Showpiece coral? Show me yours

DracoKat · Oct 4, 2016

I have a $100 gift card to spend at my favorite LFS. and I decided I want to spend it on one amazing showpiece coral. I may have to ask them to order.. but I'd like some ideas and to see what would be best for my tank.

I currently have 4-bulb T5 (ATI Bulbs- 2 blue+, Coral+, Purple+). Planning on adding a SBreeflight LED actinic strip light in a few months, maybe sooner.

75 gallon tank.

I am thinking something flowy with lots of movement, something that will get big.

Give me ideas, show me your showpiece corals!

Tahoe61 · Oct 4, 2016

Are you leaning towards sps, lps, softies or inverts such as anemones, tube worms?

DracoKat · Oct 4, 2016

I am not sure. Something that I can't kill too easily, considering the price tag I am looking at.

nems I am unsure if I want yet

p@blo · Oct 4, 2016

How about a toadstool like this

DracoKat · Oct 4, 2016

that's a beautiful toadstool! I have a small one in green, but I do like the color of that one too

Tahoe61 · Oct 4, 2016

Do you have any Euphyllia like Frogspawn, or Torch?
What about a Duncan.

DracoKat · Oct 4, 2016

I have:
toadstool
rainbow acan
several acros
small collection of zoas
2 goni's (one green, one purple)
birdsnest and stylo
gorgi
2 duncans (one has 6+heads, the other has 4 heads)
Hammer

umm.. I think that's pretty much it. everything is all frag size, so it'd be nice to get something larger. Maybe a clam?

themcnertney · Oct 4, 2016

Seeing your collection of coral that you already have, I'd go sps. Hawkins echinata, although a tough coral for some, I have had great luck and is by far my favorite. Def a show stopper.

Or maybe a plating monti like you see in profile pic?

Clam is a great idea...Ive been thinking of getting one myself.

DracoKat · Oct 4, 2016

Monti's are nice! I have a small one but I don't think it's doing so well. the center of it is turning blueish white, the outside is still bright green.

ReeferMaddness843 · Oct 4, 2016

I have a giant Hollywood stunner coral. Pretty indestructible. They're known to be pretty aggressive though. Not a fancy coral, but a beautiful piece under actinic.

G8trBait16 · Oct 4, 2016

You could get something like a birds nest. Depending on if your water parameters are stable enough to try SPS. Birds nest have always been more forgiving to me when I was starting out with SPS. I have a small 3-4" Maxima Clam in my 75g under an ATI 48" 8x54w dimmable and it loves the light.

ReeferMaddness843 · Oct 4, 2016

Fast grower too. Went to that from this in about 4 1/2months.

Darth George · Oct 4, 2016

ReeferMaddness843 said:
I have a giant Hollywood stunner coral. Pretty indestructible. They're known to be pretty aggressive though. Not a fancy coral, but a beautiful piece under actinic.

Sweeper city!