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There is more to the nitrate story. There are a series of chemical and bacterial changes that will take place over the next few weeks. You will need good test kits to know what's happening in your tank. The important things to look for first are 1) ammonia should be 0. 2) nitrite should be 0. Only after that do you address nitrate.

 

I have a api test kit saltwater but if the water test is good i dont have to do the wc ? Or i have to do wc every week ?

 

Can someone tell me the name of this coral

 

And how attached to the rock

 

its a montipora its a plated coral it grow partly to the rock then it produces plating

 

Thanks for the reply How hard is to take care of this coral i tell de guy i just have a soft coral un my tank and he say this one go to be o right there

 

Montipora are fairly easy small polyp corals. You always have to monitor calcium, alk and magnesium when you add stony corals. With the corals you have now you can get away with minimal testing as long as you keep up your routine water changes. Just take a water sample to the local fish store for testing, once you get into more advanced stony corals you'll probably have to invest in test kits.

Keep a small bio-load and you can get away with bi-monthly water changes. Just do not over feed or over stock.

To attach the Montipora you can use superglue gel or underwater epoxy.

 

it needs plentiful cal and some light it may take a while for your tank to be mature enough to take care of this coral it is a stoney coral

 

Thank you for your reply but that go to be the only one i better stay with my soft corals

 

I hope