Nice beginner corals

WannaBeAReefer · 02-05-2002, 05:07 PM

I'm looking to add some "easy" beginner corals... can anyone make some suggestions? I assume tank parameters are very important in selecting corals...

My tank:
104G (48L x 24H x 18W)
2 x 250 W 10000K° & 2 x 55 W PC actinics & 1 40W incandescent moon light

135 Fiji LR
40 LS
2 x Maxijet 1200 powerheads (have 4 extra but 2 seems fine)
autocontroller II, chiller, heaters, skimmer, 20G Sump, Geo CR on order

I currently have green star polyps, a long-tentacled anenome and a bubble coral... along with some fish & cleanup crew.

All the chemical numbers are doing "fine"

Thanks!

mastaJ · 02-05-2002, 05:34 PM

Easy beginner corals: Mushrooms, ANY soft corol (sacrophyton, etc) you also have enough light for LPS like Green Open Brain, hammer, frogspawn. HTH...

organicreefer · 02-05-2002, 07:05 PM

well ,maybe not any soft coral

some are quite difficult,especially some of the non-photosynthetic ones.
looks like you have a pretty good setup to keep most anything you want..............
like masta j said ,probly start with softies like sarcophyton,mushroom colt,xenia/anthelia,any kind of polyp -yellow green star zoanthid etcetc
then move to some lps,any euphilia-torch hammer frogspawn etc,elegant,open brains,meat corals, blah blah blah

just a few off the top of my head....im sure others can suggest more.

WannaBeAReefer · 02-05-2002, 10:12 PM

Thanks to you both! Much appreciated

mastaJ · 02-06-2002, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by organicreefer
well ,maybe not any soft coral some are quite difficult,especially some of the non-photosynthetic ones.

True...like dendro. (don't know how to spell it.)

02-05-2002, 05:07 PM	#1
WannaBeAReefer Just Moved In Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 46	Nice beginner corals I'm looking to add some "easy" beginner corals... can anyone make some suggestions? I assume tank parameters are very important in selecting corals... My tank: 104G (48L x 24H x 18W) 2 x 250 W 10000K° & 2 x 55 W PC actinics & 1 40W incandescent moon light 135 Fiji LR 40 LS 2 x Maxijet 1200 powerheads (have 4 extra but 2 seems fine) autocontroller II, chiller, heaters, skimmer, 20G Sump, Geo CR on order I currently have green star polyps, a long-tentacled anenome and a bubble coral... along with some fish & cleanup crew. All the chemical numbers are doing "fine" Thanks!

02-05-2002, 05:34 PM	#2
mastaJ Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 294	Easy beginner corals: Mushrooms, ANY soft corol (sacrophyton, etc) you also have enough light for LPS like Green Open Brain, hammer, frogspawn. HTH... __________________ -mastaJ

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02-05-2002, 07:05 PM	#3
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	well ,maybe not any soft coral some are quite difficult,especially some of the non-photosynthetic ones. looks like you have a pretty good setup to keep most anything you want.............. like masta j said ,probly start with softies like sarcophyton,mushroom colt,xenia/anthelia,any kind of polyp -yellow green star zoanthid etcetc then move to some lps,any euphilia-torch hammer frogspawn etc,elegant,open brains,meat corals, blah blah blah just a few off the top of my head....im sure others can suggest more.

02-05-2002, 10:12 PM	#4
WannaBeAReefer Just Moved In Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 46	Thanks to you both! Much appreciated

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