Single species SPS tank?

Mark426 · Mar 6, 2015

I am going to start a new project tank (like I need another!) that houses a single species of SPS and stock it with gobs of small gobies. The corals dont have to be anything special at all. I am thinking tall slender acros would be interesting. I don't want tabling or cushion shaped SPS in this tank, I have plenty of those in my main display. I thought maybe something simple like a forest of green slimers might fill the bill. Might add one contrasting coral in the foreground like a shortcake or similar.

Interested and open to suggestions on tall, thin and open acros that you think might look nice in a species only group like I described.

Thanks Reefers,
Mark

p.s. Tank will be 24x24x20

reef_grrrl · Mar 6, 2015

I don't have any suggestions, but I want to follow along, this sounds so cool!

gacolt · Mar 6, 2015

i think a efflo tank would be awesome.

macscale · Mar 7, 2015

What about bonsai Acro? I think that'd be really cool.

KoleTang · Mar 7, 2015

How about a different color of A. yongei to contrast the green slimmer. (ie., blue slimer)

Its probably a good idea to have a fast growing acro like slimer since clown gobies will bite off the polyps on certain spots of branches to create nests.

reefsponge · Mar 7, 2015

Check out Leonardo's Formosa forest for some inspiration, pretty sweet.

Electrobes · Mar 7, 2015

Nice coincidence, I am about six months into my Montipora Digitata tank. Can't wait to see my Digi Forest mature over the next year or so.

Gk5321 · Mar 9, 2015

Suggestion

How about hydnophora? They grow pretty quick and they are very bright and colorful which would allow for a big contrast between them and the one centerpiece coral.

mic209 · Mar 9, 2015

This sounds like a cool idea if you are discipline, lol. When I started my 25 cube I wanted to have only 3-5 types of Acro and put frags throughout the tank as they grow. Well I'm up to about 20 different types, lol.

Pete polyp · Mar 9, 2015

One big red planet would be pretty cool but it's a table.... the idea of different colored stags is a good one. Google Formosa forest, it's a good example

hart24601 · Mar 9, 2015

You want one species and the same color? Or thinking like a digitata or M. cap tank where you can get a large variety of colors but same species.

-Logzor · Mar 9, 2015

Search "Leonardo's Formosa Forest". Concept with primarily one type of acro.

-Logzor · Mar 9, 2015

Electrobes said:
Nice coincidence, I am about six months into my Montipora Digitata tank. Can't wait to see my Digi Forest mature over the next year or so.

Then you accidentally drop the extra-large bone shears and crush all 6 beautiful mature colonies