hey guys,
im finally deciding to upgrade my 30 gallon to either a 90 or 125 gallon within a year or so. i was thinking of trying out some acropora and montipora when i get the tank. if i got the correct lighting and strong water flow would it be fairly easy to keep? anyone with experience with sps feel free to comment
as long as u keep your calcium and alkilinity in check along with stronglighting,good skimming.and a well established tank you should do fine. by the way your tank looks great. how big is that toadstool?
toad stools are the easist coral to propagate.. got a razor? clean it off good.cut a small portion off of the back of it. i have cut pecies from 4inches to the size of a toothpick and they will grow. also you could pull it out of the water and invert it upside down cut a 1 inch ring around the crown take that ring and cut it into 1 inch chunks. to make them atatch you can use food safe toothpicks,rubbber bands , or go the natural way by throwing the chunks into a small bowl filled with crushed coral in a low current area . they will atatch fast.you should also put some saltwater from your tank on a plate when doing this. put the crown in the water.when you are done disscard the water.when you put the toadstool back in the water . turkeybast the edges of the crown to make sure nothing settels. it will heal very fast. never propagate more then 3 times a year... and never more then one coral at a time.give each coral time to heal befor propagating another. hope this helps if you have any more ? post them. do you have mushrooms?
ok thanks pimp im definetly gonna expiriment with that and im gonna give my colt coral a try too.
and i dont have any mushrooms at the moment but when my lfs gets some nice blue ones in stock then ill grab them
colts are a pain. it will take weeks to atatch and they will slime up preaty good.can be toxic to other coralsthe best way to atach a colt is a zip tie u have got to slice a small hole in the base.and zip tie to a rock,but not to tight because during expansion there tissue will rip and float around your tank. also any slime will have to be turkey basted a few times a day or bacteria will kill them.mushrooms are diffrent too.when you get shrooms let me know
jav36,do keep a look out on yr PO4 levels too,besides all the parameters saltwaterpimp and urself have mentioned. they are one of the main reasons why sps browned out.
