Pavona cactus & pocillapora

[recliner]

I think I might trade a trumpet coral or a candy cane coral for a 2"x2" pavona cactus and a 1" frag of pocillapora, but I have want some opinions. First how many heads of trumpet coral or candy cane would be fair to trade in return? 2nd, my calcium is around 360-380 and I read that the pocillapora should have 400-450 to thrive, should I try to raise it? My trumpet, candy cane, birdsnest, and plating coral have all been doing great at the current level.

 

[daugherty]

i would raise it up i have always ran my cal around 500.

 

[Bifferwine]

The trade value depends on the color and types of the corals you are trading. There are a lot of varieties of candy cane -- some are more valuable than others. I would try to raise your calcium, but levels of 360 to 380 are not going to hurt the corals. That isn't low enough to be considered bad.

 

[recliner]

I have a calcium reactor with 2 CO2 tanks sitting in my closet. Maybe its a good time to look into setting it up. The tanks are both empty though, where do I go to fill them? Any issues I should be aware of when using it? Ph level without using it is 8.2

 

[Northstar24]

Honestly I think I'd go the route of two part versus a calcium reactor - but I am sure others will chime in on how to properly use the reactor