Corals.

[Marcus250Reef]

New to this and just need some information on the best corals and coral feed to get. I bought a kenya tree but it disnt look good from the start. Now it has came off the piece of rock it was on. Inside the rock in an awkward spot. Will this harm the tank if i leave it there or should i try and get it out and re connect it?

 

[T-J]

Welcome to R2R!

The best advice I can give you is to research, research and then....research some more! Don't put anything in your tank before you know exactly what it needs to live and thrive.

Now, as far as what might thrive in your tank, we're going to need some information from you: how old is the tank, parameters, lighting, flow, etc. The more information you can give us, the better we can direct you on how to best enjoy this hobby.


Without this information, you'll have more stories like the one you posted, ultimately leading to a loss of life, money and usually leaving the hobby.

 

[BighohoReef]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Agree with the research before putting anything into your tank. Time and patience rewards all reefers, the minute you rush is minute things go wrong. As @T-J mentioned watch your water quality (parameters and such)

For your Kenya Tree, they are a hearty coral... you can try a couple of things.
Glue back to it's rock
You can try the rubber band method and have it self reattach
or you leave it on the rock in a low flow area and see if it reattaches itself.

Food for corals, I'd look at ReefRoids, Benepetsm Red Sea Coral Energy Plus... I use all three just make sure you follow the instructions. Overfeeding can cause spikes in nitrates leading to other big problems.

This forum is a great place for answers all you have to do is ask. Make sure to include pics and as much description as possible. Looking forward to hearing from ya!

 

[Marcus250Reef]

Thank you. I have Reef Roids on there way.

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Agree with the research before putting anything into your tank. Time and patience rewards all reefers, the minute you rush is minute things go wrong. As @T-J mentioned watch your water quality (parameters and such)

For your Kenya Tree, they are a hearty coral... you can try a couple of things.
Glue back to it's rock
You can try the rubber band method and have it self reattach
or you leave it on the rock in a low flow area and see if it reattaches itself.

Food for corals, I'd look at ReefRoids, Benepetsm Red Sea Coral Energy Plus... I use all three just make sure you follow the instructions. Overfeeding can cause spikes in nitrates leading to other big problems.

This forum is a great place for answers all you have to do is ask. Make sure to include pics and as much description as possible. Looking forward to hearing from ya!

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Agree with the research before putting anything into your tank. Time and patience rewards all reefers, the minute you rush is minute things go wrong. As @T-J mentioned watch your water quality (parameters and such)

For your Kenya Tree, they are a hearty coral... you can try a couple of things.
Glue back to it's rock
You can try the rubber band method and have it self reattach
or you leave it on the rock in a low flow area and see if it reattaches itself.

Food for corals, I'd look at ReefRoids, Benepetsm Red Sea Coral Energy Plus... I use all three just make sure you follow the instructions. Overfeeding can cause spikes in nitrates leading to other big problems.

This forum is a great place for answers all you have to do is ask. Make sure to include pics and as much description as possible. Looking forward to hearing from ya!

My salinity is a bit low. Its 1.010, I will get all the information i have on parameters, lights, filter, skimmer and so on this evening.

 

[T-J]

Thank you. I have Reef Roids on there way.



My salinity is a bit low. Its 1.010, I will get all the information i have on parameters, lights, filter, skimmer and so on this evening.

1.01 is more than a little low. That's VERY low. You should be around 1.026. Also, that's specific gravity. Salinity is measured in PPT. 1.026 is about 35 salinity. I keep my tanks at 35.

 

[Krixic]

Thank you. I have Reef Roids on there way.



My salinity is a bit low. Its 1.010, I will get all the information i have on parameters, lights, filter, skimmer and so on this evening.

Yea that is waaay low. Try raising it back up as soon as possible but dont do it too suddenly other wise you might shock everything to death. Try add aclimate over a few hours...maybe even over the course of two days? Im sure someone will have a bettter answer

 

[BighohoReef]

Definitely too low... you’re going to want to slowly raise the salinity slowly to 1.024-26. Don’t go too quickly though you don’t want to shock the corals.

 

[Marcus250Reef]

Done my check. Turns out my refeactometer wasn't calibrated. It is 1.025, water temp is 79°, Nitrite is good
Ph is good
Ammonia is good

I do however have to get some more test kits.
I bought 2 corals off Ebay (Amenones) RED and they are doing really well. One moved to a different place but. Doing good. The others i bought off someone else along with my 2 clown fish. Only one seems to be doing good out of the 5 i bought. He said to be patient and they will be ok. So just hoping that they will all pick up. The ones i bought off him was the
Green gsp
Kenya tree
Purple bee zoa
Captain jerks zoa
Cabbage
So should be ok for a beginner like me.

