Good evening everybody! So a new to coral question. I have coralline algae growing on the trunks of my torch, and my octospawn corals. Is that okay? I guess what I mean is will they still grow new heads in those areas?
Coralline algae on coral trunk?
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Shouldn't matter and if you have a tuxedo urchin they will find it.
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Yeah I am wanting to get one of them! But what do they eat other than coralline? I don’t want it to go hungry.
All types of algae I've had mine 3.5 years. They are hardy. Got them from petco too
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Wow ! Petco? It would never occur to me to look there. I am on a notification list at Reef Cleaners whenever they get on in, but it has been awhile now, and nothing.
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I just found a blue tuxedo urchin at Algae Barn! Should be delivered in a couple days! I can't wait!
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A question about urchins. I see people who have hats for them to wear, do you know anything about that. Where I can get some of these tiny, aquarium safe hats? I think that is adorable.
Uh not really but they will aquire their own hat from little things in the tank like small snails or a few zoas.
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Okay, one more question about tuxedo urchins since mine arrives tomorrow. I have read that they don’t do well with “dirty “ water. My tanks nitrates tend to stay between 15 and 25 ppm. And my phosphate at about .1 . In your experience will that be okay? I do water changes every other weekend.
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should be fine. Mine is in similar nitrates (lower phosphates), but those parametres are no problem.
Had mine for a a couple years, eats mainly coralline and some regular algea i left for it. Your parameters similar to mine but po4 varies from 0.1-0.2 over the years no problems. Get a printed hat and put it in the tank and it may pick it up from time to time
Great animals....
Great animals....
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I really really want to get a couple hats for it. Where do you get the printed ones?
There are people on r2r that makes them.
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Is a master printer and I am sure he can make some
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awesome and thank you.There are people on r2r that makes them.
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Is a master printer and I am sure he can make some
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I got a couple of hats and a crown off Etsy. Search urchin hats and you will find them. She had to grow into them though. They do grow fast. Great algae eater and very active. If i worry there is not enough algae, i bought algae sheets and slide them between her and the glass and she eates them right up. Have fun. I love mine.
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Oh and without hats, she wears snail shells, algae, and the odd hermit crab.
and don't forget about the odd frag as well if not secured and small...
My water dirtier then that
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YEah, I am super excited to get mine. I have always wanted one. I feed my tank nori anyway because I have a naso tang and an foxface.
well I got my very little guy in the tank today! And just wanted to share a picture . He is maybe 3/4”
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