I swear this is like the third post I sent today about this and got no response.. I have a fluval flex fifteen gallon and I'm looking to start a reef tank what lights should I get what corals should I avoid and what ones are the best?
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I can’t help on lights but I can tell you about a few corals I started with.I swear this is like the third post I sent today about this and got no response.. I have a fluval flex fifteen gallon and I'm looking to start a reef tank what lights should I get what corals should I avoid and what ones are the best?
Sorry I’m not an equipment guy but lights will be determined by what you want to put in your tank. Softies low light, lps moderate light and sps high light. Do yourself a favor and start with live rock. You can start with less demanding sot corals, gsp ( on their own island), zoas, mushrooms or leather corals. As things stabilize easier lps, candy cane, duncans and blastos. Later easier sps birdsnest and monti caps. These are just a few examples. Good luck!I swear this is like the third post I sent today about this and got no response.. I have a fluval flex fifteen gallon and I'm looking to start a reef tank what lights should I get what corals should I avoid and what ones are the best?
Sinularia Leather - hardy and grows at a good rate
zinia - hardy and very fast at growing
Duncan - I have a few and they have all done great and are easy
Zoas - for me they have been easy to keep but not the best growth
GSP/ Green star polyp - fast grower and easy to keep
I think those are a few good staters but I would stay away from sps for now and maybe torches/hammers
Don't put in an anemone until the 6-12 month mark.can I start with a nem? and do you know corals that look like this?
I would wait a few months to get an anemone. Maybe 3 months at the least.can I start with a nem? and do you know corals that look like this?
Nems would be a ways down the road they need a very stable tank which takes a while to achieve. A rock flower anemone could be added sooner.can I start with a nem? and do you know corals that look like this?
The tank is well over a year oldI would wait a few months to get an anemone. Maybe 3 months at the least.
In the first picture they kinda look like toadstool leathers.
In the second picture idk. But I would not add that fake stuff
Corals won't get shredded, only anemones can if they walk into it. Yes, you most likely will need a powerhead.Also is something like a powerhead necessary? I don't want the corals to get shredded
What exactly does the powerhead do? Sorry if I have so many questions I've had a FOWLR tank since June last year is it too late for corals?Corals won't get shredded, only anemones can if they walk into it. Yes, you most likely will need a powerhead.
Yes you’ll need one pointed towards the surface to cause agitation for proper gas exchange. Corals need flow but have different requirements, do your research.Also is something like a powerhead necessary? I don't want the corals to get shredded
No as long as it’s inhabitants are reef safe.What exactly does the powerhead do? Sorry if I have so many questions I've had a FOWLR tank since June last year is it too late for corals?
Is at least a year stable? The tank was even growing purple algae until I did a deep cleaning I don't like that kind of stuff in my tanks it gives me the ickNems would be a ways down the road they need a very stable tank which takes a while to achieve. A rock flower anemone could be added sooner.
I think they are? Its just two clownfish and a yellow clown goby getting a fire shrimp laterNo as long as it’s inhabitants are reef safe.
I don't like the fake stuff either the picture of the clownfish are mine, I really like how it goes with my tank though so I really want a real version of it.I would wait a few months to get an anemone. Maybe 3 months at the least.
In the first picture they kinda look like toadstool leathers.
In the second picture idk. But I would not add that fake stuff
The purple algae is good.Is at least a year stable? The tank was even growing purple algae until I did a deep cleaning I don't like that kind of stuff in my tanks it gives me the ick