My next question.... corals.

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Alright, I've inquired about tanks, and was kinda instructed to decide on which corals i wanted to put in my tank. I really don't know which ones fit into which catagory (softies, etc...) but, I'm going to list, in my next post, the ones that I've found online that appear to be great eye-candy to me! I know I can't have all of these, but they're just the ones that I've found so far that I've liked. Also, The tank size that I've decided on is a 75g rectangle.

If you all could, let me know if there are any conficts that exist between corals that are similar to those of fish that aren't compatable with each other.

Christmas Tree Coral
Carnations Red/Orange
Distichopora - Purple - I know these require HM's.
Elegant Coral
Fine Grape Coral
Fox Coral
Frogspawn Coral
Galaxea Coral
Goniopora - Yellow
Hammer Coral
Hard Tube Coco Worm
Leather - Devil's Hand
Leather - Stubby Finger
Leather - Toadstool
Mushroom Coral - Blue Spotted
Mushroom Coral - Blue Stripe
Mushroom Coral - Fuzzy Grass
Mushroom Coral - Striped Green Metallic
Mushroom Polyp - Green Ricordea
Mushroom Polyp - Orange Ricordea
Mushroom Polyp - Umbrella
Pagoda Cup - Colored
Plate Coral - Green
Plate Coral - Green Long Tentacle
Plate Coral - Neon Green
Plate Coral - Pink Long Tentacle
Sun Coral - Orange
Torch Coral
and a few zoos!


Thanks in advance,

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[lReef lKeeper]

here is a fish compatibility chart for you ...

just click the link in the first post !!

http://www.captivereefing.com/showthread.php?t=3176

[seahorsedreams]

Bobby, I think he was asking if there is a coral compatibilty chart like the fish one.

There's really not a compatility issue persa but some corals require a certain environment while others require a totally different one.

[seahorsedreams]

Nix the.....

goniopora
Christmas Tree
carnation
Galaxea
Distichopora (lace coral).
elegant


What's a fine grape coral?

Sun Polyps (tubastrea) require hand feeding.

Now is probably the time for you to do a search on Allelopathy. It's when corals chemically fight in your tank. Leathers are horrible for this. They don't have to touch anything to kill a neighbour.

Fox corals can be rather difficult.

Plates need to be on the substrate... thought I throw that out there just in case you planned on getting ALL of those..... you'll run out of sand real estate quite fast!

[lReef lKeeper]

OOOOH, my bad !! BTW some soft corals do release chemicals against each other. that is one reason for the high flow rate and a good skimmer. other than that ... most are compatible. read about each one BEFORE you buy it, because of things like this example ...

IMO, a galaxia coral should not be placed with anything directly around it or within 6". it has extremely long sweeper tenticles that extend at night and a severe stinging ability.

a lot of you corals can go in the same tank, it is more of a placement issue.

[br12349]

DOESN'T MUSHROOMS PUT IN SOME KIND OF CHEMICAL INTO THE WATER WHEN YOU HAVE AOT OF THEM..

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Thans to both of u for the responses! I've been doing some reading on Allelopathy, and will give you all an update as my current selection preference narrows!

EDIT: Here's a link to some Fine Grape Coral (http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/product_info.php?products_id=616&parent_category=4&category_search=62&root_parent_id=4).

[lReef lKeeper]

man, thats a frogspawn or torch (can really tell from the pic), but i think its frogspawn from looking at the skeletal structure. either way ... they have never done very well in my tanks (almost died) under only PC's.

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hmm, k. then the site has them labled wrong. :)

[lReef lKeeper]

here is my frogspawn under VHO's (keep in mind there are different colors) ...

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i couldn't tell from the pic if it was one of these or the other in this pic ...

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the color looked like the torch, but the skeletal structure doesn't, so i am leaning towards frogspawn.
OOOPs ... i had the picks in the wrong order !!

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Those are awesome looking bud! WTB a frag of them!!! :)

[Jeremy Blaze]

THe best thing I would recommend is buy Eric Bornemans Aquarium Corals book. This will tell you everything you need to know about any coral you will come across.

It will pay for itself in the corals you do not buy and kill.

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Thanks! I'll check it out!

[Sweetpea]

I'll second Eric's book... I bought it on the recommendation of our Coral Forum Supervisor, and I was NOT disappointed! It was GREAT!!!