New corals

cam1102 · 10/06/2006, 09:07 AM

I just got a new closed brain coral the lighting says medium and i have place it half way up on the tank do you think this is good placement. I have four 64 watt not metal hallides. also what are some really colorful corals that could be added that dont require expert knowledge.

Avi · 10/06/2006, 10:10 AM

By "closed brain," I would think you mean something like Favia or Favites? If that's what you have, you can place it on the rockwork so long as it's on a place that is secure and it won't fall off. It should be in a place that gets a decent amount of water flow over it, so be sure that you have enough water movement in your reef.

If you want colorful, there are a lot of choices. Look at the huge variety of zoanthids that are available. I'd think that you have power compact lighting and you mean that the bulbs are 65-watts, not 64. If that's the case, I'd recommend that you keep any zoanthids toward the top of your rockwork. Also, I'd recommend Blastomussa Wellsi...that's not as common as the zoanthids are, but there are a lot of colorful variations that you can find and they're very hardy coral that don't need intense lighting to flourish.

10/06/2006, 09:07 AM	#1
cam1102 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12	New corals I just got a new closed brain coral the lighting says medium and i have place it half way up on the tank do you think this is good placement. I have four 64 watt not metal hallides. also what are some really colorful corals that could be added that dont require expert knowledge.

10/06/2006, 10:10 AM	#2
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	By "closed brain," I would think you mean something like Favia or Favites? If that's what you have, you can place it on the rockwork so long as it's on a place that is secure and it won't fall off. It should be in a place that gets a decent amount of water flow over it, so be sure that you have enough water movement in your reef. If you want colorful, there are a lot of choices. Look at the huge variety of zoanthids that are available. I'd think that you have power compact lighting and you mean that the bulbs are 65-watts, not 64. If that's the case, I'd recommend that you keep any zoanthids toward the top of your rockwork. Also, I'd recommend Blastomussa Wellsi...that's not as common as the zoanthids are, but there are a lot of colorful variations that you can find and they're very hardy coral that don't need intense lighting to flourish. __________________ I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR