fowlr plus tank?

[CJUNDERTHESEA]

You know what they say "in for a penny in for a pound". I have had freshwater in past but first try at salt. I was looking for 1 used tank and ended up with 2. I am setting up a 93 cube reef tank and a 125 fowlr tank. I purchased livestock which includes both corals and fish from an individual for the 93 gallon so it is taken care of. Only exception is 2 of the fish are too large for 93 due to 6ft swim space needed. One will actually outgrow 125 pretty quickly so will need to rehome him within a short period. Ok so that is the background.

Now the question

Looking for opinions on aggressive corals such as Blue Cloves, Green Star Polyps and Pulsing Xenias being placed in the fowlr tank. since not going to have any corals for them to crowd out and if fish pick at so be it. Just thought would add some color and movement to a fowlr tank - opinions please.

 

[Dogshowgrl]

Kenya tree. Xenia. GSP, comes in several color variations. Briareum.

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[CarrieB]

Seems like a reasonable idea to me except that you won't be able to call it a FOWLR tank anymore.


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[heathlindner25]

Once you add the first coral, it is a reef tank.

 

[PsychoticBeauty]

For a FOWLR tank all you really need is enough light to see the fish clearly, so if you don't have the proper set up you may not be able to keep corals in the first place. I definitely wouldn't spend a ton of money on lights up for a FOWLR tank either. Your normal output fluorescent bulbs should suffice. Maybe even a cheap LED unti if you like the shimmer effect.

 

[Sk8r]

xenia, green or yellow star polyp, purple mushrooms, all unstoppable. They take moderate light.

 

[Bent]

Agreed.

Xenia, Zoas, palys, Kenya tree, Devils hand, GSP, YSP, shrooms. They will reproduce faster than they are killed.

 

[AlSimmons]

Like mentioned above though if the lighting is not sufficient the corals will just be in limbo so to say. They probably won't die, but they won't grow well either. In other words, they're going nowhere.