View Full Version : Looking for more color for my reef! Coral suggestions?
Any suggestions of what corals I can look into that are brightly colored in yellows, oranges or reds?
I'm looking for corals that are fairly easy to maintain. My soft corals and LPS are doing really well, but I'm still pretty new to the reefkeeping obsession!
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46 gallon bowfront
Berlin Method
230 watts lighting (MH & Flor/Actinic)
BrianH
03-08-2003, 9:41 PM
How about a yellow sarcopyton leather coral?
Brian
Satchmo
03-09-2003, 10:11 AM
The sarco would be a great choice. Yellow polyps are a nice splash of color too- easy care and fast spreading.
For orange, I'd recommend Montipora digitata. It's an SPS, but it's very hard to kill. The orange varieties can be very bright.
Pocillopora is another easy SPS that comes in some nice colors. The pink versions are gorgeous.
Some of the funkiest and most varied colors come from zooanthids. Contact Bryan at www.logicalreef.com He has some crazy morphs. He's also a great source for ricordea, which come in some dazzling colors. Make sure you tell him that Satchmo wants a kickback for sending you there :P
With your lighting, it's only a matter of time until you feel comfortable enough to take the "Acro Leap." Once you do, the sky's the limit as far as colors are concerned. Have fun!
WOW! Thanks for the suggestions! I'm going to do some research on the species you guys mentioned and then hopefully, be able to find some of them to buy!
THANKS!!!!:D