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I cleaned my tank and found...
an empty canvas, just waiting for coral!
47g column, 7 months old
55# LR, 3" SB, Koralia 1100 and 1400, HOB Skimmer/Refugium
6x18w=108w total T5 (4 12000k, 2 actinic)
Ph 8.2-8.4
Ammo 0
Trites 0
Trates ~10
Must get a reef test kit SOON.
1 Royal Gramma, 3 Green Chromis (want to add a pair of firefish and eventually, a dwarf angel)
10 Nassy Snails, 2 Cerith Snails (Turbos and Astreas became crab lunch)
3 Pep Shrimp (want a pair of cleaners)
2 Emerald Crabs (may go back to LFS soon or banished to 'fuge and possibly exchanged for a few hermits)
So, the question is: what can I have in the way of coral? The rockwork has
many tunnels and caves for fish and inverts and also has many flat platforms at various depths.
Here is the same pic with an "inches from light" scale:
Current thinking is to start with some zoos in the 16"-20" range and/or shrooms in the 20"-23" range.
With this tank being so tall, I don't want to have to repeatedly move whatever goes in, if at all possible.
I want growth, but not too much growth. When the coral eventually finds a tankmate, I would
like for the coral to work out their differences among themselves, if possible.
I have larger versions of these pictures if they are needed instead.
Thanks in advance for your kind advice and suggestions!
an empty canvas, just waiting for coral!
47g column, 7 months old
55# LR, 3" SB, Koralia 1100 and 1400, HOB Skimmer/Refugium
6x18w=108w total T5 (4 12000k, 2 actinic)
Ph 8.2-8.4
Ammo 0
Trites 0
Trates ~10
Must get a reef test kit SOON.
1 Royal Gramma, 3 Green Chromis (want to add a pair of firefish and eventually, a dwarf angel)
10 Nassy Snails, 2 Cerith Snails (Turbos and Astreas became crab lunch)
3 Pep Shrimp (want a pair of cleaners)
2 Emerald Crabs (may go back to LFS soon or banished to 'fuge and possibly exchanged for a few hermits)
So, the question is: what can I have in the way of coral? The rockwork has
many tunnels and caves for fish and inverts and also has many flat platforms at various depths.
Here is the same pic with an "inches from light" scale:
Current thinking is to start with some zoos in the 16"-20" range and/or shrooms in the 20"-23" range.
With this tank being so tall, I don't want to have to repeatedly move whatever goes in, if at all possible.
I want growth, but not too much growth. When the coral eventually finds a tankmate, I would
like for the coral to work out their differences among themselves, if possible.
I have larger versions of these pictures if they are needed instead.
Thanks in advance for your kind advice and suggestions!
