coral

renne39 · 07/19/2008, 08:44 PM

what are some beginner coral that I can get for 150 gallon tank with two clown fish in it

ILoveReefer · 07/19/2008, 08:55 PM

What kind of lighting do you have? Good beginner corals are mushrooms, Green star polyps aka GSP, xenia, and some of the less expensive zoanthids.

kau_cinta_ku · 07/19/2008, 09:17 PM

kenya tree, leathers, ect. but again also helps to know what lighting you have.

renne39 · 07/20/2008, 10:40 AM

I have 3 mh lights and 2 blue lights 10,000 2 white 10,000

Playa-1 · 07/20/2008, 11:26 AM

Frogspawn, mushrooms, Bubble coral, maybe a closed brain but watch the long sweepers.

Sk8r · 07/20/2008, 11:50 AM

Any euphyllia (frogspawn aka octopus, etc; hammer aka anchor, torch aka keep it 6" away from neighbors.) Frog and hammer can touch. Torch, no. Not for long.
Candycane is good.
Among sps, montiporas will grow for you.
Fox is good, but a little more fragile.
Start out by dosing something like Kent Turbo Calcium and Kent buffer and Kent Tech M to achieve a dkh of 8.3-9.3, a calcium of about 420 and a magnesium of about 1300. You'll be dosing a half teaspoon of calcium a day.
Then when they take off, you'll be pouring calcium in by the tablespoon and thinking about either dripping kalk from your topoff reservoir or getting a calcium reactor. Kalk is good for a coral tank up to about a hundred gallons, and might suffice you nicely while you save for a reactor.

07/19/2008, 08:44 PM	#1
renne39 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: louisville kentucky Posts: 157	coral what are some beginner coral that I can get for 150 gallon tank with two clown fish in it

07/20/2008, 11:50 AM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Any euphyllia (frogspawn aka octopus, etc; hammer aka anchor, torch aka keep it 6" away from neighbors.) Frog and hammer can touch. Torch, no. Not for long. Candycane is good. Among sps, montiporas will grow for you. Fox is good, but a little more fragile. Start out by dosing something like Kent Turbo Calcium and Kent buffer and Kent Tech M to achieve a dkh of 8.3-9.3, a calcium of about 420 and a magnesium of about 1300. You'll be dosing a half teaspoon of calcium a day. Then when they take off, you'll be pouring calcium in by the tablespoon and thinking about either dripping kalk from your topoff reservoir or getting a calcium reactor. Kalk is good for a coral tank up to about a hundred gallons, and might suffice you nicely while you save for a reactor. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/19/2008, 08:55 PM	#2
ILoveReefer Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cheektowaga Posts: 851	What kind of lighting do you have? Good beginner corals are mushrooms, Green star polyps aka GSP, xenia, and some of the less expensive zoanthids.

07/19/2008, 09:17 PM	#3
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	kenya tree, leathers, ect. but again also helps to know what lighting you have.

07/20/2008, 10:40 AM	#4
renne39 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: louisville kentucky Posts: 157	I have 3 mh lights and 2 blue lights 10,000 2 white 10,000

07/20/2008, 11:26 AM	#5
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	Frogspawn, mushrooms, Bubble coral, maybe a closed brain but watch the long sweepers.