Starter Coral

Becca · 04-10-2008, 04:00 PM

What do you all think is the best coral to start with?

I would like to get a little something but I am not sure what.

framerguy · 04-10-2008, 04:02 PM

Any of the Euphylias (hammer, torch, frogspawn)

Frankie · 04-10-2008, 04:04 PM

Shrooms are easy also.

lcstorc · 04-10-2008, 04:06 PM

shrooms, zoas, leathers.

Becca · 04-10-2008, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by framerguy

Any of the Euphylias (hammer, torch, frogspawn)

Great thanks for the quick response
I was hoping someone would say frogspawn they are my fav

Kensn · 04-10-2008, 04:18 PM

Frogpawn would be a good choice, but they do pack a good sting and can reach out pretty far with their sweepers. Maintaing good calcium will become more important, and giving them good flow...

BigAl07 · 04-10-2008, 04:23 PM

I love all of the "Euphies" and they were my first coral. Maybe the others already know this but what is your light system on the tank? They are mostly photosynthetic so they need good (not great but good) light.

About flow... don't OVER do it.. their flesh is very soft and delicate and it will literally Rip/Tear in high flow areas. If you place it in an area with too much flow it will stay mostly retracted in order to not get torn.

I have Euphies in all four of our tanks! LOVE THEM!!

heels92 · 04-10-2008, 05:49 PM

One of my first corals was a toadstool leather. You cannot kill that thing. I say that and mine will die tomorrow, lol.

djbacon · 04-10-2008, 07:01 PM

my first was a hammer and it was pretty easy - my open brain is as low maintenance as they come- Ive actually had a harder time with my zoas than anything else.

Rhodactis mushrooms - definitely indestructable

Rcpilot · 04-10-2008, 09:26 PM

I started with zoas and mushrooms. I really like both of them. I knew that right away, so thats what I got.

I didn't really know ALL the corals available when I first got into this hobby, so I was conservative and only bought what I KNEW I liked.

Now I'm after LPS. I LOVE Acans and Blastos.

I don't like softies at all. I doubt I'll ever have one in my tank.

04-10-2008, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Becca Bryozoan Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	Starter Coral What do you all think is the best coral to start with? I would like to get a little something but I am not sure what.

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framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,526 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Starter Coral Any of the Euphylias (hammer, torch, frogspawn) __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 375gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum

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Kensn Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Auburn Wa. Posts: 1,249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Starter Coral Frogpawn would be a good choice, but they do pack a good sting and can reach out pretty far with their sweepers. Maintaing good calcium will become more important, and giving them good flow... __________________ Ken When the ebbing tide retreats Along the rocky shoreline It leaves a trail of tidal pools In a short-lived galaxy Rush

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BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Starter Coral I love all of the "Euphies" and they were my first coral. Maybe the others already know this but what is your light system on the tank? They are mostly photosynthetic so they need good (not great but good) light. About flow... don't OVER do it.. their flesh is very soft and delicate and it will literally Rip/Tear in high flow areas. If you place it in an area with too much flow it will stay mostly retracted in order to not get torn. I have Euphies in all four of our tanks! LOVE THEM!! __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

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heels92 Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Pleasant, SC Posts: 241 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Starter Coral One of my first corals was a toadstool leather. You cannot kill that thing. I say that and mine will die tomorrow, lol. __________________ 65 gal reef with fish. 250 14k mh, 2 2x96in actinic pc, berlin protein skimmer, 10 gal sump, uv sterilizer, phoban reactor. soft, lps, and some sps corals. 2 gobies, 2 clownfish, coral beauty, fridmani, 2 blenny's, mandarin, brittle starfish.

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djbacon Torch coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 567 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Starter Coral my first was a hammer and it was pretty easy - my open brain is as low maintenance as they come- Ive actually had a harder time with my zoas than anything else. Rhodactis mushrooms - definitely indestructable __________________ Check out my awesome 14g nanoreef in progress - http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ater-tank.html The Nano Club - It's not the size of the reef. It's what's in it that counts

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Rcpilot Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arvada, CO. Posts: 297 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Starter Coral I started with zoas and mushrooms. I really like both of them. I knew that right away, so thats what I got. I didn't really know ALL the corals available when I first got into this hobby, so I was conservative and only bought what I KNEW I liked. Now I'm after LPS. I LOVE Acans and Blastos. I don't like softies at all. I doubt I'll ever have one in my tank.

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