Finally added plant life!

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  1. Los1980

    Los1980 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I got so excited that i forgot the name! lol i'll call the LFS tomorrow. it's a little bigger than a quarter.

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    That looks like a Ricordea yuma with an algae garden. You may want to remove the algae as it can keep the coral from growing and being healthy. Yumas prefer low to medium and low light. You should move that beauty to the sand and under a ledge so it does not get direct light for a couple of days. Is that green color I am looking at? Also attach it vertically instead of horizontally as you have it.
     
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    Los1980 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I have LED's so i'm assuming I should be ok. Sadly when i set up my tank i was sold crushed coral so for the time being no sand :(. Yes the tips are a beautiful neon green and the stems are a pinkish or redish color and when the moonlight comes on it looks a purple or blue.
     
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    Move it down to the bottom or it may not acclimate and melt away and die. They are very sensitive when they have been moved and need to acclimate. I know I have lost them due to acclimating them wrong. I have been able to keep them since I have followed the suggestions I gave you.
     
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    Los1980 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Ok thanks for the advice i'll do that now. How many hours of light? 8 to 10?
     
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    That it a good range. BTW the yuma is a coral which is an animal.
     
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    Los1980 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    When i say 8-10 hours of light...is that any light moon or regular?
     
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    Regular, 8 hours of white and 10 hours for blue run at the same time. Blues will be on 1 hour extra on each end of the white light if possible.
     
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    Los1980 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Ok moved them to the bottom of the rock almost on the crushed coral.
     
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    That should work. I would suggest removing the algae from the frag before you have to remove it from all of the rocks. It will make the coral happier.