When should i start adding corals and what type???

[bboykoi]

I have a 20 gallon tank with 60 watts of light
4 yellow tail damsels
1 clown fish
1 type of goby
10 small hermit crabs
7 large live rocks

For filtration i have penguin bio- wheel 350 and a protein skimmer working..
I also have 4 pumps working.

So i was wondering when and what type of corals should i start with..cheap ones too if possible

If all goes well with this tank i will soon upgrade into a 45 gallon tank.. to which i have been cycling for three days now

so any type of help or advice will help a lot..


thanks and god bless


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[Otto_VonBacon]

How long have you had the tank? What are the parameters?

Start out with some softies. Leathers, mushrooms, zoos(zoanthids), that sort of thing.

 

[mr.reef24]

how long has the tank been up and running usually for the best success with corals it is best to let the tank be mature for at least 6 months time and some good beginner corals are your soft corals, zoanthids, mushrooms.

mr.reef24

 

[bboykoi]

Ive had my tank for about 3-4 months now.. so i guess i should wait huh?? or is it still possible to put in beginner corals?? i got the Master Reef Test Kit and my parameters are:

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Calcium [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]420 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Alkalinity[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]2.5 meq/L
7 dKH
125 ppm CaCO[SIZE=-2]3[/SIZE] equivalents[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Salinity [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]1.026[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Temperature [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]83° F[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]pH 8.2
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Magnesium [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]1280 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Phosphate [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]0 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Ammonia[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]0 ppm


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[mdb_talon]

I would go to the LFS and get a small frag or two of zoanthids or mushrooms. They are generally hardy and can find some varieties cheap (that still look nice).

 

[mr.reef24]

Ive had my tank for about 3-4 months now.. so i guess i should wait huh?? or is it still possible to put in beginner corals?? i got the Master Reef Test Kit and my parameters are:

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Calcium [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]420 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Alkalinity[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]2.5 meq/L
7 dKH
125 ppm CaCO[SIZE=-2]3[/SIZE] equivalents[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Salinity [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]1.026[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Temperature [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]83° F[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]pH 8.2
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Magnesium [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]1280 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Phosphate [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]0 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Ammonia[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]0 ppm


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the parameter's are looking good the tank should be ready for corals but if you can wait 6 months do so, so that your zooplankton can multiply more and grow and your tank can age a bit more to make it a bit nicer for your first coral

mr.reef24