Bearchumjs
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Bearchumjs said:Now I just need to figure out what coral to add next. Pulsing Xenia on the left side, brown rock? It's a low light high flow area. If not Xenia, then what?
Xenia would be ideal anywhere you want to put it. Other than that I think a toadstool leather or Kenya tree would both be happy in that spot. Flat rocks like that are nice for vertical corals. With a toadstool you could easily propagate it to make a colony of around 5 on that rock and give that side a stunning effect. Almost like a mini forest or grove of toadstools, but it could also be done with the other coral choices like Xenia, Kenya trees or whatever else you find that would be happy with subdued light and vigorous flow. Duncans would also look nice in your tank.
You need some coverage. So a big rock with something on it lol. Or a big leather! I love leathers.
You probably won't want to feed your corals much if at all. In a tank that small without a skimmer or a refugium feeding corals can just mess up the water, at least in the beginning. They should get some food from normal frozen mysis or brine shrimp that you use for the fish. You'd want to place the Duncan under the light in indirect flow. They even do well on the sand in many tanks. They can be target fed tiny amounts of frozen mysis or brine. Put softies on the outside areas.
Bearchumjs said:Copy that on the coral food.
Ok. So Duncan on the right side in the light in an area with low/indirect flow. I think I have the right spot. And then the leather, toadstool, and Kenya tree on the left side where there is lower light and higher flow. This could end up looking really good. Those 4 coral, a pulsing Xenia at some point, some red mushrooms, a skunk cleaner shrimp and of course more zoas and palys... Yep. This is gonna be awesome.
Ricordia are basically anemone. They can move.
But why? It seems to be moving towards higher light... Maybe more flow... Maybe it will find its happy place on its own.