When to add new corals

[Sirsmiley9]

I have about 3 zoas polyps making up a colony, and a yuma coral that is doing well i would like to know if it would be a good time to start looking at adding hammer coral or torch coral which i know arent very hardy but i would like to know as my corals seem to be doing well but i dont want to rush into buying anything that wont do well

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

I'd try the hammer first. Torches can be super finicky. This will be your first coral with a skeleton so be sure to watch your alkalinity and calcium levels closely. 1 coral isn't going to make much of an impact, but it's good practice to start paying attention to those parameters when keeping any stony corals.

 

[Denisk]

To be honest I think you should be ok. If those corals are doing well, you can definitely add a hammer or torch. I do agree that a torch can be more finicky than a hammer. So if money is an issue, get a hammer first but put it in low gentle flow.

 

[mcarroll]

Are you ready to start testing for alkalinity? You can use water changes to manage it at first.

 

[leahfiish]

Start testing your alkalinity and calcium, and make sure you are comfortable with keeping your salinity stable. Other good ones to try are leathers, candy canes, frogspawns, and blastos.