Im ready for corals but need advice..

ODB_Heck · 07/21/2006, 03:00 PM

I think im ready for a beginner coral but I also have a 4 inch picasso trigger.. So what is a nice coral hard or soft that will have a chance with this fish..My water is very good ro/di and all the other test are perfect. 2 - 96 watt pc lights one blue and one day light. 65 css skimmer in a 60 gal tank...I would like something that may grow fast and have color.

Thanks

teddybear22482 · 07/21/2006, 03:15 PM

try a zoanthid...thye are supposed to be very hardy and a good beginner coral. They come in TONS of different colors and are really pretty IMO. Or Maybe mushooms?

teddybear22482 · 07/21/2006, 03:17 PM

Well...Im not sure how they would do with the Trigger....might wanna look that up. LOL

seattlerob · 07/21/2006, 03:21 PM

I think you'll want to avoid hard corals due to your lighting. Also, I think that triggers are not considered "reef safe", so you may have problems with even soft corals getting picked on by the trigger. When that happens, the corals won't open up & will eventually die. But, you should be able to find either zoas or mushrooms for not too much, so I guess you can give it a try.

HTH,

Rob

teddybear22482 · 07/21/2006, 03:25 PM

Ok I looked it up and everything I read said they were not recommended for a reef tank...

mike89t · 07/21/2006, 04:19 PM

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Originally posted by ODB_Heck
I think im ready for a beginner coral but I also have a 4 inch picasso trigger.. So what is a nice coral hard or soft that will have a chance with this fish..My water is very good ro/di and all the other test are perfect. 2 - 96 watt pc lights one blue and one day light. 65 css skimmer in a 60 gal tank...I would like something that may grow fast and have color.

Thanks

The Picasso is a poor choice for a reef tank. It will eat nearly any motile or sessile invertebrate. The only exception would be anenomies as their sting tends to keep the picasso away.

ODB_Heck · 07/21/2006, 05:00 PM

Man I want corals and I was thinking of setting up a nano tank just to try some but that may be a waste of money for me..I guess I can set up a trade for Mr Picasso which I kinda feel bad about but he does **** me off when he puts sand all over my rocks. lol

07/21/2006, 03:00 PM	#1
ODB_Heck Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York city Posts: 78	Im ready for corals but need advice.. I think im ready for a beginner coral but I also have a 4 inch picasso trigger.. So what is a nice coral hard or soft that will have a chance with this fish..My water is very good ro/di and all the other test are perfect. 2 - 96 watt pc lights one blue and one day light. 65 css skimmer in a 60 gal tank...I would like something that may grow fast and have color. Thanks

07/21/2006, 03:15 PM	#2
teddybear22482 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lagrange GA Posts: 144	try a zoanthid...thye are supposed to be very hardy and a good beginner coral. They come in TONS of different colors and are really pretty IMO. Or Maybe mushooms? __________________ "When life hands you lemons...throw them at the mean people!!" Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano.. Mixed reef...two clown fish, one damn damsel, and one arabian pseudochromis... Lots of snails, some damned "bull in china shop" hermit crabs, brittle star.

07/21/2006, 03:17 PM	#3
teddybear22482 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lagrange GA Posts: 144	Well...Im not sure how they would do with the Trigger....might wanna look that up. LOL __________________ "When life hands you lemons...throw them at the mean people!!" Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano.. Mixed reef...two clown fish, one damn damsel, and one arabian pseudochromis... Lots of snails, some damned "bull in china shop" hermit crabs, brittle star.

07/21/2006, 03:25 PM	#5
teddybear22482 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lagrange GA Posts: 144	Ok I looked it up and everything I read said they were not recommended for a reef tank... __________________ "When life hands you lemons...throw them at the mean people!!" Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano.. Mixed reef...two clown fish, one damn damsel, and one arabian pseudochromis... Lots of snails, some damned "bull in china shop" hermit crabs, brittle star.

07/21/2006, 03:21 PM	#4
seattlerob Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 464	I think you'll want to avoid hard corals due to your lighting. Also, I think that triggers are not considered "reef safe", so you may have problems with even soft corals getting picked on by the trigger. When that happens, the corals won't open up & will eventually die. But, you should be able to find either zoas or mushrooms for not too much, so I guess you can give it a try. HTH, Rob

07/21/2006, 05:00 PM	#7
ODB_Heck Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York city Posts: 78	Man I want corals and I was thinking of setting up a nano tank just to try some but that may be a waste of money for me..I guess I can set up a trade for Mr Picasso which I kinda feel bad about but he does **** me off when he puts sand all over my rocks. lol