Slowly starting a salty tank

[Darbex]

Turn your whites on. The second looks like a colt coral or a SPS but I cant tell from the pic. No idea on the fourth.

[Andrew_B]

Here's a couple pics with whites on. The second pic above is a leather finger I think I was told.

New pic of #4


And what coral is next to my hammer?

[myjohnson]

Looks like a leather coral.

More importantly, you need to move that leather away from the hammer coral.

The hammer coral will string it and will most likely kill it. Hammers are some of the strongest corals out there.

Good start so far! :)

Now all you need are some mother colonies.

[Andrew_B]

Alright - I'll move him. Thanks!

[myjohnson]

Need some ID's please! I just go around and window pick without really knowing what they are.

Moving forward, I would suggest always googling the coral before buying it.

Some corals do require special care and many others don't do well next to each other so it's good to know what you are getting before you get it. :)

[Andrew_B]

Yeah, I normally ask if they're considered good starter corals. I'll do more research when it comes to larger colonies

[Darbex]

Leave the leather and let it get nuked.

[Darbex]

#4 looks like a kenya tree

[myjohnson]

Leave the leather and let it get nuked.

Lol, that's always an option.

I'm surprise the hammer hasn't tagged it already at night or something.

[Andrew_B]

Well this changes things a little - So my tang definitely has ich. Never noticed it before. Still eats and grazes, acts normal. Still shows bright color. The treatments I have are anti-inverts. Just cleared the FW fish out of a 20gal I have. I guess I need to make that a quarantine tank, pretty quick now

[johnnymisty]

That sucks hope all goes well get it out before that ick spreads

[Andrew_B]

Hes still pigging out on algae. Slowly raising to temp to 84-85 degrees to see what happens

[sunkenmetal]

I am thinking you need to get them out of there ASAP

[Darbex]

I would just leave it if he is eating then see what happens. Last time I treated ich and lost everything this time I do nothing and havent lost anything yet. I wouldnt mess with the temp.

[Andrew_B]

New coral addition:
Yellow Polyp


Finished Refugium!


- Precision Marine R-24 Sump
- Reef Octopus 110 with modified impeller (Thanks Dennis at FJW)
- 2x Two little Fishes Phosban 150 reactors (One with Purigen, Other with GFO)
- Rio 2100 Return Pump
- Gravity Fed Auto Top off
- Finnex Clip Light with 6500 PC grow bulb