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Offline wgerstner

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New to coral
« on: June 18, 2014, 08:40:59 »
I am new to coral and a little nervous about taking care of them. I just bought a bunch of different coral from a guy tearing down his tank. I don't know the names of the coral, but I have always loved the way they bring your tank together. I know that I bought a lot of soft coral, and the guy said I don't feed them that they get what they need from the lights. Is this true? Any help would be appreciated on how to take care of them. I have a 180g with 20g sump that I have used as a fish only tank for about 3 years (though it looks about empty because I only have a picasso trigger, lemon peel angel, and a snowflake eel and red mangroves). I recently obtained a reef breeder LED light, and have a 48" T5HO with 2 atinic and 2 white.
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Offline kellyj

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Re: New to coral
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2014, 09:06:15 »
wgerstner,
Sorry, but your corals will not be safe with the trigger. 
Kelly
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Offline wgerstner

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Re: New to coral
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2014, 09:50:22 »
I will get rid of the trigger, but what about the coral? Also what type of fish do you recommend.
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Offline kellyj

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Re: New to coral
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2014, 10:20:07 »
wgerstner,
There are many websites that list whether fish are reef compatible or not.  I use liveaquaria.com and bluezooaquatics.com.  As far as corals care, could you post pictures for identification?  It would be difficult to recommend care without knowing what you have.
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Offline Kenn

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Re: New to coral
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2014, 16:00:00 »
Hello wgerstner! Welcome :)

I would also keep an eye on your angel. they have been known to "pick" at your corals. I would suggest a clown fish of some kind. Easy to take care of and wont mess with your corals. your eel may become a problem when you add other fish, but I hope someone else will give you more info on that. I have never kept an eel, so all I know is by word of mouth.

I agree with kellyj... Post some pics so we can take a look at your setup :)

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Re: New to coral
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2014, 16:17:24 »
WELCOME!!!!
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Offline bbtm64

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Re: New to coral
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2014, 21:22:23 »
Eels will eat small fish and crustaceans, provided they can catch them. Morays have very poor eyesight but they're sense of smell is off the charts. They, as far as I know, won't mess with corals.

Welcome to W.O.R.C.!
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Re: New to coral
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2014, 21:38:44 »
My snowflake moray eel has eaten 3 small chromosome and a diamond watchman goby.
And he harasses my yellow tail damsel
He about a foot long
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