New to corals

[salt55]

Hey, i have had my 55 gallon fish only tank up and running for about 9 months. i have had fairly good luck with it, some fatalities but none that were controllable by me. I recently purchased lighting to support corals. I would just like some input on which corals to start out with. What are some that are fairly hardy and good for a newcomer to the reef environment. Thanks alot.

 

[tru conch]

there are several kinds, but the easiest tend to be the mushrooms. they are extremely hardy, easy to frag, inexpensive, and there is a wide range of coloration.
some other easy corals are buttons/sea mats. again they are hardy and reproduce rapidly on their own.
these are the only two that i have first hand experience with. hth and good luck!

 

[striker]

The easiest I've had so far are mushrooms, bubbles and polyps. One of my favorites has been welsophilia brain. I don't know what your lighting is but these do require a sufficient ammount. They blow up during the day with water and shrink at night. This coral is also a favorite for my fish. My royal gramma lives under it and my sebae clown lives and sleeps on it. I haven't fed any of these individually but do feed plankton, brine and flakes to the entire tank.

 

[striker]

Almost forgot star polyps. They spread like wildfire. Not one of my favorites but visitors always like them because of the constant moving.