I just got my first Coral and I had a few questions.

[Knight420]

I got a blasto, Daisy, and GSP just last Wednesday. The Daisy seems to be doing really well, but the other 2 I'm worried about.

GSP keeps retracting it's polyps. I tried checking the water it's fine, added a little current close to it and it did great for most of the day. Just gently swaying. Now it's retracted again.

Blasto is weird. Only half of it will extend while the other half does not. Again tried checking the water chem everything was fine.

I'm confused

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Can we have pics pls?

 

[Knight420]

Can we have pics pls?

I could take some tomorrow during the day when they are extended normally. I'm guessing that it's normal for the Coral to retract at night?

 

[Rp8]

They could just be getting accimated

 

[Knight420]

They could just be getting accimated

I hope so, I got these because just the very tips are green the rest is brown. Then the centers are blue

 

[Knight420]

I have seen them before online I just thought it looked unique in all the other GSP the store had.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

A blasto is not usually a starter coral like GSP and polyps are. You might have more trouble with it and other LPS depending on your tank's stability.

GSP can pout for a while after it's moved... I had some that didn't open fully for almost 2 weeks while it got used to the new tank.

Good luck

 

[Knight420]

A blasto is not usually a starter coral like GSP and polyps are. You might have more trouble with it and other LPS depending on your tank's stability.

GSP can pout for a while after it's moved... I had some that didn't open fully for almost 2 weeks while it got used to the new tank.

Good luck

Thank you so much, I hope the blasto does well, I've been keeping an eye on my levels closely.

 

[Knight420]

A blasto is not usually a starter coral like GSP and polyps are. You might have more trouble with it and other LPS depending on your tank's stability.

GSP can pout for a while after it's moved... I had some that didn't open fully for almost 2 weeks while it got used to the new tank.

Good luck

Couple of questions while I have you. There are a few more corals I want but I wanted to run them by you first.

1 cloves of course
2 Florida recordia mushrooms
3 blue/green simpodium
4 kynra tree
5 pipe organ
6 Zoa!

I'm sure a lot is spelled wrong. I'm still a noob. Any advice would be very helpful

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Couple of questions while I have you. There are a few more corals I want but I wanted to run them by you first.

1 cloves of course
2 Florida recordia mushrooms
3 blue/green simpodium
4 kynra tree
5 pipe organ
6 Zoa!

I'm sure a lot is spelled wrong. I'm still a noob. Any advice would be very helpful

You've got a lot of potentially invasive corals on your list (including two you already have), so I recommend you do some research on each of your choices before purchasing.

I've been keeping an eye on my levels closely.

How long has your tank been running, and exactly what "levels" are you testing?

 

[Knight420]

Not long maybe a month. I'm checking ammonia NO2 AND NO3

 

[Knight420]

You've got a lot of potentially invasive corals on your list (including two you already have), so I recommend you do some research on each of your choices before purchasing.



How long has your tank been running, and exactly what "levels" are you testing?

I know about the Daisy and cloves being fast growers, I have an island separate for each

 

[Knight420]

If I should be testing others since I have Coral now please let me know what I should test and additives I need to get. I can snag them tomorrow before work

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

If I should be testing others since I have Coral now please let me know what I should test and additives I need to get. I can snag them tomorrow before work

There's way too much information.... Please read through this and other sticky threads on the various forums and make sure you have a good handle on things before making more purchases.

A 1 month old tank is nowhere near stable.

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[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

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[OldRed1]

Could you post your actual parameters?

 

[Knight420]

There's way too much information.... Please read through this and other sticky threads on the various forums and make sure you have a good handle on things before making more purchases.

A 1 month old tank is nowhere near stable.

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I read this, and I heard the way to skip the algae stage, is to add Macro algae. I have some Drogon's breath

 

[Knight420]

Could you post your actual parameters?

Ammonia 0
NO2 0
NO3 10

 

[OldRed1]

Ammonia 0
NO2 0
NO3 10

Alk?
Temp?
Phosphate?

 

[Sir Kon Salty Sox]

Only get the clove if u really like them , ricordea a lot more difficult than most soft corals very moody, kenya tree beautiful and easy, will not overtake stuff too fast and easy to trim and frag or separate if needed. Zoas are obviously super fun but are in the more intermediate class, you can try one easy fast growing hardy cheap to test and see if your lights flow and stability are in check before getting too many as they will just die and u could have bought Dairy Queen with that money so u basically threw ice cream in the toilet