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!!! 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 mountains of sand and cover up corals and such. Well it's a good thing this little...

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...