My tank is 1 month old when can I add a coral to my tank

[tiny9026]

My tank is 1 month old when can I add a coral to my tank?

 

[The deepwaterhorizon reef]

Depends. Was it started with live rock, live sand, both, or neither? What are your parameters? Are you successfully growing Coralline algae? Is there any livestock? Thanks

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

What kind of coral are you thinking of? You’ve done your due diligence and your tank is ready for corals? If you think you’re ready and you think your tank is ready then try some starter corals.

 

[tiny9026]

Depends. Was it started with live rock, live sand, both, or neither? What are your parameters? Are you successfully growing Coralline algae? Is there any livestock? Thanks

I started with dry rock and live sand I’m not growing coralline algae yet and I have 2 clowns and one fire shrimp

 

[tiny9026]

What kind of coral are you thinking of? You’ve done your due diligence and your tank is ready for corals? If you think you’re ready and you think your tank is ready then try some starter corals.

I’m thinking of starting off with softies what beginner corals would u think be good

 

[Spare time]

I say go ahead and try some soft corals.

 

[tiny9026]

I say go ahead and try some soft corals.

I was thinking gsp and pulsing xeina would that be good ?

 

[Spare time]

I was thinking gsp and pulsing xeina would that be good ?

Yeah. Keep in mind xenia can become invasive and gsp needs to be isolated onto its own island rock. I personally would try a leather coral or a mushroom coral.

 

[The deepwaterhorizon reef]

Zoa's are very fun. So is gsp and pulsing Xenia. I would keep the gsp and Xenia away from the main rock since they often take over the entire scape.

 

[Seansea]

For sure. But put them on an island or somewhere they can be contained. Be careful which coral you add and where you put them. I startedbwith a tropic thunder monti that I thought would be good sps.teat and has taken over some prime real estate

 

[The deepwaterhorizon reef]

My favorite zoa is scrambled egg zoa but there are tons of different varieties and colors. You could even do a zoa garden like this: (not my tank)

 

[tiny9026]

My favorite zoa is scrambled egg zoa but there are tons of different varieties and colors. You could even do a zoa garden like this: (not my tank)

Yea that one looks really nice