So... can I try more difficult corals ?

[Katze]

Hello everyone!

Last weekend I bought 3 mushrooms all rhodactis to be precise, however I received a frag of somekind of acropora -I have no idea what kind it is.
I expected this acropora frag to be dead/bleached/browned (etc.) by now, but nope! Every one and each coral looks brilliant, zoas, discos, rhodactis and that acropora frag.
These signs make me think about trying some lps, like torches maybe even seriatoporas.
Maybe it is just too early to judge whether the acropora will live ?
What are your opinions ?

 

[Shawnd08]

How old is the tank ?

 

[Katze]

How old is the tank ?

9 months old

 

[Shawnd08]

You can definitely add LPS. SPS should be fine. Id keep an eye on the acro for a little bit. If it starts growing then add some more SPS.

 

[Lavey29]

You can add anything you want anytime you want because it's your tank. Now you may end up in a love hate relationship with your wallet but you will never get a hit if you don't swing the bat.

 

[Katze]

You can add anything you want anytime you want because it's your tank. Now you may end up in a love hate relationship with your wallet but you will never get a hit if you don't swing the bat.

True, but I don't want to kill creatures it takes toll both mentally and economicaly. And it's better to ask (more) experienced people just to be sure.

 

[Dburr1014]

You can, but just remember, as you get into harder (skeleton types) the demand for alk/cal grows. You will start to have to watch these also.