Starter Coral

[olsenshouse]

What's a good newbie coral to start with. I'm just getting my feet wet and I don't want to spend a large amount on something I might lose.

Thanks for the help,

Bry

 

[lvsuckerfish]

how long has the tank been up? but zoas and palys leathers certian kinds, some will say mushrooms also those are all easy also candy cane corals are real easy.

 

[lvsuckerfish]

and if you want to take a trip to federal way I can give you some candy cane coral

 

[olsenshouse]

Been up 3 months. 55 gallon, no problems. Could use better lighting but lighting is good.

 

[olsenshouse]

I live in Puyallup so Federal Way isn't far. How much for the candy cane?

 

[burning2nd]

start with softies, zoo's, shrooms, and leathers are all very eazy.

Green star pylops where my first

 

[crazyfish253]

GSP, aka green star paly.

 

[Myteemouse]

You have PM

 

[olsenshouse]

PM back at you!

Thanks!

Bry

 

[tamarindthai]

What's a good newbie coral to start with. I'm just getting my feet wet and I don't want to spend a large amount on something I might lose.

Thanks for the help,

Bry

i got the starter purple acro with blue tip and blue loistilla for free for you to get it start,,so let me knowwhen you want to get it ,,glad to help

 

[olsenshouse]

Sammamish is a ways away so maybe I can come get next weekend?

 

[tamarindthai]

Sammamish is a ways away so maybe I can come get next weekend?

next weekend saturday or sunday early morning work best for me but ,not the week of 26th through the weekend ,,you will not get into my conmunity/USGA senior Campionpionship tour,,let me know

 

[jag3534]

next weekend saturday or sunday early morning work best for me but ,not the week of 26th through the weekend ,,you will not get into my conmunity/USGA senior Campionpionship tour,,let me know

Wow, Dang, you live at Sahalee? I went to the PGA tour when it was there years ago, and saw Tiger, and Vijay, it was awesome!! Thats a neat place!

 

[jag3534]

Bryan, we started with green mushrooms. Some cheap zoos are easy too. Xenia! easy, but you may want to get rid of it some way down the road. It can take over.

 

[jag3534]

Oh, but don't do an anenome until you're pretty confident in your ability to keep lots of things happy an healthy. They also require HIGH lighting. It takes experience to spot a good healthy one too, and know what the heck they are doing in your tank. I think most of us have made the mistake of trying an anenome too early, and its sad. We've been doing this for 3 years, and I'm thinking once our new tank is established, I may be ready to try one.
There are SO many awesome people here on RF, you'll have no trouble finding some awesome corals that you can take care of! And it's awe-inspiring to see some of these tanks, and the things they are growing!!

 

[lvsuckerfish]

I live in Puyallup so Federal Way isn't far. How much for the candy cane?

give last time I checked is free lol just giving you as hard time no charge all you have to do is come get them. so I guess what ever you spend in gas to get here will be payment.

 

[fayzane]

Have fun with your tank! good 'starter' corals for me were:

1. Pulsing Xenia
2. Mushrooms
3. Kenya Coral
4. Frogspawn
5. Leather corals

I wish you were closer, I got lots of Xenia and Kenya frags I'm trying to re-home! Also got a lot of mushroom babies...

 

[olsenshouse]

lvsuckerfish - were those free? Just joking!

fayzane - thanks for the offer.

It's amazing how helpful and giving everyone is on this site.

Thanks for all the great help and advice everyone has given. And thanks for the free starter items that have been offered.

 

[jrgilles]

I have some purple postulopora (sp) frags. They are small polyp stony. Easy SPS if you want to try that. I also have tons of GSP (green star polyps.)

I can give you either or both if you want to stop by. I'm in seattle central district

 

[olsenshouse]

jrgileles, I'll probably be up that way next weekend if that works for you?