DriftingNemo Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 It's day 10 of the nitrogen cycle of my 63 gallon tank. Everything's going smoothly and my readings are: Ammonia- <0.25ppm Nitrite- 5ppm Nitrate- 80ppm pH- 8.0 Salinity- 1.024 Temp- 78.5 to 79.5 So here's the thing, I was looking at my tank this morning and noticed a 1/2" orange Mushroom Coral polyp on my live rock. I took out the rock and chipped a small piece off where the mushroom sits. It's placed on the same level where it used to sit, but at the front of the tank where I can closely inspect it. I've kept these corals before and I know how tough they can be. I'm just wondering if it can survive in a high nitrite and nitrate environment for a short period of time. Has anyone else found coral on their live rock during a cycle? Link to comment
ghostgr Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 When i first setup my biocube i had some palys. They all recolored and grew and are still growing. They are my first corals and are some hard little guys so they hold a special place in my heart. Link to comment
DriftingNemo Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 When i first setup my biocube i had some palys. They all recolored and grew and are still growing. They are my first corals and are some hard little guys so they hold a special place in my heart. Did they go through a full nitrogen cycle and manage to survive? Some bad ass little polyps.. Link to comment
ghostgr Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Yes. Start and still kicking. Im proud of the lil guys. Link to comment
DriftingNemo Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 That's awesome. My mushroom coral has shrunk in size and hasn't opened up for over a day now. Link to comment
MikeTR Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I overlooked and forgot about some zoas, a hermit crab a cerith snail in a cooler from my collecting trip to the keys. They were alive after a month of complete darkness. Link to comment
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