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Yellow is a tough one to come across, following along for suggestions. Golden Rod Anacropora is one, although to be honest, it tends more towards green in my tank.

September Update: Pico tanks are hard! Some corals started looking pale with reduced polyp extension. I've been struggling to keep up nutrients, even with feeding the corals LRS frozen food 2-3X per week. Every time I check Nitrate and Phosphate are bottomed out. I started manually dosing N/P...

I admit, not the best picture. It’s the acro in the center.

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Looks more like Spicy Lemon Favia to me (center of polyps are dark blue/purple). Either way it's a really nice offering for members.

The rule of 3rds is a simplification of the golden ratio. If you divide your tank in a grid of 3rds, intersections of lines are good places for "focal points," or things you want to draw attention to. Could be a break in the rockwork like below, or some other visually interesting element...

A couple of basic aquascaping principles I've learned that make a big difference: Right angles don't look very natural, avoid creating square looking things. Try to apply the golden ratio for positioning and spacing things on "third lines." For example, if you have a focal point (maybe a break...

Definitely, I'll PM you!

August Update: Transferred everything to the new 5.5g and updated my budget. Ditched the sand in favor of crushed coral. I think this will be better for propagating mushrooms (long term goal of this tank). I'm aiming to keep this <$250, I think I have just enough for a small fish left, I'm...

Looking good. Rummy nose tetras are really tight schoolers if that's something you want.

This for your light? Your corals will be fine for several days without light while a new one ships. Algae will die back as an added bonus.

Luckily no damage. It only spilled ~8oz of water on the floor (hardwood).

Tank is doing good. I started doing 25% weekly water changes (up from 8%). I bought a 15g brute from Lowes to make it easier. Seeing some nice growth of the Kermit the Frog acro. Not super fast, but starting to branch out:

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