Ideas on first corals? 75 Gallon

[billswin99]

Have a 75 gallon with a sailfin tang , niger trigger and clown.

Have 2 China black box 165w led lights 11" above. Settings are 80% Blue / 40% white for 10 hours a day.

Have 100 pounds of live rock see pic. Should I push it all to the back wall for coral growth or leave as is? Worried it will block the light for a bunch of spots.

Any suggestions to start with? Love the bright colors under the lights.

 

[shaggydoo]

I like how it looks now. Great aquascape! I think you can still keep lots of corals without changing the rockwork

 

[billswin99]

Maybe wrong section?

Will try some random corals I guess. Soft was what I thought most recommended

 

[A Toadstool Leather]

Maybe wrong section?

Will try some random corals I guess. Soft was what I thought most recommended

Zoas and palys are nice too. Just do your research on specfic zoas as they have unique care requirments. Leather corals such from the sarcophyton, sinularia, or nepthea genus are great corals with nice coloration. I would not recommend lps until you get the basics of reef chemistry down.

 

[Rileyf21]

Basically any soft coral is easy to take care of. Xenia, Kenya tree, green star polyp, and almost any zoas will be perfect to start with.

 

[billswin99]

I went with a frogspawn, torch, trumpet and one I can't remember the name (pic attached) Most are closed/hiding it looks neon green inside and the tips under the blue light. Had to take pic with white. Blue is hard to see.

Lfs said these were good for beginners hope they r correct?

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[Salty1962]

Green Slimmer if you want a forgiving stick.

 

[A Toadstool Leather]

I went with a frogspawn, torch, trumpet and one I can't remember the name (pic attached) Most are closed/hiding it looks neon green inside and the tips under the blue light. Had to take pic with white. Blue is hard to see.

Lfs said these were good for beginners hope they r correct?

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Those are generic green palys. Everyone has some in their tanks including me. Your other corals will open in due time.

 

[Michael Cronmiller]

Try some duncans...easy to take care of and add some movement