Heartiest Coral

[spafeature]

Any word on the heartiest coral to add to a 2 month tank. 75 Gal, plenty of live rock, live sand--82 deg, good current. 1 clown (am probably going to add a Tang next and another clown).
Really want to start w/one or two coral--any suggestions?

 

[jb rekit]

What kind of light do you have?
Without knowing that, I would say some mushrooms would be your best bet.

 

[spafeature]

I have 4 65 watt 10000k and 4 antinics.

 

[paulcoates]

Xenia should flourish

 

[fishfreek]

I'd say mushrooms or a colt.

 

[gregm779]

Xenia are really hearty but at 82 degrees they probably will actually die, they hate high temps. Zoos, mushrooms, ricrodia, all do well under those conditions. I would think your tank would be fine after 2 months to hold a lot more though. You could try hammers, frogspawn, trumpets, there's just so much.

 

[the claw]

Not argueing with the above post, but my pulsing Xenia grows faster than ragweed or dandelions at 80-82 with an occasional peak at 83. Mushrooms are a dang good start, but beware not to put something into your tank that you think you might want to get rid of later. Shrooms can be almost a nuisance if you are thinking of going stony later. I have them in with mine and enjoy them, but must zap them once in awhile to keep them from stinging the nicer stuff. The other suggestions would work good for a beginning as well.

 

[pyro]

Any polyps or zoos. My green start polyps are very hardy, and after about a month or so under good conditions they take off. Mushrooms are great too.
If your looking for a hard coral, possibly a candy cane coral - just make sure to place it in fairly low flow.

 

[reefnut]

My Xenia also grow like weeds at 80-82deg. I would stay away from LPS corals for a while. A lot of good ideas listed above!! Shrooms & zoos are very hardy starter corals.

 

[alextrif]

I have the same 75g setup including lighting. I have a Torch Coral that is great and flourishing and I love feeding it mysis, brine and other meaty foods - it takes it right out of my hand and slowly pulls it in towards its mouth. I like to think of it as my pseudo-anemone.