Bored!!!

[jetski]

[reefBoyDc]

blasé

[jetski]

Sorry about that, hit the enter button too quick.
Anyway, I'm bored and need to talk set-up.
I am finished cycling my tank and need suggestions about which coral I should be putting in. My tank: 55gal, Bakpak2 Skimmer, Eheim 2215 Filter, and 802 Hagen powerhead.
Are there any sites to visit besides the best one right here that will give me pics of various reef tanks?

[reefBoyDc]

The corals you put in will depend on the lighting you have. I'd start with a xenia or green star polyp as they are hardy and grow well under any lighting.

For more pics you can check out reefcentral.com, but always come here for good advice.

[tdwyatt]

Actualy, the best idea is to pic out a biotope and coral that lives in that biotope, then build everything else around it.

This would include the intensity of your lighting, your current and flow dynamics, substrate, water temps, filtrations, and tank coinhabitants (not just corals).

It is best to match the requirements of all your corals so that they can inhabit the sme tank without any specimens having to suffer or compromise. There will be several levels of light and current, based on how your tank is established, but this is the same as the organization of the reef based on proximity to the other corals, other specimens, current, shading, and presence or absence of competitors.

Select a biotope, and your most important specimen, then select your equipment and build the reef around those decisions.

hth