coral advice

As I re-enter the hobby, I am currently trying to plan out what kind of things I would put in my tank. When I look at corals on certain sites like LiveAquaria, they have a brief spreadsheet about the needs of each coral, such as their lighting and flow requirements, and their supplement...

So i am almost to the point that i am ready to start adding coral to my tank, ive gotten all my stuff setup and my tanke has been aging for a while, i will still wait for the 6 month mark but i have a question about salinity. I am currently using red sea salt (not the coral pro) but im wondering...

I’ve only been in the hobby about a year and I’ve only kept softies and LPS up until recently when I added two montiporas, a red cap and another one but can’t remember the exact name (it’s supposed to be orange with purple polyps and it’s plating). I’ve had them for about a month and a half now...

I’ve only been in the hobby about a year and I’ve only kept softies and LPS up until recently when I added two montiporas, a red cap and another one but can’t remember the exact name (it’s supposed to be orange with purple polyps and it’s plating). I’ve had them for about a month and a half now...

Today I decided to test the TDS coming from my 4 stage RO buddie and the TDS is reading 25PPM, I’m using a HM Digital COM-80 to measure the TDS (it might need recalibration?) the source water is testing at 167PPM, my corals all look healthy? The RODI unit is approximately 7 months old, I’m...

Hello! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I’ve seen this coral a few times but am having a hard time identifying it. I’m thinking maybe a patriot rainbow chalice... but some corals look so much alike I’m feeling confused. For now I call it the paint spill coral lol...

Hello, I picked up this coral from an LFS but there wasn’t really any identification on it. Would somebody be able to tell me what type of coral it is and its care requirements? I put it somewhere in the middle of my rockscape and it started to bleach a little bit on top. Any help would be much...

I think it’s time to add my first centerpiece coral to my 65g, and I’m thinking of putting a lobophyllia on the bottom rock on the right side of my rockscape. I know there’s a couple LFS near me that have them, and I’m wondering if anyone has insight on prices to look out for. I know the place I...

I’m a total newbie and received a few coral frags for free when buying my clownfish from my lfs. I already posted on another site and was told it was radianthus malu, do you agree? If so, I think it was probably given to me as a mistake as it was attached to a piece of rock with a Kenya tree.

I am looking for an ID on this coral. Got from my LFS but I don’t know what it is so I don’t know appropriate care measures! Extremely new to corals so I want to make sure it gets the best light flow etc. Thanks!

Hi all, My 15 gallon tank is a little over a year old and I'm still battling bryopsis ever since it got transferred by an astrea snail early on. This would be my 5th time using Reef Flux and I decided to switch to the pills from the powder. Very recently, the tank developed a nasty case of...

can someone help me what could going on with this coral is it dying?

I’ve had this hammer coral for a little over 2 weeks and for the past 2-3 days it’s been closed. I’m not sure what the problem is. I’m guessing it’s flow but I’ll list my parameters for the 15g it’s in. Salinity 1.023 Nitrate 9.0 Phosphate 0.04 Alk 8.0 Temperature 77-79

so I got this coral because I had been going back to the pet store and looking at it and wanting it for a whole week, and my partner suggested we get it so we don't miss out and never see it again since we're beginners and don't know how to identify them based on sight. they had no idea what it...

Just curious if anyone has ordered coral from saltwateraquarium.com. I have ordered lots of equipment from them but never live goods. They have the best price on the market for a couple things, so if you have ordered coral from them please let me know how the experience was.

Hey everyone this is my first post. I started my 50 gallon IM lagoon at the end of November. I started testing my alk, calcium, and magnesium on December 23. My alk started about 11.9dkh, my calcium started at around 290ppm, and my magnesium was at 1100ppm. I figured I’d do water changes and see...

Hello! I have a problem with several corals in my tank. The tank is 4 years old. 2 lights under - 26HD and flow is two Nero 5. I have a sneaky suspicion one of my fish is nipping them. They don't look like they're dying, just irritated. Levels and fish below. I've seen my Damsel nip SPS and zoas...

I am running an Eshopps 9.5 gal. bi-level nano tank. This is my first saltwater aquarium and have had running for about 1 year. I started with live rock and live sand with two clown fish. All of the corals I have glued on the top tier have died. Usually within a month or two. In the...

I got my GSP last week and it opened up a tiny bit the first day but now it stays closed the whole time. Is it still alive or not?

Hello everyone, I have a 120 gal reef tank and for some reason I can't figure out why my hammers, frogspawns, Duncan, Zoas, clove polyp, and Goniopora aren't opening fully. My parameters are: Ca: 400-450, KH: 8.1-9.2, Nitrates: 5-10, PH: 8.4, Salinity: .024, Alkaline: over 300. I have...

Hey everyone, I have wanted a saltwater tank for my whole life. However I rescued feeder goldfish (I know they’re basic but I still love them) and while I do love fresh tanks with my whole heart I still want to have a reef. The issue is I’m still a student living with my parents. They don’t want...

I would like to have some input for corals suggestions. I have a Kessil a360xe and the top of the tank it’s about 350-270 PAR then the middle of my tank depending on shade and what not tends to be 200-150 and the bottom is roughly 90-120 Par. I can always turn down the light and remeasure Par if...

So I have a tank with high end lighting on it that all of my coral are in and everyone is doing great. I just got a 29 gallon LED tank kit for an unbelievable price and was going to do this as a fish only tank because I know tank kits usually don't come with strong enough lights to do anything...

Hello, hope you all are having a fantastic day! Need advice on this weird situation! Months ago I bought this hand coral and now I'm in the position of not knowing weather it's dead or alive and ontop of this there is abuildup of something around it! I slightly picked it up before and that...