I have a 29gal tank and have just put in two of my first coral. The tank is fairly well inhabited with a few fish, some hermits maybe a snail or two plus some feather dusters. The tank is setup with a refugium and a skimmer as well.
My question is, will the marine orbits USA light be enough to sustain the tank? The two corals I got are a star polyp(I think) and a toadstool leather. See attached pictures.
Also, how long does it usually take for corals to adjust to their new homes? I assume it can take days. I've been seeing a lot of opening and closing for both since they were brought home, yesterday. The polyp stays somewhat open whereas the toadstool will come out then go back in come night. The toadstool really came out when I shut off the return pump for feeding.
Tank specs:
2 425gph hydor powerheads
Over flow filter
About 20lbs of live rock in display tank
About 40lbs of live sand in display tank
Refugium has chaeto and some other grape looking algae
Tunze 9001 skimmer(breaking in)
Live rock ruble in refugium
4" of sand in refugium(10lbs roughly)
Return pump is a 240gph pump
Lighting is the Current orbits USA LED fixture
Salinity sits about 1.023
Ph is 8.3
Amonia is 0
Nitrate is about 5ppm
Nitrite is 0
Phosphate is around .25ppm
Thanks in advance!!
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My question is, will the marine orbits USA light be enough to sustain the tank? The two corals I got are a star polyp(I think) and a toadstool leather. See attached pictures.
Also, how long does it usually take for corals to adjust to their new homes? I assume it can take days. I've been seeing a lot of opening and closing for both since they were brought home, yesterday. The polyp stays somewhat open whereas the toadstool will come out then go back in come night. The toadstool really came out when I shut off the return pump for feeding.
Tank specs:
2 425gph hydor powerheads
Over flow filter
About 20lbs of live rock in display tank
About 40lbs of live sand in display tank
Refugium has chaeto and some other grape looking algae
Tunze 9001 skimmer(breaking in)
Live rock ruble in refugium
4" of sand in refugium(10lbs roughly)
Return pump is a 240gph pump
Lighting is the Current orbits USA LED fixture
Salinity sits about 1.023
Ph is 8.3
Amonia is 0
Nitrate is about 5ppm
Nitrite is 0
Phosphate is around .25ppm
Thanks in advance!!
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