I bought what I believe to be Tongan live rock from my lfs about a month and a half or two months ago. On a side note, my lfs keeps live rock in two seperate vats which have had other live rock in them from different parts of the world, so I MAY have taken home small pieces of live rock from other regions (sorry for the dissonance!)
In my live rock, a piece of rock has a dark pink piece of coral on it, and it looks a lot like montipora. It has just a few polyps, and the piece is no larger than a centimeter long by a half a centimeter wide. However, a small branch has already popped out from the main piece, proving that it has already begun to grow. I brought it to my lfs and they too have said it looks like Montipora. I moved it to the highest rock in the tank (maybe 6 inches deep in the water column) and I'm hoping it will continue to grow.
I have two questions. First off, every few days I need to scrub off algae from the surface of the coral. Is this normal? I need to get more snails, I underestimated. Second, besides having trace elements in the tank, which I'm not concerned about, is there any other care I should know about these coral? I've never kept coral before, and so I'm a little concerned. This is my basic system: http://www.amazon.com/JBJ-Nano-Cube-Aquarium-Fluorescent-Lighting/dp/B0026XRJF8.
Any help or comments would be AWESOME.
In my live rock, a piece of rock has a dark pink piece of coral on it, and it looks a lot like montipora. It has just a few polyps, and the piece is no larger than a centimeter long by a half a centimeter wide. However, a small branch has already popped out from the main piece, proving that it has already begun to grow. I brought it to my lfs and they too have said it looks like Montipora. I moved it to the highest rock in the tank (maybe 6 inches deep in the water column) and I'm hoping it will continue to grow.
I have two questions. First off, every few days I need to scrub off algae from the surface of the coral. Is this normal? I need to get more snails, I underestimated. Second, besides having trace elements in the tank, which I'm not concerned about, is there any other care I should know about these coral? I've never kept coral before, and so I'm a little concerned. This is my basic system: http://www.amazon.com/JBJ-Nano-Cube-Aquarium-Fluorescent-Lighting/dp/B0026XRJF8.
Any help or comments would be AWESOME.
