Do I have to wait a certain amount of time to start putting corals in a new tank?

[JaysonS]

Do I have to wait a certain amount of time to start putting corals in a new tank? It has been up and running for about 10 weeks, parameters are great, and fish are doing just fine. I have an Orbit marine LED system on my tank, and want to start adding corals. Also, what kind of corals can these lights support?


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[likeaboss2645]

I don't know anything about those lights specifically but turn them down low and slowly acclimate your corals to your light. What kind of coral do you want?


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[4127john]

I would say go ahead but go with some easy corals first. Like zoas


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[likeaboss2645]

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[treemanone2003]

I would say go ahead but go with some easy corals first. Like zoas


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Agree. And it might help to do a coral dip as well just to be on the safe side. Unless you're TOTALLY confident with where you're getting them from.


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[bribo12]

The orbit can do softies and some lps like hammers, acans, blastos, frogspawn.


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[emtjello]

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[JaysonS]

Thanks guys ?


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[JaysonS]

I am just going to put in some softies in this tank


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[likeaboss2645]

Make sure to get some gsp


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[JaysonS]

Gsp?


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[likeaboss2645]

Green star polyps


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[JaysonS]

Ahh yeah, of course. Haha I am not good with all the acronyms


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[likeaboss2645]

How big is your tank?


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[JaysonS]

36 gallons. Sorry I never saw you respond!


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[likeaboss2645]

Bowfront?


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[JaysonS]

Yes


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[lstimpy]

I have orbit marine LEDs but I have two strips. I put my first coral, one head of frogspawn, in about the same time you're at now, not quite a year ago. It's 12 heads now. I have a maxima clam, birdsnest, cat paw and an acro at the top. The frogspawn, a gold torch, gold branching hammer and gold wall hammer middle. Two derasa clams, zoas, ugh there are a lot. The largest is the birdsnest that I need to frag it's about 8" across from a 2" frag last year. I didn't think I'd be able to keep corals but they're pretty easy, just read a lot and take the advice from the pros on this site. They know.


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[JaysonS]

How big is your tank?


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