About to buy some of Coral

[thomas.torode]

Hey,

I'm going to be buying a large amount of corals soon and I want to make sure my tank is ready.

55g Acrylic Long
Lighting: http://www.amazon.com/EUPHOTICA-Dim...1_11?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1465078852&sr
x2 Power Heads: http://www.amazon.com/JEBO-AP1800-A...1_41?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1465079070&sr

Parameters:
Salinity: 1.026
Temperature: 87f
pH: 8.4
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 0.1 ppm
KH / Carbonate Hardness: 14 dHK
Calcium: 460 ppm
I Dosed magnesium but I don't have a Test Kit.

Stock:
Algae Blenny
x2 Clarkii Clownfish Pair
x1 YT Damsel (Donating)
x1 Condy Anenome
x1 Cleaner Shrimp

I currently have 2 corals, Zoanthids and a Favia Coral.
I got the Zoanthids 3 months ago and they are still looking great!
I got the Favia recently.

If anyone knows how to lower my Calcium and Alk, or any other problems with my tank, Please let me know! I will take any advice

Will also take coral Recommendations.

 

[Sk8r]

Get a mg reading. s/b about 1350. Your alk and cal won't hurt anything. But that 87 degrees is way too hot---do you mean 77? I'd also knock that salinity down to 1.024 to let evaporation work without nudging salinity too high.

The nem will be a constant danger of tank-nuking. Run carbon any time a coral gets ticked off. Automate water quality as much as you can. Wishing you luck.

 

[thomas.torode]

About to buy this http://www.amazon.com/Salifert-Magn...BKM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465080039&sr=8-1&
I don't know where I got 87, It's 80 atm, sorry.
I am also aware of anemone stinging, I have my current corals on the other side of my tank. (idk what u mean by nuking)
Carbon is running atm and I'll try my best to keep my water quality in check.

Thanks so much for the help!

 

[Ron Reefman]

You stated, "I'm going to be buying a large amount of corals soon..."

If you have a new system that isn't mature (like 6 to 12 months old) I wouldn't be starting out by buying a large amount of coral. You are just asking for an expensive loss. Nothing good happens quickly in a saltwater aquarium. Buy a coral or two and see how they do.

I'm not saying you will lose the corals, I'm just saying the rick is certainly high enough that I wouldn't try it.

 

[BigEZ77]

Salifert is a good choice for an Mg test, that's what I use. The anemone can nuke if it dies, it can poison everything. I would stay away from an anemone if your tank is pretty new. For coral suggestions, I would say just about anything LPS...love em...Colorful, many with lots of movement and relatively easy care.

 

[thomas.torode]

You stated, "I'm going to be buying a large amount of corals soon..."

If you have a new system that isn't mature (like 6 to 12 months old) I wouldn't be starting out by buying a large amount of coral. You are just asking for an expensive loss. Nothing good happens quickly in a saltwater aquarium. Buy a coral or two and see how they do.

I'm not saying you will lose the corals, I'm just saying the rick is certainly high enough that I wouldn't try it.

Alright thanks!

I did start off with 2 and they seem happy.
I'll get 2 more and see how they do.

 

[bshow24]

You should be good with soft corals, but if you're looking at getting any SPS, you're going to want to increase your flow in that tank. If I were you and wanted to keep it cheap, I'd invest in 2 jebao PP4 wavemakers, they are a decent price on Amazon.

But definitely take it slow as you learn what to do with your tank. Again, softies are pretty easy and don't require much, but as you add more corals and get into the trickier ones, you'll have to learn how to balance additives, water changes, etc. It gets to be a pain, so take your time!

 

[CafeReef]

unless I missed it, I would also invest in a good and reliable ATO. Tunze makes a good one, avast, smart micro, all tested and really well liked.