New Additions and New Things Made by the beach

[Ocean Singer]

I made 13 liverocks today out of king vinnies crushed oyster shell/cement technique, by the time summer starts, they should be ready. I also went to some tidepools and got 1 hermit crab (all I could find) and 2 tiger cowry shells (about 2/3" :P tiny) I'm gonna get one 3" later, I would have got some brittle stars too, but I didn't have time cause my sister had to go babysitting, tomarow I'm gonna get some brittle stars, more hermit's and whatever else I can find

[Ocean Singer]

oh, and btw, does anyone know if cowry's are reefsafe?

[Doctor_Reef]

Cowrie's are nocturnal creatures by nature. During the day they generally are found under rocks or resting on soft corals, and at night they will forage for food. In the reef aquarium the live rock provides a good environment where they can graze on algae and diatoms growing there. Although they are mainly herbivorous, when they get larger, they might try and feed on your sponges and some of your soft corals!!! :)

[Ocean Singer]

oh, I know they're nocturnal and stuff, thanks, I'll put the old ones back in the ocean and get new ones when they get too big, how big do you think they'll be before they start feeding on soft corals?

[Doctor_Reef]

When ever they get to eating the soft coral they are too big!! :) Really just depends on the cowrie!! :)

[bigfoot]

COOL!!!!! shoot me some pics i have decided the muratic acid i used weakened the 2 batches i have done so im starting over but im makind BIG pieces like a 3 part system fo 55 and a 1 piece system for my 30's so that way its all 1 big piece and it will be propped up by little legs so most of my cc is exposed

[Sugar Magnolia]

Ocean Singer, you may want t o check out your states harvesting laws to make sure you aren't taking anything from the wild that is prohibited from being collected. (wouldn't want Mr Park Ranger sneaking up on you while you are collecting. :D)

As long as you have plenty of algae in the tank for the cowries to graze on they will be fine, but keep in mind that if there's not enough for them to graze on they will slowly starve to death.

[bigfoot]

hey sug. i found the laws for him all ready he can get inverts and fish no lr or coral