Stocking suggestions?

[ScRmptisSnkhds723]

I have this fairly new 55 g that i have been running for a couple of months and would like some stocking suggestions for coral or anything really thanks

 

[JumboShrimp]

A lower-level Mushroom rock, off to one side, would be cool.

 

[Uncle99]

Hammers & frogspawn.
Torches but on their own, away from damaging others.
Tons of choices.
Depends on what you want to see.

Down the road maybe some sticks at the top?

 

[littlefoxx]

I have this fairly new 55 g that i have been running for a couple of months and would like some stocking suggestions for coral or anything really thanks

Do you have fish??

 

[ScRmptisSnkhds723]

Hammers & frogspawn.
Torches but on their own, away from damaging others.
Tons of choices.
Depends on what you want to see.

Down the road maybe some sticks at the top?

Definitely a few monti sticks later on

 

[CBonito]

I always loved Ricordea. I used to have this huge rock completely covered in all kinds. Tropicorium gave it to me free for buying so much stuff.

 

[ScRmptisSnkhds723]

I have this fairly new 55 g that i have been running for a couple of months and would like some stocking suggestions for coral or anything really thanks

Do you have fish??

5 small ones

 

[CBonito]

5 small ones

Maybe you should hold off until the uglies pass by. You're going to get a hair algae outbreak and then probably dinos and you're going to get mad when all this stuff is making anything you stock upset. It really sucks to go through it with expensive corals in the tank.

 

[JumboShrimp]

I agree to hold off, so your uglies (assuming they are coming) don't choke out some expensive livestock. But when it's time, Rock Flower Anemones can add a lot of color, and are fairly hardy.

 

[ScRmptisSnkhds723]

5 small ones

Maybe you should hold off until the uglies pass by. You're going to get a hair algae outbreak and then probably dinos and you're going to get mad when all this stuff is making anything you stock upset. It really sucks to go through it with expensive corals in the tank.

Already happened been fully cycled for around a month now

 

[ScRmptisSnkhds723]

I agree to hold off, so your uglies (assuming they are coming) don't choke out some expensive livestock. But when it's time, Rock Flower Anemones can add a lot of color, and are fairly hardy.

Actually had a massive bryopsis and hair algea outbreak within days of starting but it all turned white eventually now there is beggining growth of coraline

 

[CBonito]

I agree to hold off, so your uglies (assuming they are coming) don't choke out some expensive livestock. But when it's time, Rock Flower Anemones can add a lot of color, and are fairly hardy.

I was looking at a few of those last night and man, some of them come in amazing colors.

 

[BonnieB]

I started with mushroom garden on lower right, then zoa garden on upper right, flowered by rock flower anemone garden on lower left and then euphyllia garden (no torches) upper left. The “easy” stuff. And been filling in other areas with varying things little by little! Good luck with it all!

 

[Savage Henry]

I would give it more time to settle, or atleast do one at a time every week or two weeks.

I like the hammer/frogspawn/torch combinations as someone said above - it’s a good time to consider how each is going to interact.

It’s also good to consider whether you are going to get any types of corals that spread fast (once they get going) and if so, how you control them.

 

[ScRmptisSnkhds723]

I started with mushroom garden on lower right, then zoa garden on upper right, flowered by rock flower anemone garden on lower left and then euphyllia garden (no torches) upper left. The “easy” stuff. And been filling in other areas with varying things little by little! Good luck with it all!

Never thought about rock flower nems

 

[ScRmptisSnkhds723]

Thought id give yall an update 8 months down the road tank has gone through alot in that period but safe to say it worked out

 

[PharmrJohn]

Hammers & frogspawn.
Torches but on their own, away from damaging others.
Tons of choices.
Depends on what you want to see.

Down the road maybe some sticks at the top?

This. I'm a sucker for frogspawn!

 

[Uncle99]

Thought id give yall an update 8 months down the road tank has gone through alot in that period but safe to say it worked out

Love it.
Well done!