Low-Tech High-Tech 40 Breeder (no filtration)

[ReeferHD]

look what arrived today
Goniaster Tessellatus. been looking for one of these for a very long time!

He lost a few spines during shipment by the looks of it but I was somewhat expecting that.
he’s very active and currently cruising around in the breeder box!

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

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look what arrived today
Goniaster Tessellatus. been looking for one of these for a very long time!

He lost a few spines during shipment by the looks of it but I was somewhat expecting that.
he’s very active and currently cruising around in the breeder box!

That has got to be one of the most beautiful starfish I’ve ever seen! It sure would be the star of that tank!

 

[welshd24]

look what arrived today
Goniaster Tessellatus. been looking for one of these for a very long time!

He lost a few spines during shipment by the looks of it but I was somewhat expecting that.
he’s very active and currently cruising around in the breeder box!

Probably gonna borrow that design for a simple fish acclimation box tank looks awsome so far as well

 

[ReeferHD]

Probably gonna borrow that design for a simple fish acclimation box tank looks awsome so far as well

thanks! it's definitely a more budget friendly option.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

look what arrived today
Goniaster Tessellatus. been looking for one of these for a very long time!

He lost a few spines during shipment by the looks of it but I was somewhat expecting that.
he’s very active and currently cruising around in the breeder box!

Some amazing pictures of your starfish!

 

[ReeferHD]

Look at these little fellas I found at my LFS!
for years I’ve been looking for a pair of spotted coral crouchers, and here they are! Now I am on the hunt for a birdsnest colony for them to live in.

 

[fishface NJ]

Is that a plastic shoebox with holes drilled on to the sides? What magnet are you using?

 

[ReeferHD]

Is that a plastic shoebox with holes drilled on to the sides? What magnet are you using?

that is essentially what it is. I'm using a Tunze care magnet with the blades taken off, it's just what I have on hand at the moment, it works pretty well as a temporary acclimation box.

 

[ReeferHD]

Small update on the tank: everything looks great! I added a naoko wrasse but it died for an unknown reason, aside from that everything is looking really good. I will post more in depth updates soon.

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

That tank looks beautiful!

 

[ReeferHD]

Update:
Corals are doing really well and the trident has done a great job keeping parameters stable, I’ve also gotten a couple new corals! though I’ve run into a cyano bloom which I think is caused by my thorough sand vacuuming method, since my nitrate is sitting stable around 1.5 I think my sand is TOO clean and too sterile so I’m switching to biweekly water changes to see if it fixes my problem. I used to have this issue in my 6 gallon until I stopped cleaning the sand completely.