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

[Art_Vandelay]

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[Art_Vandelay]

 

[finding nemo]

wow

 

[vanceny]

Those tanks are beautiful. I'm plan on setting up a softy/lps 90gal tank. Any of you using t-5's to light your tanks and have you had any problems with too much intensity? I saw mostly pc's and MH.

 

[fservillon]

beautiful tank you got art_v. that leather is awesome. worthy of being the centerpiece. great job. let me know when you're ready to frag that leather, i'll take one;-)

 

[ReefNuggets]

All of these softie tanks are a refreshing look at reefkeeping, thanks for the inspiration!

 

[Art_Vandelay]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7611852#post7611852 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fservillon
beautiful tank you got art_v. that leather is awesome. worthy of being the centerpiece. great job. let me know when you're ready to frag that leather, i'll take one;-)

Thanks

 

[JDS]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7598106#post7598106 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Razzagas
Can anyone tell me what the gorgonia is in the 3rd pic??

I believe it's some type of knobby sea rod in the eunicea family. Does it have a foul smell when it's out of the tank? That's one of the characteristics of this coral.

 

[janetreese]

This tank is absolutely gorgeous!!! Please let me know how you keep the algae under control. I have some of the same zoos, & shrooms, but when they get enough light, I have too much of the green stuff. I have plenty of snails, hermits, and an Urchin, and I have begun to limit any feeding. My goal is to have a tank that looks 1/2 as good as yours!! Thanks so much, Janet in Ky.

 

[gflat65]

Janet,

Algae in a softie tank can be troubling sometimes, esp. since the inhabitants like a little more nutrient in the water, for the most part. What size tank and skimmer are you running? The 20L I posted has no micro algae, but a ton of razor caulerpa (can't get rid of the stuff once it enters the system). There is only a Magnum 250 HOB and a MJ 600 for flow/filtration. My 5gal at work gets covered in micro and razor over the course of four days or so and have roughly the same filtration set up... Natural predation is usually the best method (fish or clean up like you mentioned).

 

[Artik]

Heres a softy corner of my tank

 

[frankee]

bump

 

[BLANKENSHIP76]

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Sorry for the poor pic quality

 

[BLANKENSHIP76]

 

[beachroadbum]

blankenship I commend you for keeping a big 120 gallon tank like that nice and open!! beautiful!

 

[Serioussnaps]

if you like soft corals....here is your dream tank...it is not mine by the way just have it in my favorites.....by far the best softie tank i have ever seen...rivals many SPS tanks IMO

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/totm/index.php

Id like to see it in person!

 

[mbunaman]

Thanks for putting this thread on the boards I have been looking for this one for a while

 

[Red Sea Purple Tang]

if you like soft corals....here is your dream tank...it is not mine by the way just have it in my favorites.....by far the best softie tank i have ever seen...rivals many SPS tanks IMO

Wow....Thanks for the link!

 

[Serioussnaps]

GUY HAS A NICE TANK HUH?

 

[Reefholic]

has anyone had any luck with carnation coral? I heard Garf.org has found a solution to keep them alive and thriving in your system.