I would like to successfully keep a species only sea apple tank.
I've done lots of reading but need to get some specific and personalized information.
I live on the Big Island of Hawaii,
and can legally collect a few sea apples since I have a DAR license.
However,I know that they are finicky,
people don't have much luck with them and that they have a specific diet.
The tank for them would be a 7 gallon nano,
as I already have a 20 gallon reef(basic softies,fish etc) but do not wish to nuke it if something did go wrong.
I use natural SW from the ocean and use it within an hour of collecting it. I could do 30% weekly water changes and feed a good brand of freeze dried phytoplankton every other day.
Would that be sufficient enough to keep one happy indefinitely ?
I realize that 7 gallons is not much water volume,
and that most people here deal with a much larger setup.
But I'm used to dealing with a nano so keeping it stable won't be a problem.
I've done lots of reading but need to get some specific and personalized information.
I live on the Big Island of Hawaii,
and can legally collect a few sea apples since I have a DAR license.
However,I know that they are finicky,
people don't have much luck with them and that they have a specific diet.
The tank for them would be a 7 gallon nano,
as I already have a 20 gallon reef(basic softies,fish etc) but do not wish to nuke it if something did go wrong.
I use natural SW from the ocean and use it within an hour of collecting it. I could do 30% weekly water changes and feed a good brand of freeze dried phytoplankton every other day.
Would that be sufficient enough to keep one happy indefinitely ?
I realize that 7 gallons is not much water volume,
and that most people here deal with a much larger setup.
But I'm used to dealing with a nano so keeping it stable won't be a problem.
... I think you'll have a hard time maintaining water quality because the apple will need an almost constant supply of food. 
