Pick My First Coral to Add !!!!

ilovemytank

ilovemytank

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My 125 DT is going full reef ! I have had it up and running for awhile and been adding the rock and adjusting the filteration until I had everything the way I like. My last 75 gallon had alot of corals but I was never into it to where I could name them. Now I'm totaly addicted. I wanted to wait for corals until I had the right lights. Anyday now my 72" metal halide retro kit will arrive. It has three 150 bulbs and four of the 34" accents for a total of 840 watts. My tank water flow is excellent, probably considered high turn over.
two 1200 gph return pumps, a koralia 4,3,2, and 1 strategicaly placed. picture below. I will pick two maybe three of the suggestions to make sure evrything is good before I add more. I like colors like that of purple mushrooms or the waving of sps corals like torch corals or frogspwans.
Suggestions Please ?
 
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markeo99

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you should have told me I throw away mushrooms
one word of advice I wish I would have got. stay away from plague species
colt, xenia, kenya trees,they take over and are hard to kill
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Originally Posted by markeo99
http:///forum/post/2809383
you should have told me I throw away mushrooms
one word of advice I wish I would have got. stay away from plague species
colt, xenia, kenya trees,they take over and are hard to kill
+1 and mushrooms... they end up everywhere..
Florida Ricordias or Yuma's however are great additions, as mentioned Acans too they are my favorites.
Others...Toadstool leather... flourescent green polyp one or a tyree pink one... a purple monti or Purple Death Palys are good alternatives to purple mushrooms. I like frogspawn better than hammer corals but either one is nice but they can get huge and they have potent stings.
Green star polyps move with the current like fluorescent grass in the wind.. I love it. Clove polyps, blue or orange or variances in orange and green, they have a nice flow to them too. I would say pom pom xenia but they can get to plague proportions too.
 
flricordia

flricordia

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Pretty much most of the softy and LPS are easy care. Just shop around at your LRS and if you feel that the pple there may not give you truthful answers as to which are hardy to keep write the names down or get pics and post here for info. There are many good books on corals and their care availabel too.
Try not to buy on a whim like most of us here have and later regretted it but research what you see and think you might like to keep befopre you buy it. One good place to see the different kinds available is right here on SWF. They have lots for sale and those not availabel right now still have pics and some info.
 
ilovemytank

ilovemytank

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Originally Posted by Flricordia
http:///forum/post/2810065
Pretty much most of the softy and LPS are easy care. Just shop around at your LRS and if you feel that the pple there may not give you truthful answers as to which are hardy to keep write the names down or get pics and post here for info. There are many good books on corals and their care availabel too.
Try not to buy on a whim like most of us here have and later regretted it but research what you see and think you might like to keep befopre you buy it. One good place to see the different kinds available is right here on SWF. They have lots for sale and those not availabel right now still have pics and some info.
Thanks to all for the ideas. I will start looking them up and then decide. I have a huge LFS here in charlotte but I will never buy from them. I will go and look for some ideas. ( They are unbeleavably over priced, you wouldn't beleave me if I tried to explain how bad ) I got my metal halides in today !!!!!
One of the 96 watt accent lights was shattered but the dealer who shipped it is already sending me a replacement bulb. They look amazing !!!
The plastic bag at the top of the rocks contains my chaeto from my refugium. I was having trouble pumping water between my sump and refugium and had a flood. I closed the refugium until bulk heads I ordered came in ( got them today ) I'm going to cut into the refugium about 3" from top of final chamber and plumd it into my sump. These bulk heads are just over 1.75 " width at the male threading and 1" hole. I couldn't find much at home depot to match up. I did find one piece that will do. I'm thinking the 1" hole won't move enough water fast enough. Does anyone know where to find larger bulk heads and matching PVC plumbing ? I will start a thread on this too. Any help is appreciated.
 
ilovemytank

ilovemytank

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Originally Posted by markeo99
http:///forum/post/2809383
you should have told me I throw away mushrooms
one word of advice I wish I would have got. stay away from plague species
colt, xenia, kenya trees,they take over and are hard to kill
Mark,
I got the coraline shavings. They came in all pink too. I started a thread under reef tanks to show progress.
thanks.
Brian
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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Originally Posted by markeo99
http:///forum/post/2809383
you should have told me I throw away mushrooms
one word of advice I wish I would have got. stay away from plague species
colt, xenia, kenya trees,they take over and are hard to kill
forgot GSP! and yellow polyps!
on a side note, that flame angel might cause problems with the corals..
 
flricordia

flricordia

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Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2810330
forgot GSP! and yellow polyps!
on a side note, that flame angel might cause problems with the corals..
Agree. I was jsut talking to a fellow reefer at the LRS today and he is at his wits end because of the FLame in his 125 nipping his corals and he can't catch it. Going to try a trap now.
I have had a couple FLmaes and not had problems with them myself though. It is a risk with them and you have to be prepared to remove it if it turns to nipping your corals.
BTW, awesome lighting.
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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Originally Posted by Flricordia
http:///forum/post/2810378
Agree. I was jsut talking to a fellow reefer at the LRS today and he is at his wits end because of the FLame in his 125 nipping his corals and he can't catch it. Going to try a trap now.
I have had a couple FLmaes and not had problems with them myself though. It is a risk with them and you have to be prepared to remove it if it turns to nipping your corals.
BTW, awesome lighting.

or start a new FOWLR...
 
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