Suggestions for beginners Corals

davidhughes85 · 03/07/2006, 04:13 PM

What are some good beginning corals that are still good looking that might be good for a 55 with 4x65 watt PC two daylight, two actnic. Id rather not have corals i have to "feed"

rustybucket145 · 03/07/2006, 04:17 PM

Your basic Mushrooms, Xenia, Toadstool Leather, Colt Coral, Green Star Polyps are some of the hardiest corals that require little/no feeding. Stay away from SPS, LPS and other exotic/ rare corals until you get some of these guys to live.

reeffan07 · 03/07/2006, 04:18 PM

some mushrooms are always nice. that is what i started with!! had him for bout 4 months now. also have a leather coral and some green star poylps. id say those are all fairly easy to grow, also zoos they come in tons and tons of colors!!! hope this helps ya.

davidhughes85 · 03/07/2006, 04:20 PM

zoos?

davidhughes85 · 03/07/2006, 04:27 PM

how about bullseye mushroom or ricordia are these ok?

CarmieJo · 03/07/2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally posted by davidhughes85
zoos?

Zoanthids.

Check out TalkingReef.com if you listen to podcasts. They have had a couple of shows on corals that I have found helpful.

davidhughes85 · 03/07/2006, 04:38 PM

humm marinedepotlive has a warning with them that if their toxin gets in your bloodstream it can kill you....scary

BeachBoy · 03/07/2006, 05:29 PM

I have the same question, but I have the stock JBJ nanocube DX 24G, it has 2x36W 50/50 = 72 Watts...

can I look into this same list? i'm about to put my first frag in there

Regards,
E.

bertoni · 03/07/2006, 07:24 PM

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That's a good investment, IMO.

Most zooxanthellate (photosynthetic) soft corals should be fine in either of those tanks. Palythoa and similar corals are very toxic, so use gloves when working in the tank.

davidhughes85 · 03/07/2006, 07:36 PM

yea saw that book at the local store...goin for a good 40....too much on the internet for that...and besides i can always ask the extremely knowlegable people at RC;-)

03/07/2006, 04:13 PM	#1
davidhughes85 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 493	Suggestions for beginners Corals What are some good beginning corals that are still good looking that might be good for a 55 with 4x65 watt PC two daylight, two actnic. Id rather not have corals i have to "feed"

03/07/2006, 04:17 PM	#2
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	Your basic Mushrooms, Xenia, Toadstool Leather, Colt Coral, Green Star Polyps are some of the hardiest corals that require little/no feeding. Stay away from SPS, LPS and other exotic/ rare corals until you get some of these guys to live. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

03/07/2006, 04:18 PM	#3
reeffan07 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 94	some mushrooms are always nice. that is what i started with!! had him for bout 4 months now. also have a leather coral and some green star poylps. id say those are all fairly easy to grow, also zoos they come in tons and tons of colors!!! hope this helps ya. __________________ you can tune a guitar, you can tune a panio, but you cant tun-a-fish!!! Current Tank Info: 65g SW,cpr bakpak 2/refuge,A360we's

03/07/2006, 05:29 PM	#8
BeachBoy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 49	I have the same question, but I have the stock JBJ nanocube DX 24G, it has 2x36W 50/50 = 72 Watts... can I look into this same list? i'm about to put my first frag in there Regards, E. __________________ I can resist everything except temptation Current Tank Info: JBJ NC24 w/ sand & live rock (that's it for now)

03/07/2006, 07:24 PM	#9
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	[ericsbook] That's a good investment, IMO. Most zooxanthellate (photosynthetic) soft corals should be fine in either of those tanks. Palythoa and similar corals are very toxic, so use gloves when working in the tank. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/07/2006, 04:20 PM	#4
davidhughes85 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 493	zoos?

03/07/2006, 04:27 PM	#5
davidhughes85 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 493	how about bullseye mushroom or ricordia are these ok?

03/07/2006, 04:38 PM	#7
davidhughes85 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 493	humm marinedepotlive has a warning with them that if their toxin gets in your bloodstream it can kill you....scary

03/07/2006, 07:36 PM	#10
davidhughes85 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 493	yea saw that book at the local store...goin for a good 40....too much on the internet for that...and besides i can always ask the extremely knowlegable people at RC;-)