how to take care of these corals???

i would like some easy corals
starting with
zoas
mushrooms


what do i have to do to take care of them?

what do they eat?

what type of lighting?

what to test for?

what sg level?

what to dose?

anything else i need to know??

 

Crystal

both these species can be fed using light alone IME

lighting 4 x T5s or even T8s would be great for these 2 species
these corals do well under PC lighting also IME

They dont place demand on Calcium, Magnesium or Alk - so no need to dose any of those
water changes weekly or fortnightly should suffice IME

Test - PH , Phosphate, Nitrates - most important with soft corals (have ammonia and Nitrite on hand in case things dont look right)

SG 1.024 - 1.025 is OK

flow - neither likes to much turbulance - shrooms even less so
zoanthids can take moderate flow, shrooms dont like to be ruffled to much , it prevents them expanding for fear of being ripped away from the rocks

Steve

 

thanks steve
would 2 t8s be enough??

also how do i indroduce them to the tank??

where is the best place to sit them in the tank? top middle or bottom?
i have my rock up quite high.

about the flow atm i have 2 powerheads both facing the back wall
1 higher than the other near the surface and the other lower in the water
they are both koralia model 2 & 3.
should i take 1 out?
how should i direct them?

 

2 T8s - might not give you the best expansion IMO 4 would be better
kept many soft corals under 4 x T8s 2 10K and 2 actinic and they did very well

under 2 x T8s placement upper 3rd would help
under 4 x T8s they are fine at the very bottom IME

That does not sound like to much flow to me, may have to mess about with direction - as long as neither are pointed directly at them from close range you should be OK

Steve

 

somebody got the coral bug! mush and zoas are the easiest out there. get'em high up and little direct flow. they should grow.

 

yeah been lokking at the diffrent types of corals.
i only want to keep a few easy to care for corals like the zoan and mushroom tho.

but down the line once i have the 4 x t8s and the sg up from .023 which is what its at now to .024-.025 can i add the some of these corals or do they have to go in a tank at a certain time?

also do corals add to the bioload??

 

how do you add your frags to the rock? just drip acclimate them then put them on the rock?

 

You can use superglue or aquastick to attach to rocks where you want them. As far as acclimation. . I just float them in the bag on top of the water for a little while then put them in.
Really you should quarantine all fish and corals for a while to observe for unwanted pest but I've never had a quarantine tank so I just took my chances. You may want to look into a product called CoralRX or other coral dips to kill any pest that may be hijacking.