My Feather Star lost the center piece of it’s body - I assume this is where the mouth is located. This means it will die shortly since it cannot feed anymore. Lesson learnt - if the literature says an animal is IMPOSSIBLE to keep alive, trust them. You are not more special than the guy next door. Stop buying these animals then hopefully they will be left on the reefs where they belong.

At the end of September I started a new tank - a predator fish only tank. The idea originally was to use the QT tank for this purpose once I had a fully stocked main reef aquarium, but then a couple of things happened that made this unpractical.

Firstly, the QT tank is too small for the fish I actually wanted - the Volitans Lionfish. That fish can grow up to 38cm, and need a turning area of the same width. The QT tank is only about 32cm wide...

Secondly, if I convert the QT tank and one of my fish become ill? And what will happen to the new members of the FOWLR tank since they cannot be quarantined?

Great. Today my solenoid decided to break. So my Ca reactor had been running for more than 10 hours with no CO2 supply... This caused the whole tank to be cloudy.

I am wondering whether this is the cause for the sudden cyno outbreak on the LR?

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