Last thing that's been going on is I have my QT tank set up. It's boring so no need for pictures. I moved the HOB aquaclear filter from the main tank into it to get the cycle moving and dosed a little ammonia just to make sure it's processing.
I am planning the next additions now. I am going to start getting some coral for the tank. I have heard generally that people QT their coral for a few weeks to a month so I am going to get some soon. They can sit in the QT tank until the main display tank has settled down and gotten more stable. I expect the diatoms and other algaes to fade in the next few weeks and I want to be ready to add at that time. Here is what I'm thinking ....
I don't really have interest in soft corals for the most part and I don't want to start with them and have them take over the tank. I love zoanthids though, so I am going to start with something like a few polys to a small colony depending on what I find. I need to check out Healthy pet center to see what they have in stock because I would love to get something local. The other local store, Edie's Aquarium has a few really small pieces for a whole lot of money so I will probably avoid them. I did see a beautiful 3" piece of live rock with a dozen or so zoanthid polyps at Diver's Den's WYSIWYG but I'm not quite there yet and it was sold this weekend. I am going to make an island for the zoanthids so they don't spread around the tank. I really want to keep them isolated.
Aside from the zoanthid, I am going to start with hardy LPS corals. I will probably get a Duncan, some Favia and an Acan Lord. I have read that those are hardy and reasonably easy to care for. I plan to ask these questions on the larger forum and will backlink here. I really want a few gorgonians, but I am a bit nervous about those. Either way, I don't want to add too much at once, partially so I don't overload the tank and partially because I need to limit tank expenses every month. That said, I want to get a small reef established before I start adding too many fish.
Thoughts?
I am planning the next additions now. I am going to start getting some coral for the tank. I have heard generally that people QT their coral for a few weeks to a month so I am going to get some soon. They can sit in the QT tank until the main display tank has settled down and gotten more stable. I expect the diatoms and other algaes to fade in the next few weeks and I want to be ready to add at that time. Here is what I'm thinking ....
I don't really have interest in soft corals for the most part and I don't want to start with them and have them take over the tank. I love zoanthids though, so I am going to start with something like a few polys to a small colony depending on what I find. I need to check out Healthy pet center to see what they have in stock because I would love to get something local. The other local store, Edie's Aquarium has a few really small pieces for a whole lot of money so I will probably avoid them. I did see a beautiful 3" piece of live rock with a dozen or so zoanthid polyps at Diver's Den's WYSIWYG but I'm not quite there yet and it was sold this weekend. I am going to make an island for the zoanthids so they don't spread around the tank. I really want to keep them isolated.
Aside from the zoanthid, I am going to start with hardy LPS corals. I will probably get a Duncan, some Favia and an Acan Lord. I have read that those are hardy and reasonably easy to care for. I plan to ask these questions on the larger forum and will backlink here. I really want a few gorgonians, but I am a bit nervous about those. Either way, I don't want to add too much at once, partially so I don't overload the tank and partially because I need to limit tank expenses every month. That said, I want to get a small reef established before I start adding too many fish.
Thoughts?