First coral! :)

• Feb 25, 2011

• #1

Devineverrr

Reefing newb

So i have a 12g nano with about ten pounds of live rock and for the last month i have been troubleshooting all my issues since i just set it up in december. So now that my tank is all squared away i am ready to form my reef! I love xenias so i was thinking of starting off with a head of xenias. If there are any objections to this from other reefers and nano reefers please speak. any advice is welcome, whether it is something i wanna hear or not. Oh and my fish so far are 1 clown and three snails and a hermit. If anyone has some ideas as to what corals would be good for my first peices please let me know. :) i will post a pic as well.

 

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• Feb 25, 2011

• #2

Mandarin66

Oh Hi

i can tell you brought turbo snail did you? i can see all of them in your tank they are HUGE!!!!!!

 

• Feb 25, 2011

• #3

Devineverrr

Reefing newb

yes sir they are turbos :)

 

• Feb 25, 2011

• #4

little_fish

Reef pro

Why dont you look at zoas, mushrooms, or leathers? They are great beginner corals and wont take over your tank.

 

• Feb 25, 2011

• #5

Devineverrr

Reefing newb

ok not too sure what leathers are though.

 

• Feb 25, 2011

• #6

Mandarin66

Oh Hi

little_fish said:

why dont you look at zoas, mushrooms, or leathers? They are great beginner corals and wont take over your tank.

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+1 :^:

 

• Feb 25, 2011

• #7

Bifferwine

I am a girl

There are many types of leathers -- toadstool leathers, finger leathers, devil's hand leather, cabbage leathers... The problem with xenia (especially in a small tank) is that they spread very quickly and are very difficult to control. You will have a tank full of only xenia in no time, and it will choke out anything else you try to add.

 

• Feb 26, 2011

• #8

little_fish

Reef pro

That is a pic of my toadstool. I also have a finger leather, but i cant seem to find a pic of it.

 

• Feb 26, 2011

• #9

Devineverrr

Reefing newb

will a leather be good with 24 watt lighting? what do they require as far as food, etc.

 

• Feb 26, 2011

• #10

little_fish

Reef pro

You dont need to feed leathers anything, but that is still pretty low on the lighting. You might be able to keep a leather under that, but im not 100%

 

• Feb 26, 2011

• #11

Devineverrr

Reefing newb

Ok thanks for the advice :)

 

• Feb 26, 2011

• #12

Mandarin66

Oh Hi

dont you need 2x the watt of your gallon or 5x?

 

• Feb 26, 2011

• #13

little_fish

Reef pro

you want around 4x

 

• Feb 26, 2011

• #14

Toolman

RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH

Biff's right!!!!!!
Xenia.Not without a lawn mower to trim it it's like the crab grass of the ocean. Took me almost 3 months to get rid of it and now it's coming back and boy does it Stink when you pull it off rocks WOW!!!!

 

• Feb 26, 2011

• #15

Mandarin66

Oh Hi

lol so i need a 240 watt lighting? ._.