Nutrient source in a low fish load softy tank

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These ricordia (?) love to eat too.
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I definitely want to keep some ricordeas. Probably will get a few interesting rhodactis and discosoma to start with, but will be looking to keep more ricordeas. From what I understand they are less likely to become a plague than the rhodactis and discos. Hopefully I can contain the "plague shrooms" to a low flow corner of the tank.
 
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You could also do some neat inverts that you feed and that would help raise nutrients
Yeah I am sure I will pick up a few critters that will be part clean up crew/part interesting to watch. I have my eye on strawberry conch, just not sure if one would be OK in a 30 gallon, with feeding of course.
 

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What are those palys above and to the right of the grandis? I will try to keep some brightly colored zoas, but I like more subtle ones like that, as well as the grandis.

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See post 11 and 12 I have detail pics of them if you want to try and find similar ones


Or I would consider fragging the rock if there was some you really liked. If interested dm me and I can see which ones you like and if it’s possible
 
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See post 11 and 12 I have detail pics of them if you want to try and find similar ones


Or I would consider fragging the rock if there was some you really liked. If interested dm me and I can see which ones you like and if it’s possible
I also would have called them button polyps, as you mentioned in that thread. I am sure I will come across some sooner or later at an LFS, and probably not for much: one man's trash is another's treasure and all.

Good to know they can grow fast but can be contained by isolating.
 

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