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Hi all, a short introduction: since yesterday i am a new opae ula owner! From time to time i will post some updates and pictures. Yesterday i bought all my gear and i have met with a fellow opae ula owner. He give me some water with the right bacteria a'd algae, also a rock, and there were already some opae ula in there. So sooner than expected i can share photos of my set-up and my opae ula
Here i have some pictures of my tank and the opae i spotted this morninfg (you can also see a larvae floating around...).

Fyi salinity is 1.011 and temperature is 19°C. I did not measure pH but there is a large alkaline rock (the white one) in there so should be ok. There are also some lava rocks and some inert rocks for esthetics. I also added some shelves i found a few years ago on a beach on holiday. They were kept dry for years...

Nice! You got new Opae Ula and there are larvae already?

Lucky guy

Algae In Space wrote: ↑20 Jan 2019 15:10 Nice! You got new Opae Ula and there are larvae already?

Yeah I actually receive a bag of water with the right bacteria from someone i've met on facebook, and he also gave me some opae and larvae as a present . Also it was not possible to give me spme water without accidently adding some larvae

Welcome to our forum @zlatan2601 If you need any help with your tanks and new shrimp just ask here and we will help you.

Love the tank, please keep us updated on how its goes!

Thanks! I've been reading a lot on this forum and others, and so far so good. I will continue the reading and give an update from time to time

zlatan2601 wrote: ↑20 Jan 2019 18:17 Yeah I actually receive a bag of water with the right bacteria from someone i've met on facebook, and he also gave me some opae and larvae as a present . Also it was not possible to give me spme water without accidently adding some larvae

Oh that explains it! Well done.

Welcome!!! You've come to the right place, the guys here are amazing if you need help

Day 1 with a Larva is a record! :) It should survive. Let us know if it doesn’t.

The legs of my seastar are coloring yellow and falling apart. Still ok to keep it in the tank or not?

It's been in the water for a few days, shrilps are still ok. The seastar was in my closet for several years so it was dry.. found it on a beach some years ago :)