My girlfriend and I are from Missouri and we started a 10 gallon salt water tank. She has some experience with this side of the world, as she had built a 65 gallon tank before, while I'm new to it. Online research, aka google, is the primary source of information we rely on. I figured it'd be a good idea to sign up with R2R forums, so we can post pictures and get feedbacks.
We cycled our tank with 13lbs of live rock, 20lbs of sand, two power heads, and a protein skimmer for a week and a half before we got a pistol shrimp/goby pair, a black Nemo fish, a snail, a peppermint shrimp, and an acropora frag. We did run strip tests to check the nitrate level, pH, etc are in correct range before dropping them in after acclimation. Despite some negative advices against introducing our guys to a tank that hasn't been cycled long enough, they continue to seem healthy and active after 5 days.
I would like to find out the exact species of the SPS coral we got. I swear it was green or blue when I first saw it at the reef shop, but when we brought it home it was brown, and it continues to be. After some considerations and discussion (arguments I can't win) we decided to place it in between two rocks that will firmly hold the base of coral. What is this white base made of? How/when can we transfer and attach the coral itself to the rock? Will this type of coral eat stuff and benefit from spot-feeding?
Please share any suggestions, as they are greatly appreciated!
We cycled our tank with 13lbs of live rock, 20lbs of sand, two power heads, and a protein skimmer for a week and a half before we got a pistol shrimp/goby pair, a black Nemo fish, a snail, a peppermint shrimp, and an acropora frag. We did run strip tests to check the nitrate level, pH, etc are in correct range before dropping them in after acclimation. Despite some negative advices against introducing our guys to a tank that hasn't been cycled long enough, they continue to seem healthy and active after 5 days.
I would like to find out the exact species of the SPS coral we got. I swear it was green or blue when I first saw it at the reef shop, but when we brought it home it was brown, and it continues to be. After some considerations and discussion (arguments I can't win) we decided to place it in between two rocks that will firmly hold the base of coral. What is this white base made of? How/when can we transfer and attach the coral itself to the rock? Will this type of coral eat stuff and benefit from spot-feeding?
Please share any suggestions, as they are greatly appreciated!
