What corals do you regret adding to your tank?

[burrfishbloatin]

I am adding more corals to my 120 gallon tank.
What are corals you regret purchasing? Why?
What are some of your favorite corals? Please add pictures!

 

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The expensive frags that didn't make it through QT

 

[Waters]

Montis.....had to shut my tank down and start over due to them quickly covering all real estate.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Red monti plate. I’ve tried killing it a few times but it just grows back. And I stupidly put my clam right beside the monti so I’m forever killing back the monti so it doesn’t grow into my clam.

 

[Jedi1199]

Thats easy.... it's this mushroom hands down. It grows like a weed and is nearly impossible to get off the rock...

 

[FUNGI]

Kenya Trees

 

[anthonymckay]

The orange mushrooms in my tank. I bought it as a single polyp 12 years ago... it took over my 29gal. When I upgraded to a 80gal I got rid of as many as I could. They slowly grew back and started taking over big areas of rock. I'm in the middle of an upgrade to a 230gal and planning to try and get rid of all of it if possible by breaking any bits of rock off where it resides.

 

[mosreef]

Montis.....had to shut my tank down and start over due to them quickly covering all real estate.

This is so beautiful though. Haven’t put in any corals yet and I’m so torn about montipora. Love this photo

 

[JHSteepat]

Green Star Polyp. It's pretty, but overgrows quickly.

I've read in this forum about clove polyps and Xenia being invasive, too. And leathers producing toxins....

It seems people manage these things, toxins with carbon, and overgrowth by pruning and putting them on an island, but some things (GSP, Xenia, mushroom, cloves, Kenya, leathers), I just don't want to deal with.

 

[Waters]

This is so beautiful though. Haven’t put in any corals yet and I’m so torn about montipora. Love this photo

Don't do it lol!!!!! Once they start encrusting there is no stopping them. Here is a different pic of that tank.....gives a better idea of how they spread and grow.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

This is so beautiful though. Haven’t put in any corals yet and I’m so torn about montipora. Love this photo

I still buy monti’s but now I get the expensive ones like kung pau. That way if they get out of control at least I can frag and sell them

 

[JHSteepat]

Don't do it lol!!!!! Once they start encrusting there is no stopping them. Here is a different pic of that tank.....gives a better idea of how they spread and grow.

Those Monti's, and the tank, are gorgeous. I would love to add to my tank, but would have to place them lower so there is nothing to shade. One corner of my tank gets direct sunlight, and grows algae too well. Maybe that is a good place for a monti cap.

 

[Waters]

Those Monti's, and the tank, are gorgeous. I would love to add to my tank, but would have to place them lower so there is nothing to shade. One corner of my tank gets direct sunlight, and grows algae too well. Maybe that is a good place for a monti cap.

Yeah if you are going to do them, definitely place them low. Shading other acros wasn't the biggest issue though......it was how fast they encrust into every nook and cranny. Impossible to stop once they start.

 

[mosreef]

Don't do it lol!!!!! Once they start encrusting there is no stopping them. Here is a different pic of that tank.....gives a better idea of how they spread and grow.

I will be thrilled if my tank ever looks that good LOL. Just beautiful, well done

 

[Waters]

I will be thrilled if my tank ever looks that good LOL. Just beautiful, well done

That is actually an old tank/old picture but thank you

 

[burrfishbloatin]

Montis.....had to shut my tank down and start over due to them quickly covering all real estate.

I just recently added this coral. Now I wonder if I should remove it.

 

[Waters]

I just recently added this coral. Now I wonder if I should remove it.

They are good if you are looking to fill a lot of space quickly. They are pretty undemanding and grow fast. If you plan on growing other species though, I would either try to contain on a separate island or remove now lol.

 

[blstravler]

I now keep all SPS and when I first started my tank I had several Zoa’s that I’ve pretty much gotten out. Had a few mushroom that had to go as well. Other than that with SPS you never know what’s going to take off and shade out other corals, I recently sold 2 large colonies to make room for other existing SPS and maybe a couple new SPS.

 

[doubleshot00]

Purple people eater zoas. They grow like weeds. Also ricordia mushrooms

 

[littlefoxx]

I am adding more corals to my 120 gallon tank.
What are corals you regret purchasing? Why?
What are some of your favorite corals? Please add pictures!

ACANS… cant keep those at all they melt.