I have a new 90 gallon. I plan on letting it cycle for at least one more month. I've already decided on the fish but haven't purchased them yet. What are some hardy yet attractive looking corals I should get? I want to make my tank very colorful. I've already researched all the fish I want and they are all reef compatible, so no worries there. When should I introduce the corals to the tank, before or after the fish? Also what kind of lighting and care would i need for the corals?
first time corals
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chichimom79
reef junkie
You can introduce some beginner corals as soon as you are done cycling and have sufficient lighting. I would suggest starting out with some softies(mushrooms, zoas, leathers) and some LPS (hammer, frogspawn, acans, etc)
There are tons of lighting options. HO T5, Metal Halide, LED. I suggest looking at some tank build threads on a tank similar in size to yours to get some great ideas.
There are tons of lighting options. HO T5, Metal Halide, LED. I suggest looking at some tank build threads on a tank similar in size to yours to get some great ideas.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
https://www.livingreefs.com/lighting-101-a-t41427.html
Check out that article. Lighting will be the number one factor that determines what corals you can keep.
Most corals do not require feeding or any special care. I think the easy corals are much easier than fish, in fact. :) You can add corals any time after your tank has finished cycling.
Check out that article. Lighting will be the number one factor that determines what corals you can keep.
Most corals do not require feeding or any special care. I think the easy corals are much easier than fish, in fact. :) You can add corals any time after your tank has finished cycling.
chichimom79
reef junkie
They have a relationship with the algae that grows in their tissue. The light feeds the algae, and the algae feed the coral. They also filter feed from the water. Bubble corals will take some spot feeding if they are healthy, but it's not necessary to feed them.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Did you have a bubble tip anemone? If so, that's not a type of coral. Anemones are very difficult animals to keep and have different requirements than corals. For one, they require a lot more light than corals do so your lighting was probably not good enough to keep an anemone.
