Finally...the return of the soft corals.

lvreefer · #1 05/02/2006, 06:40 PM

Well I was really suprised and happy to see that a soft coral forum has finally been setup. I think its time for the soft corals to regain there respect unmung the reef community. I think all of us should make time to post pics and try to regain the popularity of the awesome corals. I'll post some of mine later tonight.

BTW: The pics from the previous post were awesome.

Nagel · #2 05/02/2006, 07:02 PM

Soft corals are WHY I got into reefing. Its about the mesmerizing motion, not the "candybox of colors" in an SPS tank to me.. Give me motion over a myriad of colors anyday!!!!

crrichey · #3 05/03/2006, 06:32 PM

Why not both???

Nagel · #4 05/03/2006, 06:38 PM

Soft corals emit toxins / chemical warfare which severely limit SPS growth. Softies touching SPS can also kill them..

ZoeReef · #5 05/04/2006, 04:08 PM

Nagel, and yet some seem to be able to blend both. Is it a matter of density?

lvreefer · #6 05/04/2006, 05:21 PM

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Originally posted by ZoeReef
Nagel, and yet some seem to be able to blend both. Is it a matter of density?

It all depends on the type of soft coral being kept with SPS. Location in the tank can have a HUGE factor in compatibility.

ZoeReef · #7 05/04/2006, 06:01 PM

Hmmmm this is an artform indeed. I just purchased a 160 system (120 main, 2 -20g displays) and the person who owned it was striaght SPS. Part of the deal was that I got a frag of each coral.

NOW..I'm kind of in a quandry in a way. I'm setting it up next week while a friend keeps the frags. I like soft corals. I don't have 6 months to age the tank.

So whats a guy to do...

AngeloM3 · #8 05/05/2006, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nagel
Soft corals are WHY I got into reefing. Its about the mesmerizing motion, not the "candybox of colors" in an SPS tank to me.. Give me motion over a myriad of colors anyday!!!!

Its not the color... is the motion of the ocean that counts!

lvreefer · #9 05/05/2006, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by ZoeReef
Hmmmm this is an artform indeed. I just purchased a 160 system (120 main, 2 -20g displays) and the person who owned it was striaght SPS. Part of the deal was that I got a frag of each coral.

NOW..I'm kind of in a quandry in a way. I'm setting it up next week while a friend keeps the frags. I like soft corals. I don't have 6 months to age the tank.

So whats a guy to do...

Was the guy upgrading his tank? You should try to get you hands on fully cured live rock, established live sand, and 50% or more of aged saltwater (established reef). If you can not get enough water for the entire system then setup one of the smaller tanks and later use it as a frag tank

Ken-21 · #10 05/06/2006, 10:03 AM

10 years in the hobbie and I'm still trying to blend the two. At one point my softies overtook my tank. I just now got it back to half and half.