Alex899
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Hi every one, I hope you can help me, I have 3 acroporas and I don't now their names and cares, the only thing that I now about them it's the hi light and stable water they need. thanks for your help.
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Welcome to R2R!! I'm unsure your acropora specific names, but high flow high light is the usual recommendation. Hopefully someone will chime in with better specifics, but I wanted to welcome you to the greatest, friendliest forum in the world 
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I'm unsure. First maybe Loripies? Second, no idea, third maybe Formosa. All three are Acros which of course are also SPS.
How long have you had them? They don't look very good. No polyp extension on any. First has recession at base and looks washed out. Second looks okay maybe some areas that were shaded so more pale?
What PAR levels are they at?
I'm unsure. First maybe Loripies? Second, no idea, third maybe Formosa. All three are Acros which of course are also SPS.
How long have you had them? They don't look very good. No polyp extension on any. First has recession at base and looks washed out. Second looks okay maybe some areas that were shaded so more pale?
What PAR levels are they at?
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Here's a pic from one of my favorite articles on reefkeeping, applicable to new hobbyists and old as well:
The nitrogen cycle is only the startup of a SW tank cycle. The next 6-12 months is a maturing phase, and it's typically in this time frame where algae outbreaks occur and things can sort of roller-coaster, and if you stock the tank up too quickly, you might see corals randomly dying & fish getting sick, etc...hobbyists can very easily fall into the trap of chasing problems = making more problems => giving up and selling everything off. We don't want that to happen to anyone!
Long-term stability and balance are the keys, and you just can't shortcut the process significantly. That's always the #1 thing to keep in mind!
Here's a pic from one of my favorite articles on reefkeeping, applicable to new hobbyists and old as well:
The nitrogen cycle is only the startup of a SW tank cycle. The next 6-12 months is a maturing phase, and it's typically in this time frame where algae outbreaks occur and things can sort of roller-coaster, and if you stock the tank up too quickly, you might see corals randomly dying & fish getting sick, etc...hobbyists can very easily fall into the trap of chasing problems = making more problems => giving up and selling everything off. We don't want that to happen to anyone!
Long-term stability and balance are the keys, and you just can't shortcut the process significantly. That's always the #1 thing to keep in mind!
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I don't know my SPS very well, but cool coral!
I don't know my SPS very well, but cool coral!
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Alex899
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Thank's for the welcome greeting. I change all my rocks from my old tank to these Fluval Evo 13.5(three months old now), my old tank was 5 years old, I change the stock light and my acros are under 350 par, the first picture acro was slowing dying and wen I put it on the sand, it came back so I realized these acro was in deep waters. The second and third picture belongs to a new acroporas I put them in my tank 4 days ago and I glued them with super glue and I think it stresses them a lot, and why I sed these, because few minutes later I put them in the tank, their polyps was really open and after put them back in the tank they closed their polyps again. I don't now what kaind of acros I have and I don't now if they really needs to much light, the acros are 8 inches from the light source and the lam is 4 inches from the surface water.
temperature: 77
ph: 8.0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 0
phosphate: 0
calcium: 400
salinity: 1.023( maybe it is the problem)
Flirtation: two little bags of chemipure blue nano
Water change: once a week, I used to do 50% and now since two weeks ago I just change 20% a week.
temperature: 77
ph: 8.0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 0
phosphate: 0
calcium: 400
salinity: 1.023( maybe it is the problem)
Flirtation: two little bags of chemipure blue nano
Water change: once a week, I used to do 50% and now since two weeks ago I just change 20% a week.
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Ah, those are nice little tanks! My Son has one and had over 200 PAR at top of the rocks with stock light.
There is a skimmer you can add and look for Youtube on mod to make it better.
That makes sense on the recent move and polyps. You don't need them way out, but all the way retracted usually means unhappy.
Two things with that setup: 1. It needs a lot more flow than the stock return so get some powerheads. 2. It can get hot with the lid, you might want to put some plastic strips under lid for a slight gap.
There is a skimmer you can add and look for Youtube on mod to make it better.
That makes sense on the recent move and polyps. You don't need them way out, but all the way retracted usually means unhappy.
Two things with that setup: 1. It needs a lot more flow than the stock return so get some powerheads. 2. It can get hot with the lid, you might want to put some plastic strips under lid for a slight gap.
