Ive been looking into some LPS for the future, like frogspawn, and apparently they need a 50 gallon tank? Is this true? IS it possible to keep a hammer or frogspawn in a 10 gallon tank?
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yes, i will use some distilled (once i get my hands on it) how old should the tank be? 1 Year? more? or less?yes, but you should have a well matured tank due to how little dilution you have, and plenty of rock to ensure that corals won't spread and sting each other.
Additionally they may not do very well if you use tap water.
No. That's nonsense.Ive been looking into some LPS for the future, like frogspawn, and apparently they need a 50 gallon tank? Is this true?
Yes.IS it possible to keep a hammer or frogspawn in a 10 gallon tank?
thanks!No. That's nonsense.
Yes.
I would say to wait for when you get significant, healthy coraline growth, usually around a year mark, sometimes more, sometimes less.yes, i will use some distilled (once i get my hands on it) how old should the tank be? 1 Year? more? or less?
sure, at the past 1 yr mark, I'll start seeding the tank with coralline, so that means at the 1 yr mark. which is perfect, as I was planning to get LPS corals after I get my softies and establish them.I would say to wait for when you get significant, healthy coraline growth, usually around a year mark, sometimes more, sometimes less.
Tank just needs to be cycled and relatively stable, and have appropriate lighting and flow. You need to have salinity on target, and should be testing and keeping alkalinity fairly stable in the range of 7-10. This shouldn't take a year, but a couple months. New reefers do need to mature along with the tank, as there are things to learn. Frogspawn and branching hammers are about as easy as it gets for stony corals. Don't get a wall hammer.yes, i will use some distilled (once i get my hands on it) how old should the tank be? 1 Year? more? or less?
You don't need to worry much about seeding, coralline spores can come in on basically anything. When you visit your LFS you can also ask for some corraline scrapings to help out too.sure, at the past 1 yr mark, I'll start seeding the tank with coralline, so that means at the 1 yr mark. which is perfect, as I was planning to get LPS corals after I get my softies and establish them.
i keep alk around 11-10. also, my tank is already approx 7 months old, my lighting is good , but not too strong, so i might stay with frogspawn.Tank just needs to be cycled and relatively stable, and have appropriate lighting and flow. You need to have salinity on target, and should be testing and keeping alkalinity fairly stable in the range of 7-10. This shouldn't take a year, but a couple months. New reefers do need to mature along with the tank, as there are things to learn. Frogspawn and branching hammers are about as easy as it gets for stony corals. Don't get a wall hammer.
cant i just trim it though? if it gets too big, i can trim some pieces off (like fragging), but throw the pieces out? Just asking if thats possibleFor a while you'll be okay, they're not the fastest growers, but they do get big and sting neighboring corals. Their sweeper tentacles can reach pretty far. You'll have to dedicate an entire half of the tank to one coral if you put it in a ten gallon.
Yes, exactly.cant i just trim it though? if it gets too big, i can trim some pieces off (like fragging), but throw the pieces out? Just asking if thats possible
good, ill prob dedicate a rock to the coral.Yes, exactly.
Or frag it and trade it for store credit at your LFS, that’s what I plan to do with my BTA in my 20G - or give it away to a fellow hobbyists…like me! Lol jk good luck.cant i just trim it though? if it gets too big, i can trim some pieces off (like fragging), but throw the pieces out? Just asking if thats possible
good pointOr frag it and trade it for store credit at your LFS, that’s what I plan to do with my BTA in my 20G - or give it away to a fellow hobbyists…like me! Lol jk good luck.
cant i just trim it though?
yes, but can they grow horizontally? just askingOnce they start branching out they're easier to frag but at that point they're already pretty big. Maybe other people's hammers grow differently but mine are about the size of a soft ball with sweepers that extend a good four or five inches and they have several mouths but all of the polyps are still close to the original stalk. They haven't started branching enough to frag yet but I'd still consider them way too big for a ten gallon with other coral.
It's doable. Don't let me discourage you. Just saying that it'll take some arranging your rock and coral to give it enough room.