Starter corals?

Discussion in 'Coral' started by fishoholic, Nov 9, 2008.

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  1. fishoholic

    fishoholic Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I would some ideas on what corals I should put in my tank? This will be my first corals ever so something easy to start with. Is it alright to put more than one coral at a time , if not how long should you wait between adding new corals?
     
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  2. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Zoanthids.
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  3. Otty

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    Corals are not a bio load on the tank so you can add quite a few at a time. Have you made sure your Ca, Mg, and dKH is ready for corals?? Most soft corals are real easy to grow.
     
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  4. fishoholic

    fishoholic Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Ph-8.3
    S.G. 1.026
    Cal -400
    alk-2.5
    nitrites-0
    nitrates-0
    Po4- 0.1
    And don't have a MG test yet but the LFS tested it about a week ago and it was
    >1280ppm
    Are these parms OK
     
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  5. fishoholic

    fishoholic Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Are those toxic?
     
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  6. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Looks good.

    Yes, if handled incorrectly.
     
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  7. fishoholic

    fishoholic Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Just wear gloves and I should be OK?
     
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  8. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    And a faceshield.
     
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  9. fishoholic

    fishoholic Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Do they Squirt?
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Yep:-X;)!
     
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