Water change

[Dsekula]

When I first started I went to the lfs and got an assortment of frags. These were mostly soft coral and considered 'easy to keep'. One thing I found out is that sometimes you just can't keep something no matter how "easy" it is. You'll find that some things will also grow well in your tank for an unknown reason. For example, to this day pulsing xenia doesn't like my tank(s) but regular Xenia does. I could probally put forth tons of effort to make it grow and maybe be successful but why unless I just had to have it. My suggestion is to find a lfs or friend to get some frags off and see what the natural charcter of your tank is going to be once everything is stable. Get a relatively inexpensive mix of frags, get mostly things that are considered easy but if something's considered a little more challenging look into why and consider it and your situation. The light water and flow will dictate what thrives. Once you get a handle on what naturally grows well you can broaden the spectrum finding coral that like similar parameters and adjusting the tank slightly to meet other requirements.
Some that worked well for me from the beginning we're; mushrooms, zoas and palys, xenia, Monti caps, torch coral, bubble coral, acans, rock/flower anemone.
Items that died almost immediately included: green star polups, pulsing xenia, leathers (I still can't seen to keep one alive), favites (brain coral), gonipora..
As you can see these arnt all necessarily on the easy or hard list

Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk

[PitViper]

Dsekula. I sent you a private mail if you wouldn’t mind that way of talking.