Beginner Frag

[brick-brothers]

I have a 120g that I want to turn into a reef tank. Whats a good beginners frag and do I need a calcium reactor to start the reef tank?

 

[duke62]

no u dont.a good beginner is mushrooms,zoas,button polys,star polys a few leathers but i would recommend running carbon with leathers as they do release toxins.look into everything you buy.also what kind of lighting do u have.what do u use for filtration.all this will help

 

[brick-brothers]

I have a phosphate reactor running inside my refugium. I have a light that i got off of ebay. 2 250 m/h with 4 65 actinic.

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

First off I recomend doing some serious reading as well as search many of the posts in this forum. There is a huge amount of helpful information to guide you on your way. To answer your coral questions....I will give you two options...In an SPS tank I would definitely recomend the green slimer this has always been a relatively easy, colorful and fast grower. For softies zoas are great, colorful and multiply like wildfire for the most part.
A calcium reactor is definitely not necessary to start with but as time goes on if you find that your tank starts to be dominated by SPS's than down the road I would get one.
Like i said before please read and learn about the requirements of the corals and animals that you are aquiring before you purchase.

 

[brick-brothers]

ok cool, thanks for the helpful info