coral info?

[paine43]

hey i have no corals as of yet but i want to get some soon. i would like to find some info on differnt types, before i deside on what i'm going to put in my tank. also would like to kow a little about fragging as well. so if any of you know any good websites could you please pass them along.
thanks

 

[NateHanson]

I'm sure there are some good websites, but I don't know them. I will recommend a book though. "Aquarium Corals" by Borneman is often at Borders/B&N type stores. It's a good general reference for identifying corals, and figuring out what they need and what they're compatible with. The sections on fragging aren't that extensive though.

Nate

 

[paine43]

ok thanks for the info i will check that book out

 

[NateHanson]

Nobody else has any advice on coral and fragging references? I'd hate for paine to be relying entirely on the wisdom of this semi-newbie.

 

[jango]

paine RC (http://reefcentral.com/) is one of the best resources you can have,IMO if you have no corals as of yet i wouldn't worry to much about propogation. "Aquarium Corals" by Borneman is a great book for anyone of any experience. This one is also great with ton's of article's on pretty much anything you could want, http://www.reefs.org/

 

[paine43]

ok thanks jango i'm on RC alot but have yet to check out reefs.org so i will look into that thanks for the info

 

[starrfish]

paine43 - when I first started to look at corals and their requirements, I always looked at liveaquaria.com. You can at least get an initial assessment of whether they are easy to care for, how much light they need, etc.