New coral recommendation

dmsprague · 09/26/2018, 06:30 AM

Hello all. I'm trying to decide on a new coral and haven't had any luck finding anything local. I would like something somewhat colorful that will get kind of tall and bushy not just cover the rock. Placement will be about 1/2 way up a 28" deep tank under black box LED with SBreef upgrade board in a moderate to high flow area Any suggestions?

dmsprague · 09/26/2018, 06:34 AM

I would like to place it up on the rock shown here above and to the left of the green mushrooms as kind of a focal point.

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Dsekula · 09/26/2018, 11:21 AM

I personally like euphyllia coral for this type of spot, espically judging the other coral in the tank. There are many colors and growth patterns to choose from and most are relatively hearty (about comparable to the bubble coral pictured Ime).
The other potentially more challenging choice I'd like is a branching acro or maybe another sps piece like a birds nest.
There are tons of pieces that could potentially grow well here so it will be a function of personal preference but those are some of the pieces I'd personally consider.

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ThePurple12 · 09/26/2018, 02:41 PM

I think an acro colony would look great there

dmsprague · 09/26/2018, 05:26 PM

Thanks for the input. It's tough decision. This is is a full tank shot. Nothing spectacular but we enjoy it. It's 6ft tank and the way its divided I really want a really nice coral on that rock to draw attention. The nems have been kind enough to stay on the opposite end for over a year so it's kind of divided with nems on one end and corals on the other and the sand bed.

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IonicBond · 09/26/2018, 05:40 PM

The duncans seem happy, I would definitely put a Torch there if it were my tank. It will inhabit a lot of that negative space and put a dynamic motion in the middle zone.

Dsekula · 09/26/2018, 05:48 PM

An Aussie gold torch would look cool if you could find one in an acceptable price range. That would give some nice color contrast and be more of a center piece type piece. If you want to pm me I'll share where I got mine online, they do some decent blackfriday sales and I've gotten good customer service and clean coral from Them.

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dmsprague · 09/27/2018, 06:56 AM

Thanks for the input. I really like the Aussie Gold Torch from images I found. They are expensive but most nice items are in this hobby. My wife about had a stroke when I paid $60 for a single live rock lol. I tried a torch once but it withered away and died. That was quite a while back though and the tank is much more established now. I'm thinking of looking for a healthy specimen locally that isn't too expensive and if it goes well then maybe pony up for a Aussie Gold if I can find one. Maybe put it on my xmas list.

Dsekula · 09/27/2018, 03:34 PM

Here's my gold, it's under just the whites on my bb LEDs in the pic. It's as close to true color as I can manage.the one in front of it is a "neon torch" which is also cool, I also like the "black or midnight torches" (their just really dark not auctually black

But given your current stock I personally think the gold would stand out the most as a centerpiece type coral.KIMG0943.jpg

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Dsekula · 09/27/2018, 03:36 PM

The other one on my list of wants is the gold hammer that live aquaria sells in their ccgc section.

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dmsprague · 09/28/2018, 10:49 AM

Thanks the image.

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Dsekula · 09/28/2018, 10:59 AM

No problem, when I turn on the blues the gold hue is much more vibrant but that will obviously change depending on your individual lights so I wanted to give you the closest true to life idea of what to expect if you got one. It's certainly not what some of the photoshopped images would lead you to believe but imo a nice addition to the average ref tank.

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09/26/2018, 06:30 AM	#1
dmsprague Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 139	New coral recommendation Hello all. I'm trying to decide on a new coral and haven't had any luck finding anything local. I would like something somewhat colorful that will get kind of tall and bushy not just cover the rock. Placement will be about 1/2 way up a 28" deep tank under black box LED with SBreef upgrade board in a moderate to high flow area Any suggestions?

09/26/2018, 06:34 AM	#2
dmsprague Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 139	I would like to place it up on the rock shown here above and to the left of the green mushrooms as kind of a focal point. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

09/26/2018, 11:21 AM	#3
Dsekula Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sterling Posts: 271	I personally like euphyllia coral for this type of spot, espically judging the other coral in the tank. There are many colors and growth patterns to choose from and most are relatively hearty (about comparable to the bubble coral pictured Ime). The other potentially more challenging choice I'd like is a branching acro or maybe another sps piece like a birds nest. There are tons of pieces that could potentially grow well here so it will be a function of personal preference but those are some of the pieces I'd personally consider. Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk

09/26/2018, 02:41 PM	#4
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	I think an acro colony would look great there

09/26/2018, 05:26 PM	#5
dmsprague Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 139	Thanks for the input. It's tough decision. This is is a full tank shot. Nothing spectacular but we enjoy it. It's 6ft tank and the way its divided I really want a really nice coral on that rock to draw attention. The nems have been kind enough to stay on the opposite end for over a year so it's kind of divided with nems on one end and corals on the other and the sand bed. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

09/26/2018, 05:40 PM	#6
IonicBond Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 6	The duncans seem happy, I would definitely put a Torch there if it were my tank. It will inhabit a lot of that negative space and put a dynamic motion in the middle zone.

09/26/2018, 05:48 PM	#7
Dsekula Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sterling Posts: 271	An Aussie gold torch would look cool if you could find one in an acceptable price range. That would give some nice color contrast and be more of a center piece type piece. If you want to pm me I'll share where I got mine online, they do some decent blackfriday sales and I've gotten good customer service and clean coral from Them. Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk

09/27/2018, 06:56 AM	#8
dmsprague Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 139	Thanks for the input. I really like the Aussie Gold Torch from images I found. They are expensive but most nice items are in this hobby. My wife about had a stroke when I paid $60 for a single live rock lol. I tried a torch once but it withered away and died. That was quite a while back though and the tank is much more established now. I'm thinking of looking for a healthy specimen locally that isn't too expensive and if it goes well then maybe pony up for a Aussie Gold if I can find one. Maybe put it on my xmas list.

09/27/2018, 03:34 PM	#9
Dsekula Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sterling Posts: 271	Here's my gold, it's under just the whites on my bb LEDs in the pic. It's as close to true color as I can manage.the one in front of it is a "neon torch" which is also cool, I also like the "black or midnight torches" (their just really dark not auctually black But given your current stock I personally think the gold would stand out the most as a centerpiece type coral.KIMG0943.jpg Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk

09/27/2018, 03:36 PM	#10
Dsekula Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sterling Posts: 271	The other one on my list of wants is the gold hammer that live aquaria sells in their ccgc section. Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk

09/28/2018, 10:49 AM	#11
dmsprague Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 139	Thanks the image. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

09/28/2018, 10:59 AM	#12
Dsekula Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sterling Posts: 271	No problem, when I turn on the blues the gold hue is much more vibrant but that will obviously change depending on your individual lights so I wanted to give you the closest true to life idea of what to expect if you got one. It's certainly not what some of the photoshopped images would lead you to believe but imo a nice addition to the average ref tank. Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk