LOOK! First really visible sign of life.

Is this a starfish? My tank is less than a week old and I'm wondering if I have enough of whatever I need in there to sustain it.

 

Awesome! It's an asterina star. They live on detritus and particles that you can't see. Just keep doing what you're doing and t will be fine

 

in fact you will only notice more and more andmore..... those guys split so often you'll have hundreds before you know it.

 

Oh my...is that good?

 

well its not bad. it gives a reef tank character.

 

If I'm reading correctly they could eat my corals once I get some.

 

If thats a little white asterina then no. Watch for different colors. They eat dead tings so a lot of people assume that because theres a dead spot on a coral and one of those is there that the star ate the coral. Its coincidental at best.

 

there are some that do some coral but for the most of us who have them in our tank they are just rock grazers. out of the 200 or so in my tank none have even nibbled at any coral.

 

ya i have a TON of them in my 55 no problems they just crawl over you rock and eat unwanted detritus and other stuff leave him there

 

o and what do you plan to do with your tank once its established?