X 55 gallon nano reef

here is a picture showing most of my 55 with some gold polyp overgrowth.i have several cardinals in this tanks as well as a flasher wrasse that i never see.i do a mixed reef running on a combo of power compacts and T-5 HO..it seems to work.[img][/img]

the plastic cup on the bottom is for mushroom frags..here is another pic of my tank raised cardinals.[img][/img]

thats a nice reef, needs more brittle stars...

i was thinking about it at one point but i knew that if i turned one loose i would never be able to remove it..now maybe a crinoid when i feel brave..those basket stars are sweet.

yeah, id go with something less aggressive like that, but i was kind of 1/2 joking, i doubt brittle stars are helpful in a reef tank...

well from my understanding they are reef safe but oportunistic when hungry.especialy for slow low dwelling fishes like my gobies.and from my obsevations on my tank that i do have stars in thay are always hungry.

badxgillen wrote:

well from my understanding they are reef safe but oportunistic when hungry.especialy for slow low dwelling fishes like my gobies.and from my obsevations on my tank that i do have stars in thay are always hungry.

yea, my green brittle star is always hungry and very active on the other hand my banded serpent star is always slowly moving and wont even take meaty mysis shrimp, it just eats off the sand it seems, just more of a cleaner than a green. green brittle stars seem to be too active almost...

now that you mention it banded stars are usualy not seen hunting..i mean searching for food.i will probably get one and try it out in a frag tank first...better safe than sorry..you have had no problems with yours right...have you put coral in with him yet?that and a slow goby....hmmmm what would be the guinea pig for this experiment..

badxgillen wrote:

now that you mention it banded stars are usualy not seen hunting..i mean searching for food.i will probably get one and try it out in a frag tank first...better safe than sorry..you have had no problems with yours right...have you put coral in with him yet?that and a slow goby....hmmmm what would be the guinea pig for this experiment..

he has mushrooms with him, but i can even offer him food directly and he seems uninterested, while the green will go ape if it so much as detects fish poop...
i honestly think banded serpent stars are reef safe, i used to own a red brittle star (RIP) and it was more aggressive than the green, but they both had spines, im not saying spines mean they are predatory, but it seems to indicate a more aggressive nature in a star, i would even point at the crown of thorns as an aggressive predatorial cousin, im just ranting now...
i would think a lightly populated coral tank would do fine, just to see if its even interested in that food item, but i seriously doubt it, but i have only had one serpent star, each animal's attitude is different as im sure you are well aware of...

so here is a picture of my tank a couple months back.i have been having some issues with coral fighting and wanted to post this prior to some newer pics.[img][/img]

so at some poiint a little while back my frog spawn decided to frag itself.i then had to place it in the background and remove the lobo coral.not long after that the frogspawn got larger and enveloped my kenya tree.i didnt mind to much but today one of the frog spawns decided to come loose and land on one of my pagoda corals.wich are my favorite type of coral in that tank.so today it was an overhaul for the left side to try and change the fate of so many corals.i will have to get a pic up soon but my cam is needing power.

oh wow, i cant wait to see that...

so i got a few more pics now.here is my tear drop maxima clam.i have had him for a while and he has delt with some tough times.
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that pic really doesnt show off its neon blue colors in it, that clam is the shit...

and here are some kenya tree frags i got from letting my frog spawn melt the mother colony of kenya.i had to move the big frog spawn....or at least it kinda moved itself.
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im still happily surprised that worked so well...

Nice banggais!

I KNOW RIGHT! and they were a steal for captive raised guys too.thanks again.i dont know if i informed you but i my friends pair he got through me through you has bred and is holding many fry.

No you didnt tell me that. Thats awesome! You chose a good person! Give him my info if he has any questions

i know i should have ages ago but i was hesitant.i will pass this on.

here is the sarcophyton in the tank being happy happy.some times it almost touches the tank front to back.i ight be trimming him pretty soon.
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i would like a trimming of that bad boy for sure.
im not so sure the encrusting pavona fraf survived the bucket ride...

dont give up on em as they are resiliant.and i will put you on the list for a sarco.

cool.

That sarcoma looks awesome...love it in person...if I ever have more than the Fred Meyer's light I'd look for something like that!
btw, I fragelged a cabbage coral and at least 2 of the three pieces are opening their polyps again...only a matter of time for a trade!