填充新的礁石坦克
One of the biggest challenges for new aquarium hobbyists is patience. It’s not uncommon to have a rock garden in your living room for two months before your aquarium is cycled and ready for its first inhabitants.
当时间合适,并且您的储罐参数稳定时,游戏的名称是一个一一添加鱼和珊瑚。随着时间的流逝,您的岩石花园将点缀着微小的碎片和六个蜗牛。也许您添加了一个小丑鱼来使事情变得活跃起来,但是您仍然有很多开放的裸露岩石。
种植珊瑚需要花费时间和精力,更不用说照明,过滤,流量和牲畜所需的财务投资。因此,现实是,您的坦克开始类似于珊瑚杰作,可能需要一年或更长时间。一年很慷慨。
A tank like 500g masterpiece below at水生艺术has been running for six years and the owner Cris has a special knack for growing sps corals. It’s unrealistic to think that within a year your tank could look like this. Instead, new reefers are stuck with a pile of rocks and a few bite-sized coral frags wondering when, if ever they will achieve the coral reef tank of their dreams.
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,并可能急于加入鱼或珊瑚,最终坠毁。但是,您可以添加各种耐寒的廉价珊瑚,可以填充空的空间,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。
您通常看不到的是简单的礁石坦克,里面装满了矮胖的廉价珊瑚。尽管低维护水箱通常是由服务公司照顾的。这些珊瑚也适合新手错误,例如转移盐度和营养成分。
以例如Tyson Reef Tank。This tank is 15 years old and is full of easy to grow, low maintenance corals, but the tank looks great. You can tell the coral have had time to mature and fill the space, however, most of these corals have been trimmed to not over take the tank.
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’re lucky you may even find a large colony which someone has removed from their mature tank and brought back to the shop!
If you can’t find these corals, just ask. Most fish stores should be able to order them in for you. And if the shop also has service accounts, ask them to set aside any bigger colonies which are overgrowing tanks they care for.
When looking for leathers, keep an eye out forgreen polyps,,,,or leathers with超长的息肉。您还可以找到黄色皮革珊瑚,但请确保将它们放在高流动环境中。另外,可以在有毒绿色or经典粉红色手指皮革有多种颜色。
Mushrooms
Once you’ve started filling out your tank with leather corals you can add hardy colorful corals which stick low to the ground and grow outwards to cover your rocks. This includes mushrooms like Ricordea, Rhodactis, and Discosoma.
While some shrooms can fetchrecord-breaking pricesand come in有思想的颜色,,,,you can usually find rocks with a half dozen polyps that won’t set you back a fortune. Mushroom grow rather quickly and spread out into large fleshy discs.
它们很容易保留,并且将在几乎任何光线或流动条件下生活。蘑菇珊瑚也对喂食也有很好的反应,请注意不要过度喂食珊瑚,因为这可能会导致不需要的营养素。
Splash of Color
您还可以增加一些珊瑚色的珊瑚色,并增加岩石覆盖物,其中包括绿色的星状息肉,Zoanthids和Flower Anemones。绿星息肉是我最喜欢的岩石罩珊瑚之一。您可以找到所有不同的绿色阴影,一旦生长,它就类似于霓虹草。
It’s true there are plenty of zoanthids with sexy names and the price tag that comes with, but like mushrooms you can also find full rocks of zoanthids to provide quick and easy coverage. Zoanthids are especially popular for nano tanks, and some aquarist even keep whole tanks dedicated to these colorful polyps.
花海葵是另一个伟大的除了你的reef tank. Flower anemones come in all sorts of colors and if you keep several of them together it is possible for them to spawn and spit out little baby anemones. The only downside to flower anemones is there are mobile. Once you put the anemone in your tank it will move around until it finds the perfect home. So while they add color you never know where they will end up.
如果你刚开始和你的坦克已经准备好了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, zoanthids or flower anemones.
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.