graduatinf from softies, starting some hard corals

fishfishkc

fishfishkc

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I have many soft corals in my tank right now and I am wanting to try some of the easier hard corals but I want a little advise first.
Currently I check the salinity, ph, calcium, nitrates, amonia, but not phospates since I really havent found an accurate test for that. What else do I need to be checking if I am adding hard corals to my tank. I have tried to do so some homework but Kent offers so many different products im not sure which ones are good or bad. Is Kent Liquid Reactor needed or can I dose with the normal calcium supplent I have been using? Also I hear about Kalwasser. Is this needed, how do you test to see if you have enough, or do you dose on a regular basis? I know that Kent Kalwasser says you need to add their strontium supplement with the Kalwasser. I have always stayed away from the hard corals but I would like to try some of the easier ones and want to do it right (without buying a calcium reactor).
All info would help
Thanks!
 
dana&pj

dana&pj

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I have several LPS and I only check what you listed. I don't have a calcium reactor, either.
I think a Cup or a galexia is a good place to start, but frogspawn and my long tenticle plate are my favorite, plus they can be (one could say "should be") spot fed.
 
fishfishkc

fishfishkc

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My wife has her eyes set on a frogspawn, plate, bubble coral, and brain. Do I need to use Kalwasser????
Are these some okay starters for someone used to softies? or are there some easier ones?? (125gallon with @4-5 wpg lighting)
 
nas19320

nas19320

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You don't have to drip kalk at all, kalk is just a cheap way to keep your Alk/Cal levels maintained with a few other benefits. What kind of lighting do you have, the WPG formula is useless.
 
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