What corals to start with? 100g

[dib]

I want to start adding a some corals to my tank. There are soooo many different kinds and they are all so beautiful. At this point, to me anything that is not a rock and will be colorful and grows will work lol. I don't really know where to start, so I'm asking for some advise.

My tank info:
100gallon
Built in the back Bio filter (I added carbon)
ZooMed HO T5 10,000k Ocean Sun and Actinic 420 Coral Sun
Fish: 1 each - Lunar Wrasse, Maroon Clownfish, Yellow Damsel, Black Velvet Damsel
Mushrooms are growing like crazy.
I do have aptaisia to battle with.

I eventually want about 5 to 7 things so I don't have overcrowding and with somewhat easy maintenance.

So what's your input? Looking for names and placement in the tank.

Thanks a bunch!

PS I will also be posting about my 56g

 

[CKI]

Well for SPS corals ... your going to need more light .....

 

[dib]

Oh. Maybe this should have been posted somewhere else. I don't know much about the differences . I'm not changing my lighting any time soon, it is what it is. Now you know why I need help deciding...lol I certainly don't want to kill anything.

 

[dib]

OK, so say if I did want these sps kind, what would my lighting have to change to?

 

[CKI]

Well you have several options ... for SPS i would go no less than a 6 lamp t5ho. Personally i use LEDs because they are cheaper (paid 500 for both my units) so your options....LED, T5ho, ,metal halide

 

[CKI]

Also, how much flow do you have in your tank? SPS require much more, personally i have 75x turnover rate on my 75 gallon.

 

[dib]

If you mean having a power head for current, there is one on the end that blows across. I can see light movement across the tank. I can add another one.
If that is not what you mean, then I don't know and have no idea how to get it.

 

[CKI]

I have 4 powerheads in my tank (maxijet 1200s plus my return pump) I could go with vortechs and cut back to 2 but thats almost a 1000.00 opposed to the 100 i have into these. Increase flow, upgrade lighting among keep a check on tank parameters for your SPS, i am still in the beginning stages of SPS as i have had a ton die out, so this my 2nd attempt. Good luck!