Coral Selection?

[Chin_Lee]

i would pass on the sun coral only based on the feeding regime required to keep them alive which usually pollutes your tank in the meanwhile.
I would also pass on the galaxy coral based on its long (very long) deadly sweeper tentacles that will kill all other corals within 8-12 inch diameter

You may wish to consider the following:
rbta
phosynthetic gorgonians
clams
bubble corals (green or white)
lobos

[Eb0la11]

Thanks Chin Lee,

I think we'll still get the galaxy coral and be sure to give it plenty of room. We have a large area already put aside for one

I'll have to look into the corals you mentioned. We also have a GBTA I forgot to mention but a RBTA would be a nice addition for sure.

So am I ok to mix different types though?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Eb0la11

Thanks Chin Lee,

I think we'll still get the galaxy coral and be sure to give it plenty of room. We have a large area already put aside for one

I'll have to look into the corals you mentioned. We also have a GBTA I forgot to mention but a RBTA would be a nice addition for sure.

So am I ok to mix different types though?

You can mix different types of corals just fine so long as you pay close attention to their different requirements and nuances. Each coral is unique even among its own species. Some like more light than others, some like more flow, some like more feeding, some sting more, less, etc. In the end it really is a crap shoot and there is a lot of trial and error with how things go into a "mixed reef". You can certainly keep all the specimens that you listed but again, you just need to play around with them a bit. Don't put Coral A too close to Coral B because A will sting B will sting C will sting F, etc.. etc.. A "mixed reef" is really an epic battle ground where chemical warfare is waged among the different corals and you as the hobbyist have to play the peace broker :-)

For what its worth, aside from the galaxy coral, I have all of the other corals that you listed in my 150g and they are doing fine :-)

[Eb0la11]

Originally Posted by kien

You can mix different types of corals just fine so long as you pay close attention to their different requirements and nuances. Each coral is unique even among its own species. Some like more light than others, some like more flow, some like more feeding, some sting more, less, etc. In the end it really is a crap shoot and there is a lot of trial and error with how things go into a "mixed reef". You can certainly keep all the specimens that you listed but again, you just need to play around with them a bit. Don't put Coral A too close to Coral B because A will sting B will sting C will sting F, etc.. etc.. A "mixed reef" is really an epic battle ground where chemical warfare is waged among the different corals and you as the hobbyist have to play the peace broker :-)

For what its worth, aside from the galaxy coral, I have all of the other corals that you listed in my 150g and they are doing fine :-)

Thanks Kien, I still wanna see your tank and entire setup. We're still building different components of our tank and Id love to see a well established one with a controller on it etc...

So you have a duncan coral then? Any chance you'd frag it?

[MrsBugmaster]

Make sure you run carbon when you have softies, especially when you have a mixed reef.

[Eb0la11]

I have started running carbon, but am trying to find a place to get it at a good deal. Anyone know a place? Also how much should I run for a 200G tank with so far a couple softies and how long should I run it before I change it?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Eb0la11

Thanks Kien, I still wanna see your tank and entire setup. We're still building different components of our tank and Id love to see a well established one with a controller on it etc...

So you have a duncan coral then? Any chance you'd frag it?

sure, you're welcome to swing by anytime :-)

oh sorry i don't have any duncans either! (yet)