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I've seen tanks with CaribSea Arag-Alive work great. It's got live bacteria right outta the bag, so cycling's faster. My Torches opened up within a week of adding it. Just rinse it first unless you like cloudy water for days.

I usually check Live Aquaria for the specific coral I have and go with their placement suggestions. I always start them low in the tank and move them up or to a different spot after a week or two if they seem to like it. If they don't open up, I know they're not happy with the location, so I try ...

Two shots of my Duncan - one with the lights on, one with them off. Different angles too. Sorry for the poor quality pics, I'm still getting the hang of using my old DSLR again after a long break.

I've got it positioned under a power head in a corner, and it's open now, but it doesn't quite resemble the typical pics I've seen or its original appearance when I first picked it up. The pictures I tried taking all came out blurry, unfortunately. It seems I've placed it in a low flow spot, as ...

Here's a few pics of my colonies. Not the best, but I thought I'd share.


My tank's parameters are in check - 1.026 salinity, zero nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, and ammonia. Alkalinity's at 8.4, calcium's 425, and magnesium's 1580. I'm running Radion G3's at about 50% and they're 24" from the ...

Looks nice. I recently picked up a Duncan and it's being stubborn about opening up. Too much light possibly, even at the bottom. I'm gonna try feeding it tomorrow, see if that does the trick. It did open up a bit, but just barely. If anything gets too close, it pretty much closes right back up.