zitra
02/09/2014, 06:01 AM
I have a question on feeding CUC. I have one sand sifting starfish, one babylonia, couple of hermits and some six turbos. My tank is three weeks running, cycling finished about week ago (NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 < 5). I had some diatom bloom but nothing major, the hair algae is kicking in these days (I am going to take it easy few days on lights, just couple of hours a day) but is by no means covering everything. I do see some amphipods running about and there is quite a population of copepods on the glass (would say couple in every sq.in). I have no plans for anything else in terms of bioload for another three weeks at least.
The question is how long can I let CUC just scavenge what is in the tank and at what time do I start worrying about starving them? I have actually noticed quite an improvement (cleaner, turned over) in the sand since the starfish started to plow the sand bed. Should I start dropping some fish food in?
I have no experience with marine tanks ... just to be clear.
The question is how long can I let CUC just scavenge what is in the tank and at what time do I start worrying about starving them? I have actually noticed quite an improvement (cleaner, turned over) in the sand since the starfish started to plow the sand bed. Should I start dropping some fish food in?
I have no experience with marine tanks ... just to be clear.