A couple of questions for those that are far more experienced than me. I’ve just gotten back into the hobby after a couple decades time away. Things are different now to say the least!
My tank is a IM 10 gallon that’s 13 weeks old. These are my water parameters: Ca 430, Alk 9.0, Mag 1320, Nitrate 0.5, Phosphate 0.03, Salinity 1.026, pH 7.9, Temp 77.8
My system is very stable around these parameters. All of these frags have been in the tank 4-5 weeks.
I posted a pic for reference to the questions.
Questions;
> The lobo, it seems to be pulling away from the glass. It’s not to near the glass, it’s at least a inch away, maybe a little more. Could it be flow bouncing off the glass, or is maybe just the shape of the coral?
> The Torch on the left. It’s a red and gold torch, or it was when I got it. It’s been in the tank about 4 weeks. When I put it in I dipped it way to aggressively, it took about 7-8 to eight days to even start to open, it’s just in the last week started to open and extend a little more. But, as you can see its no longer red and gold. It’s kinda maroon and silver now. Is this temporary or did I perhaps damage it permanently when I over dipped it? It otherwise seems health.
> On the far right is what I believe to be first a Acan and then a Blasto. Should either (or both of them) be on a rock and not in the sand? Neither seems to be opening fully; could that be related to flow and/or placement?
> The Duncan in the right background is kinda retracted. I think that’s because I just cut it from the frag plug it was on and glued it to a small piece of dry rock and glued that to the rock its sitting on. But maybe it’s too much light/flow?
if anyone spots anything else I might do differently that would benefit the corals please let me know.
Thanks for your help.
My tank is a IM 10 gallon that’s 13 weeks old. These are my water parameters: Ca 430, Alk 9.0, Mag 1320, Nitrate 0.5, Phosphate 0.03, Salinity 1.026, pH 7.9, Temp 77.8
My system is very stable around these parameters. All of these frags have been in the tank 4-5 weeks.
I posted a pic for reference to the questions.
Questions;
> The lobo, it seems to be pulling away from the glass. It’s not to near the glass, it’s at least a inch away, maybe a little more. Could it be flow bouncing off the glass, or is maybe just the shape of the coral?
> The Torch on the left. It’s a red and gold torch, or it was when I got it. It’s been in the tank about 4 weeks. When I put it in I dipped it way to aggressively, it took about 7-8 to eight days to even start to open, it’s just in the last week started to open and extend a little more. But, as you can see its no longer red and gold. It’s kinda maroon and silver now. Is this temporary or did I perhaps damage it permanently when I over dipped it? It otherwise seems health.
> On the far right is what I believe to be first a Acan and then a Blasto. Should either (or both of them) be on a rock and not in the sand? Neither seems to be opening fully; could that be related to flow and/or placement?
> The Duncan in the right background is kinda retracted. I think that’s because I just cut it from the frag plug it was on and glued it to a small piece of dry rock and glued that to the rock its sitting on. But maybe it’s too much light/flow?
if anyone spots anything else I might do differently that would benefit the corals please let me know.
Thanks for your help.
