first corals!!

I finally got 'em! i just came home from the store and picked up a small hammer coral frag and an acan frag. I put them under my diy led fixture and they opened up, i was only at around 50% power too! I just wanted to share my excitment for my first coral and test run of my led fixture. btw any other good beginner corals that are colorful?

 

Congrats on the new adds.

Zoas and mushrooms would fit your bill.

 

In the euphyllia category you have torches and frogspawn coral that are usually quite colourful. You could also try sinuosa, also known as bubble coral. They usually aren't very colourful(whitish or green tinged mostly) but the occasional one is a nice vibrant green. Cynarina might be a good fit too or some type of brain coral. As for softies you could try a yellow fiji leather coral.
Edit: These aren't the most beginner coral, but they aren't any harder to keep than hammers or acans, so if those do well these should too.

Here's some pics:
Frogspawn Coral - Euphyllia divisia
Torch Coral, Euphyllia glabrescens, Pom Pom Coral Information and Coral Pictures
Bubble Coral, Pearl Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa, LPS Coral Information and Coral Pictures
Button Coral, Cynarina
Saltwater Aquarium Corals for Marine Reef Aquariums: Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia
Saltwater Aquarium Corals for Marine Reef Aquariums: Yellow Fiji Leather Coral

 

thanks a bunch ill definately look into those! im like a kid in a candy shop....exept the candys 25$ a pop. haha

 

Haha. Oh so true.

I like zoas too, some are pretty colorful and glow under blue LEDs

 

oh yea lol, i have 12 xp-g's and 24 blue cree xp-e's so when i turn up the blue all the way the acan glow orange, its so insane. but zoas sound awesome, what the growth rate on them though?

 

Growth rates depend on the specific zoa type and water parameters, I believe they like slightly dirtier water.