Giving up on coral

[Diyreef8401]

I have finally decided to give up on coral. Brown jelly and turf algae has defeated me. I am going to transition to a fowlr setup. I currently have a purple tang, two clowns, two anthias , and a chromis in a 160 gallon corner pentagon tank. Are there any triggers that would stay small enough for that size tank or should I stick Pygmy angels and more anthias.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I'm sorry to hear that. Can you post the maximum length and width of the tank? Swimming room is more important than actual gallons when considering if a tank is large enough for a particular fish.

 

[Diyreef8401]

It has 48 inch sides and is 68 at its widest point

 

[typhune]

I have finally decided to give up on coral. Brown jelly and turf algae has defeated me. I am going to transition to a fowlr setup. I currently have a purple tang, two clowns, two anthias , and a chromis in a 160 gallon corner pentagon tank. Are there any triggers that would stay small enough for that size tank or should I stick Pygmy angels and more anthias.

I'm in the same boat, except I have GHA everywhere and can't seem to crack it. Might be time for me to hang it up.

 

[F i s h y]

I have finally decided to give up on coral. Brown jelly and turf algae has defeated me. I am going to transition to a fowlr setup. I currently have a purple tang, two clowns, two anthias , and a chromis in a 160 gallon corner pentagon tank. Are there any triggers that would stay small enough for that size tank or should I stick Pygmy angels and more anthias.

Blue throat.
Pink tail.

 

[Esox]

I was close to giving up on mine (softies and lps) at the beginning of this summer. No amount of water changes, limited fish feedings, added supplements, changing light schedules, added filtration, or manual removal would keep the hair algae at bay or encourage growth of my corals. Couldn't keep the nitrates lower than 30 or so. PH rarely topped 7.8.

Then I stopped cleaning weekly, reduced water changes to once a month, stopped adding every miracle cure on the market, haven't fed the corals in months, and tossed in a sea urchin. I top off with distilled water every now and then and scrape the algae off the glass maybe every other week. Haven't done a single water test since then.

My corals have never looked better. Finally getting good polyp extension from the lps, and the softies are growing and multiplying. The gorgonian I thought I was going to lose has bounced back, and my rock flower nems are holding strong. Hair algae is present but no longer the primary feature. Bubble algae has taken off, but I really don't mind it, opting to pluck out the occasional patch that starts growing too large or on the base of the lps.

Wish I had tried the hands-off method years ago. I'm sure it would lead to disaster with sps, and the tank isn't pristine, but I'm pretty happy with it now.

 

[Miami Reef]

I was close to giving up on mine (softies and lps) at the beginning of this summer. No amount of water changes, limited fish feedings, added supplements, changing light schedules, added filtration, or manual removal would keep the hair algae at bay or encourage growth of my corals. Couldn't keep the nitrates lower than 30 or so. PH rarely topped 7.8.

Then I stopped cleaning weekly, reduced water changes to once a month, stopped adding every miracle cure on the market, haven't fed the corals in months, and tossed in a sea urchin. I top off with distilled water every now and then and scrape the algae off the glass maybe every other week. Haven't done a single water test since then.

My corals have never looked better. Finally getting good polyp extension from the lps, and the softies are growing and multiplying. The gorgonian I thought I was going to lose has bounced back, and my rock flower nems are holding strong. Hair algae is present but no longer the primary feature. Bubble algae has taken off, but I really don't mind it, opting to pluck out the occasional patch that starts growing too large or on the base of the lps.

Wish I had tried the hands-off method years ago. I'm sure it would lead to disaster with sps, and the tank isn't pristine, but I'm pretty happy with it now.

I would love pics of your corals! I love this approach!