Looking for cheap starter corals

RichardinTN · Dec 30, 2015

I moved to Dickson, TN a few months ago and had to downsize my tank and am basically starting over. Before I moved I used to have a pretty nice SPS dominated tank (ignore the red circle and arrows!):

But, shortly before I moved I lost power while out of town and the tank crashed. Just about a 100% loss. Ugh.

I have since restarted a 29 BioCube outfitted with a Radion light and have just a few little pieces and a nice Maxima clam that I grew from just a tiny little thing. I wanted to get some basic corals going back in there again and am looking for some pretty common things. Green star polyps, pulsing Xenia, yellow polyps and the like. If anyone has any that they would be willing to share for a really good price I would appreciate it. It has taken a long time for me to even want to get back into it after losing my tank and I just want to keep it simple for right now.

Thanks!

Jblunkall · Jan 1, 2016

I have green star polyps and pulsing Xenia. I'm in Lebanon so not sure it is worth your drive. But I'll give you a piece of each. I also have Kenya tree

RichardinTN · Jan 1, 2016

Awesome, thanks. I will let you know when I will be in your area.

Baby Ray · Jan 1, 2016

green star polyps and pulsing xenias are both VERY invasive. You can keep them in your tank. Just be sure to keep them away from your main rock system because they are a pain to remove.
Pulsing xenia are some of my favorite corals and I am sure that you will love them.

RichardinTN · Jan 1, 2016

Yup, I've kept them for many years, along with many other corals/clams. I eventually want to get back to a larger SPS tank but just want some easy, no-brainer stuff in my little 29 for now. Fast growing is exactly what I'm looking for.

Baby Ray · Jan 1, 2016

I want to keep some pulsing xenias in my tank but it is double sided so there is not a lot of sanded for me to put them. The little sand bed I have I have almost filled up with a feather duster and some acans

I am also planning on getting a bleeding apple scoly.

.AcroKiller. · Jan 1, 2016

RichardinMA said:
I moved to Dickson, TN a few months ago and had to downsize my tank and am basically starting over. Before I moved I used to have a pretty nice SPS dominated tank (ignore the red circle and arrows!):

But, shortly before I moved I lost power while out of town and the tank crashed. Just about a 100% loss. Ugh.

I have since restarted a 29 BioCube outfitted with a Radion light and have just a few little pieces and a nice Maxima clam that I grew from just a tiny little thing. I wanted to get some basic corals going back in there again and am looking for some pretty common things. Green star polyps, pulsing Xenia, yellow polyps and the like. If anyone has any that they would be willing to share for a really good price I would appreciate it. It has taken a long time for me to even want to get back into it after losing my tank and I just want to keep it simple for right now.

Thanks!

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