New to sticks. Do these seem to be doing ok?

[rennjidk]

The green candlelight looks ok to me, but I don’t see any polyps from the other 3, even at night. It’s been about a week and they’re under 250 par and med/high indirect flow.
34.5ppt
8.5dkh
500cal
8 NO3
0.6 PO4

 

[gbru316]

Unless something is drastically wrong, SPS can take weeks to show that they're not doing well.

Polyp extension is a good sign, but keep an eye on them for bleaching/browning until you notice growth. Also keep an eye on alkalinity because that's going to start falling at an increasing rate once growth does start. And falling alkalinity is probably going to be the first indicator that your SPS are growing. You should notice that before you notice any growth.

 

[HBtank]

I see PE on 3/4, nothing looks bad at this point. Bottom one looks like the most irritated and where I did not see PE, maybe rubbed a bit during transport? Some algae, particularly on that third one, I might remove.

 

[gbru316]

Also important to note: some types are known to have little PE during the day. But if a coral doesn't have PE at night, it could be cause for concern.

 

[kenchilada]

I'd be more worried that they seem unhappy at the base and have several types of algae and cyano in the area. From the look of your rock, tank is not mature yet. SPS are easier for me in a mature tank.

 

[Hydrored]

What are you running for flow? Or was the flow off when taking these photos? Based on the cyano bubbles I conclude you need more flow.

I assume you mean .06 for phosphates?

How long has the tank been up for and did you seed it with any mature rock?

This tank is getting ready for one hell of an ugly phase, I would be more concerned with the coral living through the swings that are about to happen personally. I would also cut the frags off the plug and toss the plugs out.

 

[NanoJHB]

What are you running for flow? Or was the flow off when taking these photos? Based on the cyano bubbles I conclude you need more flow.

I assume you mean .06 for phosphates?

How long has the tank been up for and did you seed it with any mature rock?

This tank is getting ready for one hell of an ugly phase, I would be more concerned with the coral living through the swings that are about to happen personally. I would also cut the frags off the plug and toss those out.

Also wondering about the 0.6 reading for phosphates?

 

[wtdenk]

What type of algae is that?

 

[Hydrored]

What type of algae is that?

Ulva aka sea lettuce

 

[rennjidk]

What are you running for flow? Or was the flow off when taking these photos? Based on the cyano bubbles I conclude you need more flow.

I assume you mean .06 for phosphates?

How long has the tank been up for and did you seed it with any mature rock?

This tank is getting ready for one hell of an ugly phase, I would be more concerned with the coral living through the swings that are about to happen personally. I would also cut the frags off the plug and toss the plugs out.

Yes, 0.06. Sorry. And yes the flow was off for the pic.

 

[Dburr1014]

No worries yet. Polyps can take a while sometimes to come out.
I think my Walt Disney was 2 or 3 weeks.
But clean this stuff off in this pic!



On a side note, your rocks look very clean. How long has it been set up?
You may be in for a Rocky road.

 

[rennjidk]

On a side note, your rocks look very clean. How long has it been set up?
You may be in for a Rocky road.

It is a newer setup, but I've been following the new BRS investigates series on the microbiome and wanted to try something different. I dark cycled the dry rock with MB7 for a few weeks, and the sand is an Ocean Direct mix. So far It has done an amazing job at keeping everything in check. The only real issue I'm having is my first diatom outbreak which has been pretty mild compared to every other tank I've setup, and I have 4 jars of Ecopods coming this week which should end that. I've also had a full CUC in since day 1 and supplemented them with algae wafers which I stopped at the first signs of growth. All in all, its been pretty successful so far.

 

[sculpin01]

Those look like wild frags (maybe AquaSD?) which typically are a mixed bag for acclimation to aquaria. Having said that, there’s no reason they won’t survive if you maintain stability, particularly in the nutrient department.