Impressive, I've missed this thread. Have you had any problems/losses in this tank in the last few months? What/how/how much do you feed the Corynactis? What species are the anemones at the left end of the tank?
There have been no losses in the tank since it was established in January 2008....in fact some of the corralimorph colonies are starting to spread onto vacant spaces adjoining them.I simply feed them with very fine particles of marine fish flakes(couple of pinches twice a day),plus a very occasional feed of blendered clams.I simply drop this in front of the powerful vortech which blasts the food around the tank.....Impressive, I've missed this thread. Have you had any problems/losses in this tank in the last few months? What/how/how much do you feed the Corynactis? What species are the anemones at the left end of the tank?
Water temp.is between 12-15 degrees celsius....I collect from an area just 20 minutes drive away,so the live rocks are in the tank very quickly,and rarely have any die-off....the tank is at a constant 15 degrees celsius......I collect very carefully,and am very choosy about the rocks chosen....there are so many in the collection area that I hardly make a dent in the numbers....commercial collecting would neither be allowed nor desirable....anyway,the coldwater marine hobby is so small.!Wow, if the rock looks that good in the bucket...
What is the water temp where this was collected? Do you know if there are any laws regulating commercial collection of this stuff?
The starfish seem to graze on the rock algae and never bother with the jewels....I do recycle them though....just for a change of colour really,so they spend around a month in the tank before going back to sea!What do the stars feed on? You may end up having to replenish some of your stock with them in there... Absolutely gorgeous new stock, FWIW.