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Old 03-24-2008, 11:50 PM   #81 (permalink)
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'nother little update. I just added 40lbs tan sugar size sand from Kordon, on top of 20 lbs of 1-2mm sand. So its about 3" deep, 5" in some areas when im finished.

thanks for the tip lotus! i love the little starfish too, my lil buddies lofl
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Old 03-25-2008, 07:06 PM   #82 (permalink)
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hate to burst yur bubble but when i see those stars i pluck um n toss them in the sump! some say they eat zoos, some say they eat other corals, some say they dont.. IMO not worth the risk ... lotus is right though there asterina's
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Old 03-25-2008, 07:15 PM   #83 (permalink)
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I've got tons of those stars and never had a problem with them an coral. Looks good Jump.
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ive caught them walking across my zoos not sure if they were eating them but since ive read they are known to eat zoos its not worth but thats just my opinion.... u may like them enough to take that risk but not me
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ive caught them walking across my zoos not sure if they were eating them but since ive read they are known to eat zoos its not worth but thats just my opinion.... u may like them enough to take that risk but not me
Hey never said i liked them, just that since i havn't seem them harm anything i don't want to be bothered to take them out of the tank.
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pfft no worries, ill leave them in there till i get livestock in there, then ill just pluck every one i see, theres only 3
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dont get me wrong i know how u feel
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Old 03-26-2008, 12:15 AM   #88 (permalink)
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Some pictures for you guys of the new sand, which i am actually happy with. It sugar sized tan sand. I like it, about 2" of it over the 1" of larger sand.

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Looks much better with the finer substrate. Should turn out nice. Maybe i missed it but how many Lbs of rock is that?
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Thanx! I have about 55 lbs of rock right now, and im going to get some more today lol, just to fill in the back and cover the overflow
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