What Corals and where to put them ?

[Emma_fish]

Ok so I went to my lfs today and I have ordered a light for my marine tank it will be ready for pickup in about a weeks time and i cant remember the name but the guy at the lfs said it was new and had an app that it connects to I will pay £199 for it I have a 80L ( 22gal) tank and wondering what corals I could have ( nothing with risk of palytoxin or anything invasive ) and where to put them
Any help is appreciated

 

[Rollman]

Congrats on the new setup. Need more specifics on the light but either way since the tank is so new maybe start with some softees, zoas, etc. Enjoy

 

[KyRo]

If it were me, I'd take that rock on the right and make it a zoa garden for now. They're very easy and your tank is very new. See how some cheap ones do.

I'd also take a small rock, get some GSP and throw it on that rock isolated from the others. It is so cheap! Green star polyps are known to grow on any rock they touch, so definitely keep it isolated. It will definitely give your tank some nice color and movement for sure. I have some expensive corals in my tank and people come over and are immediately attracted to the GSP oddly enough. Throw a fist sized rock in front of the left or right rocks you have in there now. Would look amazing.

 

[N.Sreefer]

Mushrooms they come in tons of colours and theyre near impossible to kill. Also non invasive

 

[Jedi1199]

Most experienced reefers will scoff at this, but I really like the look of pulsing xenia. From my research, you will want to isolate it like the Green Star Polyps (as mentioned above). My understanding is it will quickly take over anything its placed on.

 

[Alexopora]

Ok so I went to my lfs today and I have ordered a light for my marine tank it will be ready for pickup in about a weeks time and i cant remember the name but the guy at the lfs said it was new and had an app that it connects to I will pay £199 for it I have a 80L ( 22gal) tank and wondering what corals I could have ( nothing with risk of palytoxin or anything invasive ) and where to put them. Any help is appreciated

Judging from the colour of the rock and the lack of algae, I’d say your tank is still pretty new and also the lack of lighting would be a factor in the lack of algae. I’d go with the recommendations so far which is starting with hardier softies (mushrooms, star polyps, xenia). Maybe start with a gsp first and watch its progression. If it does well, you can gradually introduce some zoas and mushrooms. Try to resist adding any stonies (lps or sps) until you start seeing coralline. Coralline is not a must but is generally an indicator that your tank is stable and of a certain degree of maturity (interms of establishment of beneficial microbes in your rockwork and sand).

 

[Emma_fish]

Judging from the colour of the rock and the lack of algae, I’d say your tank is still pretty new and also the lack of lighting would be a factor in the lack of algae. I’d go with the recommendations so far which is starting with hardier softies (mushrooms, star polyps, xenia). Maybe start with a gsp first and watch its progression. If it does well, you can gradually introduce some zoas and mushrooms. Try to resist adding any stonies (lps or sps) until you start seeing coralline. Coralline is not a must but is generally an indicator that your tank is stable and of a certain degree of maturity (interms of establishment of beneficial microbes in your rockwork and sand).

Ok I will thanks !

 

[Emma_fish]

If it were me, I'd take that rock on the right and make it a zoa garden for now. They're very easy and your tank is very new. See how some cheap ones do.

I'd also take a small rock, get some GSP and throw it on that rock isolated from the others. It is so cheap! Green star polyps are known to grow on any rock they touch, so definitely keep it isolated. It will definitely give your tank some nice color and movement for sure. I have some expensive corals in my tank and people come over and are immediately attracted to the GSP oddly enough. Throw a fist sized rock in front of the left or right rocks you have in there now. Would look amazing.

That sound like a good idea thanks !

 

[Emma_fish]

Mushrooms they come in tons of colours and theyre near impossible to kill. Also non invasive

Where do you think a mushroom would look good in my tank ?

 

[DirkCourage]

A toadstool or devil’s hand never fails. You have room off the rock for the devils hand, unless you intend to keep that open for fungia or scoly.

 

[Emma_fish]

I would prefer to have 0% risk of palsy toxin what corals don’t have a risk of that ?

 

[Alexopora]

I would prefer to have 0% risk of palsy toxin what corals don’t have a risk of that ?

The corals well known for palytoxins are Zoas and Palythoas. Leathers emit terpenoids which don’t really affect us but may stun other corals growth. As far as I know, most of the other corals (softies, lps, sps) aren’t know for their palytoxin toxicity. So you could just avoid the zoas and palys. Just a note, not all zoas emit palytoxins it’s is just hard to distinguish which ones do and which ones don’t.

 

[DirkCourage]

I would prefer to have 0% risk of palsy toxin what corals don’t have a risk of that ?

Not to minimize your concern or the risks, but you’ll find most stories involving palytoxin poisoning involve grave mishandling and ignorance of the danger (i.e. fragging without eye protection/with open cuts on hands, boiling live rock with zoa colonies on them.) They carry toxins but it’s not like they’re making the water unsafe. They’re some of the easiest and most beautiful corals you can have. In a tank like yours, you’re just going to glue them to a rock and never touch them again. It would be a shame to avoid them altogether. Still, it’s your tank so do what you’re comfortable with. There’s certainly plenty of other options.