A couple of new corals

Well it's been over a week since the last post, things have been very busy at work. Pleased to report that the tank is still going well. The water is being tested most days and I am keeping a log. All levels are good, except there is still some ammonia in there (0.5mg/l), which is holding up the introduction of fish. We have been doing twice weekly water changes, and this is keeping the level at bay, but it may just need time to cycle through. Everyone is dying to get some fish in there, as it looks so empty still.

On Thursday May 3rd I picked up a couple of corals from Amazing Amazon in Glen Waverley. One was a pink/purple tipped cataphyllia and the other one a purple fungia. These were put in the tank (with the help of Shannon's long arms!) and they soon started to inflate and look at home. One part of the cataphyllia looks a bit suss, so hoping that will eventually come out too.

Spencer has fondly named the fungia "the doormat" as it just sits there and doesn't do much. It does have little tentacle things that wave around in the water current. I think it's great and every coral has it's own little personality to me!

Here are some pics of the new corals. It is quite difficult to get a sharp photo a lot of the time as the corners of the tank are curved, so these are the best I could manage. Both corals are "out" a lot more now.





This little pic below is a coral that came on the live rock when we installed the tank. It is growing at a rapid rate. We think it is an anenome, but will get that double checked.