Almost one month to the day after adding my live rock, my parameters were as follows:
T 78.6-80.4
S.G. 1.025
pH ~8.2
Ca 420
kH/alk 9.92/3.54
NH3 <0.25
NO3 ~2.5
I did a 25% water change then went out to my LFS to buy my first coral
. I had done a lot of research (and got a recommendation from my mentor, John) and determined that a frogspawn (Euphyllia divisa) would be a good starter LPS for me. It's pretty hardy, does well in the light and flow conditions of my tank, and it can either be fed meaty foods or live on light alone via it's symbiotic microorganisms.
Here's what I brought home. Well, not exactly. After a few weeks I wasn't happy with the color and traded it in for this one. It's got nice green polyps with purple knob-like tips.
Initially I fed it frozen mysis shrimp delivered from a turkey baster, but now it eats a varied diet that I'll spell out in a later post. In the meantime, and hopefully to generate some interest in this here thread, here are some more pics of Mr. Froggy.
