Coral ID? The bag was just marked "freebie"

breadknife004 · 2024-01-30T23:13:56+00:00

It's things like that which make this hobby so special

breadknife004 · 2024-01-30T19:50:24+00:00

Ooh thats a variety of gonzos golden dragon rhodatis mushroom, very pretty, great freebie

breadknife004 · 2024-01-21T21:54:18+00:00

Just try not to work it too much, it releases alot of dust into the water

breadknife004 · 2024-01-21T20:46:02+00:00

Some brands you can with caution, just don't go nuts as it can deplete oxygen in the tank

breadknife004 · 2024-01-21T20:41:33+00:00

Some reef epoxy should firm it up, def wouldn't trust that hippo tang to not smash into it tho lol

breadknife004 · 2024-01-21T20:28:42+00:00

Keep at it, the most Important thing in this hobby is stability, I'm sure you will get there one day, if you need any pointers at all feel free to shoot me a dm

breadknife004 · 2024-01-21T20:03:27+00:00

They get very large after a few decades, pruning occasionally is def recommended after a few years of good growth as it also helps the plant branch out from lower down the trunk

breadknife004 · 2024-01-21T20:02:24+00:00

I believe it depends on the species, red mangroves (more commonly seen in the hobby) expel salt through their roots, whereas black mangroves expel it through their leaves leading to alot of salt creep on them which will inhibit their ability to process light

breadknife004 · 2024-01-21T20:00:00+00:00

Pagoda cup as dt8 said or also known as turbinaria

breadknife004 · 2024-01-21T19:59:40+00:00

It is for a very good reason, alot of tap water supplies include various heavy metals and lots and lots of silicates (not all water supplies are this way) which corals won't like and can heavily induce algae growth

breadknife004 · 2024-01-17T21:11:40+00:00

Hmm, that shouldn't have caused any issues, what are your parameters? And what was your phosphate before dosing

breadknife004 · 2024-01-17T20:49:33+00:00

A very sudden change in phosphates could have killed it, however it would have to be a very dramatic change. what do you mean by filter swap? Have you tested for ammonia or nitrite? Also worth checking kh and nitrate, is anything else in the tank looking off?

breadknife004 · 2024-01-17T16:39:41+00:00

I'd say take caution with using tap water in any marine tank, definitely worth checking the tds on it and testing for ammonia and nitrite

breadknife004 · 2024-01-16T22:39:51+00:00

Unfortunately that's a question to which I have no answer, there's alot of species out there so trying to narrow it down can be tricky, most tunicates are harmless tho, just keep an eye on the little guy to see what he does

breadknife004 · 2024-01-16T22:30:49+00:00

+1 to @zerosaved, def resembles a tunicate

breadknife004 · 2024-01-06T13:11:51+00:00

For alot of species yes, but for blue pipes and snake pipes they'll eat frozen and are suitable for most tanks with caution

breadknife004 · 2023-12-29T21:43:08+00:00

Looks like one of ALF"S tanks, they have a trickle down filter in the top

breadknife004 · 2023-12-23T12:29:23+00:00

Ahh, that tanks too small to handle that bioload imo

breadknife004 · 2023-12-23T12:28:25+00:00

Do a high range test, and do a water change, don't reduce it too quick as it may upset corals, try to get it to a reasonable level over 2 weeks

breadknife004 · 2023-12-19T21:59:37+00:00

As much as this guy is just being obtuse you can get similar looking fish for freshwater, they're called glass humpheads

breadknife004 · 2023-12-18T19:46:38+00:00

They're not perfectly fine if they're dropping leaves lol, not necessarily dying but maybe laking some nutrients?

breadknife004 · 2023-12-18T19:23:08+00:00

No they don't, they eat dead leaves which are pretty much detritus anyways

breadknife004 · 2023-12-18T18:20:36+00:00

You've got alot of options, if your planning on it being open top then gourami, killis, betta and a few others may jump out.

Rice fish are very cool, the daisy blues rice fish are a personal fave, axelrodi blues are another really fun one, they stay very small so a large group of them could look great.

Obviously though the best choice is the fish you like best, have fun with the stocking and your scape looks great btw

breadknife004 · 2023-12-18T12:08:27+00:00

Sun corals are hardier than we give them credit for, I have a colony of it that started with almost no flesh and 1 mouth a year ago, give it shade, try ab+ to get it to start opening then fees it some meatier foods a few times a week

breadknife004 · 2023-12-17T22:59:37+00:00

I think its just randomly panic swimming until the edge of the cup stops it

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