keep or toss this sps?

[eddiereefs]

well i think i was misinformed about my first sps coral a blue and green poccolipora. lfs said it was the easiest to keep and it is. all my parameters at perfect for sps corals, zero nitrate, 0.03 phos, mg 1350, cal 450, alk 9 etc.. however when i did a water change the poc started doing a little polyp bail out. i was later informed this was from a slight temp change from new water. now my dilemma is i may have little babies everywhere and this can be an aggresive coral to sps. should i toss it or just let em get big and frag em and maybe sting the rest with my hammmer lol? heard that worked btw. any advice is appreciated its a very pretty coral and i dont think its a weed coral.

 

[Chris_Gillespie]

It's a shame, but I'd get rid of it now. You're other corals will be better off. I'm amazed at the nuisance pocillopora became in my tank. They're popping up all over, and yes, they have an aggressive sting.

 

[rovster]

Are you new to the hobby? Any plans for upgrades in the next couple of years?

Poccis can be nice. They are a great coral for giving you confidence. Yes they can be invasive, but at the end of the day, its still an SPS, so its not a huge deal as long as the tank is not too large or established.

I had a nice pocci in my first tank. Loved it then. It did sprout little minicolonies everywhere, well, not everywhere but more like here and there. I don't regret it and did not consider it a pest. I did make darn sure that pocci did not make its way into my new tank because I wanted to focus on more colorful acros.

There is a tank floating around here, not sure if its (edit, it was Leonardo), or one of those guys that had a pocci dominated tank that was AMAZING! I'll see if I can dig it up


Edit: Here is the tank....

 

[markalot]

I have 3 pocis and only one likes to bail out and spread. I plan to only get rid of that one, and the 12 new colonies scattered about the tank.