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Post by wulfgrl05 on Dec 23, 2015 18:58:00 GMT -5
So I've been into saltwater for 8 months now. We started with a 50gal and quickly decided to upgrade to a 120 short due to my light growing things very fast! So here's the deal, as I slowly buy new things I am trying very hard to remember everything's name. I have found happy spots for most corals but have recently learned that some should not be placed next to others. So if someone could kindly help me find safe positioning so they can expand happily without touching someone who could kill them! Lol here's my pic. Forgive me if I don't know the name of something yet.   |
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Post by reefkprz on Dec 23, 2015 20:31:58 GMT -5
that leather coral (sarcopyton sp.) is probably very happy there but its going to get huge fast and will over shadow the green frogspawn (Euphyllia Divisa)I have literally had that same species of leather take up the entire center of my 75 even your 120 will be too small if you dont trim it regularly once it gets to a size you like. (never trim it in the tank) it will exude toxinbs that will inhibit growth at best and kill other corals at worst.
generally giving space between any leather and SPS is ideal so the sps down stream of the leather is not getting chemically assaulted on a regular basis.
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Post by wulfgrl05 on Dec 24, 2015 8:29:05 GMT -5
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Post by jasonandsarah on Dec 24, 2015 12:57:17 GMT -5
Below the montipora spondgedoes is a Pasamemacora, They're pretty docile I believe.
Next to the broken birdsnest is a favia, they can be aggressive.
Behind your mushrooms is a flower pot coral I believe?(could be a Alveopora) They are in the gonipora family and are also aggressive.
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Post by wulfgrl05 on Dec 24, 2015 21:31:41 GMT -5
Ok so first pic, second post, next to broken birds nest is a favia? Aggressive, that explains why the broken birds nest lost all color on the branch that was touching it. It's a very hard coral, and seems slow growing compared to my other soft corals.
First pic, second post, the neon green thing I was told was some sort of sponge but it's really hard and seems encrusting like. Attached itself easy and seems to be growing well. Aggressive or not?
Below this "sponge thing", that's a pasamemacora? Seems slow growing, but docile? Am I right?
Ok so second and third pics, second post, I have the fuzzy neon green mushrooms, up and behind them I know are a green star polyp(left), and a snowflake toadstool(right). These are the ones I worry most about because they seem to be growing the fastest and I know the toadstool will shadow but will either sting others?
I don't recall buying a flower pot, I think that would be fairly easy to remember. I know in the second pic down in the sand to the right is my Duncan, doesn't seem to like any other spot than that so I have to build around it....
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Post by wulfgrl05 on Dec 24, 2015 21:35:31 GMT -5
Thanks to my hubby I got some new things too for Christmas, this little urchin came with 2 new types of coral I don't know and a plastic frag things lol  Plus this really nice cabbage coral  Much thanks to Vance's! |
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Post by jasonandsarah on Dec 24, 2015 21:44:16 GMT -5
The favia is also low light, so moving it to the sand bed could help growth.
Yes I believe the Pasamemacora is at least somewhat non aggressive. Mine has never been a problem.
Sorry for some reason I thought that looked like something else but yes lol its a snowflake toadstool. Should be fine and won't bother much besides sps when it sheds. So do what reefkprz said above.
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Post by wulfgrl05 on Dec 25, 2015 5:08:58 GMT -5
Thanks! This is a lot of help!
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Post by reefkprz on Dec 25, 2015 8:23:47 GMT -5
just FYI unless you have/feed a ton of planktonic foods for that flame scallop it is doomed. few survive more than a year in our tanks, they are obligate filter feeders and generally starve in small aquaria due to lack of plankton your tank is medium sized but it is also young. Those are one of those animals most aquarists shouldn't keep in my opinion. hopefully it survives.
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Post by reefkprz on Dec 25, 2015 8:26:54 GMT -5
First pic, second post, the neon green thing I was told was some sort of sponge but it's really hard and seems encrusting like. Attached itself easy and seems to be growing well. Aggressive or not? that is not a Sponge, it is an Small Polyp Scleractinian coral (SPS) called Montipora Spongodes. not aggressive, requires decent cal mag medium to high light preferred for best color medium to med/high pulsing flow. |
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Post by wulfgrl05 on Dec 25, 2015 8:46:56 GMT -5
just FYI unless you have/feed a ton of planktonic foods for that flame scallop it is doomed. few survive more than a year in our tanks, they are obligate filter feeders and generally starve in small aquaria due to lack of plankton your tank is medium sized but it is also young. Those are one of those animals most aquarists shouldn't keep in my opinion. hopefully it survives. Thanks, he's done well for 6 months so far, moved around a bit in the beginning but found his spot and hasn't moved, I do occasionally feed him the recommended food from fish mart. |
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Post by wulfgrl05 on Dec 25, 2015 8:47:33 GMT -5
First pic, second post, the neon green thing I was told was some sort of sponge but it's really hard and seems encrusting like. Attached itself easy and seems to be growing well. Aggressive or not? that is not a Sponge, it is an Small Polyp Scleractinian coral (SPS) called Montipora Spongodes. not aggressive, requires decent cal mag medium to high light preferred for best color medium to med/high pulsing flow. Thanks this info will help a ton! |
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Post by reefkprz on Dec 25, 2015 20:26:32 GMT -5
Thanks, he's done well for 6 months so far, moved around a bit in the beginning but found his spot and hasn't moved, I do occasionally feed him the recommended food from fish mart. Seriously, let me know if he makes it more than 12 months. Flames are hard to keep long term. I'll grill you about every statistic of your tank for future reference and advice, do you keep a tank log? I'm a research junkie. if some one stumbles onto success (which is how this hobby makes advances) I want to know how. |
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Post by wulfgrl05 on Dec 25, 2015 20:52:22 GMT -5
Thanks, he's done well for 6 months so far, moved around a bit in the beginning but found his spot and hasn't moved, I do occasionally feed him the recommended food from fish mart. Seriously, let me know if he makes it more than 12 months. Flames are hard to keep long term. I'll grill you about every statistic of your tank for future reference and advice, do you keep a tank log? I'm a research junkie. if some one stumbles onto success (which is how this hobby makes advances) I want to know how. Hehe no log, just luck I think. As far as the tank, Every 2 -3 days I refill what evaporated from my tank, I keep it between .024& .027 (which my anemone didn't like), calcium is always at 350-400 every time I check with only 1 water change per month and no added calcium (though I did buy some just in case), all other test come out clean and perfect every time for 8 months it's been up, And my protein skimmer died a couple months ago, but with the holidays I haven't had the money to buy a new one. I was only feeding 3-4 times per week frozen foods and due to the full spectrum lights I get massive algae growth so I do kelp once per week. I will be feeding more now that I have more fish, and hopefully buying a new skimmer next week. Hope this helps. |
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Post by moulton712 on Jan 8, 2016 18:35:56 GMT -5
Tank looks good. Tank looks cleaner than mine. The way I jam pack corals you have atleast a year before you have anything to worry about.
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