best corals for beginners tank

MIKE ALERS · 06/21/2007, 04:27 PM

hy everyone i got 75 gallon tank thats been running for 3 months.i have 260 watts of pc lights,wet/dry filter,2 pengiun 550 powerheads and a emperor 400.for livestock i got a snowflakeeel,a copperband"finiky eater",2 allards clowns,a 3 stripe damsel,one flame scallop,some pulsating xenias and a pink haitian anemone which my allards clowns seem to love.i was wondering what would be a good begginers coral to ad to my tank?

papagimp · 06/21/2007, 04:29 PM

My honest recommendation is to save the money, don't buy a coral, and get a better set of lights. 260w PC's were barely enough to make a thriving 55g (LPS donimated, if you went all soft coral and whatnot, may be able to make it work some)

ahullsb · 06/21/2007, 05:11 PM

I agree. I wouldn't worry whether something is a beginner coral or not considering you have an anemone already!

I don't know much about the Haitian anem, but something tells me you need more light for it. If you really want beginner coral though, the xenia is a good place to start. It could spread across your tank though. Frogspawn, hammer corals don't seem too difficult. You could keep a lot of zoanthids etc. also.

MIKE ALERS · 06/21/2007, 05:30 PM

sorry it so long for me to reply.but im still trying to figure out how to use this forum . thanks for the info.

woodycb · 06/21/2007, 06:03 PM

You would not have any problems growing any softies. Stick with the mushrooms, polyps, etc. Liveaquaria.com is a good website to do research with. Good luck.

06/21/2007, 04:27 PM	#1
MIKE ALERS Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: deltona fl. Posts: 742	best corals for beginners tank hy everyone i got 75 gallon tank thats been running for 3 months.i have 260 watts of pc lights,wet/dry filter,2 pengiun 550 powerheads and a emperor 400.for livestock i got a snowflakeeel,a copperband"finiky eater",2 allards clowns,a 3 stripe damsel,one flame scallop,some pulsating xenias and a pink haitian anemone which my allards clowns seem to love.i was wondering what would be a good begginers coral to ad to my tank?

06/21/2007, 04:29 PM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	My honest recommendation is to save the money, don't buy a coral, and get a better set of lights. 260w PC's were barely enough to make a thriving 55g (LPS donimated, if you went all soft coral and whatnot, may be able to make it work some) __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

06/21/2007, 05:11 PM	#3
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	I agree. I wouldn't worry whether something is a beginner coral or not considering you have an anemone already! I don't know much about the Haitian anem, but something tells me you need more light for it. If you really want beginner coral though, the xenia is a good place to start. It could spread across your tank though. Frogspawn, hammer corals don't seem too difficult. You could keep a lot of zoanthids etc. also. __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

06/21/2007, 06:03 PM	#5
woodycb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: N.W. Ohio Posts: 785	You would not have any problems growing any softies. Stick with the mushrooms, polyps, etc. Liveaquaria.com is a good website to do research with. Good luck. __________________ We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART Current Tank Info: 75 gallon

06/21/2007, 05:30 PM	#4
MIKE ALERS Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: deltona fl. Posts: 742	sorry it so long for me to reply.but im still trying to figure out how to use this forum . thanks for the info.