Looking for something colorful

Discussion in 'Coral' started by chalmies19832002, Apr 27, 2008.

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  1. chalmies19832002

    chalmies19832002 Flamingo Tongue

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    I am looking for something that I can add to my tank that will give it lots of color. I have two groups of polyps, one mushroom rock colony, pulsating zenia, and a rock full of feather dusters. Two clowns, two bangi cardinals, one flame hawk and one watchman goby. It is a 29 gallon so no more fish I want some coral of somekind. I really need some color. Any ideas
     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    What kind of lighting/filtration/system do you have?
     
  4. chalmies19832002

    chalmies19832002 Flamingo Tongue

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    compact's and filter media and live rock
     
  5. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    What about some Zoa's?????
     
  6. nemo1991

    nemo1991 Millepora

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    yeah you can find some pretty cool zoas, i am getting some called tubes blue, that are an awsome blue color, but there 10 dollars a polyp lol.
     
  7. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    mushroom are a great nano tank coral.if your patient and look hard you can find very colorfull mushroom and zoos.in a small tank it is important to choose easy to keep corals because they are harder to keep as stable.you did'nt say what lighting you have.
     
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  9. chalmies19832002

    chalmies19832002 Flamingo Tongue

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    I have about 5.5 watts per gallon out of compacts flouresents. What is a zoa?
     
  10. Brandon1023

    Brandon1023 Fire Goby

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  11. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    See 3Reef Post: Frogspawn

    Colorful, "friendly, fast growing, light forgiving coral.


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    Or if you want something really pretty....needs little light...(albeit can be expensive & sometimes hard to find...)


    Chili Coral
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    (In my Nano)


    Spends a good deal of time looking like a lumpy potato during day...but fully opens up every few days...at least mine anyway.
     
  12. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    a little torch or mabye some hammers, plus the move alot in the flow adding a little more action. mabye a keni tree, but they arent really bright colors...