Beginner coral options?

DJ_Z

Reefing newb
Location
Pittsburgh
Hi everyone!

I'm relatively new to aquarium keeping, been in the hobby for a year or so, with a saltwater tank that's been running about four months now. I pretty much have my livestock complete in terms of fish and inverts. I'm running a 40 gallon breeder with about 40 pounds of live rock and about the same amount of sand. I started purchasing corals, but they are expensive! So with my personal budget in mind, I wanted to get an idea of some corals that were hardy and forgiving for a novice. I'd hate to spend thirty or forty dollars on something that would die without perfect parameters.

I have five corals right now, a Zoanthid frag, a Pipe organ frag, a Mushroom that somehow has attached itself to a snail shell (yup...), a green trumpet coral, and a Gorgonia. So far they are all doing very well, but I'm looking to add some brighter colors to the tank.

Do any ideas immediately pop into mind? I have a great LFS that always has a wide variety in stock, so availability is not an issue.
 
Green star polyps, other kinds of zoas, ricordeas, there are a lot actually. Try an acan or a montipora cap. Birdsnest is also one of the easier SPS
 
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