What are some hardy acros suitable for a beginner with acros?

[JustAnt]

Hi

I’m looking for some recommendations for “easy” acros. I’ve already got a green slimmer frag and a 2 yrs old huge montipora.

My tank is 3 yrs old (RSR 250) and parameters are ALK 8.5, CAL 420ish

Thanks

 

[tehmadreefer]

Birdsnest, monticaps, setosa, pocillpora, pavonas

 

[lolmatt]

Hi

I’m looking for some recommendations for “easy” acros. I’ve already got a green slimmer frag and a 2 yrs old huge montipora.

My tank is 3 yrs old (RSR 250) and parameters are ALK 8.5, CAL 420ish

Thanks

Raise that Calc to 450 or so, and try to pick up some frags from a local reefer. Bonsai, tricolor valid, blue tort, red planet, along those lines, corals that have been around for a long time.

 

[JustAnt]

Thanks all. That’s plenty for me to research!

 

[Aquanautical]

Green slimer is insanely hardy, mine survived numerous disasters so I assume others of similar locale (Bali) and form would be too

 

[Turtlesteve]

Most staghorn acropora are pretty hardy, and I seem to find that the tabling acropora species - stuff like A. millipora and red planet (A. mirabilis?) are pretty reliable for me.

Steve

 

[JustAnt]

Thanks. I’m gonna be busy looking for all these at reefapalooza tomorrow!

 

[AngryMike2016]

Green slimer isn't just hardy; it is also just a really nice acro. Brilliant green, great polyps.

 

[SeaDweller]

Birdsnest, monticaps, setosa, pocillpora, pavonas

He asked for acros...

That said: slimer, red planet, I’ve found most tenuis are super easy, PC rainbow, Garf, Cali fort and torts in general I find pretty easy, austeras grow quickly.

 

[jda]

Most of the ORA corals are hardy.

 

[acropoora]

+1 for the PC Rainbow. That's the one I usually tell my friends to get when they start with SPS because that one can take a good amount of abuse and still do great with colors and growth.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Most of the ORA corals are hardy.

+1
the hawkins echinita(spelled wrong lol) i would save for later its not that its not hardy just its a little less hardy to improper light acclimation than others they have.

 

[Mtb_reefer]

I have a red shortcake that has done very well

 

[JustAnt]

I’m still here shopping! So far I got a Oregon blue tort, red planet, birds nest, and think bird of Paradise is the last one!

How am I doing?

 

[JustAnt]

Oh and something with the word bubblegum in it’s name

 

[Gareth elliott]

Oh and something with the word bubblegum in it’s name

Is it the one from vivid? I was tempted on that one [emoji23]

 

[JustAnt]

I honestly can remember the name or where I got it! That’s when I knew I had to call it a day!

 

[SeaDweller]

Oh and something with the word bubblegum in it’s name

Bubblegum digi?

 

[JustAnt]

Bubblegum digi?

Here is a picture. I still can’t believe I don’t recall the vendor or name of coral.

 

[SeaDweller]

Here is a picture. I still can’t believe I don’t recall the vendor or name of coral.

Could be bubblegum digi, but it’s a digi for sure