I wonder if you are an impulsive or sane player when it comes to playing Sea Tank?
For the purchase of new corals for the love tank is not just a process of paying for the goods, it is actually a difficult choice behind it, because you need to weigh the pros and cons at this time.
Impulsive players don't think about anything else, just whether they look good or not. As an intelligent player, you will consider, is it to choose SPS, LPS, NPS or soft coral? Do the systems in the home have the right lighting, water flow, water quality, space for them? Is it appropriate to match the new corals you plan to buy with your friends?
The following sea elves will take you to see what is worth noting when choosing coral branches/branches.
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When selecting a soft coral, observe whether it looks lively and whether the polyp is fully stretched. If it looks small and tight, you should avoid buying.
Although leather coral, for example, has a "bad" habit of shrinking up when you are upset, you still have to take out your wallet after observing its full stretch of polyps.
For example, the polyps of Zanthus and Palythoa button corals in soft corals should appear to be fully stretched, which is the basis for representing the health of corals.
Don't think it doesn't matter if you can't see corals unfolding, it's likely that there are parasites that hitchhike or are weakened by living in harsh water environments.
Other soft corals, such as mushroom corals, should be in a wavy, full and full state. They usually overlap each other and cover the entire reef.
However, if it seems that the state is shrinking and curled up, it usually means that they are either unhappy or not ready for you to buy them home.
For example, when we pick the Green Star, the Big Hand Star Flower, and the Thousand Hands, their state should be completely relaxed, and if we find that their bottom is cracked and floating, or most of the hydra bodies retract, it looks very small, which means that they are not far from hanging.
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One of the best signs of buying healthy LPS corals is that the hydra body looks completely inflated and there will be stretching dances in the current. When choosing, we must avoid branches that have exposed bones or coral tissue that appears to be melting or decaying.
Some LPs are aggressive, with powerful stinging tentacles that attack and devour the flesh of their neighbors. If you find that one side of a coral is missing some tissue, it may be because it may have lost the battle with its neighbors, but it may also be that it does not have enough strength to adapt to the new environment.
LPS corals should be fully stretched out intact on each head, but they are susceptible to Brown's frostbite or flatworms, which can be transmitted to tank friends. If you want to divide the LPS, first observe whether the other heads are open and whether they look healthy.
Don't buy any LPS that looks shrunken because you can't tell if it's healthy or has something wrong with it. Also avoid picking polyps that look like skin and bones.
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Be prepared when you buy SPS corals, as they are the hardest corals to serve. They may have been obtained from another tank, mariculture (farmed in the sea) or from wild corals.
Wild SPS corals, in particular, are often the most difficult of these types because they will be subject to the dual pressures of collection and transportation, and it will take time to adapt to the completely different levels of light and nutrients than they are used to when they arrive at the tanks of your home.
A healthy broken branch is marked by a skeleton that is completely covered by coral tissue, without cracks. Picking SPS broken branches that are white at the bottom should be avoided, as necrotic tissue may rise rapidly within a few days and kill the coral.
An experienced aquarist may cut off the dead part and keep some of the living part, but sometimes nothing can save it.
SPS will appear whitening, and the tissues in some parts will gradually turn white. This can be caused by factors such as too much light, insufficient water flow and nutrients, or too high temperatures.
Although some corals are originally pale when choosing, if you see white, don't move it again, it is likely that the health of this coral is a problem.
SPS corals can also turn brown because they contain too many nutrients, and many experienced aquarists may see them as corals with color potential. So as long as it has hair, the state is healthy. Under the right conditions, it may transform into beautiful colors that will brighten your eyes.
SPS corals also develop a feeding response, which is a good sign of health. Their small tentacles will become slightly larger and furry like fur. As a healthy coral broken branch, if after adding food to the water, the tentacles will reach out to actively obtain food, which is a good sign.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="52" > soak quarantine</h1>
Before you rush to buy back the coral branches/branches and prepare them for the love tank, please soak and quarantine!
All newly bought broken branches/branches should first go through a soak quarantine to help prevent foreign pests and diseases from being brought into your love tank.
If possible, isolate them in a separate cylinder. If conditions don't allow it, put it in a temporary place that can be observed at any time, such as bottom sand or a broken branch, so that you can easily see the parasite or their eggs.
If you have problems, you can still take the broken branches/branches and soak them again, and it may take several treatments to completely remove the harmful substances before finally fixing them.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="52" > other considerations</h1>
If the broken branches/branches you bought back look healthy, and their hydrates can also be completely expanded, after soaking quarantine you should first check the temperature, salinity, KH, calcium, magnesium, NO3 and PO4 parameters of the love tank.
Next, you need to think carefully about where you want to put it, and you need to consider whether conditions such as light and water flow are appropriate.
After entering the cylinder, it is necessary to observe whether they have normal relaxation, and if the state is not good, it is necessary to adjust to a new position until the most suitable place is found.
Another thing to watch out for is that your fish, for example many LPS corals, are easily eaten by angelfish, so it's best not to mix them together.
Anemones accompanied by clownfish usually have an invisible radius that does not allow other fish and corals to enter. Therefore, new corals should be placed away from other corals and anemones so that they are not stung, but you should note that sea anemones also like to move as they please.