Recommend Coral?

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Spacekitty

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I have recently set up my nano tank and am looking for recommendations on easy corals that would be alright in my tank. It is a Biocube 14.

11.93 gallons
Protein Skimmer
UV Sterilizer
~20 pounds of live rock + a little bit of sand
1 24 watt True Actinic 03 Blue Bulb
1 24 watt 10,000K Daylight Bulb
1 0.75 watt Lunar Blue LED Bar

1 Filefish
1 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
2 Red Moon Snails
A couple tiny hermit crabs
Aiptasia :(
A small birdsnest coral frag
Some Green Star Polyps
A couple purple shrooms that came on my rock
Bubble Tip Anemone


I know for a lot of coral, I will need to upgrade my lighting, but that isn't a task I can afford to take on right now. I am just looking for some interesting stuff (maybe something colorful or interestingly shaped perhaps) to make my tank more eye catching. It also needs to be fairly...hardy. I haven't killed anything yet...but I am new, so complicated things are a bad idea.
 
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texdoc77 said:
I think leathers are a good choice for you. Maybe a fiji leather or a sinularia...

Here are a couple I found on DD:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+7&ddid=275267
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+7&ddid=275268
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+7&ddid=273747

My fiji leather is one of my faves and really pops against the blue/purple backdrops of most tanks.

Hope this helps.
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Oh goodness those are beautiful. I just worry I don't have enough lighting for those since it says they all need high lighting (minus the third one which just needs medium)
 
Canadian Reefer said:
Kenya tree, I don't believe you will have enough light to keep the birds nest happy.
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I will have to check it out. And yeah, I was worried about my birdsnest too, but the guy at my LFS said he would be alright, and he has actually been doing great. It has been growing fairly quickly and has new growth right now. I am just keeping a good eye on it. If it starts to show any problems because of lighting, I will pass him on to someone that is better equipped for him :)
 
Though to add to that last post, honestly I will probably suck it up and get better lighting. I need it for a lot of the coral I want anyway. And I am pretty attached to my Birdsnest
 
You really need to upgrade that light ASAP or return the anemone. They need decent lighting and really benefit from a mature tank as they don't handle unstable water too well.
Good luck!
 
My bc14 with stick lights supports zoas,pallies, wide variety of mushrooms, green star polyps, and leathers such as toadstool.
 
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