I am not sure what to title this - Rant seems too strong but ??
I have a 120g mixed reef tank that is 30 months old. I have killed a handful of coral frags. I have had a few frags grow alot. My parameters over time have slowly moved where I want them. With one bottom out of nutrients and the dinoflagellates problem. As I look at my tank I realize that when I went to the local fish/coral store or coral shows, I bought corals that when I put them in my tank, I often put them in locations that were not ideal for the proper flow or where they will grow in relation to near corals.
I recently went into my favorite coral store, selected an Amazeballs goni frag, and asked "where in the tank is best for this coral?". The answer was "lower third of the tank" in "easy flow" that makes the coral wave in the water.
If I go to a garden center to buy a plant, the better stores have tags / signs that show the sun needs, water needs, height, drainage, fertilizer needs and usually a photo of a mature plant.
Will the aquarium industry get to this level of support?
I really wish there was a way to know if that 1" little frag succeeds - how big will it get? How far away do I need to put the next coral. ( I have a torch stinging the heck out of a chalice that was placed too close ).
I have a 120g mixed reef tank that is 30 months old. I have killed a handful of coral frags. I have had a few frags grow alot. My parameters over time have slowly moved where I want them. With one bottom out of nutrients and the dinoflagellates problem. As I look at my tank I realize that when I went to the local fish/coral store or coral shows, I bought corals that when I put them in my tank, I often put them in locations that were not ideal for the proper flow or where they will grow in relation to near corals.
I recently went into my favorite coral store, selected an Amazeballs goni frag, and asked "where in the tank is best for this coral?". The answer was "lower third of the tank" in "easy flow" that makes the coral wave in the water.
If I go to a garden center to buy a plant, the better stores have tags / signs that show the sun needs, water needs, height, drainage, fertilizer needs and usually a photo of a mature plant.
Will the aquarium industry get to this level of support?
I really wish there was a way to know if that 1" little frag succeeds - how big will it get? How far away do I need to put the next coral. ( I have a torch stinging the heck out of a chalice that was placed too close ).