Beginner coral, where to start

[Big G]

What are some gorgonians that are photosynthetic?

Easier just to go to KP Aquatics and scroll through the variety of gorgonians they sell. The description will tell you whether they are non-photosynthetic or photosynthetic. But I do like Purple Sea Feather, Yellow Sea Whip, Purple Plume Gorgonian, Spiny Orange Gorgonian, Knobby Sea Rod.

 

[Big G]

This might not be the thread I need to be asking this on, but could someone also enlighten me “dipping” corals, and any other QT’ing of them

No worries. Dipping is a good thing to get rid of unwanted and harmful hitchhikers. I use Bayer. Here's a link on how to do this. And Qt ing corals is helpful to keep ich and velvet parasites that can "encysts" on the coral or the coral base/plug for getting into your main tank. Here's a link for that as well.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bayer-insecticide-as-a-coral-dip.100496/#post-1112051
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine-coral-and-inverts.288859/#post-3515086

 

[Fishboy&crazycatfishlady]

No worries. Dipping is a good thing to get rid of unwanted and harmful hitchhikers. I use Bayer. Here's a link on how to do this. And Qt ing corals is helpful to keep ich and velvet parasites that can "encysts" on the coral or the coral base/plug for getting into your main tank. Here's a link for that as well.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bayer-insecticide-as-a-coral-dip.100496/#post-1112051
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine-coral-and-inverts.288859/#post-3515086

Thanks so much Big G!! Greatly appreciated

 

[Big G]

Thanks so much Big G!! Greatly appreciated

Thanks. You are very welcome.

 

[shrimped]

Tbh Dendrophylia and tubastreas are probably the easiest of NPS coral if u want to go a little in that route. I grew a 4 head into a 28 planet in half a year. But for regular reefs I would go into Zoas and Euphylia

 

[bmbbzy]

I'd start off with either some soft corals or a hardy lps coral. Duncan coral is a good first choice. Otherwise green star polyps or pulsing xenia, just make sure you isolate them as they can take over a tank quickly. Mushrooms, zoas, toadstools are all great beginner corals Then come the SPS!!

I’m in the same boat as the original post except I have a sump... my question is does every tank have to start with “beginner corals” can you add better corals the first time around?