My tank is relatively new -- 2-3 months old, fully cycled, and I've been adding a new invert or coral about every two weeks since it cycled. Right now I have a candy cane, a leather, a mushroom pile, a zooanthid (polyp) rock and another one I can't remember the name of (looks like a carpet of very low-pile "grassy" tentacles, ala a bubble tip).
In any case, I'm wondering what to expect as far as growth on most reef systems? Is it going to take years before I have significant coverage on my LR? Or maybe just months? Is there anything I can do to help this along?
I'm not trying to speed up mother nature, but I DO want to know what to expect in terms of how long it's going to be before I have a "mature" reef tank.
Are there certain corals or inverts that I might want to get that are 1) fast growing, and 2) a positive reef influence?
I might add that I am not using MH lights - just a combo CF (10k blue, 5k white) in my 30g tank (with about 40 pounds of LR).
thanks!
bruce
In any case, I'm wondering what to expect as far as growth on most reef systems? Is it going to take years before I have significant coverage on my LR? Or maybe just months? Is there anything I can do to help this along?
I'm not trying to speed up mother nature, but I DO want to know what to expect in terms of how long it's going to be before I have a "mature" reef tank.
Are there certain corals or inverts that I might want to get that are 1) fast growing, and 2) a positive reef influence?
I might add that I am not using MH lights - just a combo CF (10k blue, 5k white) in my 30g tank (with about 40 pounds of LR).
thanks!
bruce
