Progress of my tank
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I got a stick thing that has a claw at the end. I got it at Petsmart.
one of these: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3728+11240&pcatid=11240
one of these: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3728+11240&pcatid=11240
My saltwater project is going very well so far. having alot of fun, sometimes the first thing i do in the morning is head straight for the tank and just stare at it lol. Well here are some more updates i bought another piece of coral/anenome but can't remember the name of it. maybe someone can help me with that lol (first pic)
I also have some questions
What color is live rock supposed to be since introducing live rock in the tank i have noticed that it has started to change color. (2nd pic) as you can see i have some tan colored rock in there and then some green purple rock which in my opinion is looking really beautiful. What color is rock really supposed to be??
Next (3rd pic I have an anemome which starts to lose its color a little like it turns purple for a minute and the tenticles shorten up a little. Is this bad?? i thought it was dieing but I check back on it later and returns back to normal. I have fed him twice already and he accepts food fine.
Well once again thanks for all your help
I also have some questions
What color is live rock supposed to be since introducing live rock in the tank i have noticed that it has started to change color. (2nd pic) as you can see i have some tan colored rock in there and then some green purple rock which in my opinion is looking really beautiful. What color is rock really supposed to be??
Next (3rd pic I have an anemome which starts to lose its color a little like it turns purple for a minute and the tenticles shorten up a little. Is this bad?? i thought it was dieing but I check back on it later and returns back to normal. I have fed him twice already and he accepts food fine.
Well once again thanks for all your help
Myteemouse;3702123; said:
a few years back I kept a 110g reef tank. The sea clone I had then worked great. At that time if I remember corectly it was $160 something.
The first coral is a Goniopora sp. or commonly called a Flower Pot Coral. There is a similar species called Alveopora which only has about 12 tips on the polyps head rather than about 24. This giant coral often does amazingly well for many months to about a year and then often just dies seemingly without reason due to our poor understanding of the corals specific needs. It's been said that the purple or pink subspecies have a better longterm survival than the brown and green species, but I can't verify its truth.
A tennis ball sized skeleton can produce large polyps that could expand out to the size of a vollyball when opened- which is not so worrying as this coral is not at all aggressive and does not sting anything around it. These tentacles should have moderate flow so that they have a decent sway, preferably not so that they are all constantly blowing in one direction (wavemaker can help).
This coral does feed by photosynthesis, but it's possible that not feeding it other foods may contribute to their slow decline. Many suggest feeding suspended micro foods like phytoplankton, zooplankton, cyclops, etc, small particle foods, etc. In the wild they come from lagoons which may have somewhat poor water quality, which means lots of 'food/nutrients'. Elevated iron and magnesium has been said to be ingredients to goniopora success as well as liquid coral vitamin supplements such as Aquavitro (by Seachem) Fuel.
When adding this coral to your tank, put them down on the sandbed away from light. Then slowly raise them to the desired area to avoid shocking them with instant bright lighting. They should have a regular light cycle too, consistency is important, messing with them will probably make them close up... sometimes for days.
While the store I work at has many many goniopora come and go, I only have a 10gallon reef myself so I have opted to keep two small alveopora sp. one a blue/white/green/silverish type, the other is pink. So far so great. I'm using Aquavitro's Fuel, Calcification, 8.4 and a micro coral food.
Live rock has no particular colour as it varies by what is growing or has already grown on it. The purple hardened coating is called Coraline Algae. Read up on it. Algae will naturally grow on the rock, though some types of algae may be a nuisance if not kept controlled to a certain extent.
Anemones are extremely sensitive to certain stimuli, food, touch, change in water, etc They may change their shape colour and location several times a day.
A tennis ball sized skeleton can produce large polyps that could expand out to the size of a vollyball when opened- which is not so worrying as this coral is not at all aggressive and does not sting anything around it. These tentacles should have moderate flow so that they have a decent sway, preferably not so that they are all constantly blowing in one direction (wavemaker can help).
This coral does feed by photosynthesis, but it's possible that not feeding it other foods may contribute to their slow decline. Many suggest feeding suspended micro foods like phytoplankton, zooplankton, cyclops, etc, small particle foods, etc. In the wild they come from lagoons which may have somewhat poor water quality, which means lots of 'food/nutrients'. Elevated iron and magnesium has been said to be ingredients to goniopora success as well as liquid coral vitamin supplements such as Aquavitro (by Seachem) Fuel.
When adding this coral to your tank, put them down on the sandbed away from light. Then slowly raise them to the desired area to avoid shocking them with instant bright lighting. They should have a regular light cycle too, consistency is important, messing with them will probably make them close up... sometimes for days.
While the store I work at has many many goniopora come and go, I only have a 10gallon reef myself so I have opted to keep two small alveopora sp. one a blue/white/green/silverish type, the other is pink. So far so great. I'm using Aquavitro's Fuel, Calcification, 8.4 and a micro coral food.
fcamargo6thave;3721403; said:
Live rock has no particular colour as it varies by what is growing or has already grown on it. The purple hardened coating is called Coraline Algae. Read up on it. Algae will naturally grow on the rock, though some types of algae may be a nuisance if not kept controlled to a certain extent.
Anemones are extremely sensitive to certain stimuli, food, touch, change in water, etc They may change their shape colour and location several times a day.
