Hey all!!
I'm new here, very excited to be in the hobby! I have been cycling my 75 gallon tank for the past 7 months, slowly adding in just some clean up crew. Last weekend I finally added my first pair of clownfish and a goby. Yesterday I added my first coral!
I would love some feedback on some of the parameters I checked this morning and possibly help identifying my new first coral (I honestly can't remember if it's a goni or a duncan).
I should also add that I added a protein skimmer 2 days ago (that all seems to be going great so far!)
I just tested my water parameters again this morning. Everything looks good so far, tiny spike in ammonia which I would assume is related to adding the clown fish and corals. No nitrite, pH has remained stable around 8ish. Alkalinity is a little high I think? 10.9dkh. And nitrate was way too high, like 20ppm (do you recommend a water change today? Or would that be stressful for the new coral?)
Also do we think this coral is a goni or duncan?
Thank in advance for the help guys!
I'm new here, very excited to be in the hobby! I have been cycling my 75 gallon tank for the past 7 months, slowly adding in just some clean up crew. Last weekend I finally added my first pair of clownfish and a goby. Yesterday I added my first coral!
I would love some feedback on some of the parameters I checked this morning and possibly help identifying my new first coral (I honestly can't remember if it's a goni or a duncan).
I should also add that I added a protein skimmer 2 days ago (that all seems to be going great so far!)
I just tested my water parameters again this morning. Everything looks good so far, tiny spike in ammonia which I would assume is related to adding the clown fish and corals. No nitrite, pH has remained stable around 8ish. Alkalinity is a little high I think? 10.9dkh. And nitrate was way too high, like 20ppm (do you recommend a water change today? Or would that be stressful for the new coral?)
Also do we think this coral is a goni or duncan?
Thank in advance for the help guys!
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