Easy Corals

[fishfreak1242]

So ive been thinking about getting some corals soon once I get my lighting set up (they are 2 175w meta halides and 2x55w T-5 actinics) and I wanted to know what are some easy corals to take care of that don't require high light or high flow. My tank is a 55 gal and there is about 700 gph of flow in it. I am going to get a closed loop or some powerheads soon, Im just not sure yet. Anyway, I was thinking some colt coral or maybe Zoas? I am a nemb at corals so I really have no idea.

 

[morval]

with that lighting you can keep almost anything. more flow will be better for SPS tho. zoas,mushrooms, some leathers, some LPS are good for beginners.

 

[fishfreak1242]

What kind of zoas mushrooms and leathers?

 

[darknes]

Very easy to keep corals include Zoos, Palythoas, GSP, Xenia, Anthelia, any mushrooms, most leathers, Kenya tree corals, encrusting gorgonians, and Colt corals.
Most of these are also very fast growers as well.

 

[aqua_scaping]

Althought gorgians arnt the hardest they are up their due to excessive feeding time so i would pick them last
heres a list of my starts coral:
Leathers (none are too hard)
Any mushrooms including rics
Any zoo will do fine (i would get cheaper one and test them before u get somin like gods armor and etc)
colts are fine (some of them)
the KENYAS WILL OWN YOUR TANK but a cool starter
Xenia also (not pulsing-white)
Sponges
hammer, torch, frogspawn etc are easy starter lps
brain coral easy (some of em)
Unless you dovote spot feeding zoo plankton and chekc strongtium alk and calm everyday stay away form
acros
staghorns
montis
and any excrusting lps
althought they are hard they are rewarding
hoped it helps