much needed help

[neilkennedy83]

I just recently adopted and tank with toadstool, xenia, mushroom and finger leather corals...also green polyps...should I be dosing the water with anything to keep everyone healthy? Along with the corals and polyps are multiple tangs clown and angels...the fish are healthy but the corals appear to be stressed. I have plenty of expert with fish only but this my first reef tank so I need to figure out where all my levels should be..just want everyone healthy...thanks for the help

[johnd4g]

Those are all soft corals and they should be easy to care for. Any good salt that you use should provide all the right nutrients for them. No other dosing should be necessary. They probably appear stressed from moving the tank to your location. Give them some time and they'll recover. Water chemistry is more important with corals than with a FOWLR tank, so check the chemistry regularly and keep up with your partial water changes.

[neilkennedy83]

Thanks john...I have always used instant ocean salt..should I be using reef crystals now?

[johnd4g]

Instant Ocean is fine. That's what I use in my tanks and I'm keeping mixed reefs... softies, LPS, and SPS. By the way, keep an eye on the angels, they love the taste of soft corals. Keep them well fed and they should leave the corals alone.

[neilkennedy83]

Thanks for the advice...one more question...how long should the halides be on? I was told 12 on 12 off