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08/05/2013, 10:27 PM
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Coral for Starters
I want a stock of 8-12 pieces of coral. I am a beginner into the hobby and seeking expertise from some of you seasoned reefers. I'm seeking a list of cooperative corals that are colorful and easy to take care of. I don't want to buy something then have it positioned next to something it doesn't like. So this is why im asking you!
Some of the corals I like are colorful zoanthids, I enjoy the stony coral, pretty much anything with color. I just got this new led light and I'm pretty sure I could house any coral. So Here are my tank and light specs: Kessil tuna blue a350w 2 channel led pendant 27 gallon, 2 gal trickle sump, 4 gal canister filter remora pro skimmer What corals do you suggest? Please indentify what family the coral is in too please! Kilich |
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08/05/2013, 10:31 PM
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Zoanthids are definitely easy with lots of color. Maybe try out an acan as well? As easy sps would be montipora caps or birdsnest. For me all of these I listed grew relatively quickly for me and are all pretty colorful depending on the color morph you get. Try out some euphyllias too.
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08/05/2013, 10:32 PM
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xenia,frogspawn,acans,elegance coral, toadstool,finger leather, hairy mushrooms, palythoas all in the ocean family :P
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125 mixed reef,55 sump,120w full spectrum leds! Current Tank Info: stock list= 2x onyx clowns, kole tang,sailfin tang, starry blenny,african cleaner wrasse, gold headed goby.cuc of nassarius snails, and blue/red leg hermits also one sea hare. |
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08/05/2013, 10:38 PM
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Avoiding xenia, i really dont like it and i think of it as a weed lol..
Also isnt an elegance an anemone? I'd like to add my tank is nearly a month old. Parameters are good. |
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08/05/2013, 10:41 PM
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no its a lps coral... it will sting other coral though if not given enough room!
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...461&pcatid=461
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125 mixed reef,55 sump,120w full spectrum leds! Current Tank Info: stock list= 2x onyx clowns, kole tang,sailfin tang, starry blenny,african cleaner wrasse, gold headed goby.cuc of nassarius snails, and blue/red leg hermits also one sea hare. |
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08/05/2013, 10:42 PM
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sorry if their not a sponser admins
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125 mixed reef,55 sump,120w full spectrum leds! Current Tank Info: stock list= 2x onyx clowns, kole tang,sailfin tang, starry blenny,african cleaner wrasse, gold headed goby.cuc of nassarius snails, and blue/red leg hermits also one sea hare. |
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08/05/2013, 10:44 PM
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When I ordered my cuc I got a bunch of coral freebies. Ricondia, zoanthids, and mushrooms. They are all doing great and look very nice. Everything has doubled in size already.
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220 gallon DT and 90 gallon sump, all DC powered, APEX gold with DOS, feeder, and a few extra modules, Avast Marine swabbie on Skimz Monster 258, 6 Rapid LED Onyx fixtures, BRS dosers, 4 Jaebo RW-15. Current Tank Info: 220 Gallon, 29 Gallon, 2-20L QT, and a 20 gallon tall octogon tank waiting to be setup for a seahorse tank. |
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08/06/2013, 03:21 AM
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Duncan's, zoas, palys, and some mushrooms should be good to start... Elegance corals are not good starter corals... Also, from my experience anemones shouldn't be added for awhile until your tank matures... Added one too early and learned my lesson... Now I have two in my tank doing well...
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08/06/2013, 04:22 AM
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I agree, elegance corals are not for beginners, they used to be an easy coral but from where they are collected now makes them difficult.
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75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder |
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08/06/2013, 04:41 AM
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biggliest cofveve champ
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can't go wrong with some green star polyps!
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of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!! |
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08/06/2013, 06:45 AM
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