.
is there anyone who could spare some “stuff”. i know the crash killed alot of stuff. i havn’t seen any stars since. i have seen 1 little snail though so thats a good sign.
I’ll try to collect some for you too BZ and bring them to the DRC meeting in a week. i just cleaned the filter floss yesterday. so it takes a while for more to collect.
im in norush so when ever you have some is fine with me. thanks brett