30 gallon build

Update

I glued all of my frags down with putty. It held well but now my skimmer is pretty much broken. It's been a few days since I turned it off and the bubbles still somehow go into my tank making it look dirty.

 

It was a HOB right?

 

Ya. It is one of the better types though. CPR backpack. Fricken 180$ and it does this crap.

 

My skimmer is fixed and working well now. I'll be getting a few corals today, I'll get some pics of them up soon!

 

Sweet! Anything in particular that your looking for?

 

Definitely a ricordea. Not sure about the rest. Whatever catches my eye i guess lol.

 

That's how I shop for corals. lol.

The tank is looking good. Glad to hear the skimmer is working again. The glues we commonly use for frags don't react very well with skimmers.

 

Lol it makes it so much more fun that way. Thanks! I appreciate any feedback, it helps me decide what to do next so I don't get bored.

Update

I just got home to find the water level very low. But that's the only bad thing. I bought 5 corals from worldwidecorals.com and they are acclimating as I post. I bought a ricordea, stylophora, acropora, frogspawn, and palythoa. I got the acro and paly free. I just wanted to see if I could keep an acro and it seems like its doing well. Good polyp extension and color. The paly on the other hand doesn't look so hot. Very closed up and just not looking well at all. The frogspawn is neon and doing great. Same with the ricordea. Stylophora has good polyp extension but I don't know how well it's doing.. Does anyone have tips on the stylo and the paly? I hope they can do well. I am going to move my candycane lower in the tank because its kinda shrunken. Also, what placement should I have with the frogspawn? Sorry for all the questions and info in one post lol.

 

Awesome! I'd give the paly a couple days before worrying. Pictures...?

 

Soon, whenever everything is acclimated. It is opening up and it is absolutely stunning. Red and orange with almost black tentacles.