Coral Picks

[musho3210]

what LPS corals should i get for a 20 gallon aquarium with 130 watts of PC light? I like ones with tentacles and stuff, brain corals dont look so bad, the tank will have button polyps and ricordia mushrooms already but thats not a good enough choice for me, the tank will have 2 O. Clownfish and 1 or 2 cleaner shrimp

[Germanman]

what LPS corals should i get for a 20 gallon aquarium with 130 watts of PC light? I like ones with tentacles and stuff, brain corals dont look so bad, the tank will have button polyps and ricordia mushrooms already but thats not a good enough choice for me, the tank will have 2 O. Clownfish and 1 or 2 cleaner shrimp
frogspawn and hammer corals are nice. also bubble coral and alviapora.

[musho3210]

i was thinking of frogspawn

[musho3210]

so button polyps, frogspawn and mushrooms, how about macro algae, could i put some macro algae in the main tank or will it just take over the corals?

[Reefscape]

i know a few people who have had macro alage in the display tank. I dont see any issues with it, as long as it is kept under control. Just keep it in a low flow area to get the benifit of it.

Niko

[musho3210]

define keep under control?

[Reefscape]

macro algae, in good conditions will grow very quickly.

[musho3210]

ok, i shouldnt let it go near corals right?

[OldManOfTheSea]

Many corals can coexist with algae and a good number if the algae become far over growth in ones tanks, corals can suffer, but not so much as far as I know with the hammer or trumpet corals for I seen a good many corals that others had turned in at the lfs and the staff had to use a toothbrush to remove most the algae that covered them>

[Reefscape]

No, keep away from corals Musho..

Niko

[Germanman]

ok, i shouldn't let it go near corals right?
yea they can grow around and near but don't let them attach to the corals or to close either. they can over grow and shade out the corals.