I think that the only true lincka is blue. I have heard of maroon, but not seen them.
The acclimation should be very slow, on the order of 4-5 hours with a drip.
Mine has been in my tank for 3.5 months and is doing fine. He is slow and does not move very often, but is very beautiful.
He...
You should leave it alone.
My 3 month old blue lincka does just what you are describing. He moves around and then can remain stationary for a long time.
It will move when it needs to eat some more. This starfish relies on surface film of bacteria and diatoms to survive. It cannot eat...
I bought the two stage Ranco Controller, ETC-211000.
It is really not that complicated. You do have to do the wiring for the unit, but that is really not that big a deal.
The idea is to wire up an outlet to each side of the controller. I bought an outlet box at Lowes and two outlets. I...