choosing coral for a 10 gallon???

[moray345]

Hey all
I have my 10 gallon nanoreef up and running now i have one blue ricordea beginning to split and brand new yellow polyps i also have a black clown goby(love him)and a cleaner shrimp i want it to be a full blown reef but not sure what coral to put in it...i need help to choose
please give the name of the coral and a pic if you have one
Thnks,
Moray345

 

[ivanfj]

What sort of lighting do you have???? Most LPS (ie bubble, frogspawn, candy cane) would be fine under PC/VHO. All three mentioned are easy good beginner corals IMO.

 

[nas19320]

Depending on your lighting, you could add some zoanthids. They come in many different colors and will stay close to the rock and form a mat. Here's an example of some of my zoo's, they also look complety different under Actinics.

 

[nas19320]

Those same greens under just Actinics.

 

[bigarn]

If you have good PC lighting, you can keep just about any soft coral you want.

 

[moray345]

my lighting is coralife 96 watt quad fixture

 

[moray345]

bump

 

[bigarn]

Originally posted by Moray345
my lighting is coralife 96 watt quad fixture
You're all set! :happy: :happy:

 

[moray345]

anyone else

 

[sula]

I have the same lights with green star polyps and xenia

 

[thedude]

I think some frogspawn or hammer coral would look cool with your ricordea, maybe an anemone too

 

[moray345]

thank you everybody i am going to get evrything yall suggested except maybe the anemone what kind of anemone were you thinking Dude

 

[22caddy]

A ten gallon is too small for an anemone.

 

[sula]

Originally posted by 22CADDY
A ten gallon is too small for an anemone.
I agree

 

[thedude]

oh your right, didnt know it was ten :notsure:

 

[laddy]

You can tend a BTA if that is the main focus of the tank.

 

[fishy411]

hammer corals rule!

 

[smoney]

I am thinking of a nano tank. but i was going to use the normal 10 gallon tank that you see at every pet store. like 24 inches long i think, does anyone know where i can get these 96 watt lights at??? Or what can I search for as a type of light that is 96 watts????:help:

 

[crazy4reefs]

i hope this is ok that i ask you this but if your blue ricordea ever reproduces i could trade you for other corals. i have blueish/purple mushrooms and greenstrip mushrooms i also have a pinktip frogspawn frag maybe something else if you are interested.do you have any pictures? i can never find ricordea in my area nevermind blue.. thanks

smoney, e-mail me i think i can piont you to a couple places..
Gage04204@aol.com

 

[sula]

You can search on CoraLife Aqualight 96 quad