I plan on buying some coral soon, I could use some tips on how to care for it. I plan on starting out with mushrooms since they're beginner friendly. I have a power head providing current, and a dual bulb 24" T5 light for my 29 gal. What do I need for it to thrive? I'm not quite sure on food. How often and what kind of supplements should I add?
Coral Tips
- Thread starter stargizma
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for shrooms no food or suppliments are needed, water changes will keep trace elements high enough. 2 t5ho will be enough light for shrooms but you will want another 2 at least for many of the corals available. Reef2reef or reef central are great sites for coral care info.
you can keep some lower light polyps.... maybe a toadstool
I'm not planning on adding coral for at least another 2-3 weeks. My tank has started its cycling now. I got an Amnonia lvl of .25 and nitrates of some where between 5-10. For some reason I don't have any trace of nitrites in my tank, I guess the bacteria was already there to convert it over to nitrates? (Maybe still in the filter pad since I didn't change it out to help boost the cycle process) Anyway I wanna make plenty sure that its all settled before I invest in the coral. I just wanted to make sure I had everything I need when I do add it to the tank. I diffinitely want to start off with polyps and mushrooms. They seem pretty hardy.
Ummm... I'd make that 2-3 months! You need an extremely stable enviornment to keep corals. Have you read those articles I linked you to?
what are some further specs on the T5 light??
What brand?
Individual reflectors, or modular?
I agree with pufferpunk and cant stress enough that your tank should be very stable before adding coral. Although Mushrooms are beginne friendly, a unstable tank can kill all corals.
What brand?
Individual reflectors, or modular?
I agree with pufferpunk and cant stress enough that your tank should be very stable before adding coral. Although Mushrooms are beginne friendly, a unstable tank can kill all corals.