when to introduce first coral

[weileong]

I think my tank has just completed it's cycling.

NH3 = 0

NO2 = 0

NO3 = 12.5ppm.

I will need to perform a 50% water change. After that how long more do I need before I can add my first coral?

Any easy and nice first coral to recommend?

[Achilles Tang]

Well... try keeping soft corals and zooanthids first. Very light requirements.

Once you progress to hard corals.. you need to increase the lighting, calcium, water flow requirements (esp. for SPS corals).

Do read up on the various corals' requirements before buying as they can get rather expensive for your pocket if they die in your tank because you failed to understand/provide what they need.

Happy Reefing!

[weileong]

I think i've one big patch of brown zooanthids that came with my LR. They are very small ones.