Corals

After our small scare with hair algae, I decided I needed to look into a protein skimmer for the tank to keep the dissolved organic levels down. I knew that Oceanic made a skimmer that fits under the hood. The closest fishstores to us were sold out of the skimmer, so I decided to take Ben and Allie down to Aquatek for them to have a look-around while I purchased a skimmer. I went to Aquatek right before I picked up the aquarium and I really liked it. As added insurance, I decided to pick up a bag of Purigen to drop into one of the back chambers of the tank. Many aquarists have reported great success with Purigen or Chemi-pure to drop nitrate levels in their tanks.

While at Aquatek, we spoke with some of the employees and decided to take the plunge and get our first corals! After quite a long conference, we decided to pick up 3 small corals that were supposed to be very easy to take care of and rather bullet proof. We came home with a Pulsating Xenia, a Green Star Polyp, and a Zooanthid colony. We hope to treat these new additions right and be rewarded with beautiful, expanding corals!