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I know that harlequin shrimp are obligate starfish feeders, but I am interested in keeping one (choco-chip stars can be found rather cheaply in my area). However I was wondering whether it would also feed on serpent and brittle stars... since the body structures are so different from a true...

How often do you clean the pump and venturi? When the air line feeding the powerhead gets clogged the pump pushes a lot more water since it no longer has the air flowing into the impeller and reducing its "efficiency". IME, when that happens, the once properly adjusted skimmer starts...

I think www.ffexpress.com sells actual CSL fixtures and bulbs.

I agree with the fact that it is the rock causing the ammonia spike. On an unrelated note though... you may want to rethink what you keep your SG at since you are keeping anemones, especially a difficult one like a sebae. Most anemones appreciate full strength seawater... and 1.019 is most...

For what its worth, I have two purple gorgonians similar to the ones you describe. Sometimes they decide not to come out for a week at a time and shed their skin (which looks like a brown layer of cyanobacteria as it sloughs off). No harm is ever done as they come back out eventually and are...

Well I was hoping to lurk around a bit more before posting, but I have a question. I have one skunk cleaner shimp and two peppermint shrimp in a 38g tank for about three weeks now which are all about the same size. Tonight I was watching my tank and noticed that one of the peppermint shrimps...