I know that linckias are hard to keep bc in most of our tanks there's just not enough bacterial film and sponges to keep them alive.
I had an idea that I'm wondering if anyone had tried already:
Basically, you take a few live rocks and you start dark curing them to get rid of the algae, but instead of just letting it sit in the dark barrel, you actively add nutrient into it - dump your skimmate and carbon dose. The idea here is to let those rocks grow as much sponge/bacteria as possible. Then after a month or 2, put that rock in your DT to feed the linckia?
With 5 - 10 pieces of rock you. An rotate 1 out each week for a constant supply.
I had an idea that I'm wondering if anyone had tried already:
Basically, you take a few live rocks and you start dark curing them to get rid of the algae, but instead of just letting it sit in the dark barrel, you actively add nutrient into it - dump your skimmate and carbon dose. The idea here is to let those rocks grow as much sponge/bacteria as possible. Then after a month or 2, put that rock in your DT to feed the linckia?
With 5 - 10 pieces of rock you. An rotate 1 out each week for a constant supply.