Soft coral stocking question

[ridetolive]

Hey guys been keeping fish a long time now but I haven't done a whole lot with corals. I have a 220 gallon tank that's been setup for a year now. Before I put a few angelfish in the tank I would like to get some corals started. I plan to do a couple dwarf angels and a flagfin.
My question is what are some soft corals that would be easy to care for and could stand up to some nipping from my angels. I know zoas are a no go with angels so besides that I would love to hear what you all have had good experience growing.

 

[PeterHall]

Pulsating xenia and green star polyps. You could probably get them free from somebody local and they're super easy/look good. I don't know about nipping with angels tho.

 

[ridetolive]

I'm not too concerned if the angels nip at it as long as they won't destroy it. That's why I'm adding the corals first to give them a head start before I add the angels.

 

[RA]

That's a big tank, do you have strong enough lighting to support corals?

 

[ridetolive]

I have 3 ocean revive arctic led fixtures that should be enough for most coral. I also have a 65 gal sump/refugium that bumps my total water volume up to about 270. I run a cone s co3 protein skimmer that's rated for 500 gals. So it should be able to handle the load. I do weekly water changes. I don't mind dripping kalkwasser but I want to avoid using 2 part or getting a calcium reactor.

I would like to hear some more suggestions on some soft corals that could work in this setup. I appreciate the help guys.

 

[Tzwizzle]

Leathers, mushrooms and tree corals would all be suggestions. I mostly hear of fish nipping on zoas sps and LPS.

 

[DerNaschkatze]

Easiest- kenya tree, mushrooms, zoas, gsp, xenia
Moderate to easy- leathers, anthelia

Angels shouldn't do too much harm.