DEAR HOBBY VETS: Would you suggest an AIO or Custom Pieced Together tank for someone BRAND NEW?

[Jeeperz]

Honestly, nothing wrong with mushrooms. Less lights. Less tight tolerance of parameters. Imagine not having to be in such a narrow range on phosphates? Dirty tanks much easier to achieve. Sticks are nice but stones covered in coralline and mushrooms is nice too. Lots of softy solutions. If GSP was purple I'd load the rocks with that.

I used to have a gsp that had a bright purple center and lighter green long flower things, unfortunately my aiptasia eating file fish are it, and the cloves, and pulsing zenia, and zoa's

 

[GARRIGA]

I used to have a gsp that had a bright purple center and lighter green long flower things, unfortunately my aiptasia eating file fish are it, and the cloves, and pulsing zenia, and zoa's

Not a fan of green even if highlighted by purple. Why I chose to avoid hairy mushrooms. Sadly that also excludes many corals but such a wide selection I'm sure I'll find enough to populate and let me kill them with my ignorance.

Sadly, this is as many other hobbies tend to promote the coolest and then many try to replicate and often looking over that not so complicated but likely won't get many likes. Much easier satisfying myself then trying to satisfy others and I don't need more challenges in life.

 

[vlangel]

Honestly, nothing wrong with mushrooms. Less lights. Less tight tolerance of parameters. Imagine not having to be in such a narrow range on phosphates? Dirty tanks much easier to achieve. Sticks are nice but stones covered in coralline and mushrooms is nice too. Lots of softy solutions. If GSP was purple I'd load the rocks with that.

I totally agree. I love mushrooms, palys, gsp and pulsing xenia. My tank is a high nutrients tank, which is really just a nice way of saying that it is a dirty tank. I have been keeping reefs for 25 years and this is my favorite tank that I have had.

 

[GARRIGA]

I totally agree. I love mushrooms, palys, gsp and pulsing xenia. My tank is a high nutrients tank, which is really just a nice way of saying that it is a dirty tank. I have been keeping reefs for 25 years and this is my favorite tank that I have had.

Mushrooms what lured me into wanting a reef tank in the early 80s. Wasn’t corals. Mostly brown then. Fact is most colorful being dead skeletons. Especially the blue ones.

 

[khuchting724]

They hold their value but not the water

Sorry, I couldn't resist

lol that was a good one! I know that used to be a problem, but I purchased a newer one that has the corner inserts. 2years now and no issues yet

 

[khuchting724]

I totally agree. I love mushrooms, palys, gsp and pulsing xenia. My tank is a high nutrients tank, which is really just a nice way of saying that it is a dirty tank. I have been keeping reefs for 25 years and this is my favorite tank that I have had.

I agree with this post in the sense that if you do your research on corals that love dirty water a larger tank is much easier to maintain. I have a Red Sea 300XL and I do a water change every 3-4 weeks and my tank is thriving.