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I agree with LLJ, adding more fish to a 10g tank seems like overstocking to me. Mandarin fish are notoriously finicky - some will only eat live food, which can be an issue in a relatively young tank like yours, with a pod population that's still developing. You'd need to consider culturing your ...

I've been eyeing a spotted mandarin for my nano, it's 5 months old now. Just wondering if there's anything I should be aware of before adding it. Should I give it a bit more time? Any thoughts would be great, thanks!


If this is indeed the 10g tank you mentioned elsewhere, I'd advise against it ...

Had a bit of a scare with our little frogspawn - one of the powerheads got shifted and I think it might've been too much flow, looked like some tissue damage was done. Adjusted it back and the coral was fine but it's not getting as big as it used to. I bumped up the flow a bit today, so we'll see ...

UPDATE. Thought it was weird my CA was off. Old kit, so I took a sample to my LFS. They confirmed the low reading, suggested a couple of dosings 48 hours apart. Owner's a friend, and he's big on partials, so I did one dose, then a small partial. Went back to LFS, different salesperson ran the test ...

I've been slacking on water changes and it caught up with me. CA dropping that low isn't normal, I know. Been keeping crazy hours and it fell by the wayside. Appreciate the advice.

Just seems like a mix of factors all coming together at once. The bubble coral just reacted to it.

I dug up some interesting stuff. CA was way off - usually 450/500, now it's around 300. PO4 was a bit high at 0.10, and NO3 was super low, 2. Normally it's 12.5/25. Had a couple of old T5s too. Got my LFS to double-check the values, and they use the same tests. Their take is that LPS like a bit of ...

I haven't seen any signs of infection and we don't have any inverts that could be bothering it. This bubble coral usually has a pretty aggressive feeding response, so I'm thinking it might just need a bit more food. We've had bubbles before that can decline quickly, so I'm not too worried yet. I'll ...

It's been in the same spot for about a year. Not moved it recently.

I've got a large bubble coral that's not expanding like it normally does - it's only about halfway. Our other LPS corals seem fine, so that's a plus. This has only been going on for a day or two, so I'm not too worried yet. dKH is pretty high, like 11 or 12, but I haven't added anything. I'm ...