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Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 399
Posted By rshimek
Hi, Your brittle star is dying; the damage...

Hi,

Your brittle star is dying; the damage you described is too severe for any regeneration.

The most common cause for this type of damage is malnutrition, seconded by improper salinity.
...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 430
Posted By rshimek
[moved] This forum is more appropriate for...

[moved]

This forum is more appropriate for these discussions.
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 275
Posted By rshimek
Hi, romunov is correct for the first...

Hi,

romunov is correct for the first identification. (<b><font class="nf" color="deeppink">THANKS!!!</b></font>) Follow the link to learn more about these fascinating animals.

The second...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 382
Posted By rshimek
Hi, In most cases, this alga is harmless and...

Hi,

In most cases, this alga is harmless and rather decorative. See this article (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/index.php) for information about it and some similar species.
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:32 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 337
Posted By rshimek
Hi James, Yes, they appear to be flatworms. ...

Hi James,

Yes, they appear to be flatworms. It is possible they are affecting your corals. It is probably just as likely that they are harmless. The odds are that they are eating something in...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:27 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 488
Posted By rshimek
Hi, Without an image, particularly, no idea....

Hi,

Without an image, particularly, no idea.

Sorry. :D
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 414
Posted By rshimek
Hi, They are highly beneficial, scavengers. ...

Hi,

They are highly beneficial, scavengers. See this article (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-03/rs/index.php), followed by this article (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php),...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 482
Posted By rshimek
Hi Nick, I need to see it - and see it...

Hi Nick,

I need to see it - and see it clearly - to be able to identify. See the sticky thread at the top of the forum listings, titled, "Need an Identification...."

More than likely they are...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 414
Posted By rshimek
Hi, As you indicated they need relatively...

Hi,

As you indicated they need relatively large amounts of food (=phytoplankton) per day. Otherwise they starve to death. They need an effectively continuous and relativley high amount of food...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 412
Posted By rshimek
Hi Mike, [thanks]

Hi Mike,

[thanks]
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2005, 09:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 358
Posted By rshimek
Hi, Just a guess, but from your description,...

Hi,

Just a guess, but from your description, it may be a small porcelain crab. If so, these are generally harmless.
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 11:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 444
Posted By rshimek
Hi, 1) Seems like more pods on rocks than...

Hi,

1) Seems like more pods on rocks than on DSB. Is this just happenstance? ie., if we see pods on the rocks, then they are also on the DSB, we just don't see them when we happen to look?
...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 10:09 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 383
Posted By rshimek
Hi, No, this won't affect the system...

Hi,

No, this won't affect the system negatively at all.
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 10:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 528
Posted By rshimek
Hi Michael, The finer sand would work...

Hi Michael,

The finer sand would work passably well, probably any fine oolitic would. The last time I set up my tank I went with ESV oolitic sand, but that was long enough ago that there were no...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 09:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 412
Posted By rshimek
Hi Mike, [thanks] Nothing more to add.

Hi Mike,

[thanks]

Nothing more to add.
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 09:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 383
Posted By rshimek
Hi, It was spawning.... If it looked...

Hi,

It was spawning....

If it looked like "smoke" it was a male, if you could see small dots in the cloud it was a female.
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 09:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 202
Posted By rshimek
Hi, There is no problem with your...

Hi,

There is no problem with your temperature as it is. Normal reef temperature's average about 82 F, and swings up to 86F or so are fine. I generally keep my system at about 84F, as that is...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 09:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 368
Posted By rshimek
Hi capncapo's comments are well taken...

Hi

capncapo's comments are well taken ([thanks]). You should act upon them yesterday if not before!

The strings of reddish-brown material probably are not coming from the skeleton, but...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 09:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 288
Posted By rshimek
Hi, See here...

Hi,

See here (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-12/rs/index.php) for information on these stars. It is likely they are beneficial animals in your system. As capncapo has indicated, all...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 09:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 528
Posted By rshimek
Hi Michael, Really, neither of them is...

Hi Michael,

Really, neither of them is particularly good, but the so-called Bahamas oolite would be the better of the two.

Personally as regards detritivore kits, you should go with as much as...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/27/2005, 09:07 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 261
Posted By rshimek
Hi, They have to have some tissue remnants...

Hi,

They have to have some tissue remnants on them to "come back." Without that, there is no hope. Sorry. :(
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/26/2005, 11:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 326
Posted By rshimek
Hi, Well, malnutrition is likely part of the...

Hi,

Well, malnutrition is likely part of the problem.

See here (http://www.reefland.com/rho/0505/main4.php) for some information on the husbandry of these animals.

The sp. g. is fine.
...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/26/2005, 11:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 234
Posted By rshimek
Hi, Your question is really impossible to...

Hi,

Your question is really impossible to answer; there are simply too many types of organisms covered in the phrase "smaller non-colonial sessile inverts" to form a coherent answer.
...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/26/2005, 11:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 243
Posted By rshimek
Hi, As has been pointed out, copper may be...

Hi,

As has been pointed out, copper may be lethal to some inverts at levels well below those detectable by hobbyist test kits.

The presence of copper adsorbed on reef aquarium walls is...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/26/2005, 11:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 444
Posted By rshimek
Hi, See the sticky thread near the top of...

Hi,

See the sticky thread near the top of the forum listings about "Red slime algae, cyanobacteria...."

If the sand bed was set up properly, and yours appears to be more or less properly set...
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