Help me pick out my last corals!

[mjleffler]

Hi everyone!

I have room for about 3-4 more corals in my IM 20 peninsula tank and plan on getting them through the TSA live sale tomorrow and am looking for suggestions on corals I don't already have. I think I'd like to try my hand on some beginner SPS as I've had my tank set up for almost 8 months and have had some pretty good success with all of my softies and LSP so far. My lighting setup is 2 orbit marine LEDs and the space available for coral is near the top, so I think I could support some SPS that isn't too light demanding. My current coral stock list is below:

LPS:
Blue tip cristata
Aussie Pipe Organ
Cherry red gonipora
2 duncans
Ice dragon & fire favites
Toxic candycane
Hammer
2 acans
Blasto

Softies:
Kelly Green Pssamy
Green fuzzy mushroom
Candy corn cloves
Green star polyps
2 rhodactis mushrooms
2 ricordea mushrooms
Assorted zoas

Thank you in advance for any suggestions!

 

[Marine Life]

I'd say neon green bird's nest, Montipora Digitata, montipora Capricornis (make sure has plenty of room), and maybe a Catus coral(Pavona). Good Luck!!

 

[mjleffler]

I'd say neon green bird's nest, Montipora Digitata, montipora Capricornis (make sure has plenty of room), and maybe a Catus coral(Pavona). Good Luck!!

Thanks for the suggestions! I've been looking into birds nest and love the shelf look of the capricornis but I'm a little unsure on placement of it. Haven't thought of the pavona, but think it might be a winner!

 

[Jeffcb]

Monti

 

[tankstudy]

You have a lot of green, I would go with a Pink bird's nest.

 

[mjleffler]

You have a lot of green, I would go with a Pink bird's nest.

You're definitely right, my largest coral is a pinkish duncan though... I'll probably have to make a game time decision between the green and pink.

 

[Silent]

Red planet can handle lower light. It has been around for a long time and is hardy. Also you could try green slimer. Very hardy also.

 

[mjleffler]

Has anyone ever kept montipora capricornis on the back glass/wall? I would think that would look really cool if it could encrust properly, my gsp is currently attached to my back wall and growing pretty well.

 

[mjleffler]

Red planet can handle lower light. It has been around for a long time and is hardy. Also you could try green slimer. Very hardy also.

Really like the look of red planet! Just scared to keep any type of acropora haha