My first Saltwater tank.

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"Coral Dipping" is a method to eliminate any parasites that might living on the frag before you put that frag into your main display tank. It's like dipping saltwater fish in freshwater bucket for few minutes to prevent some unwanted parasites (quarantine tank is a must). You can buy coral dip solution and treat your new corals before put it in display tank.
*All I can say "don't rush" and take your time, an established saltwater tank would need around 6~12 months for it to mature depend on tank size.
 
You can buy coral dipping chemicals at your lfs, not expensive, and put the recommended dose is a container big enough to house the frag. After drop acclimating put the dose in and wait the time it says on the bottle. Take it out and swish it around in some clean saltwater that will not go back into your system. after shaking the chemicals and dead or dying organisms off the frag, put it right into the aquarium. Put it in a low light area for a few days and slowly move it to the desires position. That's pretty much all. If the plug or disc the frag is on wont stay put, use some coral glue to stick it where you want it. Coral glue is a glue that's aquarium safe and starts to dry when it comes in contact to saltwater btw.
 
The zoanthids at Aquariumdepot.com are so cheap. I may just buy the zoanthids from their site and the rest of the corals from my lfs. Screenshot (63).png
 
Those zoanthids are more than likely not at all what they look like in the picture. I only buy corals online if they're wysiwyg corals. It depends what starfish chocolate chip stars eat coral and others I'm not super find about but I heard they don't last long in captivity. Could be wrong tho.
 
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ChrisM101 said:
just look for descriptions that say something like 10+ POLYPS.
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By much, I'm thinking color. I can't expect an amazing coral for $5.
 
After a multiple threads on reef central (such a lack of conversation on that forum) I've updated the stock list:
2 Cardinal fish, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Red Firefish, 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, 4 Blue Green Chromis, 1 Coral Beauty Angel, 1 Harlequin Serpent Star, 2 Cleaner Shrimp, and assorted snails.
 
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