Whats the best starter corals? - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

hc8719 · 12-03-2006, 10:48 AM

some sponges can be easier

flanque · 12-03-2006, 10:31 PM

I only have 60 watts of NO fluros.. that's for a 55G tank, which has 45KG of rock in there (in other words, not truely 55G of water volume)..

I do have come corilamorphs which seem to be doing fine but are there any corals I could add? Anything at all??

**melosu58** · 12-03-2006, 10:45 PM

Some lowlight corals that you could have are orange sun polyps. They are low light and moderate care corals. The only problem is they have to be target fed. Here are mine

mazilla · 12-03-2006, 10:50 PM

neato sun polyps, i'm gonna add some of those next.

flanque · 12-03-2006, 11:38 PM

What do you target feed them with? I currently target feed some of my inverts (button pollops apparently) with mysis and other shreded solids like that. Do sun corals take that too? I've read they live in caves also so would that mean I should place it under a ledge in the tank or in light is OK given how low WPG I have?

**melosu58** · 12-03-2006, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flanque

I've read they live in caves also so would that mean I should place it under a ledge in the tank or in light is OK given how low WPG I have?

Yes they do live in caves and I have mine under a ledge. I feed mine brine and mysis with a turkey baster

dankent · 12-04-2006, 03:03 AM

Pulsing Xenia is another one that is easy to grow in low light.

flanque · 12-04-2006, 03:30 AM

Really?? Those are awesome corals!! What is a recommended WPG for them? I guess I'd need to keep these closer to the surface?

12-03-2006, 10:48 AM	#11
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12-03-2006, 10:31 PM	#12
flanque Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 680 Images: 16	I only have 60 watts of NO fluros.. that's for a 55G tank, which has 45KG of rock in there (in other words, not truely 55G of water volume).. I do have come corilamorphs which seem to be doing fine but are there any corals I could add? Anything at all?? __________________ Kind regards, [flanque] View My Webshots Website Help save the Great Barrier Reef! Get involved in reef conservation!

12-03-2006, 10:45 PM	#13
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 11,873 Images: 73	Some lowlight corals that you could have are orange sun polyps. They are low light and moderate care corals. The only problem is they have to be target fed. Here are mine __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

12-03-2006, 11:38 PM	#15
flanque Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 680 Images: 16	What do you target feed them with? I currently target feed some of my inverts (button pollops apparently) with mysis and other shreded solids like that. Do sun corals take that too? I've read they live in caves also so would that mean I should place it under a ledge in the tank or in light is OK given how low WPG I have? __________________ Kind regards, [flanque] View My Webshots Website Help save the Great Barrier Reef! Get involved in reef conservation!

12-04-2006, 03:03 AM	#17
dankent Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Onatrio Canada Posts: 32	Pulsing Xenia is another one that is easy to grow in low light. __________________ Danno

12-03-2006, 10:50 PM	#14
mazilla Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 97 Images: 11	neato sun polyps, i'm gonna add some of those next.

12-04-2006, 03:30 AM	#18
flanque Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 680 Images: 16	Really?? Those are awesome corals!! What is a recommended WPG for them? I guess I'd need to keep these closer to the surface? __________________ Kind regards, [flanque] View My Webshots Website Help save the Great Barrier Reef! Get involved in reef conservation!

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