sifting star

Interested in putting one in my system after at least one year of maturation in a 150G tank, i'm wondering the success it would be if its in a 2" only sand bed. Anyone with that kind of sand bed and with good success?

Hello Trt its Dragon of course I am needing info on the topic above. I recently purchased a 1 sand sifting star for my reef(about 2.5 inches big). My reef has been up since 10/18/2009(I know due to I bought it on my birthday) Trt. I want to to know will this star live in my reef & thrive. Or...

Just wanted to let everyone know that my move went smoothly yesterday for the most part. Tore the tank down did as good of clan as possible since I was on a time schedule. Matter of fact comcast and the furniture company both came when I was setting my tank up at the new apartment. Anyways I...

I made this video today of a few of my corals extending just after the lights turned on. The main focal point is the Flower Pot. To the left and above of that is a frogspawn and to the right is some hammer. Also watch the sand sifting star and crabs :) 2 hours of video compressed into four...

Ok so i got my 90 Uk gallon tank (108 US Gallons)!! Its so good, my old fish and stock are in there from my old tank. It was only a 30g tank so its kinda swallowed up in my new tank. Ill put some pics on here of my build as soon as i can get my camera charged and tidy my home of all th...

my luck with starfish continues. i got my serpent star in today and 3 of the 5 legs fell off in shipping. i called liveaquaria and let them know that he was gimpy(also his new name) and if it dies i guess theyll credit me back or send me a new one. what are his chances of survival? the last...

Hi, Is it normal for sand sifting star to move on glass walls ?

Ok so I have a spoiled little Mystery Wrasse that has ate away at my clean up crew. Right now I have 3 Large designer snails and a sand sifting star. I also have a tailspot blennie but he really hasn't eatin much. Well I have to get some cleaners this weekend cause I have some Hair line algae...

i was looking at my live rock today and noticed a clear thread like worm whip out from a rock and take something off another live rock and go back in the rock. i have a video of it but do not know how to post a video. also i would like to circle it in red so you can see it. p.s. i do not have...

OK, last week my nitrate levels spiked WAY up and my nitrites actually registered for the first time since adding livestock to the tank. First thing i did was a 25ish gallon water change. dropped my nitrates down to 60. after this is when the trites started registering at .5 . i did an...

Hey all... Have a few questions... Ok, I am not a total NEWB but I have not exaclty been up on understanding what I need to do to maintain proper levels in my reef. Little background...I have a 125 gal reef (started in February), that is mostly softies, a few LPS, and a few lower light SPS...

i was curious.. we have had our 75 gallons tank for almost a year now but it was given to us by someone. the sand has remained the same with slightly more added when we first got it. i was wondering how often we should change the sand bed. the only thing i worry about is we have sand-sifting...

I don't think it is going to make it... I acclimated it for over 2 hours, but things aren't looking so good for it....

Hi! I'm interested in adding a starfish to my 28 gal hqi nanocube tank. I've looked a little...and have come up with this (if the link works): http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+528+580&pcatid=580 A marble sea star. I was interested in it because of its smaller size...

greetings, im going to have to admit, though ive had a salt watrer tank for well over a year and some, closer to 2, im am new and have no idea what im doing lol. my tank hasnt been anything spectacular, just eeking out a meger egsistance. its a 35gal, tank. no sump, running a rena xp2 system...

Toby The Lazy Goby!!! <HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->I purchased the cutest little goby a while back in the hopes that he would move some sand...It's an orange spotted shrimp goby, which is reputed to be better than some since it does not move...

i have a question. i have a 150 gallon tank with 2 1/2 to 3 inches of live sand. do i need to use my python to siphon it clean or should i just leave it alone?

So I have a long time customer relationship with Chris Brightwell and last time we talk I asked about his vitamin C for food. After we talked about that he told me, which it states this on the bottle aswell, that dosing the entire tank once a week with vitamin C has a huge impact. For those of...

some pictures.... Tank Inhabitants Fish: Sailfin Tang Yellow Tang Flame Angel Percula Clownfish Orbicular Cardinal Six-line Wrasse Inverts: Peppermint, Skunk, & Fire shrimp 3 Emerald crabs Arrow crab Various hermits and snails Sand sifting star Horseshoe crab Basket Starfish Coral...

Hey im a newbie to the aaquarium but have had my 30g tank for about 1 year. recently i have too many problems keeping my fish alive! anyone had similar problems like me? At the beginning of the year a bought a halide light and took my cover off the tank. the corals came on great and fish...