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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Did the corals and zoa grow by themselves on the live rock?
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Im hoping they fully attach and grow on the LR
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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The coral I got a few days ago has fully attached to the LR and looks to be doing well. So I decided to get some GSP coral today from the same guy. When I picked it up I had to ask if it was the right stuff cause I didnt know that when it closes up its purple LOL.

Now for a question, does GSP coral do better in high flow area or lower flow?
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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xrayjeeper83 wrote:The coral I got a few days ago has fully attached to the LR and looks to be doing well. So I decided to get some GSP coral today from the same guy. When I picked it up I had to ask if it was the right stuff cause I didnt know that when it closes up its purple LOL.

Now for a question, does GSP coral do better in high flow area or lower flow?

LoL I thought you meant "green spotted puffer" coral. Then I remembered that the guy at the LFS was confused because when I said "GSP" it meant something else to him and me. How's Bacon doing with the corals in there? I was thinking of maybe trying to do a few after I get the new tank set up, but I have heard mixed feedback on GSPs and corals.
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RIP Yoshi, you are dearly missed <3
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Bacon has been great. She wil look at them every now and then but then swim off.

Ill get some new pics once the GSP coral fully opens
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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xrayjeeper83 wrote:Bacon has been great. She wil look at them every now and then but then swim off.

Ill get some new pics once the GSP coral fully opens

That would be awesome! I want to try some corals....Denzil is set on making all my fish lights LEDs though....I need to look more into it = / but I want corals....really bad.....LoL
5.5g: Pond snails
5.5g: Red Cherry Shrimp and Rams
10g: PZ the Pee Wee (DP), Ghost shrimp, Otos x3
36g: Luau the F8, Zebra nerites x8, sometimes a herd of ghost shrimp for food
60g: Perches the starry blenny, 1 watchman goby Snaps the l.c. hermit, 2 emerald crabs, 1 red crab, 2 turbos, 7 asteas, 2 nerites, 2 clown gobies and 2 firefish gobies (upgrading to a 90 gallon reef)

RIP Yoshi, you are dearly missed <3
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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As far as I have seen, LED lights are perfectly fine for corals. You just have to make sure to use enough so you have sufficient wattage per gallon.
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Welp I am now and the search for a 40ish gallon tank for Bacon.

Me and my gf broke up so I lost the 75 I was going to put her in.
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Oh dude, I'm sorry. :(
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Sorry to hear that matey
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Thanks yall, it sucks losing a free 75 lol
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Sorry Xray, that's tough = / hopefully you will be able to find something for Bacon soon. At least you still have Bacon though! =) and us....LOL xD
5.5g: Pond snails
5.5g: Red Cherry Shrimp and Rams
10g: PZ the Pee Wee (DP), Ghost shrimp, Otos x3
36g: Luau the F8, Zebra nerites x8, sometimes a herd of ghost shrimp for food
60g: Perches the starry blenny, 1 watchman goby Snaps the l.c. hermit, 2 emerald crabs, 1 red crab, 2 turbos, 7 asteas, 2 nerites, 2 clown gobies and 2 firefish gobies (upgrading to a 90 gallon reef)

RIP Yoshi, you are dearly missed <3
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Id lose it without my puffers and TPF
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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My corals didnt like no light for 24+ hours. They were really really shriveled and have been taking a while to fully open
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Im seeing a lot of hair algae in my tank, what is a good way of getting rid of it?
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