I'm not sure what to expect...

[jgvergo]

I'm a newb (though I think I may have to shed that label soon :) The good news is that my tanks has been up and running for ~ 1.5 months and generally things are looking very good. I added these corals 3 weeks ago: Frogspawn, Chalice, Zoa, Gonipora, Ricordia. They are all small frags except the Gonipora, which is a nice domed colony about 2 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches high.

Clean up crew: 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 Blood red shrimp, 1 Peppermint shrimp, 10 Mexican Turbo snails and 10 Hermit crabs

Fish and inverts (added last Friday): Coral beauty dwarf angel, Powder Blue Tang, 2 Hawaiian feather dusters, 2 Kaudens Cardinalfish, 1 bicolor Dotyback, 1 Long Tentacle Anemone (Purple).

The corals all look very healthy so far, with the minor exception of the Gonipora colony. It has a tiny bit of white (bleaching?) along the lower edge of the colony. The fish seem to be thriving. My only issue is with the anemone, which has not anchored itself yet. Other than that, the nem seems perfectly healthy.

All my water parameters are good and steady. I'm target feeding the corals with reef roids.

I know I was a little aggressive in adding the specimens and I'm planning to take a breather for a while. How long should I wait before adding more specimens to the tank and what should I look for that indicates it's okay to add more?

 

[Humblefish]

I know I was a little aggressive in adding the specimens and I'm planning to take a breather for a while. How long should I wait before adding more specimens to the tank and what should I look for that indicates it's okay to add more?

I would let everything settle for at least a couple of months. And since you now own a PBT (ich magnet), I highly recommend QT'ing from here on in: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine.189815/

I know I'm a little biased on the subject ;), but I'm also trying to save you a world of hurt down the road.

Edit: Forgot to mention that the Bicolor Dottyback will probably become territorial & aggressive.

 

[120reefkeeper]

 

[mushroomrob]

You're way ahead of me. I'm still learning about mushrooms and zonathids.

 

[Doob]

How big is your tank?

 

[twilliard]

You're way ahead of me. I'm still learning about mushrooms and zonathids.

They like their nutrients!

 

[Diesel]

I'm a newb (though I think I may have to shed that label soon :) The good news is that my tanks has been up and running for ~ 1.5 months and generally things are looking very good. I added these corals 3 weeks ago: Frogspawn, Chalice, Zoa, Gonipora, Ricordia. They are all small frags except the Gonipora, which is a nice domed colony about 2 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches high.

Clean up crew: 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 Blood red shrimp, 1 Peppermint shrimp, 10 Mexican Turbo snails and 10 Hermit crabs

Fish and inverts (added last Friday): Coral beauty dwarf angel, Powder Blue Tang, 2 Hawaiian feather dusters, 2 Kaudens Cardinalfish, 1 bicolor Dotyback, 1 Long Tentacle Anemone (Purple).

The corals all look very healthy so far, with the minor exception of the Gonipora colony. It has a tiny bit of white (bleaching?) along the lower edge of the colony. The fish seem to be thriving. My only issue is with the anemone, which has not anchored itself yet. Other than that, the nem seems perfectly healthy.

All my water parameters are good and steady. I'm target feeding the corals with reef roids.

I know I was a little aggressive in adding the specimens and I'm planning to take a breather for a while. How long should I wait before adding more specimens to the tank and what should I look for that indicates it's okay to add more?

Any pics of your tank?
Your goni bleaching on the bottom ends can be a result of your tank isn't matured yet which can take up to 6 months or a year.
Goni's aren't that hard to keep but in a 1.5 month tank :eek: some tanks are just about cycled by that time.

 

[jgvergo]

Hey everyone who is asking about my tank, please check out my build thread. There are plenty of pictures and tank parameters. I really appreciate the advice!!!