hardy coral?

sedlak22 · 09/06/2013, 06:43 AM

I would like to get a coral for my tank to try it out but being new to the hobby I would like to het a hardier type coral. What are some hardier corals? do I need special lighting for it? if so how much lighting, does it need lighting at night? anything else I should know?

Hzuiel · 09/06/2013, 06:57 AM

Anything soft, like leathers, kenya tree, xenia or star polyps. Mushrooms and zoanthids are pretty tough as well. Keep in mind usually the easier they grow and survive, the more likely they are to over-spread to places you don't want them to go.

Nina51 · 09/06/2013, 07:32 AM

xenia is hit or miss. green star polyps, leathers, mushrooms are all pretty hardy. duncans are nice, too.

downbeach · 09/06/2013, 07:34 AM

Here's an article that may be helpful:

http://successfulreefkeeping.com/lea...coral-choices/

thegrun · 09/06/2013, 08:28 AM

Here is another beginner coral website:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/cor...5-Easy-Corals/
And here is one that describes most common corals:
https://sites.google.com/a/asira.org/www2/caresheets

sedlak22 · 09/06/2013, 04:19 PM

thanks guys!

jynx1693 · 09/06/2013, 04:35 PM

Toadstool leather.

kelrn98 · 09/07/2013, 04:23 PM

+ 1 on toadstool leather, cant kill em.

cloak · 09/07/2013, 04:26 PM

Check this out.

http://successfulreefkeeping.com/lea...r-coral-needs/

HTH.

chrisfont23 · 09/08/2013, 06:11 AM

+1 on Green Star Polyps - just keep them in check. Leathers would be my next choice.

09/06/2013, 06:43 AM	#1
sedlak22 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 10	hardy coral? I would like to get a coral for my tank to try it out but being new to the hobby I would like to het a hardier type coral. What are some hardier corals? do I need special lighting for it? if so how much lighting, does it need lighting at night? anything else I should know?

09/06/2013, 07:32 AM	#3
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	xenia is hit or miss. green star polyps, leathers, mushrooms are all pretty hardy. duncans are nice, too. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

09/07/2013, 04:23 PM	#8
kelrn98 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 856	+ 1 on toadstool leather, cant kill em. __________________ ~Kelly~ Current Tank Info: 96x24x30 -300g mixed reef: 75g sump, 35g fuge, 2x MP60, 4x Radion Pros, reef octopus X5000 skimmer, way too much LR and a few fish

09/06/2013, 06:57 AM	#2
Hzuiel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 344	Anything soft, like leathers, kenya tree, xenia or star polyps. Mushrooms and zoanthids are pretty tough as well. Keep in mind usually the easier they grow and survive, the more likely they are to over-spread to places you don't want them to go.

09/06/2013, 07:34 AM	#4
downbeach Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Smyrna, Delaware Posts: 3,767	Here's an article that may be helpful: http://successfulreefkeeping.com/lea...coral-choices/

09/06/2013, 08:28 AM	#5
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Here is another beginner coral website: http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/cor...5-Easy-Corals/ And here is one that describes most common corals: https://sites.google.com/a/asira.org/www2/caresheets

09/06/2013, 04:19 PM	#6
sedlak22 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 10	thanks guys!

09/06/2013, 04:35 PM	#7
jynx1693 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Logan, OH Posts: 24	Toadstool leather.

09/07/2013, 04:26 PM	#9
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Check this out. http://successfulreefkeeping.com/lea...r-coral-needs/ HTH.

09/08/2013, 06:11 AM	#10
chrisfont23 Reef Monster Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,343	+1 on Green Star Polyps - just keep them in check. Leathers would be my next choice.