coral acclimation

I have a 20 gallon innovative Marine fully cycled after two months however I’m thinking of adding corals first and letting them flourish for a month or two before adding fish. Can anyone give me their thoughts if this is possible or should I just add Fish first then Coral second

Less than a week ago a lfs received a cool Symphillia. It had slight but noticeable recessed edges being sold for 299. I decided to check it out today and it was more recessed around the edges but arguably 3/4 alive. Lfs was willing to sell it for 150 with small store credit possibility if it...

Edit: yes the title should read “Goni not opening up” Just added a red Goni and it’s been shut for the first week. The Duncan I got same day, is open and rocking. Just got two frogspawn and they are already starting to open even after the drive home and a coral dip… Kessil is still acclimating...

Hey guys, I recently bought a goni frag and it looked really good in the store. It was already growing small baby heads down the sides so i knew it wasn’t a recent frag. Anyway I brought it back and acclimated for 45 mins and put it in the tank. It didnt open up that day which i guess is normal...

So i have never tested the salinity of the coral tanks at my lfs for over 10 years now thinking the corals will be kept at 1.025-1.026. I would sometimes just drop them in the tank pro problems. Sometimes drip for 30 mins. I know the fish are kept at a low salinity to save money on salt but i...

Hello! I’ve had this elegance coral for about 3 months now, and just recently hasn’t opened up fully in a while. I’ve been testing everything, and it’s all been good and normal, no fluctuations or odd things showing up. Every other coral is doing fine too among zoas, a toadstool, cloves, BTAs...

So this is my first large tank. Previously owned a 30gallon AIO and I was not satisfied. I bought this tank 1 month ago. This entire setup is a used build minus the ATO /icecap skimmer/hygger return pump and hygger heater/ a titanium heater from this site.. I wanted those new. The tank was...

I just got some corals in the mail from topshelfaquatics. They sent in a sheet saying their flow and lighting preferences too. Both of the corals require medium to high lighting. Anyways, I got a Christmas mirabilis and a birds nest coral, and they seem to have bleached in just 1 day from being...

I am currently acclimating some zoanthids and a blastomussa coral, I have the lights off in the tank right now. Once I get them in the tank, can I turn on the white lights or should a set it to blue lights? Or can they just go without light for another 2 hours?

I added a duncan coral to my tank yesterday and it’s my first time adding coral. Everything is good and going smoothly except it closes every time I turn on a light and thrives in total darkness. I have a 14k light that came with my tank and it doesn’t adjust brightness or anything. I...

I got motor oil in the tank.... I’m gonna try and keep this as short as possible and provide as much info as could be needed to help find a potential solution. I have a 1 year old 30gal half moon, mixed reef with a HOB filter. Roughly 30lbs or more of live rock, and 20lbs of sand maybe more...

I had a pulsing Xenia come in the mail yesterday from a frag pack. All but a couple polyps have fallen off and they are stringy looking. Could I save it if so how ? Will post a pic later. (Btw I did do all the acclimation steps).

I’m currently running a 75 Gallon Tank with 20g sump and 100lbs of rock stocked with 1 Yellow Tang, 1 black ice ocellaris clownfish, 1 royal gramma, 1 Melanurus wrasse, 1 Starry Blenny, 1 Diamond goby and 1 harlequin shrimp. Protein Skimmer: Bubble Magus Curve 5 Protein Skimmer 2 Nero 5 Power...

Hello-hello, excited to post here for the first time after months of reading :) My Fluval Evo is cycled, had an addition of a clown pair on Sunday and some snails - so far so god, no questions there. But, today I've got my first corals (zoa, GSP, Xenia and a mushroom) and after acclimating and...

Need advice, as im new to reefing. How do I hold down a small loose mushroom? Like when it isn't attached to a frag plug.

I got some secondhand corals and I’m trying to clean them up. Are the white tubes anything to worry about? I know the brown tubes are feather worms. Backstory: Yesterday I bought a tank and I didn’t realize it still had fish and corals in it. The tank was nasty and very under maintained. I...

I recently received a new coral for free after buying a new Prime 16HD, Trying to figure out exactly what this coral is since I'm new to saltwater. I currently have a EVO 13.5 and have the prime mount 10 inches above water, Any tips for acclimation mode and Lighting programs? I have GSP, ORA...

I just got this green hairy mushroom and after about 2 weeks it’s losing it’s green tips and puking white stringy stuff out also how does my scan look

Hey I am fairly new to the saltwater hobby and was wondering if any pros can help me with the placement of these newly bought corals, it’s greatly appreciated

Hi guys, I just picked up my first coral yesterday and was told to let it sit in the shade. I read that it takes a while for them to open back up, hes not opened up yet but he is definitely less ticked off than yesterday haha. My question is, when do I turn my lights on for him? Should I do it...

I purchased my center piece acanthophyllia from aqua SD. However, when I received it the edges looked receeded and the coral hasn’t yet opened. AquaSD tells me the edges were trimmed to remove old die off to make the coral more presentable. I Have photos from the vendor from before it was...

Hey everyone so I recently got my 55 gallon going and I have a few frags in it and after about a couple weeks they aren’t looking so well. I have 2 zoa frags and one finally just opened today and the other has not opened since I put him in there. I also have another frag that is starting to lose...

Hey everyone, just recently purchased a Coral pack from WWC. I have three thathad no issues acclimating and opening up as soon as a I put them in the tank. Another which is a zoa arrived looking a little weird and has only changed slightly.. (I think). The last coral I have an issue with is a...

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Hi guys, hope you’re all doing well. I picked up a new piece for my tank today, was told it was a lepto but couldn’t find it when I googled it. I was told it was a long polyp lepto, is anyone able to identify it for me? It’s mainly orange with green/yellow center in each head. I will post...