My First Acropora

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Green Slimer I got for $35



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First day in the tank


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Today/Second day in the tank, and polyps are peaking out.

Currently setting up a SPS rock so I can make sure to keep them safe from all my other corals.
 
Beautiful and very vibrant!
 
That is a great acro to start with!
 
Green Slimer I got for $35



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First day in the tank


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Today/Second day in the tank, and polyps are peaking out.

Currently setting up a SPS rock so I can make sure to keep them safe from all my other corals.
You don’t need to set up a special rock for it. Soon enough all of the rocks will be for Acropora. Haha. It’s a slippery slope my friend. You’ve been warned. Haha. Congrats.

I remember at the beginning I was against buying acropora, and my friend tried convincing me for years to get a frag. I then got some live rock with a tiny encrusting hitchhiker, I initially thought it was a Montipora. It sat there for 7-8 months doing nothing but encrusting on the rock, I then got more and more into the hobby, and started dosing kalkwasser into my tank, and bam, an axial corallite appeared. It turned into a massive Vivid Firegarden colony. From that day I was hooked, now my tank is 99% acros.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 7 25.9%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 5 18.5%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 5 18.5%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 8 29.6%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 6 22.2%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 5 18.5%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 2 7.4%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 3 11.1%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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