first try at coral

[3m]

what is a good coral to start with? having no experience with coral i want to take it slow and easy so what would be ideal for a first timer?

 

[fishfatty]

green star polyps are a good starter coral...I personally think ricordeias are easy, but others will probably disagree.

 

[patandlace]

What kind of lights are you running? Xenia,Mushrooms and Zoanthids are good beginner corals and GSP as fish fatty said.

 

[paulcoates]

Originally Posted by 3M
what is a good coral to start with? having no experience with coral i want to take it slow and easy so what would be ideal for a first timer?
Mushrooms are probably the easiest.

 

[3m]

Originally Posted by patandlace
What kind of lights are you running? Xenia,Mushrooms and Zoanthids are good beginner corals and GSP as fish fatty said.
right now i only have t5's but would upgrade if this venture proved fruitful

 

[rwp1202]

I agree with the advice the others have given.

If you drop me an e-mail I can probably get you started for cheap. I live in Kent, OH. You can e-mail me rwp1202@yahoo.com.

 

[lomar]

You can put anything under t-5 lights. What size tank and what watts light do you have?

 

[3m]

thanks guys, I appreciate the advice , RWP i just sent you an Email.

 

[bellanavis]

I started with a cabbage leather, it lived through everything, switching from cc to sand, bad water, crazy fish, and it has grown to a huge size. Also, mushrooms are hardy.

 

[chutneyjh]

My mushrooms are indestructible, I think. They've survived me moving them between tanks during an ich outbreak, nitrates aouve 80ppm, stirring up the sandbed, leaving the lights on irregularly...you get the picture.

 

[3m]

Ive ordered two small BTA ,some Yellow Polyps and a Xenia Colony. i can pick up mushrooms here locally at a decent price so I'll look into those today.

 

[mbx5]

Yes green and brown star polyps will do well in most tanks but I will NEVER put them in one again.--The will grow and kill other corals kind of fast.--With T5 you can even get into SPS not that I would recommend this for a first timer.--What kind of flow is in the tank?