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My tank is 5 months old and I just got new lights(Red Sea 50) but I also thing one of my Zoas has diedis it a new tank? If so, I would suggest to wait a few weeks, just to make sure your corals survive. If doing well after a few weeks, you can have more confidence to get more.
Well I’m quite new but I’ve been looking at bubble coral and mushroom coral and zoas the only problem is my zoas haven’t spread and the gsp tooIt’s such a random question.
How long is a piece of string? Same answer really.
although the gsp will eventually take over that entire side of the tank so you should just concentrate on the other side.
what kind of coral do you like?
Would I need to start dosing anything ?You will probably want some more rock to get more corals at different levels. JMO
Such a clean slate to deal with. Lots of cool additions to be had and watching them grow is so much fun!
would i need to dose?REEF OF THE MONTH - September 2021: Vitaliy's Stunning 300-Litre Mixed Reef
Absolutely stunning! Well done! thankswww.reef2reef.com
This link above is current tank of the month.
If you wanting a beautiful "PACKED " reef like this you have quite a way to go right.
But its entirely your choice how many corals you put in your tank.
Can have just one coral on just one rock or one coral to cover all rocks.
Or can have 101 different corals ( providing your system will grow them all) as i read often on r2r that a certain person can grow xyz coral that deemed hard to grow but cannot grow a simple coral that alot call invasive.
So in time you will get to know how your system behaves and what you can or cant do with it,but remember your system evolves just like you do so maybe one time you can't grow a certain coral but 2 years later same system grows it great.
Maybe press on peoples build threads and get some inspiration from them or watch some you tube videos.
Good luck in whatever you decide and hope you get great enjoyment from your tank ^_^
If you stick to soft corals like mushrooms and zoas you may be able to get away with just regular water changes. Only way to know is to test for alkalinity.would i need to dose?
You would not dose anything that you cannot test for but you would research first if you need to dose and how to test for stuff in your tank to see if getting depleted first and if so by how much.then when you found out how your tank is acting/behaving then you would decide if regular water changes are enough or if you have to dose manually or on a doser.would i need to dose?
If you want a tank like in that thread then yes absolutely at some point on the way there. But there's still quite a bit of ahead of you to get there.would i need to dose?
I want a habitat tank I think and I’d like for the corals to spread aroundIf you want a tank like in that thread then yes absolutely at some point on the way there. But there's still quite a bit of ahead of you to get there.
Other question, do you want a showcase/collector style tank or a habitat tank?
The more you play gardener and keep the corals small, the more you can pack in. Or you could keep a single coral and grow it out to fill the tank. Or anything in-between.
I want a habitat tank I think and I’d like for the corals to spread around