New Reef Tank

[Cathy1]

I am about to start a new 55 gallon tank. I understand that corals should not be placed in an unstable tank aso I am just getting some ideas. What corals are fairly beginner level and are not poisonous to other corals or fish in the tank?

 

[Chelsey]

Mushrooms, zoanthids, leathers, star polyps are generally considered beginner corals

 

[T Man]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8084386#post8084386 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Chelsey
Mushrooms, zoanthids, leathers, star polyps are generally considered beginner corals

Chelsey is right, I started out with those same corals. The key is placement and flow. I can watch my two leathers at night, and between the both of them, they cover12 to 18 inches in one direction with thier sweepers. I have them at one end of the tank, last in the water column.
I would get a leather first and observe it's mechanisms at night, so you can find out what areas the sweepers are affecting .
As far as the rest of these hardy beginners corals. It's a crap shoot. The Polyps have toxins within the creature.place him about a foot or so upflow from the leather. This works because the sweepers can not reach back through the SeaSwirl current
About the mushrooms , I had several at one point in time and then POOF! the all simply vanished. I do have a huge cleaning crew including 3 emeralds, 350-400 misc. snails, an urchin,
3 shrimp, Blue Linkia sea star. And if any thing dies or is killed, the crew will mack out on the goodies until there is nothing left, thats why a good deep sand bed is your best friend in this instance.
Remember Placement , flow and observing at night, will show you where your corals will be content, without having to wage war on a neighbor. I hope this helps some. Is'nt this GRRRREAT!!! Reef On................TinMan