starting my first reef aquarium soon and I want to know if coraline algae is necessary for coral. Do I have to wait for it to start spotting in the tank or can I add them after first cycle? Also if I do need to wait can I add some fish first? I will be using atm colony to cycle the tank a little quicker.
Coral starter and algae question
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I’ve been doing a lot of research on some corals I plan on doing some zoanthids, Xenia and gsp in isolated areas and some mushrooms and bubble coral and maybe a toadstool. I just haven’t found any answers to those questions I asked earlier. I know I have to be patient but it’s really hard!
Haha all of the corals you mentioned except the toadstool can totally take over your tank
I thought I did answer your question
You don’t need to wait to see coraline algae growth
That can take a while
Uncle99
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The corals you want and are all softies.
I wait for some coralline algae to start before LPS and SPS, it shows calcification is happening.
But for softies, I add right after ugly stages finished, say 6 months or so.
I wait for some coralline algae to start before LPS and SPS, it shows calcification is happening.
But for softies, I add right after ugly stages finished, say 6 months or so.
If I am using atm colony do I have to keep the lights off for a while still? I just watched a video and it said I have to keep the lights off for the first 3-4 months to allow all the bacteria to do its thing before adding corals...it was on brsTV
