Soft Coral Dominated Tanks... Let's See 'em

[joejoe1055]

nice tanks
yanni i never had a blue ridge before, is there anything u could tell me about them?

 

[jwoyshnar]

here's mine. Its a 215G (72" long). I run a pretty good current so the gorgs are always swaying. Makes it hard to photograph and my camera is crappy anyway.

What can you tell us about your setup? Lights? Filtration?

 

[007Bond]

What can you tell us about your setup? Lights? Filtration?

Also how often and what do you feed your corals? Thanks---Rick

 

[38bill]

What can you tell us about your setup? Lights? Filtration?

The display is a 215 Oceanic (Starfire glass). Lighting is four AI Sol Blue LEDs and 2 pair of staggered 54W T5's for additional coverage and color. The basement sump system consists of three 40G breeders and a 75G stock tank all plumbed together. Bare bottom but lots of LR in display and sump system. Octo Extreme 300 skimmer modified with a BB5000 pump, extended neck cup and Swabbie neck cleaner.

I don't feed the corals directly. I have something like 16 wrasse and another half dozen other fish that I feed heavily 3 to 4 times a day and that seems to work.

 

[mariner2005]

My 29 Gallon Softie Tank

 

[Outdoorfishes]

Very pretty assortments. Subscribing..

 

[Yanni]

joejoe1055- the blue ridge does not require much to grow it...its growing under 6x39w t5 with average flow. It started about the size of a nickel in 2004 or 5...around there. It gets white polyps once in a while but for the most part is just kinda flesh color but does grow in neat columns that give a tank a nice natural look. I run the 70t(softy) with just a skimmer and water changes every other week, no additives or dosing of any kind.

 

[joejoe1055]

cool thanks yanni, i might give one a try sometime

 

[aandfsoccr04]

My Messy Tank...

Softies Corner

What are those three corals right in a row almost in the middle that have what look like little hairs coming out of them?

 

[frankee]

Great looking tanks!!

 

[wireefman]

What are those three corals right in a row almost in the middle that have what look like little hairs coming out of them?

thoes appear to be finger or toadstool leathers

 

[mariner2005]

Originally Posted by aandfsoccr04
What are those three corals right in a row almost in the middle that have what look like little hairs coming out of them?

looks like a gorgonia melting away at the tips.

oops wrong coral .... +1 toadstool.

 

[blazzing_ray]

tank loos awsome!!!

 

[kirkaz]

Some really stunning tanks here. Big Toadstools and big Colts are my favorites.

 

[fishyj]

Is anyone running leds on their softie tank? I only have a bc29 tank (no pictures yet), and after adding led lighting to it, seems the tank exploded with growth.

 

[blazzing_ray]

very nice i love the tank rodster

 

[n0rdin]

There's alot of good looking tanks in this thread! Keep em coming!

 

[SDguy]

Absolutely gorgeous tanks!!

 

[gbrendonk]

looks good i like the mushrooms

 

[mfinn]

Here is a updated picture of my 240.