Looks like the orange Zoa may be a Bam Bam but not certain (unless the colors are off in the pic)
Like @griss said, inspecting for acro eating flatworm bites/ scars is wise and a must with any new acro curious if you had a chance to do that? IME valida is one of AEFW favorite species to feed on
The scars they leave behind look like little white poka dots.
nstead of doing a PVP / betadine dip or Revive - (which Revive is great for softies/ LPS but is quite stressful to Acropora)
Id recommend sourcing some food/USP grade potassium chloride, it's very safe and the least stress inducing dip for Acropora Bulk supplements is a trusted brand, dissolve 1tblsp/ 16g in 1 gallon of aquarium water and dip with light basting for 7min, if there are FW present you will see them come off pretty quickly.
Nice progression, also this thread is just a reminder of how addictive this hobby is, I'm impressed you were able to stay away from it for 10 years, all it took was a 10gallon gold fish tank it sounds like
If I remember correctly, that Gorg is of the non-photosynthetic variety. Great polyp extension.
Indeed it is , Diodogorgia nodulifera I believe. With heavy feeding it may fare okayIf I remember correctly, that Gorg is of the non-photosynthetic variety. Great polyp extension.
whats your idea of heavy feeding in terms of actual food and frequency? since my bioload is now heavier again I have recommissioned my auto feeder for a small feeding a couple times in the day after lights come on while I'm at work, and in the evening I feed frozen which everyone in the tank seems to love. since my tanks have finally discovered the nori sheets, I'm going to have to figure out a better long term solution there because they can destroy one in an hour or two, lol the two little fishies magnetic feeder has been GREAT, but its going to need a lot of use.Indeed it is , Diodogorgia nodulifera I believe. With heavy feeding it may fare okay
I just wish I could get some better day time pics. we set up the larger tank all the way across the room from the old location, on a wall with no glass but I did not think about the fact that the opposite wall is a wall of windows. I had setup the 425 during winter where it's dark by 4pm here in the PNW so for viewing pleasure, it was fantastic during the winter. now that the days are longer the glare is a bit annoying.... but I can't really stress over it too much because quite frankly its the best place in the house for a tank that size. I keep thinking that now I have something to really look forward to in the winter anyways.Sounds like things are going well.
With NPS gorgs, small daily feedings of fine micron foods is ideal, but often hard to pull off without ending up with elevated N/P and algae issues. Twice a week Id strive to provide a feeding of suspended food such as Julian Sprungs "phytoplan" aka spray dried phytoplankton as well as Benepets benereef as they offer correct particle size and nutrition without dramatically increasing phosphate compared to something like reefroids, another old school trick the great Peter Wilkens (godfather of modern reef keeping) did to keep NPS corals long term in conventional reef aquariums is he would often stir a small section of his sandbed to kick up particles and bacteria flocculents into the water column for the devout filter feeders. Luckily diodogorgia nodulifera seems to be one of the more common and easier NPS gorgs to care forwhats your idea of heavy feeding in terms of actual food and frequency? since my bioload is now heavier again I have recommissioned my auto feeder for a small feeding a couple times in the day after lights come on while I'm at work, and in the evening I feed frozen which everyone in the tank seems to love. since my tanks have finally discovered the nori sheets, I'm going to have to figure out a better long term solution there because they can destroy one in an hour or two, lol the two little fishies magnetic feeder has been GREAT, but its going to need a lot of use.