Moving Corals

[Duraticate]

Frogspawn. That octospawn is nice as well. That RBTA is nice to look at as well

 

[jonjon3321]

What is that?

Gsp green star polyps

 

[tdileo]

Frogspawn. That octospawn is nice as well. That RBTA is nice to look at as well

I love BTAs, especially the rainbows but I don't want one in my tank lol. They're so beautiful but I don't want to worry about covering pumps and them stinging other corals

 

[tdileo]

Hoping one of you can help me decide where to safely put a hammer. This is my tank currently (minus the GSP island on the far left)

A guy near me is offering to sell me a beautiful aussie hammer the size of a fist for $60. This is it

As you can see my tank is currently all softies and SPS so I'm not sure where to safely place it. I was thinking of moving the toadstool and placing the hammer under the overhang?

 

[sfin52]

I love my torch and hammer corals. They have great extension and great movement.

 

[Reefbuds]

Personally I agree with most of the above, hammers, frogspawn and torches are great. One of my personal favorites tho is goniopora, they are beautiful when fully extended.

 

[tdileo]

Personally I agree with most of the above, hammers, frogspawn and torches are great. One of my personal favorites tho is goniopora, they are beautiful when fully extended.

I like goniopora as well, not sure where to put it though. I'm going to wait until my tank is a little more filled in lol

 

[Mark A Drum]

My favorite coral in my tank was my plating hydnophora, I loved the movement on it. Unfortunately I just lost it during a move, but I will definitely be looking for another on in the near future.

 

[tdileo]

My favorite coral in my tank was my plating hydnophora, I loved the movement on it. Unfortunately I just lost it during a move, but I will definitely be looking for another on in the near future.

Pretty cool looking, do they grow super fast? If not I have a nice spot for it

 

[SittinDucks]

The most movement I have in my SPS dominant tank is a Galaxea sp. It has the sweepers though like torchs but theyre not quite as long. It is very bright. Probably my most vibrant coral.

 

[tdileo]

The most movement I have in my SPS dominant tank is a Galaxea sp. It has the sweepers though like torchs but theyre not quite as long. It is very bright. Probably my most vibrant coral.

Love the look of them but I hear they are one of the most aggressive corals out there which sucks for smaller tank owners like myself

 

[Mark A Drum]

Pretty cool looking, do they grow super fast? If not I have a nice spot for it

This is a pic when I first got it about 2 months ago, they grow pretty decent, not too fast. They are an agressive coral and need plenty of room

 

[Duraticate]

I love BTAs, especially the rainbows but I don't want one in my tank lol. They're so beautiful but I don't want to worry about covering pumps and them stinging other corals

I have had my rbta for ovee a year now. Its never once moved anuwhere close to a powerhead or overflow. In fact it moved to a shelf rock i have and loves it. I have moved the ahelf rock 3times now and it still stays put. I have had some issue with some coral not liking the rbta next to it. Hope it stays bulby

 

[tdileo]

I have had my rbta for ovee a year now. Its never once moved anuwhere close to a powerhead or overflow. In fact it moved to a shelf rock i have and loves it. I have moved the ahelf rock 3times now and it still stays put. I have had some issue with some coral not liking the rbta next to it. Hope it stays bulby

My tank is, regardless, a 46g so there won't be a lot of room and I'd be concerned about stinging. I'm even nervous about putting LPS in lol

 

[Jberge]

I've never heard of QTing inverts, especially since most QT tanks have copper from treating fish. Is there a specific reason the snails are in there?

I have 2 separate QT's, one for fish and one for corals/inverts. Ich cysts can attach to any hard surface (i.e. frag plugs or snail shells) and lay dormant waiting to hatch and find a host. I went fallow back in February, so on top of QT'ing all my fish now, my corals and inverts go into a fishless QT for 76 days. I don't have the link but both humblefish and melypr85 have helpful articles about it.

 

[tdileo]

I have 2 separate QT's, one for fish and one for corals/inverts. Ich cysts can attach to any hard surface (i.e. frag plugs or snail shells) and lay dormant waiting to hatch and find a host. I went fallow back in February, so on top of QT'ing all my fish now, my corals and inverts go into a fishless QT for 76 days. I don't have the link but both humblefish and melypr85 have helpful articles about it.

Interesting. I know it's bad practice but I've been keeping fish since I was 6 and have never gotten a disease from a new fish other than one time I bought a fish from petsmart lol. With any luck by the time I finish stocking my current reef none of the fish or inverts will bring in disease. I had no idea ich could go into inverts or corals though!

 

[Jberge]

Interesting. I know it's bad practice but I've been keeping fish since I was 6 and have never gotten a disease from a new fish other than one time I bought a fish from petsmart lol. With any luck by the time I finish stocking my current reef none of the fish or inverts will bring in disease. I had no idea ich could go into inverts or corals though!

I wouldn't say it's bad practice. Everyone has their own way of doing things. I know for me, after losing a few fish and going fallow for 76 days, I just don't want to take any chances.

 

[Tooch]

 

[SittinDucks]

Love the look of them but I hear they are one of the most aggressive corals out there which sucks for smaller tank owners like myself

I have mine currently in a 5 gal pico... Lol probably not the best choice but I have decent flow pushing the sweepers away from any other corals. I dont have to worry about it taking anything else out

 

[tdileo]

I have mine currently in a 5 gal pico... Lol probably not the best choice but I have decent flow pushing the sweepers away from any other corals. I dont have to worry about it taking anything else out

That's smart!