First Coral Choice?

[rpeeples]

Colt Coral for a first timer..I have yet to kill mine

 

[firefish2020]

Mike as for position of your powerheads aim them at the glass at angles. Try not to have the flow hitting any coral direct head on. I pulled all my powerheads and replaced them with a Tunze stream a few years back, a bit pricy but worth every penny IMO. I estimate about 4500+ GPH on our 120 and thats still to low for me. So the next system we set up will have a bit more flow than this one. Keep in mind flow is determined by what you want to keep. We keep lots of SPS in our tank so we need a higher flow rate.

 

[Mike 1911A1]

Thanks Fire, I have my two powerheads aimed at an angle at the glass now. I just need to get more power heads to get the flow rate up. What is a Tunze Stream?

 

[BlackOnyx]

Be sure you read up on whatever you decide. Are you aware zoothanids have one of the most potent neurotoxins in the world?

 

[Mike 1911A1]

I have been reading that BlackOnyx. I generally wear aqua gloves when working in the tank and I don't have small kids to worry about. But, that is a concern. From what I've read however, if you take precautions, they should not pose much risk. Is this your opinion?

 

[BlackOnyx]

there was a guy who did a water change and his dog licked the water in the bucket. Sad to say he lost his dog do to the zoothanids.

Yes it may be an extreme case, but I choose not to keep them for such a reason.

 

[Mike 1911A1]

I read that thread. That was terrible. I have also read about just the bacteria in a FO tank can make you real sick. I use aqua gloves for the most part when in the tank.

 

[firefish2020]

Yes it may be an extreme case, but I choose not to keep them for such a reason.

That's a bit of an extreme reaction IMO. I frag zoanthid and palythoa all the time. Most don't realize that there are a lot of coral and other reef animals that "can" hurt or kill you if you ingest any part of it or it's water. I have a friend that was cleaning out his tank one day and a mushroom squirted him in the eye. I told him to go rinse it out but he thought it would be fine. Within several minutes his eye started swelling shut and he said it felt like fire. Three days later the pain was gone. Everyone reacts differently to the chemicals and or animals in a reef system, some can't put there hands in without them breaking out but those are rare cases. Zoanthids are dangerous in that they contain a palyotoxin that is in fact one of the most powerful neurotoxins in nature. However if you can refrain from eating them they wont kill you IMO zoanthid are some of the most beautiful coral one can keep in a reef tank, don't limit your systems potential based on someones very poor handling of a dangerous animal. A side note to this story, I believe the animal was originally said to have died after ingesting water that zoas were sitting in, not really the guys tank. I could be wrong though it has been a while.

 

[ugination87]

mushrooms are almost impossible to kill~! gl

 

[Mike 1911A1]

I will probably try some zoos (and I will also stay away from eating them or drinking the water). They are very nice looking and are said to be fairly easy to keep.