I picked up this Ricordia yesterday at the Boston Frag Show. I was wondering how I should care for this coral.
First I would like to know what kind it is? I believe it is a Rainbow Ricordia Florida coral.
Should I keep this in a shaded area for a while?
My tank is 2 feet tall. The Ricordia is on the sand bed on a small chunk of live rock. I glued the frag plug it came on to the live rock. It is in the open under 4 T5s. All ATI 2x Blue Plus, Coral Plus, and True Actinic. I would suspect the Actinic not making to much of an impact with the coral about 24" away from the lights. Plus there being a glass top to probably reduce PAR a bit. Also a low flow with pulsing from my 2 Powerheads. I do have a bag of BRS ROX.08 carbon in a Tetra 10 filter that keeps my water very clean. So the lights PAR will not be decreased to much from a dirty tank.
Any tips, tricks, ideas, and experiences are welcome. Thanks in advance.
I do understand they can be tricky. I have done some research and get it that things can south very quickly. Trying to avoid that.
First I would like to know what kind it is? I believe it is a Rainbow Ricordia Florida coral.
Should I keep this in a shaded area for a while?
My tank is 2 feet tall. The Ricordia is on the sand bed on a small chunk of live rock. I glued the frag plug it came on to the live rock. It is in the open under 4 T5s. All ATI 2x Blue Plus, Coral Plus, and True Actinic. I would suspect the Actinic not making to much of an impact with the coral about 24" away from the lights. Plus there being a glass top to probably reduce PAR a bit. Also a low flow with pulsing from my 2 Powerheads. I do have a bag of BRS ROX.08 carbon in a Tetra 10 filter that keeps my water very clean. So the lights PAR will not be decreased to much from a dirty tank.
Any tips, tricks, ideas, and experiences are welcome. Thanks in advance.
I do understand they can be tricky. I have done some research and get it that things can south very quickly. Trying to avoid that.