Fill Your Tank Quickly
Does your tank look like a barren rock garden, peppered with bite-sized frags? Patience is the key to keeping a successful reef aquarium but waiting around for tiny frags to grow isn’t very rewarding especially for new hobbyists.
一旦您的水箱正确骑自行车并为其第一批居民做好准备,就可以添加一些快速生长的珊瑚,以迅速填充我们的水箱。这些珊瑚将为您的水族馆带来生命和运动,它们不会破产银行。
在添加任何珊瑚之前,请确保您的parameters are stable, and you’ve let youraquarium cycle用活岩至少4-6周。然后,您可以添加一个清理工作人员,然后再坐几周,然后开始添加鱼或珊瑚。
强壮的廉价珊瑚
新的业余爱好者可能会因他们缓慢发展的岩石花园而灰心,并可能急于添加鱼或珊瑚,最终坠毁。但是,您可以添加各种耐寒的廉价珊瑚,可以填充空白空间,然后将您的空盒子转换为活着的礁石显示屏,您将为您的朋友们展示。
皮革珊瑚
柔软的珊瑚像卷心菜皮革,Toadstool leather, and Finger leather add bulk and movement to a reef tank and you can often pick up these inexpensive corals at your local fish store. If you can’t find these corals, just ask. Most fish stores should be able to order them in for you.
询问该商店是否还拥有服务帐户,并请他们搁置任何较大的储物储罐。如果幸运的话,您可以找到一个大殖民地,有人从成熟的水箱中移走了!
寻找皮革时,请注意超长的息肉。在一个greenorclassic pink,and finger leather in a range of colors.
Mushrooms
诸如ricordea,rhodactis和Discosoma之类的蘑菇很容易保存,并且将在任何光或流动条件下生活。如果您要保留一个水族馆,而蘑菇却死了,那么您的水箱有些问题。如果您的蘑菇四处走动以寻找合适的栖息地,请不要感到震惊。
In general Discosoma mushrooms are the fastest growing and most affordable shrooms. They have a thinner smooth disk, with less beading or vesicles found in创纪录的Rhodactis标本或带有班室思维弯曲的颜色。通常,您可以找到有六个圆盘息肉的岩石,不会让您陷入困境。
如果您正在寻找快速生长的蘑菇,请寻找已经覆盖的岩石。询问您当地的鱼类商店哪些蘑菇不受控制!将它们放在油箱中的一块大石头上,如果棚子的情况失控,该岩石很容易移除。
蘑菇珊瑚也将对喂养做出良好的反应,只是小心不要过度喂食珊瑚,因为这可能会导致不需要的营养成分。一旦您的蘑菇岩不断增长,您就可以将自己享受较慢,色彩鲜艳的精美棚屋。
息肉
息肉类型的珊瑚,如Zoanthids,绿色星息肉,丁香息肉和脉搏Xenia,可以增加运动,并可以迅速覆盖贫瘠的岩石。像蘑菇一样,一些息肉的生长速度比其他息肉快。而且,作为一般的经验法则,如果您要以30美元以上的价格购买一个息肉,那么它们并不是增长最快的珊瑚。
Instead look for rocks covered in polyps. Green star polyps are one of my favorite rock cover corals. You can find all different shades of green and once it grows out it resembles a patch of flowing neon grass.
Depending on who you ask, Xenia is either a dreaded enemy or a welcome waving hand. Xenia can literally take over your tank in no time and it’s recommended you keep it on its own rock so it can be easily managed and removed from a tank.
Personally, I love the look of this pulsing coral, and most new reefers would agree. Since Xenia is such a quick growing coral it is also really cheap and you can often pick up big rocks or healthy sized colonies at your local fish store.
一旦您在水族馆中填补了一些空白的空间,并使用快速生长的蘑菇,大型皮革珊瑚,Xenia和鲜艳的绿色星息肉,您就可以添加一些颜色的颜色,并带有一些精美的Zoanthids。
Again, brown, green, red zoanthids that are purchased on a big rock are fast growing, but you can also get frags of 2-5 polyps which might be more expensive but they are hardy and practically indestructible. Adding a few strategic frags of fancy colored polyps to your tank in between fast-growing monotone corals will be sure to impress your friends.
Patience Pays Off
If you’re just starting out and your tank is ready for new corals, take a closer look at leather corals. Keep your eyes out for brighter varieties or long flowing polyps, and don’t be shy to ask for these corals by name at your local fish store,
If you are looking to fill a hole in your tank look for rocks covered in mushrooms, zoanthids, or green star polyps. And if you are just looking to add a pop of color or invest in a designer variety of coral, look for single polyps of mushrooms or zoanthid.
And don’t give up! Reef tanks take patience but once you’ve invested the time corals start to fill out, your parameters become easier to monitor, and within no time you’ll have your own slice of paradise.