New to corals

direfishking27 · Jan 20, 2015

Hi I've been running a tank with fish live rock and a long tenticale anemone I was wondering if I could start to add corals and if so what are some basic this I need? Do I need a refugim and a protein skimmer?

Rob.D · Jan 20, 2015

direfishking27 said:
Hi I've been running a tank with fish live rock and a long tenticale anemone I was wondering if I could start to add corals and if so what are some basic this I need? Do I need a refugim and a protein skimmer?

If you have sufficient lighting and good water parameters, you should be good to go with corals. a refugium is not needed at all and a skimmer is an extremely useful tool but so long as you keep up on water changes you can have a reef tank without one.

direfishking27 · Jan 20, 2015

I have two t5 26"

Reefing Madness · Jan 20, 2015

If your able to keep an Anemone alive, your definitely ready for corals.
with Anemone I'd believe you have strong lighting already, and should be able to keep any coral you wanted. But if your water parameters are off, and your lighting isn't good, then I'd just stick with Softies.

direfishking27 · Jan 20, 2015

I currently have a very small zoanthid but I have no idea what kind or how to take care of it but she seems to be doing okay she's nice and open and has another little one coming out in the bottom

Reefing Madness · Jan 20, 2015

I don't think you have a strong enough light for an Anemone. LPS and Softies you'd be able to keep. But your going to have to start testing your water.

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