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JrHR - I and not sure how much the shrimp eats but I don't see a significant decline of the asterina population. Maybe I jus have too many and they all come of of the rock work after the shrimp is introduced.
I remember you were doing carbon dosing. Did it yield any positive result? It is very common for a new setup to go thru many phases of algae blooms so maybe you can give the carbon dosing a little more time.
Very minor aggression from the female. They swam together for a little while then the male went to bed early, slept vertically by the overflow long before the light out. He must have a jet lag.
I have had some. Both aquarium care center and tropiquarium bring them in on a regular basis. If SPS grow well in your tank you should not have problem keeping wild ones. Color is a different story. As coral color is highly dependent on the lighting and water parameters. Some will just brown out...
Thanks everyone who helped out. Great effort. Had a great time and picked up a few pieces I have been looking for:
JF Radical red stag
WWC yellow carolina
Cooler's Peach mille
Aqua delight
ORA clam
And last but not least the tiniest multicolor angel from TSM.
Thanks again.
Tank looks great. Good job leaving the tank alone, the secret of success, also the hardest thing to do.
I do notice the new RBTA in the new picture. :)