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    Feeding LPS

    normal in the sense that clownfishes will take residence in most any tentacled cnidarian... but dangerous to the coral/with stonies in captivity (this will eventually kill the Heliofungia from repetitive unnatural contact/hosting)
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    Breeding Brine Shrimp

    among the three principal influences on coral growth (within reasonable ranges) - LIGHT, WATER FLOW and FEEDING - I can assure you that light is a distant(!) third place contrary to the emphasis most folks place on it. With adequate water flow, extra feedings can supplant most any deficiency...
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    Feeding LPS

    agreed completely... and will define max size as 1/4" (6mm) bits for the meats (say... small adult brine shrimp or mysis size and no larger to be safe)
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    Is sea salt created equally?

    I agree... it does largely come down to picking your poison. Furthermore... many salts are mfg'ed at the same plant and packaged under different names. FWIW... my biased (though experienced) opinion is that Instant Ocean is a best bet for consistency if not value, and Tropic Marine is the best...
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    Anemone Farm

    its avery good long-term approach to culture fewer but larger qtys of species. Less wasted on defense/aggression... less complications with tanks full of clones, etc. The shallow tanks are good too for indoors with flourescent lighting... but bad for natural sunlight (ala greenhouse) where...
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    Thank you from Virginia Beach

    my pleasure... I have been likewise inspired by others and aspire to pay it forward :)
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    Coral of the Week ~ Cespitularia ~

    Thanks Curt! And cheers Paula This Xeniid reproduces a number of ways... often fissionary: budding, splitting, pedal-stoloniferous like creeping of tisse. I'd advice you to pilot a hole in a rock wit a drill bit slightly smaller than a toothpick, then impale the ree-floating frag (and any...
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    Thank you from Virginia Beach

    the pleasure was mine, my friends... I learn so much for chatting with so many folks of shared interest yet diverse experiences. I'm looking foward to visiting again soon :)
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    Anemone Farm

    I am delighted and inspired to hear of your decision, my friend :) Looking forward to reading and seeing your progress above all! kindly, Anth-
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    Green Star Polyps

    naaa... there appears to be several genera and more than a few species and all are categorically brutal. Beautiful but aggressive. Use caution with all... they are invasive.
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    Green Star Polyps

    and do things to hedge your bets like changing 25% of your carbon weekly instead of 100% monthly... larger water changes and/or more frequently, etc And keep loose rubble around the GSP to easily control its growth (cut away and replace as needed) GSP is brutally aggressive to the point of...
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    Anemone Farm

    cheers, Frogger... its a pleasure to hear from you. There is much to say and read, but yes - I am sure you can do this and do it well (fun, hobby-helpful, profitable, etc). Please go to the sticky thread atop my forum here called "Fav links" and inside scroll down tot he post entry called...
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    Neospongode

    regardless of the sting... the exceedingly repetitive hitching by a seahorse in the confines of the aquarium would be bad long term for the coral, my friend.
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    Ricordia being eaten?

    if you siphon out decay and loose tissue daily, you might let it stay where it is and have the best of both worlds in this case
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    Neospongode

    They are weakly photosynthetic and can fare well with a heavy fish/(fed) coral bioload. On the reef they will commonly grow to a measure of some feet high like other Neptheids. Beautiful coral.
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    Some ID help.. Various mushrooms..

    Thanks Curt and FWIW Brie... I'm not so sure there are any Ricordea (above) here. one clear Rhodactis though (the frilly)
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    240g Magnifica system questions

    to avoid frequent supplemention... please employ a heavy waterchange schedule (see the sticky thread on auto water changes in my "fav links" atop this forum. Quite easy.
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    Mistake with Flower Pot?

    very pale... a poor specimen indeed, and may well be surving most wholly on detritus, which can fully support many bleached corals for years as a nitrogenous source. Bornemen did a fine/fun lecture in Lisbon on corals feeding... citing research that ran a gamut of time/trials demonstrating long...
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    Ricordia being eaten?

    aside form being a source of pollution... it may become infectious to other healthy creatures in the tank. Please do read about/learn/use a quarantine tank... it is crucial, my friend to save creatures lives rather than "get rid" of them when they look weak/scary.
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    Ricordia being eaten?

    if it really looks bad... do pull the specimen back to a quarantine tank, but be sure not to move it any more for weeks to follow so that it can stabilize (shreds often will survive and form new polyps)
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