Coral Suggestion for new nano

[Prophit911]

Im a newbie to the nano-reef world and have just finished cycling my new 11g tank. I have an 8 lb sweet piece of LR with tons on life in it. I am currently looking for a coral to start with and am in need of suggestions for something hardy and interesting to begin with. Any suggestions?

 

I also have to small turbo snails and they seem to be acclimated to the tank fine. My LS is from Tampa online. I appreciate any help or suggestions. Thanks.

[Deimos]

My first suggestion is MORE LR....8lbs really isn't going to do ya for 11 gallons...and adding more later will usually cause a nifty little ammonia spike that'll have a tendency to make whatever life you have in there less than comfortable. After that..its a personal choice...look around..see what you like...don't just take the first thing that pops up..because sometimes you can't get rid of that first thing later without a LOT of efforct (cf. Xenia elongata). Decide which direction you want to go with your tank...reef crest?, lagoonal?, mangrove flats?.

 

I'm not a big fan of having others suggest things to me....since they don't know what I like...you need to do the same for yourself...READ, READ, and READ some more.

[Prophit911]

Forgot to mention that 6 more pounds of fiji LR is arriving today or tommorrow for my tank. That should total around 14 lbs of rock. I appreciate the post though and just out of curiosity what kind of effect is the introduction of this new rock going to have on my tank?

[Darya]

Decide which direction you want to go with your tank...reef crest?, lagoonal?, mangrove flats?.

 

Is there any place (preferably online) we newbies can read on these different effects/aquascaping ideas?

The effects u r talking about, deimos, are related to rock placement, kinds of corals used, or both?

 

thanx