Whats Next?

theo4thorn · 01/31/2010, 06:44 PM

Im starting my fourth month yee haa. My tank is completely cycled and am getting some nice green and pink coraline. My cuc are keeping the tank perfectly clean. My false percula and ocelarus are both looking great. Water perameters are all in check. I want to put in some soft corals and im wondering about how many and how many can i introduce at a time? Any suggestions For my 75g reef ready?

Octoshark · 01/31/2010, 06:47 PM

Stocking your aquarium slowly really refers to fish as they produce waste. Corals don't have as big of an impact as fish.

You can get a few at a time, but I wouldn't go out and buy a whole tanks worth and toss them all in.

drparker · 01/31/2010, 06:55 PM

Research flow and light requirements of what you want. Even though they are not fish it's a good idea to QT new corals as well. Might as well start with good habits from the beginning.

Why QT corals you ask?

They could have a pest or disease that targets that type of coral, much easier to deal with in QT.

They could have a bad hitchhiker on the rock they're attached to, again easier to catch in QT.

Ich has three stages of life, one of them is like an egg that sits on the bottom the tank, again could be on rock work, QT will let it go through life cycle and die when it can't find a fish host.

theo4thorn · 01/31/2010, 06:55 PM

Any suggestions on what would be easy to keep and grows well.

jenjen · 01/31/2010, 07:20 PM

What is your final coral plan for the tank?

Zoa's are a great starter coral - they come in lots of colours and are fairly hardy. Ricordea & mushrooms are also good options.

otrlynn · 01/31/2010, 08:32 PM

Discosoma mushroom and Kenya tree coral are often suggested as good "first coral". They are good in the sense that they are easy to keep. However, both of them can really get out of hand in the tank--spread like mad. They are hard to get rid of once they get going. I am sorry I ever added either to my tank! I agree that zoas are pretty easy to keep with moderate light and flow. Another easy soft coral is cabbage coral. An easy LPS, large polyp stony coral, is trumpet coral.

01/31/2010, 06:44 PM	#1
theo4thorn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: big flats Posts: 60	Whats Next? Im starting my fourth month yee haa. My tank is completely cycled and am getting some nice green and pink coraline. My cuc are keeping the tank perfectly clean. My false percula and ocelarus are both looking great. Water perameters are all in check. I want to put in some soft corals and im wondering about how many and how many can i introduce at a time? Any suggestions For my 75g reef ready?

01/31/2010, 06:47 PM	#2
Octoshark Marine Biology Student Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,366	Stocking your aquarium slowly really refers to fish as they produce waste. Corals don't have as big of an impact as fish. You can get a few at a time, but I wouldn't go out and buy a whole tanks worth and toss them all in. __________________ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

01/31/2010, 07:20 PM	#5
jenjen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Langley BC, Canada Posts: 1,710	What is your final coral plan for the tank? Zoa's are a great starter coral - they come in lots of colours and are fairly hardy. Ricordea & mushrooms are also good options. __________________ "Challenges forge the greatness in you" Current Tank Info: 180gal softy reef (Apr '09)

01/31/2010, 06:55 PM	#3
drparker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 2,652	Research flow and light requirements of what you want. Even though they are not fish it's a good idea to QT new corals as well. Might as well start with good habits from the beginning. Why QT corals you ask? They could have a pest or disease that targets that type of coral, much easier to deal with in QT. They could have a bad hitchhiker on the rock they're attached to, again easier to catch in QT. Ich has three stages of life, one of them is like an egg that sits on the bottom the tank, again could be on rock work, QT will let it go through life cycle and die when it can't find a fish host.

01/31/2010, 08:32 PM	#6
otrlynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chester County PA Posts: 1,508	Discosoma mushroom and Kenya tree coral are often suggested as good "first coral". They are good in the sense that they are easy to keep. However, both of them can really get out of hand in the tank--spread like mad. They are hard to get rid of once they get going. I am sorry I ever added either to my tank! I agree that zoas are pretty easy to keep with moderate light and flow. Another easy soft coral is cabbage coral. An easy LPS, large polyp stony coral, is trumpet coral.