 

[T-J]

Ok, so we know your salinity is good. But what does "good" mean for pH, ammonia and nitrate?? Post the ACTUAL numbers of everything you've tested.
Also, please answer the other questions: lighting, how long the tank has been set up, how big is the tank, flow?
FYI, nems are not corals. They are going to move around the tank. Be prepared for them to sting the crap outta anything they touch (and probably kill it). Make sure you have adequate pump protection, because they do like to become floating pinatas of death, and if they get ground up, goodbye tank!

 

[Marcus250Reef]

Ok, so we know your salinity is good. But what does "good" mean for pH, ammonia and nitrate?? Post the ACTUAL numbers of everything you've tested.
Also, please answer the other questions: lighting, how long the tank has been set up, how big is the tank, flow?
FYI, nems are not corals. They are going to move around the tank. Be prepared for them to sting the crap outta anything they touch (and probably kill it). Make sure you have adequate pump protection, because they do like to become floating pinatas of death, and if they get ground up, goodbye tank!

Tank size is 250 litre, Got a fluval fx5 external filter, heater, 2 x wavemakers TMc v2 ilumenair light, (could do with a good cycle to put it on)? At the miuite it comes on at 6am on blue (night mode) and goes off at 10pm on the same light. Had live sand and live Rock. Tank has been cycling now for 2 months and 2 weeks now. Got a Tunze9004 skimmer

PH 8.15 - 8.3
Ammonia - 0.5
Nitrite - 0.1

I'm using the Salifert testing kits
I will be purchasing some more tomorrow to check other parameters.

 

[T-J]

Tank size is 250 litre, Got a fluval fx5 external filter, heater, 2 x wavemakers TMc v2 ilumenair light, (could do with a good cycle to put it on)? At the miuite it comes on at 6am on blue (night mode) and goes off at 10pm on the same light. Had live sand and live Rock. Tank has been cycling now for 2 months and 2 weeks now. Got a Tunze9004 skimmer

PH 8.15 - 8.3
Ammonia - 0.5
Nitrite - 0.1

I'm using the Salifert testing kits
I will be purchasing some more tomorrow to check other parameters.

Ok, while I look into your light (I'm not familiar with it), I already see an issue: You have Ammonia and Nitrite. Those should both be zero. Either your tank isn't done cycling, or there is something else dying/decaying in it and the tank can't keep up with it.
.5 ammonia is pretty bad (in my book).

 

[Marcus250Reef]

1200 watt light

 

[T-J]

1200 watt light

Wattage isn't always a good indicator of a quality light. Can you get your hands on a PAR meter? Either rent one or belong to a reefing club that lends one out?
Honestly, I'm more concerned about the parameters you posted than the light at this point. You need to get that ammonia down. I suggest some water changes and allowing the tank to cycle out before adding anything else.

 

[Marcus250Reef]

Wattage isn't always a good indicator of a quality light. Can you get your hands on a PAR meter? Either rent one or belong to a reefing club that lends one out?
Honestly, I'm more concerned about the parameters you posted than the light at this point. You need to get that ammonia down. I suggest some water changes and allowing the tank to cycle out before adding anything else.

Is a lux reader the same. Used for led lights. I've seen them on sale on Amazon. I typed in par meter and these came up?

 

[T-J]

Is a lux reader the same. Used for led lights. I've seen them on sale on Amazon. I typed in par meter and these came up?

Nope, not the same. A good PAR meter is very expensive. Of course, you can buy a Seneye, which has a PAR meter, as well as tank monitoring (I have one). Probably the most economical PAR meter out there.

 

[Marcus250Reef]

Nope, not the same. A good PAR meter is very expensive. Of course, you can buy a Seneye, which has a PAR meter, as well as tank monitoring (I have one). Probably the most economical PAR meter out there.

Just watched a video on this. You plug it in via usb. I will purchase one of these. Seen some good feedback about them. Thank you

 

[T-J]

Just watched a video on this. You plug it in via usb. I will purchase one of these. Seen some good feedback about them. Thank you

 

[Marcus250Reef]

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Wow. I will follow your advice on this TJ. Thank you for this. Apreatiate your help