I've had some acros for about a month. They were given to me to try out--I didn't ask for them. They don't look dead to me, but they also don't look like they are doing great, either. I don't even know what they are. Haven't taken measurements yet, but I can tell you my NO3 is likely near zero, PO4 between 0.1 and 0.15, ALK around 7.7-8.
This is my "SPS island", where my goal was birdsnests, montis, stylos and branching psammy. Would have liked to add a branching cyphastrea, but not really any room.
Here are the two acros I am trying to figure out what to do with:
1. I just threw this onto the Nem/Zoa island. Nems are at the top and haven't come down to bother the acro. What is it? I've never seen any polyps coming out of it, but it also isn't turning white, so I'm assuming not quite dead yet. Should I clip this guy at the base and glue it somewhere on the side of the SPS island? Higher or lower flow? I'll have a new set of gyres next week, so I'm expecting good flow throughout.
2. This one I kept in my holding tank for a long time and eventually chopped off the part that was still alive and glued it to a frag plug (2 pieces). One piece clearly didn't make it. The other looks like this all the time, no polyps I've seen. What is this? Currently on the Nem/Zoa island. No idea what to do with this guy.
These 2 seem to be OK, but not necessarily great. They have been on the sides of the SPS island for about a month or so.
3. Green, has polyps out like this all the time. It is in a relatively low flow area, because it's on the side of the SPS island opposite the gyre. What is it? I'll probably leave it as is. It's sticking out a bit at an angle, but that's just how the thing glued on.
4. This one is on the side of the SPS island facing the gyre. I am assuming it is a different acro, since it was given to me as a different frag, but I can't tell this one from #3, except that it is slightly less green. What is it? It gets hard, direct flow. Hopefully that changes a bit when the pair of gyres arrives.
I'm really not too keen on acros, but they're in my tank now and I want to do something so that they're happy. Any advice welcome! Remember, my tank is a mixed reef with nems, gorgonians, softies, "easy" SPS and plenty of LPS, so I'm not trying to transition to an acro dominant tank or chase acro numbers. Just get these guys surviving and semi-content. Thanks!
P.S. I've had this goldenrod anacropora for about 2-3 months. It had more gold and more polyp extension before, but that kind of dulled a bit with Flux Rx treatment. Is this able to come back with the golden color and polyps again, or is it on its way out--currently middle-front of the SPS island with high PAR area (300ish). It doesn't seem to be dead/dying, because the branches are growing with new knobs, albeit slowly. Flux has been done for a few weeks, so maybe it'll bounce back? Note: lenses make it look more gold than is really showing currently.
You know what? All that said, I just turned around to snap that photo, and polyps are out. What do I know?
This is my "SPS island", where my goal was birdsnests, montis, stylos and branching psammy. Would have liked to add a branching cyphastrea, but not really any room.
Here are the two acros I am trying to figure out what to do with:
1. I just threw this onto the Nem/Zoa island. Nems are at the top and haven't come down to bother the acro. What is it? I've never seen any polyps coming out of it, but it also isn't turning white, so I'm assuming not quite dead yet. Should I clip this guy at the base and glue it somewhere on the side of the SPS island? Higher or lower flow? I'll have a new set of gyres next week, so I'm expecting good flow throughout.
2. This one I kept in my holding tank for a long time and eventually chopped off the part that was still alive and glued it to a frag plug (2 pieces). One piece clearly didn't make it. The other looks like this all the time, no polyps I've seen. What is this? Currently on the Nem/Zoa island. No idea what to do with this guy.
These 2 seem to be OK, but not necessarily great. They have been on the sides of the SPS island for about a month or so.
3. Green, has polyps out like this all the time. It is in a relatively low flow area, because it's on the side of the SPS island opposite the gyre. What is it? I'll probably leave it as is. It's sticking out a bit at an angle, but that's just how the thing glued on.
4. This one is on the side of the SPS island facing the gyre. I am assuming it is a different acro, since it was given to me as a different frag, but I can't tell this one from #3, except that it is slightly less green. What is it? It gets hard, direct flow. Hopefully that changes a bit when the pair of gyres arrives.
I'm really not too keen on acros, but they're in my tank now and I want to do something so that they're happy. Any advice welcome! Remember, my tank is a mixed reef with nems, gorgonians, softies, "easy" SPS and plenty of LPS, so I'm not trying to transition to an acro dominant tank or chase acro numbers. Just get these guys surviving and semi-content. Thanks!
P.S. I've had this goldenrod anacropora for about 2-3 months. It had more gold and more polyp extension before, but that kind of dulled a bit with Flux Rx treatment. Is this able to come back with the golden color and polyps again, or is it on its way out--currently middle-front of the SPS island with high PAR area (300ish). It doesn't seem to be dead/dying, because the branches are growing with new knobs, albeit slowly. Flux has been done for a few weeks, so maybe it'll bounce back? Note: lenses make it look more gold than is really showing currently.
You know what? All that said, I just turned around to snap that photo, and polyps are out. What do I know?